Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-05-12
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, May "A petition was pre-
sented in the Senate from the Society of Friends,
protesting against the transfer OF the Indian
Bureau TO the War Department. The House bill
the Apache Indians in Arizona, and for the re-
moval Of other Indians to the San Carlos Agen-
cy, was passed resolution was offered and
laid over instructing the Committee on Com
merce to inquire into the matter of foreign i'm
migration, having special reference, probably, to
the Chinese question, A message was received
from the President inclosing the report of the
Centennial Commission, and inviting the
two houses OF Congress to be pres
ent at the opening ceremonies on the
10th =, In the House a bill was passed, appropri-
ating $4,000 for the maintenance Of lights on the
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers. reso
luton, directing the Committee on the Real Es
tate Pool to accept an offer made by Hallett Kill
bourne to appear before said committee and an
swer any questions relating 10 the real estate
In his favor laid on the table by vote of 1888
to SO. A resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary Committee to investigate into the mat.
ter nj the Little Rock IL Fort Smith Railroad
| bonds, ofwhich the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany are alleged to have become the owner in 1871
and 1872. The resolution OF censure of Mr. John
Young Brown, of Kentucky, in the last House,
was rescinded.
WEDNESDAY, May 3. The House bill
authorizing transfer of $4,000 to pay lighthouse
keepers and maintain lighthouse service on the
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers was passed
] in the Senate. Mr.. Morton made q personal eX-
PLANTATION in relation to the S250,OOO received from
! the Government and expended by him, as Cover
| nor of Indiana, in organizing the troops of that
| State. A number Of bills were introduced and
| referred in the House. The Illinois contested
\ election case of LeMoyne as. Farwell was taken
up, and the report of the majority of the commit
| tee, declaring that Farwell, the sitting member,
was not, and that LeMoyne, the contestant was,
entitled to the seat was adopted. The Postofice
| Appropriation bill was considered IN Committee
of The Whole
THURSDAY, May 4.-Several petitions
asking Intervention 1.-the part ofCOngress in be-
half of the American citizen Condor, now serv-
ing cut life sentence in an English prison, for a
political ohense, were presented and referred IN
the Senate. In the impeachment Court Mr..
Blair made his argument in behalf of the re-
| spondent on the question of jurisdiction, ana
had inrisdiction In the case The House passed
resolution to accept the invitation to attend the
opening of the Centennial Exposition at Phila-
delphia, and TO adjourn from the 9th to the 18th
for that purpose. Resolutions were also
adopted-directing the Waya and Means
| Committee to at once consider some measure
for the relief OF the country from the threatened
scarcity of fractional currency; instructing the
| select committee for the investigation OF Federal
! offices in Louisiana TO makea full and complete
| investigation of the circumstances attending the
| recent assassination Of State Senator Twitchell
and David King, ON Red River, particularly as to
whether the cause was, or was not, of political
| character. message from the President de-
clining to furnish the House with information as
to his various absences from Washington, was
| Ieau, relerTeu ana printed.
FRIDAY, May 5.-The Senate adopted
the House resolution to attend the opening cere-
monies of the Centennial Exhibition, and to ad-
lourn for that purpose from the 9th to the 18th.
Mr., Carpenter, on behalf OF the respondent, and
Mr. Knox, of ths House Managers, argued the
question OF Jurisdiction in the Impeachment case
the former denying, and the latter claiming,
that the senate had Jurisdiction 10 the case OF
vate bills were passed III the house. The Naval
Appropriation bill WAS reported from the Appro-
priation Committee
SATURDAY, May Reconsideration OF
the Impeachment question was continued in the
Senate, and several questions relating thereto
were submitted to the Managers by Senators
indispositiOn Manager Knott was granted leave
to cohtinue his argument on the sth, and Man
aeer Jenks read lengthy argument and Man
ager Hoar began his remarks in favor OF the jnris
diction of the Senate A bill in relation to saw
ngs banks was introduced in the House and re
ferred; The oath Of office was administered tC
j. v LeMOyne, as Representative from the ThiiG
illinois District. The Postoffce Appropriation
I'LL was further considered in Committee of the
Whole. ln
MONDAY, May 8.--Manager Knott and
Judge Black concluded their arguments in III,
Impeachment trial, and it was then ordered BY
the Senate that, until further notice, the attend
ance Of the Managers and respondent would no
be required, and the court adjourned to the 10Th
In the session Of the Senate for regular business
a resolution was agreed 10 setting forth the In
quiry resulting from Chinese immigration, an'
instructing the Committee on Commerce TO con
slider the subject and report a bill placing ade
quate restrictions upon such emigration OF Chi
nese 10 this countlys.. In the House reeo
luton that the several investigating commit
tees conduct their business with open doors whil
testimony is being taken was rejected-69 10 81
A bill was offered and referred providing for tn
coinage of S25,OO0,OO0 silver coin additional /
that already authorized, The Ways and Mean
Committee were instructed TO inquire into tn
management of the New York Custom House
; treaty with the Hawaiian Islands was passed
ll6 70 ,Ol. Mr. Conger was appointed on tn
Select Committee on Federal Offices In Louis
, ana, in place OF Mr.. CTapo, excused. Adjourned
with the understanding that no business was {
be transacted on the 9th.
"A petition presented to the Genera
, Court of Massachusetts asks for the es