Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-19
WASHINGTON.

The Pacific Railroad Funding bill passed by
the Senate on the 9th makes the Union and
Central Pacific Railroad Companies pay into
the United States Treasury, in addition to
the whole Of the Government earnings, not to
exceed for the former company $lj0,O00 and
for the latter 100000 per year.
Gen. Field, the new Doorkeeper OF the
House, has been holding office under the Re
publican Commissioners of the District of Co
lumba, and has been an applicant for foreign
appointment as a Republican, recommended
by Republican politicians.
The first installment of silver certificates,
amounting TO S40,OO0,0OO, was delivered on the
10th to the U. s. Treasurer.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has applied to Presi-
dent Hayes for the appointment Of board to
| consider his case.
! An Associated Press dispatch of the 18th
says President Hayes does not appear the
least disturbed by the action of the recent Re
publican caucuses. Persons near him say
there is no probability that he will rescnd his
civil-service order as requested.
| Nice-President Wheeler left his chair in the
Senate at the conclusion Of Senator Dennis
speech, on the 11th, on the Blair resolutions
to congratulate him. Conkling and other
/ Senators also offered their congratulations.
/ A court of inquiry has been appointed by
! order of the President to review the case of
Gen. Fitz John Porter. The court consists of
Gems. Schoheld and Terry and Col. Getty, and
will convene at West Point, June 20.
a City of Mexico dispatch of the 10th an
nounces the official recognition of the Diaz
Government by L. S. Minister Foster.
The Income Tax bill agreed on by the Ways
and Means Committee of the House provides
for an assessment Of 3 per cent. on incomes of
over $1,000 and not exceeding 5000; 3 per
cent. on incomes more than 5000 and less
than $4,000, and 4 per cent on all incomes
over $4,000. Banks, insurance companies,
canals, railroads, navigation companies and
all similar corporations will be required to
pay tax of per cent. upon their profits,
earnings and dividends.
A majority of the Finance Committee of the
Senate are opposed to the repeal of the Re
sumption act.
On the 18th the Senate Committee on Pub
lie Lands heard further testimony in the Nc
Garrahan case.
National Bank notes outstanding on the 18th
gold notes 81, 49,, 120, currency notes S32l,
237, ,991.
clerk in the War Department, named J. r.
p Mcchlin, was on the 18th sentenced to pay
fine Ct $50 ON one charge of cruelty to his
children and six months imprisonment on
each Of three other charges. The testimony
showed that he kicked his children, struck
them with his fists, chisel, hammer handle,
screw-driver and chair rocker, and confined
them in cold room without fire, tied to a box.
The coin and currency balances in the Treas
ury are increasing
The adjournment of Congress seems to be
yet in the far distance. Fifty members of the
House are said to have prepared speeches on
the tariff.
Chief-Justice Waite on the 18th granted
writ of error in the case of Taylor Strander (col
ored), indicted, tried, convicted and twice sen
fenced to death in the courts of West Vir-
ginia, the State Supreme Court having af
Armed the last sentence. The application was
made on the ground that the law of that State
prohibiting colored citizens from serving on
juries in that State is in violation of the Con-
stitutiOn and statutes of the United States