Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL.

OF Senator-eect d. T. Corbin, Of South Car
olina, signed by Gov. Chamberlain, were re-
ccivod and filed. A resolution ordering that
Jourdan, President of the Third National
Bank, New York, be arrested and brought
before the Senate for contempt was adopted
.... In the House the Senate bill to encour-
age telegraphic Communication between
Europe and the United States was
passed. The report of the Commit
tee on Elections in the Florida case, de-
claring that the Tilden electors had been
elected in that State, was considered, and
lengthy discussion followed, the feature Of
which was the speech of Purman (Rep.), of
Florida, in which he declared that the State
was lost by the Republicans in the late elec.
tion and the Democratic Governor and Til
den electors were elected, and characterized
the Canvassing Board as bold, dishonest
and INSCRIPTIONS set.
In the Senate, on the l4th, bill removing
the political disabilities of Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston, of Virginia, was passed. The
Texas Pacific Railroad bill was introduced
and referred. The bill appropriating $780,
600 to supply deficiency in the public print
ing and binding appropriation was passed
as reported from the Conference Commit
tee. 1t provides that the Public Printer
shall not pay price exceeding fifty cents
per 1000 ems for composition and forty
cents per hour fer time work in binding,
etc. -. In the House, the resolution reported
by the majority of the Florida Investigating
Committee, declaring the Tllden electors
duly elected, was adopted-l42 TO S2-a
party vote with the exception Of Purman
(Fla), who voted yea. The Naval Appro-
priation bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole. The bill approprates 2,457,-
524. The conference report on the bill to
supply the deficiency in the printing appro-
priaton was agreed to. An evening session
was held, at which the Naval bill was further
considered
In the Senate, on the 14th, Logan I'll. gave
notice that he would call up the bill for the
reconciliation of the silver dollar as soon
AS he could. The District of Columbia Tax
bill was passed after a long debate on an
amendment exempting from taxation proper.
ty actually used and occupied for education
al purposes, which was adoptcd-33 to 49,
The Pacific Railroad Sinking Fund bill was
further considered and, without reaching
vote, a recess was taken .. In the House, the
Naval Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole, an amendment be-
ing agreed to for the appointment of a COM
mission, consisting of the Admiral of the
Navy, General of the Army, two Senator's
three Representatives, and two naval officers
designated by the President, TO decide upon
the future naval policy OF the United States
A bill removing the political disabilities of
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was passed. The
Presidents veto Of the bill perfecting the
revision Of the U. s. laws was sustained-21l
to land the bill with the Objectionable
section removed was passed.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the House
amendments to the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill were concurred in and the
bill was passed. The Pacific Railroad Sink
ing Fund bill was considered, and an amend
ment providing that the companies shall pay
S7500O0 each per annum to the sinking fund
until the amount is sufficient to pay off the
debt due the Government was rejected-24
TO 2S. A vote was not reached In the
House no business of general interest was
transacted
In the Senate on the 18th, q commuuica-
tion was received from the President of the
Electoral Commission, announcing that a
decision had been reached in the Louisiana
case, which would be submitted to the joint
convention. The Secretary was directed to
notify the House that the Senate was ready
to meet in joint convention. Kelly (Ore.)
made personal explanation as to dispatch
from Oregon, indorsed by him, in which
$4,000 was asked for and the purchase of a
Republican elector spoken of. He said a dis
patch in cipher was read TO him by Patrick,
the other signer, purporting to ask for S10,-
600 for use in Oregon, and he was asked to
indorse it, which he did. He said he could
not read the cipher, and had not the slightest
idea that the dispatch contained word
about buying an elector. A message was re-
ceived from the House announcing that that
body would meet the Senate on the 10Th to
resume the count of the electoral votes.
Speeches were made by Sargent (Cal.), Coop
er CTenn and Jones (Fla.), the former charg-
ing the commission of frauds and intimida-
tion by the Democrats in Florida, which the
latter denied, charging the Republicans with
fraud. In the House communication from
the Senate, announcing that that body was
ready to meet the House in joint session was
received, and resolution was adopted-152 to
1ll-that the House would be ready to meet
the Senate at eleven o'clock on the 10th. Oh
lection was made TO the reception of the re-
port of the South Carolina Investigating
Committee.
The Senate, at 1850 a. m. OF the 10th, re.
paired to the House to participate in the
joint convention to count the electoral vote,
and upon their return the objections made
to the decision of the Electoral Commission
on the vote of Louisiana were read A reso,
luton was submitted that the decision Of the
commission stand as the judgment of the
Senate. A substitute was offered that the
votes Of the Hayes electors be not counted
Notwithstanding the decision of the commits
sion. Thurman, Wallace, Maxey, Bayard
Stevenson, Herman and Withers spoke In
favor thereof, and Sherman, Morton, Logan,
Sargent, ChristaDcy and Howe In favor ol
the original resolution. The substitute
was defeated by strict party vote-2S to Al
and the resolution adopted by the same
vote. : The House transacted no business
prior to the meeting of the joint convention
aud, when the Senate had withdrawn to con-
slider the objections to the commissions de-
cision, voted-140 to 1870 Qwenty Demo
/ Gratis voting "no'')--to take a recess until
! the Goth.