Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-13
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JAN. 5-lSendte-Bilis were introdu
ced: To further provide for executing
the provisions of the Resumption Act
relating to National Banks in liquida
ton and to enforce the individual liza
bility of Stockholders; amending tht
act chartering the Freednen's Saving
Trust and Company.
h0uSe--U Under call of the States nu
merOuS bills and resolutions were intro
duced, the most important of Whicf
were: Providing for investigation o
the Navy Yards of the United States, "a!
to whether purchases have been prop
erly made, whether persons have beer
EN- mplOyed tor political reasons, and va
riOus other particulars (passed); to pro
tect the postal rights of insane asylums
restoring To the pension rolls tht
names OF gersonS dropped for disluyal
ty; authorizing sale of tobacco by retail
in leaf; providing that pensions shal
commence from date of death or dis
ichdrge; 10 insure success of the Centcn
NAL Exposition; TO pay soldiers dol
ior an acre for bounty lands they may
be entitled to; requiring The judiciary
committee to report Il law compelling
Pacific Railway companies To indeIn
Nifty the Government for Interest az
Vanced on subsidy bonds; declaring
Union soldiers should be preferred ii
| the distribution of public employment
land that liberal pensions should bt
granted To such folders (pasoed). \
Resolution declaring this doctrine sh0'd
be applied by officers Of tie House in
making their appointments was re!ar,
red to the special committee on Cen
tennial Celebration.
JAN. 6-Senate-Neariy six hundred
petitions for repeal OF the bank check
stamp act were presented.
Tha committee .nn Privileges and
Elections reported in regarl! to The
election of President pro te31pcr6 q
the Senate, tnat it was within the CON
stituti0nal power of the Senate to elect
SUCH officer at the present time if Il rla.
ljority oi the Senators so desire.
Mr.. morrill, called up his bill further
providing for the REDEEM ption of the
legal legal tender currency. and dis
cnssiOn ensue'i participated in by
MessrS. Morrill,, BDgy, Thurman, Sher.
men, bayard, Eaton and Edmuuds,
The bill was referred to the Finance
committee.
| A resolution was adopted providing
| for inquiring as To legislation necessary
| to protect The interests of the United
States pertaining to issues of PtcitiiC
railway bonds and payment of interest
thereon.
HOuSe-NumerOus bills and rosolu.
int hn
portant of which were as follows:
Calling upon the Secretary of the Treas
ury ior information as to shareholders
il National Banking associations; tax
ing sales of stocks and bonds and redu,
cling the tobacco tax; providing for in-
quiry rs to presentation of a silver tea
set to eX-CommiS5iOner OF Patents Leg
gptt (adopted }: condemning contraction
of the currency; calling for information
as to officers OF The Army engaged in
foreign service; condemning political
assessments upon Government atn-
ployes (adopted,; J; regulating Interstate
railway commerce; looking to the cleo
ton of President, Vice President and
Senators by popular vote; hy Mf.
Blaine, extending amnesty to all late
rebels except JetPtr on Davis; looking
to purchase of the Black Hills reserva-
ton; commencing reconciliation be-
tween recently hostile sectionss of the
country (adopted unanimously; grant
ing an appropriation of 81 100000 to
complete the Centennial Exposition
buildings; looking to inquiry as to re-
dQction Of pay yand allowances Of army
officers.
The House adjourned until Monday.
JAN. 7-SeRate Papers were preSen
ted relating to the case of Wan, X,
Sebastian, a former Senator from Ar
kansas, expelled from the Senate.
Consideration of the report of the
committee on Privileges and Elections,
in regard to the election Of a President
pro tempOre, was, after discussion post
poned.
a memorial of the Arkansas | egis-
lature, that the cotton tax be refunded, !,
Was presented,
Mr.. Davis gave notice that he would,
next Wednesday, address the Senate
on financial topics.
Adjourned until Monday.
The House was not in session.
JAN. 10 Senate-A petition from
5,00U women of Utah was presented,
askin the repeal Oi the anti-pOiygamy
law of 1862, WAS presented by Mr.. Str-
gent,
Mr.. Thurman presented Il petition
from citizens of OhiO asking the repeal
Of the ption act. 81
Mr.. CmOVer introduced resolutions
flvnFing the nsiatepaace of strict neu-
trality with reference to the struggle
in Cuba.
State sovereignty resolutions were
introduced by Mr.. White.
Resolutions expressive 0t the views
embodied in the report Of the commiS-
tee on Privileges and Elections rs TO
the pro tenn Presidency OF the Senate.
were presented by Mr.. Morton. and
were In part adopted. Pending dis
cuSsion of the remainder The Senate
IyctYe Bills were introduced: Tol
repeal the resumption net; for pay
mCnt Of same bounty to drafted men as
10 volunteers; making the Department
Of Agriculture one Of The Ex"cutivel
Departments.
Mr.. Randa!i's amnesty bill was call
ed up, forced to y voth on the previous
question, and lost, not two. thirds vo-
Iing in the Affirmative. Mr.. Blaine
thnn moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the bill was LOST, and addressed
.he House on the subject OF amnesty,
and in favor of his substitute Tor the
Randall bill.