The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-09
CONGRESS-.
MAY 29.-The Senate resolved to try

MAY 29.-The Senate resolved TO try
Mr.. Belknap by majority of eight.
In the House to day, Mr. Kelley
spoke in reply to Mr.. Morrison on the
Tariff; Mr.. Chittenden also spoke on
the same subject.
MAY 31.-The Senate to-day pass
ed the japanese Indemnity Fund bill
by 90 TO "a.
In the House Mr.. Morey (Rep.) of
| Louisiana was unseatad in favor of
| Mr.. Spencer Dem.); thanks were ten
dered the young ladies of Franklin
School for decorating the house with
| flowers.
| JUNE LIN the Senate, the I'M
parchment trial occupied the whole
day, Mr.. Carpenter, for the defense, ar
| guing that the Senate could not pro-
ceed with the trial, as two-thirds had
not voted in favor of jurisdiction.-
The Managers replied, and the Sem
ate, sitting as n Court of lmpeach-
ment, adjourned until Tuesday next.
In the House, Mr.. Ranning's bill TO
reduce the army was passed by a party
vote A colored member from South
Carolina endeavored to introduce an
amendment, by which the four colored
regiments might be retained, but was
objected to. After transacting some
uninportant business the House ad-
jOurned.
JUNE 2,-In the Senate, two bills,
relating to the navigation of Western
rivers, were passed. The first as to the
closing of the Ohio river at NelVille's
Island; the other rs to exempting boats
engaged in the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi and its tributaries, from clear
ance duties. The Legislative Appro-
priation Bill was then taken up and
the Senate refused to concur in the
House provisions reducing the salaries
of the government clerks and employ
ees
In the House, the Indian appropra-
ton bill was considered, and one or
twc sections passed, but before the
section relating tc the transfer of the
Indian Bureau was reached, the House
took recess until 7:30. Tie evening
session was for debate OH the tariff
bill.
JUNE 3.-In the Senate. the bill pro- |
viding for an agreement with the Sioux
Indians to give up their reservations
for other purposes, was taken up. 1t
was amended so as TO provide that the
President should appoint Commission
of five members, who should visit the
Black Hills, treat with the Indians,
to the President any agree
ment they may make, who shall, in
turn, transmit the agreement 10 Con-
gress tor its approval; the Commission
to be allowed $50, 900 to pay their ex
penses. The bill was read third time
and passed. The legislative, execu-
tive, and judicial appropriation bill
was then taken up, and, by vote of
81 to Il, the Presidents salary was re-
stored to Sac, ,0Q0 year. The salaries
Of the employees of the government, in
Ill lis departments, were restored to /
heir former figure The Senate then
vent into eKeeutiYe session, and soon
In the House, the Committee on tine
St. Louis Trials was, on the motion of
Ir. Cate, of Wisconsin. directed to in
7estiga.e the Milwaukee Whisky Ring,
With the intens tG discover whether
.ny United States officials we're con-
erned therein The Indian Appro-
,riation Bill was then considered, and
he amalganation of the whites and
indians was decided to- be worthy of :
When the section {
elat4ng 30 the transfer of the Indian !
sureau to the War Department was
cached, the House adjourned.