Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-21

preparation bill. The House concurrent resC
lutlon extending the session until the 1St
was agreed to. Executive session and ad
iournment.
Ho1tse.-The conference report on the Rive
and Harbor Appropriation bill was agreed tc
The Senate resolution fixing final adjourn
ment on the Goth was non-concurred In. Tn
bill to amend the Internal Revenue laws wa
considered and amendments providing tha
the reduction Of tax on tobacco shall take ei
feet Sept. 1, 1873, and that no special tax shal
be imposed on winners who sell wine of thei
own growth at the place where the same 1
made were adopted. A resolution providing
for final adjournment on the 18th was adopt
ed. message from President Hayes trans
mitting accommodation from the Secretar.
Of State, inclosing documents called for b,
the Potter Investigating Committee, was laiC
before the House and referred. The Com
mittee OF Conference on the Legislative, Execu
tive and Judicial bill was directed to yield thC
point in dispute. The amendment TO the bill
TO amend the Internal Revenue laws, estab
fishing an income tax ranging from l pei
cent. on income over $4,000 upto 10 per cent
on income of 100000 was defeated-94 tc
! 139. Adjourned.
Senate, J'tne 17.--The Senate refused to re.
consider the vote by which the joint resolu-
tion In regard to the Eight-Hour law was
| postponed until next session-24 to 30. The
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was consid-
cred until adjournment. In the bill was in
cluded an amendment of the Senate Commit
tee, making an appropriation of $4,000 for the
expenses and compensation of the Louisiana
Commission, and when that point was reached
in consideration Of the bill a lively political
breeze was started. Conkling and Blaine led
the attack. Conkling denounced the whole
Louisiana Commission business as illegal and
unconstitutional. Blaine was bold, loud and
emphatic, and he denied the right of the Pres
ident to appoint commission to go to Louis
lana for the avowed purpose of turning out its
legally-elected Governor. The amendment
was finally struck out--32 to 20. The confer
enee report on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill was agreed to and
the bill passed.
Hottse.-Thompson offered a preamble and
resolution, which were adopted, reciting the
depressed condition of labor and industry
throughout the country, and providing for a
select committee to sit during the recess to in.
quire into the causes thereof, and recommend
remedies therefor. The bill to amend the In
ternal Revenue laws was further considered
and an amendment abolishing the tax on luci-
fer matches was adopted. The conference re
port on the Legislative, Judicial and Execu-
tive Appropriation bill was agreed to- But
Ter, from the committee on the Presidential
elections reported on the subject of Senator
Matthews refusal to obey the summons of
that committee to give testimony before it,
and offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
The House of Representatives requests the
Senate to give leave to Hon. Stanley Mat
thews, Senator from the State Of Ohio, to at
tend before the committee of the House now
charged with the investigation of the frauds in
the election in the States of Louisiana and
Florida, to.give such evidence Of facts cover
ing the subject matter of said investigation as
may be in his knowledge or possession, as he
may be required to do.
The Committee on Elections reported that
Robertson and Elan, OF Louisiana, the sitting
members in the contested election cases. are
entitled to their seats, aud that in the Alabama
contested election case of Haralson and Shelly,
additional testimony may be taken. The re-
ports were agreed to. The Tobacco bill was
passed. Its principal provision is to reduce
the tobacco tax to sixteen cents pound, to
go into operation the lst of September. The
bill to pay the fishery award was reported and
Butler and Cox made persistent efforts to ad-
dress the House. The former asserted that it
was one OF his privileges to be heard.
The Speaker, however, dissented from
that view and informed him repeatedly
and severely that he was not in order
and must take his seat, and then, as
Mr.. Butler paid no attention to the order, the
Speaker called upon the Sergeant-at-Arms to |
do his duty. That functionary, without his
mace of office, stepped up to Mr.. Butler, who,
with arms folded, was defantly facing the |
storm, and the officer and the Representative !
had an apparently friendly colloquy, and soon
afterward the Speaker notified the Sergeant |
alarms that he might retire. At three
o'clock on the 18th the House adjourned.