Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-02-04

Chief Clerk OF the Treasury Department, and
submitted to the Secretary in December, 1872, In
regard to erroneous practices In accounting in the
Treasury, which have grown up In usage, or have
been authorized by law, and moved to have II
printed which was agreed to. A bill was passed
IA to 9-to confirm preemption and homestead
entries OF public lands within the limits
OF railroad grants In cases where such
entries had been made under the regulations
OF the Land Department. In the House, bill
was passed prohibiting Government officers,
clerks or employees acting counsel, attorneys or
agents. or being interested in any form for prose.
cntlng either claims or patents, application for
which was pending while they were such clerks
or employees; also, that any Government officer
recognizing such person in any such application
shall be discharged from selvice. The, Military
Academy Appropriation bill was further con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole.
FRIDAY, Jan. 28.-A memorial of the
Legislative Assembly Of New Mexico, asking for
the passage Of au act to admit that Territory into
the Union rs a State, on an equal footing with tho
other States, was presented in the Senate. A
majority report was made from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections in the case of the
claims OF j. D. Eustis, Of Louisiana, declaring
that, in the opinion of the committee, there is
vacancy in the Senate, b. p. s. Pinchback
having been elected United States Senator fol
the term commencing March 4, 1873. bill wat
introduced for the establishment of mini
for the coinage OF gold and silver at Chi
cago. As mark of respect to the memory
Of the late Representative StarkWeather the Sen
ate adjourned to the g. st.. The memorial of the
Territorial Legislature of New Mexico asking fol
admission as State, was presented in the House
az referred. Bills were intrOduced-tO probi Bit
American citizens from holding slaves in foreign
countries, and 10 regulate elections in Utah Ter
ritOry. The Consular and Diplomatio Appropra
tiOn bill ($9e2,S47) was reported from the Commit
tee on Appropriations. Announcement was made
Of the death OF Representative Starkweather, o
Connecticut, and a committee was appointed &c
snperintend arrangements for his funeral, the re-
mains to be taken to Norwalk, and the House
adjourned to the 3lst
MONDAY, Jan. 31.-Jeint resolutions
were offered in the Senate, proposing amend
ments to the Constitution so to provide for the
election Of President, Vice President and Sena
tors of the United States by direct vote Of the
people. Among the bills introduced was one tC
amend the act of June ~ 1874. for the relief o
settlers on railroad lands. The House joint reso
luton to pay interest ON the 3.65 District of Co
lumbia bonds was discussed. Among the bills
introduced in the House were-for the recon
struction of all tariff and collection laws; t
revise and simplify the tariff; to forbid
Territories incurring indebtedness in aid of rail
road and other private corporations; to estab
lish an educational fund, ETC.; organizing tht
National Railway Company for the purpose oi
constructing, operating and maintaining double
track cheap-freight railway from the Atlantic
seabOard TO St Louis, Chicago and Coun
Gil Bluffs with branches to other centers
OF population, production and commerce
commerce among the States. Resolutions were
adopted-calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
lOr statement as 10 tnS amount OF actual caen IN
the Treasury on the 2jth cit; ins,ructing the Ju
dietary Committee 10 inquire and report as tC
whether the Central Pacific, Kansas Pacific, I'm
Ion Pacific and other roads 20 which bonds aDd
subsidies have been granted by the Government
have fully complied with the requirements oi
law, etc. instructing the came committee to in
quire whether or not the Union Pacific Company
has forfeited its charter; instructing the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency to inquire
whether the commercial and industrial interests
OF the country do not require that the retirement
and cancellation of legal-tender notes shall cease
and whether common and equal justice TO the
whole people do not require that United st tel
notes shall be substituted for National Bank pa
per instead Of National Bank paper being substi
tuted for United States notes. The Military
Academy Appropriation bill was reported from
Committee of the Whole, with amendments, and
passed: by its provisions the pay of cadets i:
liked at S54 without rations.