The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-07

meeting of the Convention at Cincin-
matthias been protracted to some extent
10y tie one now gathering at ST. Louis
although publie interest shows no such
excitement a- pervaded almost every
household during the deliberations at
Cincinnati; but the absence of num-
bers OF Democratic Representatives
and Senators, has broken in upon the
routine of business at the Capitol and
been productive of some irregularity
aInoEg the legislators. President
Grants message, reminding them of
the perills to public service in case of
failure of the appropriations has stim-
uiated both Houses to greater efforts,
with the view to the passage of all the
appropriation bills before the first of
July; and it is now thought probable
that compromise may soon be reach
ed between the House and Senate by or
soon after that date. When those bills
are disposed of, were there no Belknap
case In the way, an early adjournment
could be effected.
July 9th, is the date designated to
resume the trial, and it is predicted
that the Senate, after acting upon the
preliminaries, will postpone further ae-
ton in the case until November or De-
cember. In any event the action of
the Senate in refusing to summon for
the defense scores of immaterial wit
nesses at the public expense, has great
ly simplified and shortened the dura-
ton of the trial.
1t is believed that the PostOffice ap-
preparation bill may become law this
week. The Senate Committee has re-
jected the attempted reorganization of
the army by the House and also the
proposed reduction of officers pay and
and has increased the appropriation
contemplated by the House bill about
S3,0O0,0O0, providing for the present
force, $4,000 instead of 200 as pro-
posed in the bill. 1t is hardly proba-
BILE that the majority will submit to
these alterations without further strug-
gle.
The success of the Ead's Jetties at
the mouth of the Mississippi river is
regarded as an event of great impor-
tance to commerce and to the people
of the Mississippi valley. The adop-
ton of the House appropriation bill
for the payment of clerks employed by
the Post Office Department, it is stated
will necessitate a reduction of pay from
seven to fifteen per cent.
The Senate has indicated its purpose
to stand by the reconstruction meas
ures adopted during the past ten years
by the passage of supplementary meas
ures calculated to remedy the defects
in the enforcement act, pointed out by
the Supreme Court. The Democrats
stubbornly resisted, and there is no
probability of its receiving the assent
OF the Democratic House. The shame
full disregard of private rights, and the
requirements of decency, by the Dem
ocratic House in seizing many thous-
ands of private kilograms in New
York junk shop, and bringing them
here, hoping Herewith to convict some
Republican official of misconduct was
iittingly rcbuked the other day as was
the telegraph company which made
the sale, by the introduction in the
Senate of IA measure designed to put a
stop to such disreputable practices in
the future
Mr.. Blaine is still confined to his house
and most of the time to his bed and by
the advice of his physician he will to-day
or to morrow go to his home in Augusta,
Maine, for a few weeks, thus hoping
for a complete restoration to health.
Mr. Kerr has much improved during
the past week, but his return to the
active duties as Speaker, this session,
is not expected. The equalization
bounty bill recently passed the House
is virtually the same as the passed last
session. 1t gives eight and one third
dollars per month to soldiers, nom
commissioned officers, musicians, sail
ors, marines and Indians who served
during the late war, deducting all State
and National bounties received. The
bill extending time for filing claims for
additional bounty has also passed both
Houses. MAXWELL