Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-13

mileage and transportation in excess Of
the amount actually paid. and that no
part of the money appropriated by this act
shall be paid to any railway company for the trans.
States over any railway which in whole or In part
was constructed by aid Of the grant OF public lands
on the condition that such railway should be
public highway for the use OF the Govern
ment of the United States, free Of toll OF
other charge for such transportation, nor shall
any allowance be made out Of any money apPro.
prated by this act for the transportation
OF officers OF the army over any such road when
on duty and under orders as military OIL
IN. " and Hamilton IN. ~ were announced by
the Speaker as members of the Joint Select Com.
mittee on the Affairs Of the District OF Columbia,
In place Of Clymer (Pa.) and Hale lN. ~, ex'
cused. An evening session was held for the con.
sderaon Of the bill to revise and consolidate the
statutes.
THURSDAY, February 5.-Senate.-The
House Joint resolution authorizing the appointment
of Joint Committee of the Senate and House OF
Representatives to investigate the government
of the District of Columbia was passed, and
the Chair subsequently appointed as the Senate
members OF such committee Messrs. Conking,
Boutwell, and Thurman. =. "A bill was introduced
by Mr. Carpenter "to restore the rights of the State
Of Louisiana. The bill to facilitate the execu-
ton Of and to protect certain public works OF i'm
provement at the mouth OF the Mississippi River
was taken up and passed-yeas 36, nays g.. The
Bankrupt bill was taken up, and an amendment
limiting the operations Of the 39th section,
persons owing $1,000 and over was lost-yeas 20,
nays 28. An amendment was offered and debated,
providing that persons who have stopped or sus-
pended and not resumed payment Of their CONNER
cial paper shall not be deemed as having com
mitted au act of bankruptcy until after the expira
ton Of ninety days, instead Of forty, as in the
original bill. Adjourned.
House.-Bills were passed-concerning
practice in the Territorial courts, and appeals
therefrom: to amend the act OF March 3, 1879, to
an tlp nf NH nTa 40
prairies. The bill to incorporate the Colorado
Canal Irrigation and Land Company was reported
and laid on the table :. The Army Appropriation
bill was further considered in Committee Of the
Whole The bill to revise the statutes was con
sidered at the evening session.
FRIDAY, February G. -Senate-Bills
were passedin relation to bountes, providing that
all who enlisted in the army under the proclama
ton of May 3, and previous to August 1861, be
paid bounty of $lO0 providing the same has not
already been paid; House bill amendatory of an act
to provide for the removal OF Flathead and other
Indians in Montana Territory. IA bill was In
troduced and referred providing that all lands
granted TO railroad companies shall be subjected
to State and county taxation. The Bankrupt
bill was taken up and several amendments were
disposed of, among those agreed to being one fix
ing the time at forty days within which any bank
er, broker merchant, tradesman, manufacturer, OF
miner who has stopped or suspended and
not resumed payment of his commercial
paper shall not be deemed bankrupt
The Chair announced as member OF the Com
mittee to Investigate into the Management Of the
District of Columbia Government Mr.. Morrill, Me },
in place of Mr.. Conkling Mr.. Morrill, requested
to be. and was subsequently, excused from serving
on such committee. Adjourned.
House.-A number of private bills were
reported and acted upon, after which the House
adjourned the session ON the 9TH to be for general
debate.
MONDAY, February 9.-Sendte,
credentials Of John s. Hagcr as Senator from Cali
fornia were presented, and he was sworn in....
Bills were introduced-a amendatory OF the National
Currency act; to amend the Internal Revenue
laws. E. Mr.. McCreery, at his own request, was ex-
cused from further service on the Committee on
his place A bill was passed-4O 10 SO--for the
relief OF the East Tennessee University, and
appropriating $4,000 to compensate that institu-
tion for property belonging to 1t occupied and de-
stroyed BY the Federal troops during the late war
The Bankrupt bill was further considered, and
several amendments were disposed Of. .Ad-
journed.
HOuse.-Bills were introduced and re-
ferred-to reduce the rate Of letter postage TO two
cents; fixing the salaries Of Postmasters in GER
tain cties to regulate the hours Of service in the
departments at Washington, and to reduce the
number Of clerks; for the construction OF the ST.
Philip Canal; also, of the Atlantic & Great West
ern Canal, and for opening The Navigation OF the
Tennessee and Coosa Rivers in Alabama, and
the Ocmulgee in Georgia; TO repeal the Internal
Revenue taxes on whisky and tobacco
granting aid to the Atlantic d Great
Western Canal Company; to amend the law
authorizing a railroad bridge over the Mississippi
River at clinton, Iowa. "A concurrent resolution
for a sine die adjournment on the 18th of May was
debated and finally referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means. Resolutions were adopted
declaring il 10 be the sense OF the House that Con-
gress should not adjourn until some measures are
enacted providing for reform in the present sys-
TEN of the currency, on the subject OF transporta-
ton, and for more economical adminstra-
ton of the Government declaring 1t to be
within the constitutional power of Congress by
law SO to regulate commerce among the states as
to protect that portion of the internal commerce
which is among the several States from all unjust
or oppressive tolls, taxes, distractions or other
burdens, whether imposed by railroad companies
or by combinations thereof or by other common
carriers, and that the present condition and mag,
ntude Of the commerce among the States demand
prompt and wise exercise Of those powers
and duties-120 to 64. Majority and minor
ty reports in the contested election case from the
Third Congressional District of Arkansas were
presented and ordered printed. The majority re-
port gives the seat TO Wiltshire as his ptmG ydcte
right. The minority report directs the Committee
on Elections TO report on the merits Of the case.
IA bill was passed appropriating $4,000 to
dredge and protect the navigable channel at the
mouth Of Buffalo River against the sand-bar form
ed by the gale last December. Adjourned.
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