Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Memphis; TO improve the Arkansas River at
Fort Smith; TO aid civilization of Winnebago
Indians in Agricultural pursuits. Mr. Ham.
lin, OF the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported a Senate resolution authorizing a
committee to draft a reciprocal commercial
treaty with Mexico, and said that 1t more
properly belonged to the executive branch
OF the Government. Mr.. Booth submit
ted resolution calling on the President for
statistics Of the cost, etc, Of the Nez Perces
war. In speaking OF resolution submitted
previously regarding the Pacific Railroad,
Mr.. Chaffee said the law required the main
line and branches to be operated as a contin.
uous line. Four or more men controlling
the four great trunk lines had power to work
up or down the price which millions Of West
ern farmers would realize for their products,
and this was one of the great causes Of de-
preston in the West. The unjust discrim-
ination was felt in Ohio and other States Sc
verelY. Adjourned.
House.-A number of bills were lntrodu
and referred. BY Mr.. Banks, to cheaper
land and water transportation; by Mr.. White,
to inquire what assistance can be given by
the Government to citizens desiring TO emf
crate West to engage in agriculture; by Mr..
Townsend Qnl.), to inquire into the expedl-
ency Of winding up the National Banks and
substituting in lieu thereof greenbacks or
currency. The Appropriation bill, amount
ing to $2,240, ,665, was passed. The Resump-
tion act bill was discussed at length. Ad-
journed.
Senate, NoU. 14.-Mr. Conover introduced
bill to grant additional homesteads to settlers
upon public lands in the States of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. Mr..
Maxey called up the resolution to inquire
into the expediency OF introducing a sys-
TEN Of defensive works on the Rio Grande
frontier; referred TO the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. Two amendments to the Ap-
preparation bill were submitted, giving $17,-
500 for psciculture and 81 200 for expense of
printing Electoral Commission reports. Sen.
ator Voorhees, was appointed to vacancies
on the Pensions and the Transportation
Routes Committees. Adjourned.
House.-A resolution was offered by Mr..
Wright to amend the banking laws so as to
require in the election of directors the prin-
ciple of cumulative voting in States where
such laws exist, and to limit efficiency Of
proxies to two months. Referred. Mr..
Townsend offered a resolution of in
quiry as to the Imprisonment of
Robert Smalls (colored), member of the
House., of South Carolina. Mr.. Keifer Of
fered an amendment that nothing in the re-
sumption act shall be construed to authorize
or require the Secretary of the Treasury to
retire or cancel legal tender notes that may
be redeemed on or after the 1st Of January,
1879, or that may then be in the Treasury un-
cancelled pr that mi aft nn,na into
the Treasury otherwise than by redemption;
but that such notes may ',e used in payment of
all debts against the United States, or in ex-
change for coin or duties. Mr.. Deering Of
fered an amendment to postpone the year of
resumption from 1879 tn 1880; also to author
ize the reissue Of legal tender notes, and to
make them legal tender for all debts, public
and private. Mr.. Ward offered an amend
ment that nothing in the act shall affect the
payment of debts due on the LIST of January,
in payment of wages, or in debts that may
become due after that for payment of wages
of labor, but that such debt shall be legally
payable only in such coin or notes as shall
be legal tender. Adjourned.
Senate, ROV. 15.-Mr. Dawes presented a
resolution from forty-five National Banks OF
Boston against the reconciliation of silver.
MIR. Bruce presented petition from colored
residents Of Mississippi asking 500 600 to aid
them in emigrating to Liberia Mr.. Eaton in
troduced joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution providing for
atribunal by States for the decision Of all con-
tested issues arising in the choice of elect
ors for President or Vice President. The
Appropriation bill was then passed, with an
amendment limiting the army to 25,OOO men.
On the yeas and nays being called the vote
stood as follows;
Yeds-Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Booth,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron (Pa j. Cameron
(Wis.), Chaffee, Christiancy, Coke, Conkling,
Conover, Davis Qll) Dawes, Dorsey, Ed
munds, Garland, Hamlin, Hoar, Howe, In
gals, Kirkwood, Lamar, Mcmillan, Mat
thews, Maxey, Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby,
Paddock, Randolph, Rollins, Sargent, Saun-
ders, Spencer, Teller, Wadleigb, Window.
NGys.-Bailey, Barnum, Beck, Cockrill
Davis wv. Va.l, Eaton, Gordon, Harris, Here,
ford, Jones (Fla.), McCreeTy, Mcpherson,
MerrimOn, Morgan, Ransom, Thurman,
Voorhees,, White, Withers.
Adjourned.
House.-The following bills were intro
duced and referred; Providing for the pay
ment of duties on imports in gold, silver
and legal tender notes; providing for cheaT
transportation between tide water and the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys; memorial Of
the State Grange of Texas for the appoint
ment of Commissioner of Agriculture as
Cabinet officer; for the construction of {
railway from New York to Council Bluffs
Mr.. Cobb, from the Committee on Mileage, re
ported back adversely the bill allowing mem
bers mileage for attendance on the extra ses
Il. m. II
resumed consideration of the bill for the re
peal of the resumption act, Mr.. Aldridg
offered a substitute repeating so much o
the Resumption act as authorizes th
Secretary of the Treasury to redeem lega
tender notes in excess of $500, 600, 600
but no further. Mr.. stinger offered
substitute repeating the resumption
clause. Mr.. Clark Of Iowa, offered a sub
stitute amending the third section of the re
sumption act so as TO repeal the law limiting
the aggregate amount of national bank cir
sulation and to provide that as often as banl
notes are issued the Secretary shall redeem
legal-tender notes in excess Of $3.50, ,000, ,0OC
TO the amount of so per cent Of bank note
80 issued, and to continue such redemption
until limit of $780, 900 of legal-tende
notes is reached; also authorizing accumuls
tion in the Treasury of $500, 1000 600 in col
as a special fund to be used for the redemI
tion of legal-tender notes, and then aftC
public notice authorizing the redemption q
legal tenders when presented for that pul
pose. Adjourned.
Senate, NoU. 16.-Bills were introduced
fixing the salaries of the United States Di'
trict Judges; authorizing the coinage of tn
twenty-cent silver pieces. A petition {
Kansas City business men in favor OF amend
ment and repeal of the Bankrupt law was pr
sented. A resolution OF inquiry touching Ii
seizure Of property suspected of having bee
taken from public lands in Alabama, Florid
and Mississippi was passed. resolutio
TO appoint committee of three TO inquil
into alleged discrepancies in the Treasur
Department was introduced but an AZ
journment was had before 1t was acted hpol
Rouse-A resolution was offered directin
the Military Committee TO inquire into Il
strength of the army, especially on th
Texas frontier, The Deficiency hill amir