Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
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TUESDAY, Jan. 10-Sendte.-Thc Leg
islatlye, Judicial and Executive, Appropria-
tion bill was further considered and a
ganization of a Bureau of Commerce and
Statistics was stricken out-99 to 21-
and the amendmentg continuing the pres
ent Board OF Statistics agreed to,
with amendments fnstructing the said bureau
to collate and report annual and facts
relating to conIherce with foreign nations and
among the several States, the railroad systems
of this and other countries, the cost of construc-
tion and operation ofrailroadsf and the actual
cost OF the transportation OF freight and pas
sengers on railroads, canals and rivers of the
country. Other proposed amendments were dis
posed Of TH EFa 80
HouSe.-A committee was ordered and
appointed to- inquire whether the privileges OF
the House had en-violatsd blythe arrest and de-
tention of Whitelaw Reid At the suit of Alexan-
der II. Shepherd while Reid was in the District
of Columbia under subpoena from a committee
of the House =. Charles A. Wetmorc, correspond
ent of the Altd California, was brought before
the House charged with contempt In refusing to
answer questions put 10 him before the Ways
and Means Comniiiteein the Pacific Mailinvest
CATION. rag s-~va4 vg bsa o.
SENATE, Jan. 20.-The memorial of
Conservative members of the Louisiana Legis-
lature giving their views Of the disturb anccs at
tending the organization of the Legislature, was
presented and referred, as was also the memorial
of the General Assembly OF that state I'm regard
to the recent disturbances "A bill. was in
troduced and referred TO protect each State
against invasion and for other purposes. The
joint resolution of 1.-The Ohio Legislature condemn
ing the expulsion of the officers and members
of the Louisiana Legislature by military power,
and the protest signed by tho Republican mem
bers of the House and entered upon che journal
of that body were presented and or
dercd printed. :. The Legislative Appropriation
bill was further amended and passed.
The Fertilization Appropriation bill was passed
matte Appropriation bill was amended and
passed. "A motion was agreed to, to take up the
proposed amendment TO the Constitution pro
yiding for the election OF the President and Vice,
President by direct vote of the people, and
pending its consideration the Senate adjourned.
House-A resolut ion was adopted re-
scinding so much of the resolution Of Jan. as
required the Sergeant-at-Arms TO keep Irwin in
the District Of Columbia jail A bill was passed
approphating $4,000 for the special distribution
Of seeds to portions Of the country that have suf
fered from grasshopper rayages. The memorial
of Conservative members of the Louisiana Legis-
lature as to the difficulties concerning the organi
zation OF the Legislature was presented and re-
ferred. . The Indian Appropriation bill was con-
sidered in Committee OF the Whole, amended and
reported to the House, and rejected--yeas
the President and referred calling special atten-
tiOn to the absolute necessity of providing prop
er armament for seacoast defenses. The rec
usant witness Wetmore was declared in con-
tempt, because, Of insulting language to the
House, and conducted to JAM. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 1,-Senate.-The Pres.
ident's message in relation to coastdefens nscs was
received. The Civil Service Committee re-
ported against reducing the Presidents salary
MI. Morton's proposed amendment 70 the
Constituion regulating the election 6 pesisent
ton, Conkling and Thurman. Adjourned
HOuse-The vote on the Indian Appro-
att