Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGREssIONAL.

viding for the appointment Of commissic
to consider the matter Of reform and reorgal
ization of the army and it was placed on I'll
calendar. The Senate resolved to insist upo
its amendments to the Executive, Legislatiy
and Judicial Appropriation bill. The POST
Route bill was discussed, Eusts arguing |
favor of the pending amendment to subsidiz
the Brazilian mail steamship line. Adjourned
House.--The Senate amendments to the Lel
islative Appropriation bill were non-concurre
in. Bills were passed--to exempt municipa
and county buildings, assessed as such, fror
levy and sale; to exempt employees in the post
al service from military and jury duty. Tn
Tariff bill was considered in Committee of th
Whole, Burchard favoring the bill and Gan
field opposing IT, The Mexican Award bill wa
defeated at the evening session.
Senate, June 5.-Senator Stanley Matthews
rising to personal explanation, denied I'm tn
most solemn manner that he was connected
In any way, by participating or encouraging
by knowledge, consent or connivance, will
any frauds, real or pretended in the Louis
lana election; or that he was party or privy /,
any promises of protection or reward to an,
one in consideration of the commission b,
them of frauds, real orpretended, in that elec
tion. On the Senator's motion the following
resolution was unanimously agreed to:
Hesot0ed, That n select committee of sever
Senators be appointed to inquire into and con
slider all things touching the matter stated
and referred to by the Senator from Ohio
(Matthews) and the events connected there.
unto, and particularly what connection II
any, that Senator had with any real or pre-.
tended frauds or other wrongs committed in
the conduct and returns of the election in the
State OF Louisiana in 1876 and with any prom
tses OF protection or reward II any, made by
anyone to James E. Anderson or Others in
consideration of or connection with any Off
cial conduct by the said Anderson or others.
in relation to the said election or returns
thereof, and into all the circumstances of any
recommendation by the said Senator Of the
said Anderson for the appointment to office.
The report of the Conference Committee on
the Pension Appropriation bill was agreed to
and the bill passed. The Post-route bill was
passed after a long discussion-24 to 10.
House.-A vote on striking out the enacting
clause Of the Tariff BILL thus killing it, result
ed: Yeas l34, nays 100. The Mexican Award
bill as amended by the Senate was passed.
Discussion Of the amending the Internal Rev
enue laws occupied the remainder of the ses-
sion.
Senate, June 6.-Bills were passed-relating
to telegraphic communication between the
United States and foreign countries, giving to
any country the privilege TO land cable here
provided such country should be as liberal to
the United States; TO amend the act to pro-
vide for furnishing trusses TO disabled
soldiers. The Army Appropriation bill
was taken up and amendments increasing the
army to 25,OO0 men; striking out all the sec
tions in regard to reorganizing the army; in
creasing the appropriation from S25, 800 81 to
$26, 1885, were agreed to. Pending debate
on the amendments to the proposition to
transfer the Indian Bureau from the Interior
to the War Department the Senate adjourned.
Ho'tse.-The conference reports on the bill
making appropriations for the payment Of in
valid and other pensions and for printing the
agricultural report of 1877 were agreed to.
Consideration of the bill amending the Inter
nal Revenue laws was resumed ami the
amendment reducing the tax on tobacco
10 sixteen cents and fixing the tax on cigars
at s. per l,0O0 was agreed to. Consideration
Of the General Deficiency bill (S4,524, 12O) oc-
cupied the remainder Of the session.
Sel,dte, June IA communication was laid
before the Senate from the Secretary, an
nouncing that he had been summoned before
the Investigating Committee to produce the
Louisiana election returns, and asking in
structions. After discussion the Secretary
was instructed to attend the committee, with
the papers. The bill authorizing the publica-
tion for sale of an edition of the narrative of
the Polaris expedition was passed. Consider
alton of the Army Appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and a substitute for the House section
tn fra cfa fka Ind -, Al
partment was agreed to, providing for the ap-
pointment Of commission to inquire into its
expedier2y, An amendment submitted for
Mr.. Bayard, making it unlawful to employ any
part OF the army as a posse cOnlitdtaS or other
wise for the purpose Of executing the laws,
except as expressly authorized by the Consti-
tuition, was discussed without action. Ad-
journed.
House.-The Civil Sundry Appropriation bill
was reported from the Committee on Appro-
priations and referred TO the Committee of
the Whole. The General Deficiency bill was
considered in Committee of the Whole and
several amendments adopted. A resolution
directing the Military Committee to inquire
into the conduct of the troops engaged in the
battle of Big Horn was referred. Nothing
was done at the evening session.
Senate, June s.-A resolution was introduced
by Spencer (Ala.) for the appointment of a
special committee of eight Senators, to inves-
tigate the alleged frauds in the last Presiden-
tial election in the States of Alabama, Misss-
sippi, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina and
Oregon, and any other State where it is al
legged frauds were committed. The resolution
went over, under objection, to be printed.
Further consideration of the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill was postponed until December
next. The special committee appointed to in
quire into the alleged connection of Senator
Matthews with Louisiana frauds, under the
resolution submitted by him, are Edmunds,
Allison, Ingalls,, Hoar, Davis (nl.), Whyte
and Jones (Fla.). The Army Appropriation
bill was passed, after discussion. The bill ap.
propriating S5,500,000 for the payment of the
award made by the Fishery Commission was
passed. Theeonference report on the Military
Academy Appropriation bill was agreed to.
HotSe.-Maiority and minority reports from
the Committee on Elections were submitted
In the cOntested-election case of Tillman vs.
Smalls, from the Fifth South Carolina Dis
trict-the former setting forth that there was
no fair election and declaring the seat vacant,
and the latter declaring Smalls entitled to the
seat. Ordered printed. The General Def
cheney bill was passed The conference report
on the resolution for the completion of the
Washington Monument was agreed to.
Senate June 10.-The conference report on
the District Of Columbia bill was agreed to.
The Spencer resolution, introduced on the
Sth, was after debate, referred to the Com
mittee on Elections. The River and HarbOr
Appropriation bill was considered and a mum.
Der of the committees amendments agreed
to. Final action was not taken. A number
OF amendments to the Sundry Civil Appro
priation bill were submitted. A few bills OF
no general interest were passed. Blaine, Ali
son and Withers were appointed the Confer
ence Committee on the Army Appropriation
bill The present New Hampshire Legisla
ture was authorized to elect U. s. Senator
for the term commencing March 4, 1s79-2S
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