Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRRssIONAL.

granting OF an American register to a foreign |
built ship for the purposes of the Woodruff
scientific expedition around the world was
passed. A resolution directing the Attorney
General TO report whether the lands and rights
granted TO Indiana by the act OF 1894 author
izing that State TO open a canal to connect the
Wabash and Miami Rivers with Lake Erie have
reverted TO the United States was agreed TO. |
A motion was entered to repeal the Timber
Culture act. The House bill making appropria-
tions for detecting trespass on public lands in
certain States, etc, was taken up and an
amendment that no money herein appropri-
ated shall be used TO collect any charge for
wood or timber cut on public lands in the
Territories for the use OF actual settlers and
not for export, caused long debate, which
was participated in by Teller, Beck, Blaine,
Eustls, Dawes, Hoar, Christiancy, Sargent, |
Matthews and Ingalls, Pending action the |
Military Academy Appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate with message from the |
House disagreeing to the Senate amendments |
A Conference Committee was ordered. Ad- |
journed
Houe.-Majority and minority reports were
submitted by the Civil-Service Reform Com
mittee in the case of Doorkeeper Polk--the |
former declaring the Office vacant, and the |
latter that, no corruption having been charged |
or proven against Col. Polk it would be a
grievous wrong to adopt the majority report |
The Pension Appropriation bill (appropriating
$29, 2S9, ,OO0) was reported and referred. Some |
OF the Senate amendments to the West Point |
Appropriation bill were concurred in and |
Others not. The General Deficiency bill Zap |
propriating 1885, ,465) was considered with |
out action. Gen. Sherman was confirmed as
Regent of the Smithsonian Institute Ad- |
journed. ....... .... ...
Senate March 20.-Bills for the protection
OF homestead settlers on the public lands and |
to repeal the Presumption laws and provide |
for the sale Of timber on public lands were in |
troduced. Howe (Wis.) submitted a resolu- |
tion requesting the President to inform the |
Senate whether Judge Whitaker, before whom |
Anderson was tried at New Orleans was for |
mery employed by the Government; whether
he is defaulter to the United States and to |
what amount and under what circumstances;
whether legal proceedings were taken against |
him and with what result. The Pacific Rail- |
road Sinking Fund bill and the bill making |
appropriations for detecting trespass on pub
lie lands, etc, were considered without action |
a resolution was submitted calling upon the |
President for information in regard to the re-
cent surrender OF insurgents in Cuba. Ad- |
journed.
HOuse.-The BIZ regulating advertising for
mail contracts was passed. Itrequires adver- |
tisements to be brief and to refer for details |
to the PostOffice Department. 1t also pro-
hbts sub-letting of mail contracts and de- |
clares such contracts annulled. The Def |
cheney bill was considered in Committee of |
the Whole, reported TO the House and passed |
The usual resolutions were offered in regard |
Louisiana. Adjourned.
Senate, 1hdreh 2l.-A resolution was sub
mtted calling upon the Finance Committee
to report within week their action on the
Specie Resumption act. The bill to establish |
the Territory of Lincoln was further discussed. |
The Pacific Railroad Sinking Fund bill was
considered without action. The Presidents |
answer to Blaines resolution regarding the
Fishery Commission was laid before the Sem |
ate. The bill disappearing and annulling the |
act Of the New Mexico Assembly, passed over
the Governors veto, Incorporating society
of Jesuit Fathers of New Mexico, was re-
ported favorably from the Territorial Com
mittee. The bill to employ temporary Treas
ury clerks and to bring into market public
lands, etc, was taken up and Jones (Fla.)
spoke against the course of Secretary Schurz
in regard to timber depredations. Morgan
(Ala.) spoke on the same side and Matthews
s.)hio) defended Secretary Schurz. A bill to
confirm to the city of Chicago the title to GER
tain lands was introduced Adjourned.
House.-The Commerce Committee reported
bill to reorganize the Life-Saving Service:
ordered printed and recommitted. The same
order was made on the bill reported by the
Postofiices and Post-roads Committee to estab-
lish postal savings depository as a branch of
the .Postoffice Department and to aid in re-
funding the Understanding Indebtedness of
the United States. A Conference Committee
was appointed on the Military Academy bill.
The Naval Appropriation bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole, reported to the
House and passed 1t appropriates Sl4, ,6S4.
Adjourned.
Senate, March ga resolution was offered
directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the facts of the arrest in Washington of
Benjamin Noyes, of Connecticut. The bill to
make judgments recovered in U. s. Courts a
lien on real estate was reported adversely
from the Judiciary Committee Mcdonald
Qnd.) spoke in favor of the Pacific Railroad
Sinking Fund bill reported by the Judiciary
Committee. The bill authorizing the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to employ temporary
clerks and making appropriation for the same,
also making appropriations for detecting
-trespass on public lands, for bringing into
market public lands in certain States, etc,
was further considered, and after the adoption
of number Of amendments was passed. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned 20
the 25th. -- ---.- --1
Ho,se.-A bill amending the laws on the
subject Of coinage-to perfect double me-
tallic standard, 20 provide forissuing gold and
silver certificates, and 10 retire certain silver
coins now In nuse--was reported by the Coinage
Committee and recOmmitted. A bill supple
mentary TO the Homestead laws, providing for
the free transportation of bona tide settlers,
their families and effects, to their new homes,
was introduced. A large number of billson
the private ecalendar-principally for pensions
were passed. A bill 10 reorganize the sys-
tenn of superintendent of railroads was in
troduced and referred. Adjournedto to the 25th.
Senate, March 25.-The House Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill, with amend
ments was reported from the Appropriation
Committee, Wallace (Pa.) submitted an
amendment to the House Speeie-Resumptio
act. 1t provides that on and after July /,
1873, U. s. legal-tender notes shall be receiva-
able for all debts and dues, public and private
that National Banks hereafter organized or
those wishing to increase their circulation
shall deliver for cancellation . per cent U. s.
bonds payable within ten years, and receive in
exchange legal,tender notes to the amount Of
the nominal value of such bonds, which said
bonds shall be treated as part Of the sinking
fund aud recorded and destroyed; the whole
amount of legal-tender notes issued for This
purpose and outstanding not to exceed 1882,
100000. No tax upon circulation upon the
notes issued under the provisions hereof and
no reserve required to be kept for their re-
sumption by such National Banks. Referred.
Howe (Wis.) called up his resolution asking
the President for information in regard to the
alleged defalcation of Judge Whitaker, of
Louisiana, and spoke at length thereon, Sc
vercly arraigning the President, Secretary
Schurz and the civll-service and Southern pol
icies The speech vas ultra-radical. Executive