Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-04-07
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2S.-The Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was debated
| in tine Senate, and an amendment was adopted
| restoring Italy, which had been stricken out by
| the House. In the House, n resolution was
adopted. instructing the Sergeant-at-Arms not to
deliver Hallett Kilbourne, the recusant witness,
to any other officer court until the further or
der OF the House. The Senate amendment to the
| bill 10 supply The deficiency at the Red Cloud
Sioux Agency, increasing the amount from $780,
| 600 TO $4,000, was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, March 29.-The Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was passed in
the Senate with several amendments-yeas 35 /;
| nays, II. Bills were passed in the House to
provide for the expenses of the admission OF for
eign goods to the Centennial exhibition at Phtla-
| delphia providing that all unused stamps shall
be redeemed when properly presented. reso.
| luton adopted fixing the compensation OF
witnesses before the House committees at three
dollars a day and five cents mileage. Several
amendments to the bill providing for the issue of
silver coin were offered and rejected An even
| ing session was held, at which the Legislative
Appropriation bill was considered in Committee
of the Whole
THURSDAY, Marcn 30.-Memorlals were
presented in the Senate, from the Legislatures Of
Missouri and Kentucky, asking Congress TO in
tercede with Queen Victoria for the release of c.
O'M. Condor. Mr.. Mortons Mississippi reso
lutions were taken up and speeches made thereon
-. resolution was adopted in the House direct
ing the Committee on Foreign Affairs TO inquire
If there be any conflict of construction between
Great Britain and the United States in regard to
the Extradition treaty OF 1872. The judiciary
Committee presented the articles OF impeachment
Of ex-Sccretary Belknap, which were recommit:
silver coin in place Of fractional currency was
taken up an / amended. An evening session was
held, at which the Legislative Appropriation bill
was considered.
FRIDAY, March 31.-The debate on the
Mississippi resolutions of Mr. Norton was con
tinued in the Senate and substitute offered by
Mr.. Chrstiancy was adopted-e9 TO 49, Several
bills, petitions, etc, were presented and referred
Adjourned to the Sd, Bills were passed In the
House-to define the tax on iermented or malt
liquors; authorizing the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue to designate and fix points at which the
Collectors and Supervisors OF Revenue shall hold
their offices; Senate bill king the 4th OF April OF
this year holiday in the District OF Columbia,
to allow the Government officials to witness the
unvciling Of the Lincoln statue. The bill appro-
praing $l63 600 for the deficiency in the Treasury
Printing Bureau, and for the issue oi subsidiary
silver coin was taken up, and was finally passed
ia TO TO-; it provides for the issue of coins OF
ten. twenty, twenty-five and fifty cents In amount
sufficient to redeem and replace the present frac-
tional currency, and makes silver coins of one
dollar legal tender in sums Of fifty dollars, and
lesser coins in sums Of twenty -hve dollars.
SATURDAY, April 1.-Senate net in ses-
sion In the House. the bill TO amend the laws
concerning commerce and navigation and the
regulation of steam vessels was debated at con
siderable length. A resolution was adOpted al
recting the Committee on Military Affairs 10 in
vestiL ate the charges of corrupt and base
practices alleged to have been committed by hor-
ace Boynton. clerk OF said committee, while an
officer of the Internal Revenue Bureau In Texas.
MONDAY, April 3.-Mr. Morton intro
duced bill in the Senate to amend the act to en-
force the right of citizens to vote in the several
States, the object of the amendment being TO
bring the Enforcement act within the late decis,
ion Of the Supreme Court. bill was paced
ane endatory of the Bankrupt law by providing that
no voluntary assignment by debtor OF all HE
property, mode in good faith, for the benefit OF
creditors, and sold according to the law OF the
State where made, shAll of itself in the event OF
hie being subsequently adjudicated bankrupt, be
bar To the discharge Of said debtor. The motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill reduc-
ing the Presidents salary was passed was lost
yeas "a, nays 81. Announcement was made that
the House had adopted the Belknap imPeteh,
ment articles. Several bills were introduced and
referred in the House. The articles of impeRch-
ment against ex-Secretary Belknap were adopted,
aud Messrs. Lord, knO I, Lynde, MeMahon,
Jenks, Lapham and Hoar were appointed as
managers of the prosecution on the part OF the
House, Mr. Lord standing az Chairman OF the
Board OF Managers. Bills were passed-author-
izing the sale OF the Pawnee reservation in Ne
braska; amending the Pension law for the war
Of 1912.
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