Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

| CONGRESSIONAL. "A
TUESDAY, Jan. 5.-Senate.-A memorial
of 10000 soldiers was presented asking
for the passage Of the bill reported by
the Committee on Military Affairs to equaize
bounties "A resolution was offered by Mr.
Thurman that the President of the United States
be requested to inform the Senate whether
any portion of the army of the United
States, or any officer, officers, soldier, or
soldiers Of such army, did in any manner inter
fere or intermeddle with, control or seek to con-
troll the organization of the General Assembly of
the State OF Louisiana, or either branch thereof,
on the 4th inst, and especially whether any per-
son or persons claiming seats In either branch OF
said Legislr ure have been deprived thereof,
or prevented from taking the same, by any
such military force, officer soldier; and, II
such has been the case, that the President in
| form the Senate by what authority such military
| intervention and interference have taken place"
| Considerable debate ensued on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Conkling to insert after the word
incompatible with public interest" and pending
the debate the Senate adjourned.
House-John M. Thompson, of Penn
sylyania, elected to fll the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of McJunkin, was sworn in
..on a renewal of the motion to proceed
to the business on the Speakers, table for
| the purpose Of getting at the Civil
Rights bill, several dilatory. motions were
made and considerable fibustering was
indulged in by Democratic members to defeat
after coloquial debate, in which the course
of the military in connection with Louisiana
affairs was alluded TO, objection was made and
sustained to further debate and the House ad
| ourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.-Sendte.-A me-
mortal was presented of citizens of Wisconsin
for the improvement OF the Fox and Wisconsin
Rivers =. The resolution of Mr.. Thurman in re-
| gard to the Louisiana troubles, the pending ques-
! tion being on the motion OF Mr.. Conkling to In
| sert the words "if not incompatible with the
public interests was taken. mp, and lengthy
discussion followed, but without coming TO a
| vote ON the question the Senate adjourned
House.-A bill was passed giving ten
heavy guns and equipments to the Soldiers Or
phans' Home of Illinois =. The Fertilization Ap-
preparation bin ($s5O,OC0) was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole. reported to the House and
passed. A resolution providing for q new cleo
tion in Louisiana gave rise to lengthy de-
bate, and notice was given of a motion on
the 11th to suspend the rules and adopt resolu-
| tion instructing the Judiciary Committee to re-
port bill providing for such an election, under
such guarantees will insure full and fair vote
and count. The contumacious witness, X b.
Irwin. refused to give the names of per
sons employed by him to aid in procuring
| the subsidy from Congress in 1872 for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. To the ques-
to any one person TO aid in procuring such sub
sidy, he replied s275,0OO. A resolution was then
adopted remanding Mr.. Irwin to the custody Of
the Sergeant-at-Arms to abide further orders OF
the House. Adjourned. ...
THURSDAY, Jan. 7.-Seadte.-A bill was
passed to remove the limitation to restrict the
CIRCULATION of banking associations isennP notes
payable in gold. A very spirited discussion was
had on Mr., Humans resolution of inquiry re-
garding Louisiana affairs, but without reaching
vote on the resolution the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session and soon after adjourned.
House.-A resolution thanking the
President for the measures adopted by him to
maintain order In Louisiana, and pledging him
the cooperation of the House in that behalf, was
offered and objected to-. The Senate bill to
provide for the resumption of specie pay
en' ton was %a' moved SS and secondedVioS S to 90
and the bill was passed-yeas 1875, nays ~. The
resolutions of impeachment against Judge Du-
rell, of Louisiana, were on motion laid on the
table-12S to 6S-the House having received Of
fetal information Of his resignation The same
action was had in the case of Judge Busteed, of
Alabama. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. S.-Sendte.-Mr. Thur
mans resolution of inquiry was further debated
and Mr.. Conklings amendment to insert the
words " II not incompatible with the public in
terest" was agreed to-32 to Gland the resolu-
tion was further amended, asking the President
whether he has any Information in re-
gard to the existence in the State of Louisiana of
an armed organization hostile TO the Government
of the State and intent upon overturning such
State Government by force" and the resolution,
as amended, was passed. A bill was introduced
and referred to aid the Washington Il Ohio
HallrOau Company IN the CONSTRUCTION fOhu
to the Ohio River An adverse report was made
on the bill to repeal the law allowing Pension
Agents thirty cents for each voucher prepared and
paid by them Adjourned to the llth.
HOuse-A bill was introduced and re-
ferred to provide for legal and fair election in
the State of Louisiana, and to guarantee to that
State republican form of government; Bills
Of a private nature were considered ..Ad-
journed
MONDAY, Jan. 11.-lSenate After de-
bate resolution was adopted requesting the
Secretary Of War; If not incompatible with the
public interest to transmit to the Senate the
official report and communications OF MAJ
Lewis Merrill, of the United States army, relat-
ing to certain disorders in Louisiana, and the
official report of Gen. Emory in regard to disor-
ders In any way connected with the late eieetioh
in that State A bill was introduced and re-
ferred to charter the Forty first Parallel Railroad
Company of the United States OF America, from
Lake Erie to the Missouri River, and to limit the
rates of freight thereon. Mr.. Schurz called
up the resolution introduced by him, instructlng
the judiciary Committee to inquire what legisla-
tion OF Congress is necessary to secure 10 the
people Of Louisiana their rights OF self-goyern-
ment under the Constitution, and report with the
least possible delay by bill or otherwise, and
made q lengthy speech in which he argued that
the recent action Of the Federal soldiers in con-
neclion with the organization Of the Louisiana
Legislature was without warrant OF Constitntion
or law and a dangerous precedent. lie was brief
ly answered by Mr.. Morton, who took an oppo-
site view OF the case Adjourned.
HOuss-A resolution was offered and
referred, calling attention to and denouncing
the interference of Federal soldiers with the Legis
lature of Louisiana at its recent organization and
demanding "the immediate withdrawal Of the
military force OF the United States from the said
State and the cOndign punishment OF those guilty
Of this reckless usuTpation". ....A bill supple
mentary to the bill to restore specie payments
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill (Si ,3i4 1851 was
reported from the Committee OF the Whole and