Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL,

Senate, June 1l.--A large number of bills G
the calendar were passed, among them or
providing additional regulations for hom
stead and pre-emption entries on public land
number OF amendments to the River an
Harbor Appropriation bill were agreed to, an
the bill passed-35 to "a. Executive sessio
and adjournment.
Ho'tse.-The Sundry Civil Appropriate
bill was considered without dnal action. TIL
reports from the Committee on Naval Affair
were considered at the evening session.
Senate, June 12.-The House bill making AT
preparation for the payment OF claims a
lowed by the Claims Commission, and eS
tending the term Of office Of the Commission
ers until 1880, was passed. A conferenc
committee was appointed on the Mexicai
Award bill. The conference report on tn
Postoffice Appropriation bill was agreed q
and the bill passed. Voorhees, 1nd) pre-
sented q petition Of Peter Cooper PRAYING tn
repeal Of the Specie Resumption act and re
monstrating against the proposed adjourn
ment Of Congress until some legislatiy,
measures for financial relief had been passed
Referred. number Of bills of no genera
interest were passed. Consideration of tn,
Joint resolution in regard to the Eight Houi
% The Select Committee to inquire into tn,
alleged frauds in Louisiana, under the resolu
tion OF Mr. Matthews, was authorized to sit
during the session of the Senate. The Senate
bill authorizing Ohio, Indiana and Illinois tc
prosecute suits against the United States in
the Supreme Court of the United States on
account Of sales Of public lands in each State
passed An Executive session was held and
the Senate adjourned.
Ho'tse.-The Conference Committee on the
Mexican Award bill was announced. The
civil Sundry Appropriation bill was further
considered in Committee of the Whole and
when the section in regard to engraving and
printing was reached, Kelley (Pa.) offered an
amendment providing that no money herein
appropriated shall be used for engraving, is
suing, selling, or otherwise disposing OF bonds
or other securities of the United States for
the purpose of bringing about or providing
Tor the resumption of specie payment Re
1ected-S9 TO 105 A message from the Presi-
dent was laid before the House and referred
recommending an appropriation for commits
sion on the part Of the United States In the
International Monetary Conference. At the
evening session, which lasted until after mid
night the sundry Civil bill was considered
and Conger's motion to strike out the items
OF $4,000 for New York and $29, 900 for Penn
sylyania for the expenses Of troops for the
use of the United States during the late in
surrection was agreed to-9S to 80.
Senate, June 13.-The House joint resolution
approprlating $4,000 for the expense of the
Potter Investigating Committee, with the
Senate amendment adding $4,000 for the
Matthews Investigating Committee, was laid
over. The bill repeating the Specie Resump-
tlon act was taken up and Voorhees, substi-
tute, submitted some time ago, was rejected
81 TO ~ The amended substitute of the Fl.
nance Committee for the House bill was
agreed to-3O to 20. The bill was then passed
--45 to Is. The bill is as follows:
BE IL Enacted, ETC., That from and after the
passage OF this act L. s. notes shall be re-
ceivable the same as coin In payment of 4
percentum bonds now authorized by law TO
De issued, and on and after Oct. |, 1873, said
notes shall be receivable for duties on imports
The bill creating a sinking fund for the
Kansas Pacific Railroad was taken I'd and.
pending discussion, the Senate adjourned.
Ho'Se.-The conference report on the Post
office Appropriation bill was agreed TO- The
principal business Of the day and evening ses-
sions was consideration of the Civil Sundry Ap-
preparation bill, and it was passed at midnight.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
concurrent resolution resembling the adjourn
ment resolution and fixing June 20 as the time
of adjournment was defeated-41 to liz.
Senate, June 14.-The Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections reported adversely on the
joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution forbidding the disfranchise-
ment Of persons on account Of sex Hoar, of
the committee, submitted a minority report.
A concurrent resolution to extend the session
until the Goth was laid over. The bill Great
ing sinking fund to pay the Indebtedness
due the Government by the Kansas Pacific
Road was passed. The Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill was received from the House,
and number Of amendments offered Mes
sages were received from the House announc-
ing non-concurrence in the Senate amend
ments TO the River and Harbor, Legislative,
Executive and Judicial, and Post-Route Ap-
preparation bills, and committees of confer
ence were appointed. The House bill increas-
ing the pension of certain pensioned sailors
and soldiers who have lost both hands, both
feet or the sight of both eyes in the service
OF the country, from $50 to S72 q moath, was
passed, as was also the bill creating board to |
be known as the Pacific Railroad Commission. |
Executive session and adjournment.
Hoilse.-New conferences were ordered on |
the Post-Route, River and Harbor, and Legis- |
lative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation |
bills. motion to suspend the rules and pass
the following preamble and resolution was
carried-215 to 81:
WHEREAS, At the joint meeting of the two |
houses of the Forty-fourth Congress, con- |
vened pursuant to law and the Constitution |
for the purpose OF ascertaining and counting |
the votes for President and Vice-President for |
the term commencing March 4, 1877 on count |
ing the votes, Rutherford B. Hayes was de- |
clared elected President and William A. |
Wheeler was declared elected Vice-President |
for such term: therefore
ResotVed, That no subsequent Congress and |
neither house has jurisdiction to revise the ac-
tion at such joint meeting, and any attempt |
by either house to annul or disregard such ac- |
tiOn or title 10 Office arising therefrom would |
be revolutionary, and 1t is disapproved by this |
house.
The negative vote was Blackburn, Bliss |
Boone, Bragg, Cook, Cox of New York, Elan
Feller, Hamilton, Hardenberg, Henkle, Henry, |
Hewitt Of New York, Mayham, Phelps, Pride |
more, Robertson of Louisiana, Smith of Geor- |
gia, Springer, Southard and Warner. The Ju- |
dietary Committees report on the same subject, |
declaring that, the last Congress having
counted the votes and declared Hayes and
Wheeler elected, there is no power in any sub
sequent Congress to reverse that declaration,
nor can any such power be exercised by the
courts of the United States or any other
tribunal that Congress can create under the
Constitution, was adopted-234 to IA. Nays,
Blackburn, Bliss, Boone, Cook, Cox of New
York, Hamilton, Henry, Kimmel, Mayham,
Pridemore, Robertson of Louisiana, Smith of
Georgia, Springer and Warner. About $50
pension bills were passed at the evening ses-
sion and number of private bills.
Senate, Jtne l5-The Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections reported upon the charges
that the election of Senator Grover, of Ore
gon, was procured by fraud and bribery. The