Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGHkSSIONAL.
Senate, Apra 3O-The credentials of w. b
Allison, reelected U. s. Senator from Iowa
were presented. The report of the Confer
ence Committee on the Naval Appropriation
bill was agreed to. An amendment to the bill
to repeal the Resumption act was submitted
repeating the section of the Revised Statutes
imposing q 10 per cent. tax on circulating
notes, private or State bonds The House bill
authorizing the President to appoint Gen
Shields Brigadier-G r-General on the retired lis
was reported and placed on the calendar The
Senate bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, will
the House amendments, was laid before tn,
house and lengthy discussion ensued. Final
ly the bill and amendments were ordered
printed. Adjourned.
Ho'tse.-The bill for the relief of settlers on
land claimed by the North & South Alabama
Railroad Company was referred to the Com.
mittee of the Whole The Legislative, Exec
utive and Judicial Appropriation bill was con
sidered in Committee of the Whole and a
portion OF the report disposed Of Adjourned.
Senate, Hdy 1.-Blaine's resolution declar-
Ing that any radical change in our tariff at
this time would be inopportune was called up
and Beck (Ky) denounced the present tariff
and favored a change. Blaine replied Wal
substitute declaring that legislation upon
the tariff at the present session is inopportune
and inexpedient. Garland (Ark) introduced
bill providing for commission to examine
into the subject. The bill to repeal the
Bankrupt law was further considered and
amendments adopted providing that the re-
peal shall not take effect until Jan. 1, 1879,
and providing that the repeal shall not af-
the rinltg
of or dependent upon the Bankrupt law. The
bill was then referred to the judiciary Com
mttee. The bill to repeal the Specie Re-
sumption law was called up and without ac-
tion the Senate adjourned
HouSe.-A bill was introduced providing for
the exchange of fractional silver coin for U.
5. notes. The Legislative, Executive and Ju-
dicial Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole without final action.
bill amending the Patent law was reported
from the Committee on Patents. An evening
session was held for debate only.
Senate, My 2.-The bill repeating the
Bankrupt law was reported back from the Ju-
dietary Committee with an amendment per-
1ecting the clause in regard to rights not to
be affected by the repeal, and retaining the
amendment providing for the repeal of the
law Jan. l, 1879. A Committee of Confer
ence on the bill regulating mail lettings was
appointed. The bill repeating the Specie
Resumption act was called up and Ferry
(Mich.) spoke in favor of the bill as amended
VOORHEES, (lnd.) argued in favor of repeating
the Resumption act. Further consideration
oil the bill was postponed until the 9Th The
House joint resolution to enable the Joint
commission TO carry into effect the act of Con-
gress providing for the completion of the
Washington Monument was reported and
placed ON the calendar. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned until the 9th
House.-The bill for a permanent govern
ment for the District of Columbia and the bill
reorganizing the Life-Saving Service were re-
ported and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. A bill regulating Interstate com
merce ana prohibiting unjust discrimination
by common carriers was considered without
final action. The Legislative Appropriation
bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole and considerable progress made. At
the evening session Wright (Pa.) spoke in
advocacy Of his bill for Government roan to
aid the laboring classes to make settlements
on public lands Chalmers spoke in favor Of
the Texas Pacific Railroad measure
House, May "a bill relative to the trans
y
ecutive, Legislative and Judicial Appropria-
tion bill was further considered and several
amendments adopted, among them one in
creasing the salary of the Commissioner of
Agriculture from $1,000 to S4,5OO. The bill
was then reported to the House, but no action
was taken. A bill to encourage shipping was
introduced. At the evening session pension
bills were considered.
III
ported bill to retire five and three cent silver
pieces, and to stop their further coinage:
also providing that fractional or subsidiary
silver coin shall be legal tender to the ex-
tent of twenty dollars, and shall be exchange
able at the Treasury for other legal-tender
money when presented in sums of twenty dol
lars or over; ordered printed and recommitted
The Executive, Legislative and Judicial Ap-
preparation bill was taken upand amendments
agreed tO-requiring agricultural seeds to be
distributed proportionally among Congress
sional districts and making an appropriation
for the re-establishment of the New Orleans
mint. The bill was then passed. Adjourned.
Senate, Nay 6,-The House bill forbidding
the further retirement of T. s. legal-tender
notes was read the first time and laid over.
The Pension Appropriation bill was reported,
with amendments. petition was presented
praying that Gen. Fremont be included in the
pending bill to place Gen. Shields on the re-
tired list. The bill to repeal the Bankrupt law
was taken up and Beck (Ky) and Thurman
(Ohio) offered amendments-the former to
have the repeal take effect from the passage of
the bill and Mr.. Thurman from Sept. l next.
The bill went over without action. Gordon
(Ga.) spoke at length in favor of repeating the
10 H..
priation bill was considered and an amend
ment adopted, in lieu of the clause in the
House bill in regard TO the appointment of
Pension Agents, that on Jan. /, 1879, the
terms Of all Pension Agents shall expire and
thereafter honorably-discharged wounded or
disabled Union soldiers, or the widows or
daughters of such soldiers, shall be appointed
to such offices. Adjourned.
HOase-Bills were Observation-Disclosures
that all propositions to change or modify the
Tariff law are injurious or detri mental to the
general welfare of the people, and that it is
unwise at the present TO waste time In dis Gus
sion Of the Tariff bill; giving to all religious
denominations equal rights and privileges in
the Indian reservations; to enable soldiers of
the late war to pre-empt land to the extent of
100 acres. Consideration of the bill establish
us =" POi 9nShV ioihi VI government LOT tue
District OF Columbia occupied the remainder
of the session, and without disposing of the
question the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
The exports of merchandise from the
United States from July l, 1877, to March 81,
1873, exceeded the imports $903, ,229, sol.
The subcommittee of the Labor Committee
of the House has agreed on bill taxing Chi
nese emigrants 800 each.
G.. F. Seward, U. s. Minister to China, has
been notified to appear before the House Com