The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-12

Congress.
JAN. 1.-Senate-A message was re-
ceived from the President in relation TO
strengthening the coast defences......Bill
abolishing mileage was indefinitely
postponed. Mr.. Morton's resolutions
proposing to amend the Constitution
with reference to the election Of Presi-
dent and Vice President we're called up
and discussed by Messrs. Morton, Thur
man and Conkling.
House-The vote by which the In
dian Appropriation bill was lost yester
day was reconsidered and the bill agnin
put upon its passage and lost The
vote was again re-considered and the
bill referred to committee of the Whole.
The release of the recusant witness,
Wetmore, was ordered. Conference re
port on the Little Tariff bill was agreed
to, and the bill now goes to the Presi-
dent for signature.
JAN. 2.-Senate-Bills were passed
providing for continuing construction of
the public buildings at Covington, Ky,
and st. Louis. Bills were introduced
establishing a court for contested cleo
tons; providing for bar of the two
Houses of Congress. The credentials
of 2. b. S. Pinchback, and Thos. F.
Bayard, Senator elect from Louisiana and
Delaware respectively, were presented
Those of Pinchback were referred. The
Louisiana question was discussed by
Messrs. Anthony, Sherman, Schurz and
others.
House-A resolution was adopted
providing for inquiry as to preservation
by the States of the Agricultural college
fund. Tho House spent most Of its
time on the private calendar.
JAN. 25.-Senate-In the temporary
absence of the Vice President Senator
Anthony was chosen President, pro tenn.
The credentials of Hannibal Hamlin,
Senator elect from Maine, were pre-
scented. A letter from the Secretary of
War in regard to Louisiana matters was
received. A large number of petitions
for repeal of the tariff reduction act of
I1872 were presented. A bill providing
for National education fund was intro
duced.
House-Numerou bills were intro
Iduced and referred A resolution for
bidding dilatory motions aroused a gen
eral protest from the Democratic side,
and was lost in its passage, not receiv-
ing twothirds vote. A motion to take
the Civil Rights bill from the Speakers
table was also lost, not two-thirds vot-
ling in the affirmative A bill authoriz-
ing an additional bridge over the Miss
issippi river at st. Louis was introduced.
! A memorial for the prohibition of the
Liquor traffic and manufacture, signed
by six thousand citizens of Kentucky
was presented.
JAN. -Senate-Mr. Edmunds in
troduced an important bill regulating
the manner of counting votes for Presi-
dent and vice President. A bill facili-
tating disposition of cases in the Su-
preme Court was passed.
House-Bill to pay February interest
on District of Columbia bond was re-
ported and referred to committee of the
Whole, A resolution reported from the
Judiciary committee limiting the Presi-
dental term to six years, and making
the President ineligible to reelection,
failed to receive two-thirds vote on its
passage, and was lost.
n JAN. 27-Senate-Mr Morton intro
duced a resolution repeating the 22t
rule in regard to counting the electoral
vote. Consideration of the Louisiana
resolution being resumed, Senator Thur,
: man addressed the Senate at grea
! length, Senator Conklin has the fool
| for tomorrow.
/ House-Mr. Butler of Massachusetts
called up the motion made by him las
session to reconsider the action of tn,
House referring the Civil Rights bill t.
the Judiciary committee. This brough
, on a series Of dilatory motions from til,
/, Democratic side which occupied the at
tention of the House all the afternoon
and evening up till eleven o'clock, a
which hour there was n prospect of al
all-night session.