Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26

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| 1873, the time within which petitions for allow
ances may be presented to the. Southern Claims
Commission, and providing for the appoint
ment Of two additional commissioners; relat-
ing TO ocean telegraphs; TO indemnity the hold
ers OF preemption and homestead certificates
and certificates Of entry and patents to lands
| within the Des MOines River grant on account Of
failure Of title; for the relief OF owners and pur-
chasers OF land sold for direct taxes in the insur
rectonary States Several pension bills were also
passed. The conference report on the Bank
ruptcy bill was agreed to....Tbe report OF the
Joint Investigation Committee on the affairs Of
| the District of Columblawas ordered printed
| Adjourned -.--------..-----.--
WEDNESDAY, June 17.-Seaate.-Bills
were passed-to amend the act in relation to the
survey Of certain lands granted to the Northern
Pacific Railroad; House bill provide for the ap-
pointment of Commission of Engineers to in
vestigate and report upon permanent plan for
the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mis-
sissippi subject to inundatiOn House bill to
create two additional land districts in Kansas;
HOUSE., House bill to o. provide %sIl for the apPor-
for legislative purposes; House bin to authorize
the construction Of bridge across the Missis-
sippi River at near the city OF La Crosse, Wis
prohibiting the publication in newspapers of the
Revised Statutes at the expense Of the United
States: House bill repeating all revenue tax on
vestmcnts made solely for the benefit
of depositors.. The Posto1ice Appropriation
bill was further considered and amend
ments were agreed to-providing that public doc
uments may be sent through the mails at rate of
postage not to exceed twenty-five cents for each
volume to be paid by the person receiving the
same, and authorizing the Postmaster General to
SELL after thirty days, all public documents which
have accumulated, and allowing the Congressional
hpoD beiSg ay part with tS 6p go Gge
gressional Record" upon the wrapper: pro-
vding that so much of the act as fixes the rate of
postage on newspapers and periodicals shall not
take effect until the LIST of January next. An
amendment to restore the franking privilege as
it existed prior to the act repeating the was
rhn
was then passed amended Conference re-
ports on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
and the Pension Appropriation bills were made
ana agreed to-. Adjourned.
House-Resolution were agreed to in
favor of the establishment of an international
system of arbitration whereby matters in dispute
between governments may be adjusted by arbi-
tration and without recourse TO war. and recon-
mending to the treaty making power of the Gov
ernment to provide If practicable that hereafter
in treaties made between the United States and
foreign powers, shall not be declared by
either of the contracting parties against the
other until efforts shall have been made to adjust
all alleged causes of difficulty by impartial
arbitration. Bills were passed-prohibiting the
publication Of the Revised Statutes in newspa
pers at the expense of the United States; for the
government Of the District of Colnmbia2l6 to y
IA majority report was made from the Judi
ciary Committee in favor of the impeachment of
Judge Durell, Of Louisiana, for high crimes and
misdemeanors, and minority report from the
same committee was also made recommending
tinued. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 1S.-Sendte.-A con-
ference report on the Moiety bill made and
agreed to. Bills were passed-IIouse bill to
provide government for the District of Column
bia for the payment of awards made by the
Southern Claims Commission: the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill. The Conference
Committee on the Currency bill made re-
port "A substitute for the House bill amend
atory of the act TO amend, revise and consolidate
the laws relating to pensions was reported from
the Committee on Pensions and placed on the
calendar A bill was introduced and referred to
charter doubc-track freight railway from tide
water the Atlantic Ocean to the Missouri River,
and to limit the rate of freight thereon. Ad-
iOurncd.
HOuse.-Bills were passed : granting
the right of way through the public lands to the
Arkansas Valley Railway, in Colorado; for the
reappontment of the Legislative Assembly of
Idaho Territory; to amend the Mining law OF
May 10, 1872. The conference report on the
Moety bill was agreed to. :. Unanimous consent
was asked for and objected to, to have the Senate
Ciyil-kights bill taken from the Speakers table
and referred TO the Judiciary Committee. .Ad-
jOurned.
FRIDAY, June 9.-Sendte.-Several bills
were reported from committees and placed on the
calendar. The conference report ON the Cur
rency bill was discussed and agreed to--43 to 19-
the bill as reported providing that the amount Of
United States notes outstanding shall not exceed
1882 OOOOOO. and Withdrawing S55, ,OOOOOO National
Bank notes from States having an excess and
awarding them TO the other States; provided, not
year ending June 30, 1873. The River and IIar-
Dor Appropriation bill was considered and
amended Conference. Committee was or
dercd on the Senate amendmentsto 10 the POst0f-
flee Appropriation bill Adjourned. i
House-Several of the Senate amend
ments to the Postofi appropriation bill were
non-concurred in, aud referred to Conference
Committee At the evening session Mr. Butler
spoke at considerable length in defense of the
mOicty system and In answer to the personal
charges made against himself lie was followed
by Messrs Foster Roberts and Tremain, who
spoke in reply to Mr.. Buffers remarks-thc debate
throughout being one of n personal naturc....
Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 20.-Sendte.-Resolu-
tiOns were passed-to print 5000 extra copies of
the report of the Select Committee on Transpor-
tatiOn Routes to the Seaboard and 5000 copies of
the report of the Commissioner of Education;
House joint resolution To purchase the watch pre-
sented 10 Lafayette by George Washington, and
authorizing the restoration thereof to the heirs of
Lafayette .. Several bills on the calendar unOb-
jected to were passed. The Sundry Civil ApprO-
priation bill was taken up. and several amend
ments were agreed to- among which was the
sinking out of the section abOllshng the Civil
Service Commission and substituting therefor a
pyli roylsionsflesloring sl storing the Commission and appro-
pruning S5OUn Tor the expenses thereof. Sew
erhl bills were reported favOraby rOmcommittees
and placed on the calendar. > A message was re-
OclNtu lloh AHN iltHlufnh recommending an IN
crease of the rate of interest ON the bonds IN
which II Is propOsed 10 fund the debt of the Dis
uict Of Columbia, which message was referred to
the Investigating Committee, The Judiciary
Committee made n report adverse tothe granting
Of the petition of Susan u. Anthony for the re-
mission of the fine imposed upon her in the
United States District Court for the Northern
District of New York A message was received
from the House refusing to agree To the report of
the Conference Committee on the Indian AppTo
pration bill, and asking new conference, which
was granted.
HOuse.-A resolution continuing the
Committee on Arkansas Affairs during the vaca.
tion was agreed to. The conference report on
the Currency bill was taken up, and after con
siderable personal debate agreed tO-22l 70
10. The conference report on the Indian APP
preparation bill was rejeeted--yeas 81, nays 147-
and a new conference was asked for, The Presi-
dents message relating to the District OF Colum-
bia bonds was received aud subsequently reported
on by the Joint Investigating Committee, the
opinion Of the committee remaining unchanged
as 20 the pTopuety OF liking the interest on the
bonds at the low rate Of 1903 AZ bill was
passed To amend the Gold Bank law so
as TO allow the circulation Of gold notes
10 be 20 per cent. instead Of 80 per cent OF
the par value Of the bOads deposited The
Judiciary Committee reported resolution
for the impeachment Of Judge Busteed, of
Alabama. Az the evening session a vote was
taken cn the supplementary Civil Rights bin and
resulled-yeas l4O' nays o. There not being two