Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
lOONGREssIONAL.

Senate, May 2l.-The Finance Commit,
reported the House bill forbidding further r
tirement Of U. s. legal-tender notes, withol
amendment, and recommended it's passag,
placed on the calendar. The Senate unan
mously decided to insist upon It's amendment
to the Military Academy Appropriation bi
and a Conference Committee was again al
pointed. Consideration of the bill to plaC
Gen. Shields on the retired list was resume
and the amendment to place Gen. Grant O
the retired list was concurred in--32 to IS
strict party vote-Democrats in the negative
Thurman offered a substitute to give Ger
Shields pension of 800 per month, which
after debate, was rejected-31 to 33. The bi
was then defeated--30 to "a. Teller entere
motion to reconsider. An executive session
was held and the Senate adjourned.
House.-The day and evening sessions wer
spent in consideration of the Army Appro
priation bill-Banning, Sparks, Caldwell an,
Bragg speaking In advocacy thereof. Butle
spoke on the labor question. Phillips consid
cred the proposition to cut down the STANDING
army almost revolutionary measure. Gar
field made lengthy speech, contending tha
even In the absence of hostile operations tn,
country needed an army large enough to keel
alive practical knowledge OF military affairs
He referred to the railroad riots last summer
and said the time may come when we shal
find it necessary to fight for society He pro
posed an amendment to the bill fixing tn,
army at 5000 men. Adjourned
Senate, May 22.-The bill for the relief Of
settlers on public lands under the Presumption
law was passed. Lamar (Miss.) made speech
In favor of the Texas Pacific Railroad bill
l.. ~
priation bill was agreed to and the bill passed
The bill providing permanent form of gov.
ernment for the District Of Columbia was
further considered without final action. Elk.
ecntive session and adjournment.
Hoase.-A resolution calling for informa.
tion as to Presidential pardons to criminals
since March, 1877, was adopted. The Senate
bill for the relief of settlers on public lands
whose crops were injured by grasshoppers
was passed Harrison offered a resolution
giving the Select Committee power to examine
into the charges OF fraud in Oregon and
South Carolina, the title of the President TO be
unimpeachable. No quorum voted, and the res
olution was withdrawn. A resolution author
izing the Select Committee to investigate elect
oral frauds in any State where it has probable
cause to believe that such frauds were prac-
ticcd was adopted. A report was submitted
from the Committee on Expenditures in the
State Department, setting forth ten articles
OF impeachment against o. B. Bradford, late
Nice-Consul-General at Shanghai, China, and
concluding with resolution that he be i'm
peached at the bar of the Senate. Referred
10 the Judiciary Committee. The Army Ap-
preparation bill was further discussed without
action. The Committee on Counting the
Electoral Vote reported a bill on that sub
ject, and 1t was ordered printed and recon-
mitted. Buffers bill for the publication of
an official advertiser of the United States,
which shall contain all public advertisements,
etc, was passed. The conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bill was agreed to.
Adjourned.
Senate, May 23.-The Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill was reported
from the Appropriation Committee with
amendments, and placed on the calendar.
The resolution authorizing select committee
to investigate the finance reports, books, ETC.,
of the Treasury Department was adopted.
Thebill authorizing the Secretary of War to
have erected headstones over the graves of
Union soldiers in private cemeteries was
passed. The bill to provide a permanent form
of overnment for the District of Columbia
was further considered. An executive session
was held and the Senate adjourned.
HO'fse.-Robertson Ua.), rising to a ques-
tion Of privilege, sent to the Clerks desk and
had read the portion of Secretary Sherman's
letter to Potter referring to the election in
East and West Felciana Parishes. He said
there was a conspiracy in those parishes and
he believed Sherman was connected with It,
The Army Appropriation bill was further con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole, and
amendments increasing the strength of the
army from 10000, as fixed in the bill, to 25,-
600, and increasing the appropriation for the
pay of the army from IS, 800, 900 to 80, 9,090, 900
were adopted
Senate, May A.-Edmunds, from the select
committee to take into consideration the law
respecting the ascertaining and declaration of
the result of Presidential elections, reported a
bill amending the Revised Statutes of the
United States relating to the Presidential elec-
tion, TO provide for and regulate the counting
of votes for President and Vice-President and
the decision Of questions thereon. Placed on
the calendar. The Education and Labor Com
mittee reported adversely on the House joint
resolution to provide for the enforcement of
the Eight-Hour law, and also on the Senate
bill to regulate the hours of labor. The bill
providing permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia was further con-
sidered and number of amendments adopted.
An executive session was held and the Senate
adjourned.
HoNse.-Bills were passed-to repeal the sec
tion Of the Revised Statutes which provides
that no claim for pension not prosecuted to
successful issue within FIVE years from the
date of filing the same shall be admitted with
out record evidence from the War or Navy
Departments; increasing to $72 per month the
pensions paid soldiers or sailors who have lost
both arms, both legs, or the sight of both
eyes. The Army Appropriation bill was fur
ther considered without final action. Ad-
journed.
Senate, Nay 25.-The concurrent resolution
declaring that the provisions of the existing
treaty between China and the United States
allowing unrestricted emigration to this coun-
try from China might wisely be modified so as
TO subserve the best interests of both govern
ments, and inviting the attention of the Ex-
ecutive to the subject, was passed. The bill
providing permanent form of government
Tor the District Of Columbia was considered,
without final action. Adjourned.
Ho'ise.-The Army Appropriation bill was
considered in Committee of the Whole and
several amendments were adopted. The effort
to reduce the salary Of the General to $4,000
was defeated, the pay of the officers standing
as fixed in the bill, namely: General, $13,5OO;
Lieutenant-General, $1,000; Major General,
1880; Brigadier- General, $500; Colonel,
$500; Lieutenant Colonel, 5000; Major,
S2,5OO; Captain, mounted, $4,000; Captain,
not mounted, 81, 800; Adjutant, 81 800; Regi-
mental Quartermaster, $3.50; First Lieuten-
ant, mounted, $1,000; First Lieutenant, not
mounted, 81, 500; Second Lieutenant, mounted,
$l,5O0; Second Lieutenant, not mounted, ST.
400; Chaplain, 81, 800. The House adjourned
without disposing of the billA
Senate Nay 27.-Blaine (Me.) offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
ReSOlUed, That the President of the United