Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-18
EnRTY.EnuRIH cnMGREss.

F0RTY-F0uRTH CONGRESS-.
TUESDAY, Aug. S.--A bill was passed
in the Senate to establish the Territory of Penn
bina, TO be formed Of the northern portion of tn,
Territory of Dakota, and motion was subse
quently made to RECONSIDER the vote on the pas
sage OF the bill, with view to changing the name
TO Algonquin. The resolution to print To- 600 con
ieH Of The Presidents message relative to the Ham
| burg troub e' was further considered and re.
marks relative to affairs at the South were made
by Messrs. Eaton, Spencer and Patterson. . In
the House, bill was introduced and referred
| to secure the prompt resumption OF
specie payments. A bill was passed Ia
the Commissioner of Agriculture for 1874
and 30 90 copies Of the report for 1875 and an
proprialing $4,000 therefor, Mr.. Hale made a
speech on general politics, mainly devoted to
affairs at the South, and he was replied to by Mr.
Cox. proposed amendment 10 the Constitu ion
was Introduced by Mr.. Lawrence, for that known
as the Blaine School amendment and pr0vid g
that no State shall make any law respecting an es-
tablishment OF religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, and that no public property or
money raised by taxation, or from any public
fund or property subject 10 the Legislative power
OF Congress shall be given to or be under thc
control OF any religious sect or denomination.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9.-AmOng the bills
passed in the Senate was the House bill to allow
homestead settlers to make proof of settlement
before the courts, as well as before the Receiver
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the sale of the reservation of the confederatcd
Otoe and Missouri Indians in Kansas and
NeOsaska were agreed TO. The Hamburg affair
was further discussed by Messrs Pattpr. on
Wallace and sherman. In the House. majority
and minority reports were made from the
Fostoffce Committee on investigation in
reports from the Judiciary Committee on tbe
case of Messrs. Schumacher and King as conn, ct-d
with me Pacific Mail subsidy. report was made
rom the Conference Committee on the Executive
Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill that
the committee had come 10 no conclusion a. d
mat the senate was unyielding in it, determine
ton to adhere to is position on the bill re- orr
uon was agreed to that the House recede from lis
positon regarding the salaries of the President
aHd congressman. and the same Conference Com
nluee was reapponted. Political subjects W. re
discussed, @ Mr. hoar commenting, on Mr.. Lamar's
SpeaiRgf and officers Of the House in the Hallett-
Kilbourne suit.
THURSDAY, Aug. 10.-In the Senate,
the Conference report ON the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill was agreed to, the bill as agreed
upon appropriating So, 900. The House bill to
provide temporarily for the expenditures of the
Government was passed. The resolution to print
10000 copies of the Presidents Hamburg message
was taken up, and political debate ensued, par
ticipated in by Messrs. Sherman, Mcdonald,
Bogy and Stevenson. In the House preamble
and resolution were offered by Mr.. Lord, reciting
that the right of suffrage in the several States Is
subject to the Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
ettution, and that the exercise Of such right
SnOulQ De ialtnIully maintained ana observed Dy
the United States; that it is asserted that the ex
ercise of said right is, in some States.
Notwithstanding the efforts of good citi-
Zens, resisted and controlled by fraud intimi-
dation and violence; that all citizens without dis
tinction of race color, entitled to the ri ghts
conferred by said amendment; declaring that all
attempts by force, fraud, terror, intimidation or
otherwise, to prevent free exercise Of the right
of suffrage should meet with certain punishment,
and that in ony case in which violence or murder
has been or may be committed by one class race
ON another the punishment of the criminal
criminals is imperatively demanded. The resOlu-
ton was adopted-lN to 2-and the preamble was
then agreed tO-124 to "a. Majority and minority
reports were made from the Committee on Expen-
ditures in the Navy Department, and resolutions
offered by the majority, declaring that by reason OF
the negligence of Sec'y RobesOn and his
order to pay the firm Of TltOn, Wheelwright Il Co.
The sum of $32, ,0l9, the Government was defrauded
Of that amount and declaring that Isaiah
HarcOni, Chief Of the Bureau of Construction
and Repairs in the Navy Department, is unworthy
and incompetent and should be removed. were
adopted The minority report was to the effect
that there was no evidence of collusiOn between
officers of the Government and the firm Of Tilton,
Wheelwright & Co., 10 deiraud the Government in
in the final adjustment Of their claim, The
Conference report on the River and Harbor An
preparation bill was agreed to. bill was passed
to continue the temporary arrangement for the
expenditures of the Government till the 14th.
FRIDAY, Aug. lin the Senate, the
proposed Constitutional amendment forbidding
the appropriation of any school funds TO schools
of any religious sects, etc. was amended and or
dered TO a third reading. The Post Route b Il
was amended and passed-27 to 1S-among the
amendments agreed to being one appropriAting
S5 900 for the restoration of the fast-mal trains.
and one to restore The ranking privilege to lin
tied extent; the vote on the latter amendment
vas yeas 3D. nays 10. A message was received
from the President including a telegram from
Gen. Sheridan and letter from Gen. sherman i'm
regard to the Indian troubles, and the probable
necessity of increasing the force operating against
the Indians; The amendment of the House to the
bill to punish the counterfeiting of trademark
goods, and to prohibit dealing in such goods were
agreed to, and the bill was passed. The report Of
the Conference Committee ON the Indian Appro-
priation bill was non -cOncurred in and the old
Senate conferrees were reappointed.. In the
House, the Senate bill continuing in force the
statute which authorizes the employment of 1,0O
Indian scouts was passed. The Conference reports
on the Pacific Mail Steamship and on the Indian
Appropriation bills were agreed to- The Confer
ence report on the bill to punish the counterfeit
ing OF trademark goods was nOn-concurred in. A
resolution for final adjournment on the l4th was
agreed to. The Presidents message relative to
Indian affairs and accompanying papers were re-
ceived and referred.
SATURDAY, Aug. 12.-The joint resolu-
ton proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
prohibiting appropriations for sectaran schools
was read third time in the Senate. Conference
Committee was appointed on the bill to defray the
expenses of the District of Columbia until Dec. /.
1876. Bills were passed-House bill to provide for
the sale of certain Cherokee scrip lands in Kansas
70 print report OF the proceedings OF the belkaI
Impeachment trial; appropriating SsoO0OO to pay
Judgments of the Court OF Claims. Conference
reports on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial, and on the Consular and Dipo
matte Appropriation bills were made and
agreed to. The bill to carry into effect the
Hawaiian treaty was debated >. In the House
Conference reports on the Consular and Diplo.
matte and the legislative, Executive and Jud cal
Appropriation bills, and the dill to regulate the
distribution of artificial limbs to soldiers and
sailors were agreed TO. Another conference was
ordered on the Indian Appropriation bill The
Senate bill postpOning the publication Of the
ArBly Register was passed. The political dis,
oussion was resumed, and Mr.. Lynch made O
speech in reply 70 Mr.. Lamar.
MONDAY, Aug. 14,-In the Senate, a
resolution was passed for the appointment OF
Joint committee, 10 consist Of three members OF
each House, TO prepare suitable government fol
the District OF Columbia. The House bill for the
sale OF saline lands was amended and passed. He
was also the House bill to authorize the President
TO accept the services Of volunteers 10 aid
in the Indian war. After lengthy de
| bale the bill to carry into effect The
\ Hawaiian treaty was passed-29 to II. Tho Con
/ artificial limbs to disabled Union sold er,
/ and sailors was agreed to. The House Joint resO
| luton proposing an amendment 10 the Constitu
tion prohibiting he appropriation Of money fol
! the support Of sectaran schools was, after long
debate, rejected by strict part, vote--29 yeai
20 IN naye-less than two-ihirda in the affirmative
| Mr.. Spencer offered preamble aud resolution pro
vidihg for the appointment Of com
mittee Of Ave 20 inquire into alleged fraud
at the late election in Alabama. In the House
! Henry Watterson, Of Kentucky, was sworn in Al
| tho aueeaaaor NJ the Iafa M parsona nha Con