The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-01-28
FORTY-THIkD CONGRESS.

FORTY-THIKD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Senate- Nearly
the entire session was occupied with the dis
cussion of Mr.. Schurz's resolution, instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to inqu what
legislation by Congress is necessary to secure
to the people of Louisiana their rights of
self-government under the Constitution.
Messrs. Salisbury, Clayton and Sherman
were the principal speakers. The last had
not finished when the Senate adjourned......
HouSe--Not in session.
JAN. 17.-Senate. Mr.. Schurz's resolution,
after some unimportant business, was called
up, Mr.. Sherman having the floor; but he
yielded to allow the introduction of the leg
islative appropriation bill, with the under
standing that when the Louisiana discussion
should be resumed, he was entitled to the
floor. The Legislative bill appropriates S1S,-
791, 1854, and provides for the creation of a
| Department of Commerce and Statistics,,
Householder the call of States a large num-
Der of bills were introduced and referred.
The following are among the most important:
| To prevent the issue of United States and
national bank notes of greater denomination
than 500; also limiting the tax on bank
deposits in regard to the collection of drafts
and checks; also authorizing the use of in
formation received through the Dead Letter
Office, when its use will prevent or punish
crime; to establish a branch mint at Gin
cinnati; to authorize the construction of
bridge across the Mississippi river at Mem
phls. The Committee on Expenditures in
| the Department of Justice was discharged
| from further consideration of certain alleged
corrupt expenditures by the United States
Courts in Nebraska. The House then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the business
of the District of Columbia. On motion of
Mr.. Garfield (Rep.) of Ohio, the rules were
suspended, and bill passed by 164 to 76,
appropriating $1,000 to defray the expenses
attending the visit of the King of the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States.
JAN 19.-Sendte.- Memorial: From the citi-
zens OF Michigan against the reciprocity
/ treaty with Canada. Mr.. Sherman, frem the
committee of conference on disagreeing
votes Of the two houses upon the House
bills to amend existing customs and inter
nal revenue laws, and for other purposes,
made report, which was read. He said the
report was substantially the same as was
presented last session, with the exception of
the duty on hops, which had been raised to
eight cents per pound. The House proposed
a duty of ten cents, but the committee
agreed upon eight cents. Two sections, re-
lating to tobacco and the sale of bonds, etc.,
which were the principal subjects of disa-
| greement last year, were now both stricken
! out. The report was agreed to. The Legis-
lative Appropriation Bill was considered.
The Senate voted against the organization
of Bureau of Commerce and Statistics;
but an amendment, to provide for Bureau
OF Statistics alone, was agreed to. An
amendment providing for the collation. of
| Statistics OF transportation on rail and river
was agreed to also, and $4,000 were appro-
priated for the purpose. The Vice-President
laid before the Senate a memorial of the
Legislature of Dakota, asking Congressional
aid for the completion of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad. Referred. ... ..House-Messrs.
Storm (Dem.), of Pa; Sypher Rep.), of
louisiana; and Chittenden (Rep.), of New
York, denied Indignantly the truth of the
charges that they had been implicated in
the Pacific Mail subsidy scandal. kilograms
were also read from D. w. Voorhees, Dem,
of Indiana, and Boyd Winchester (Dem)
of KY, protesting against the allegations
made against them in connection with the
Pacific Mail subsidy, and requesting to be
subp@naed. Mr.. E. r. Hoar (Rep.(, of
Mass, offered a resolution for the appoint
ment OF a select committee to inquire
whether the privileges of the House had
been violatedtby the arrest and detention of
! Whitelaw Reid at the suit of Alex R. Shep-
herd, while Reid was in the District of Co
lumbla under subpoena from the Committee
OF the House. The resolution was adopted.
and acommittee of five appointed. Charles
A. Wetmore, another recusant witness in
the Pacific Mail investigation, was brought
to the bar of the House, to answer charges
of contempt; but while the case was pend
ing, the House adjourned.
JAN. Observation-Disclosures: From Com
servative members of the Louisiana Legisla.
ture, giving their view of the disturbances.
ordered to be printed and referred. Bill in
troduced: To protect each State against in
yasion, and for other purposes. Ohio reso-
lutiOns from the Legislature, by Democratic
members: and also by Republican members,
presented respectively by Thurman and
Sherman, were ordered printed and to lie on
the table. Consideration of the legislative,
Judicial and executive appropriation bill
was resumed, and it was passed. The forti-
| hcation BILL appropriating $S50,000 for for
tlications and other works of defense, and
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, were passed. The proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, providing for the
direct election by the people of President
and Vice-President, was taken up and
read. .House-The Speaker presented a
letter from Richard B. Irwin, recusant wit
ness in the Pacific Mail Investigation,
| stating he was ready to answer the ques-
tion asked, to purge himself of his alleged
contempt; also, stating he has been suffer-
ing from malarial fever, and that, unless he
| is soon released, his testimony would be lest
forever. A resolution was adopted reconsider
ing so much of the resolution of January
9th as requires the Sergeant-at-Arms to keep
Irwin IN the District Jail. Bill reported:
Appropriating S150000 for continuing the
construction of the St. Louis Postofice
building, passed. Bill introduced: For dis
tribution of $4,000 worth of seeds to grass
hopper sufferers. Memorial: From Conserv-
atives of Louisiana Legislature, relative to
the difficulties in organizing the Legislature.
The House took up the Indian Appropria-
ton Bill. A proposition to pay nearly
S3,O00,000 to the Choctaw Indians under
treaty of 1855, was agreed to. The bill was
laid aside to allow the House to hear the
statement of Charles Wetmore, recusant wit
ness in the Pacific Mail investigation. His
statements were not satisfactory, and he was
sent to Jail.
JAN. 21.-SenGte: The Vice President laid
before the Senate the message of the Presi-
dent in regard to Strengthening the coast
defense; referred. Mr.. Wright, from the
Committee on Retrenchment, reported ad-
versely on the bill to abolish mileage Mr.
Hamlin, from the Committee on Civil Ser
vice and Retrenchment, reported adversely
dent of the United States, with the request
that it be placed on the calendar with an
adverse report. 1t was so ordered. Discus
sion of the proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution, making the election of President
and Vice President directly by the people
was resumed, but no conclusion when the
Senate adjourned, though members of both
parties favored the purport of the bill. Res
olution agreed to: Directing the Secretary
of War to furnish the Senate detailed state
ment of the amounts appropriated since
1870 for the improvement of the mouth of
the Mississippi River, Fort Jackson and Fort
st. Philip, giving names of and amount paid
to each person, date of payment, etc..
House: The Indian Appropriation bill was
referred to the Committee of the Whole, and |
the House then discussed the Little Tariff
bill, which provides for an increased duty |
on hops, and on silks containing twenty-five |
per cent. of cotton, and makes other provi- |
sions of minor importance. The bill was /
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