Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-01-18
5WS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRFesIONAL.

Congress reassembled on the 10th pursuant
10 adjournment.
SeRdte.--Bills were introduced-to regulate
Chinese immigration; to reorganize the pay
department Of the army. resolution in
structng the Judiciary Committee to inquire
as to the action taken in restoring Mai. B. P.
Runkle to the army, and also instructing the
Naval Committee to investigate the restora-
tion of DIR. L. j. Draper to the navy, was
agreed to. A joint resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting States
from making appropriations for sectarian pur-
poses was submitted. Matthews resolution
declaring the right Of the Government to pay
the principle and interest of bonds in silver
coin was considered, and Beck (Ky.) spoke in
favor of the reconciliation Of the silver dol
lar. A resolution that session Of the Senate
should be held at which representative women
should be heard in favor Of constitutional
amendment allowing women the right Of suf-
frage was rejected--13 to 30. Adjourned to
the 14th.
House.-Obiection was made TO resolution
ordering a session of the House on the 10Th to
hear representative women in support Of an
amendment to the Constitution prohibiting
the States from disfranchising citizens on ac-
count Of sex. Bills we're introduced aud re-
ferred-to prohibit the employment of Chinese
or Mongolians on Government public works;
TO prevent their naturalization; to punish and
prevent polygamy i'm all places subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United States;
for the coinage of ive-cent silver coins and the
discontinuance of the coinage of nickes.
Woods resolution for investigation into the
management of the several departments OF the
Government reported prior to recess) was
considered in Committee of the Whole and
substitute adopted that whenever any com
mittee shall ask for special and extraordinary
power the charges on which such demand is
founded shall be presented to the House, with
the names Of the officers against whom the
charges are made and a statement of the
charges against them, accompanied by state
ment, signed by one or more members, that
investigation is necessary. Without further
action the House adjourned.
House, Jan. Reconsideration Of the unfin-
ished business of the previous day--the Wood
resolution for Investigations and the substi-
tute therefor-was resumed, and the substi-
tute was rejected and the original resolution
sdopted-ll1 to 101 Bills introduced: To
promote the deposit Of savings and the fund
ing Of the national debt; to give construction TO
the act for the resumption Of specie payment; (;
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue coupon bonds of the denominations Of
SIS, s25, $50 and 500 for the investment of
savings. Adjourned to the 18th.
Senate, Jan l4.-Edmunds (Vt.) submitted
an amendment to the Matthews resolution de-
claring that gold alone is the only standard of
value and that it would be unjust to public
and private creditors to pay them in dollar
worth only ninety-two cents. Ordered printed.
A large number of petitions were presented
and referred. Consideration of the Matthews
resolution was resumed and Bailey (Tenn.)
spoke at length in favor thereof. An executive
session was held and the Senate adjourned.
HouSe.-Bills were Misunderstanding the
rates Of public advertising; amending the
revenue laws; for the removal Of the tax on
deposits with State and National savings and
trust companies; constituting the cities of
Portsmouth and Gallipolis, Ohio, ports of de-
livery; to repeal the restrictions on the sale
of leaf tobacco. A resolution that session
of the House be held on the 10Th to hear rep
resentatve suffrage women was reiected-107
to 40. Adjourned.