Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senate, May 2S.-The House bill to forbi,
the further retirement of U. s. legal-tende
notes was passed-41 to IS. Adjourned.
HoWSe.-The Army Appropriation bill wa
passed. The amendment of the Senate to tn,
Bankrupt bill was concurred in. The senat,
amendments TO the District Of Columbia Gov
eminent bill were concugTed in. The amend
ments to the Army bill for the transfer of tn,
Indian Bureau to the War Department, ant
prohibiting the use of troops for civil pur
poses unless specially authorized by an act o.
Congress, were agreed to, and the bill passed
bill was reported providing that every Post
master, except those appointed by the Presi
dent, shall make quarterly statements o.
money received or charged by him for post
age, etc, and that every Postmaster appointed
by the President shall render monthly az
counts of all such moneys so received. Pend
ing action the House adjourned.
Senate, May ga Conference Committe,
on the bill providing for permanent form Of
government for the District of Columbia was
appointed. A motion to take up the House
bill to remove the legal disabilities OF women
to practice in L. s. courts was defeated by 9
tie vote. A bin 10 establish a board TO be
known as Pacific Railroad Commissioners was
referred. The Legislative, Executive and Ju.
dicial Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee OF the Whole without final action.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar. A mes
sage was received from the House announc-
ing that that body had agreed to the Senate
concurrent resolution in regard to the final
adjournment of Congress, with an amendment
fixing the date at June IL instead Of June 10.
Adjourned to the 3lst.
House.-The Senate resolution for final ad-
iournment, amended to take place June II.
was adopted. The conference report on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was agreed to. The bill to amend the Inter
nal Revenue laws was considered in Commit
tee Of the Whole. An evening session was
held for debate. Adjourned to the 3lst
Se'tdte, Nay 31.-The concurrent resolution
for adjournment on the 18th lust was laid on
the table. The bill providing for an addition
al Circuit Judge in Indiana and Illinois caused
political discussion, participated in by Blaine,
Thurman, Morgan and Hill, the former charg-
ing that the Democrats desired the bill post
poned until there was a Democratic Senate
The bill was passed. The Legislative, Judicial
and Executive bill was considered. the amend
current resolution regarding the fishery award
was considered without final action. Ad-
iourned.
Ho,Se.-The bill appropriating 500, 900 to de-
fray the expenses of the Potter Investigating
Committee was passed, also a large number Of
private bills. Springer was appointed MEM
Der of the special investigating committee,
rice Cobb, resigned. Adjourned.
Senate Nay 1.7-A bill to authorize railroad
companies to construct and maintain tele-
graph lines for commercial purposes and to
secure to the Government the use Of the same
for postal, military and other purposes was
reported from the Railroad Committee and
placed on the calendar. The House amend
ment to the adjournment resolution, fixing
the date as June II, was concurred in. bill
to provide for the investigation of diseases of
swine and other contagious diseases was in
troduced and referred. A concurrent resolu-
tion approving the recommendations of the
Foreign Relations Committee in regard to the
fishery award and authorizing the President
to pay the award after further correspond
ence with Great Britain, If he shall deem that
the national honor demands it, was agreed to.
Adjourned.
HOuse.-A number of bills of no general in
terest were passed and the bill amending the
internal revenue laws was considered without
final action.
Senate, June ga resolution requesting the
President to communicate the correspondence
with Great Britain in regard to the Treaty Of
Washington was agreed to. The bill estab
fishing post routes was taken up and Ham
Inns amendment
81 h. 4 H. .
United States, Senator's Representatives and
Delegates in Congress, the Secretary of the
Senate aud Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives may send and receive free through the
mails written or printed communications not
exceeding two ounces in weight; the name of
the President, Vice-President, Senator, Rep
resentatiye or Delegate, Secretary of the Sen
ate or Clerk of the House to be written on
the envelope, etc.
was rejected by tie vote-29 to %:
Allison, Anthony, Blaine, burnside. But
don, Hamlin. Hill, Hoar, Howe, ingalls,, Jones
(Fla.l, Kellogg, Kirkwood, Lamar. Mcdonald.
Mitchell, Matthews, Paddock, Patterson. Saun-
ders, Spencer, Teller, Window, WitheB.
Nays.-Armstrong, Bailey, Barnum. Bayard,
Beck, Booth, Cameron (Wis.) Cockrell, Coke,
Eaton, Egstis, Ferry, Hereford; Johnston; Ker-
Merrimon, Morrill,, Oglesby, Plumb, Randolph,
Ransom, Sargent, salisbury, Voorhees,, Wallace,
Amendments to the Brazilian Steamship
Subsidy bill were agreed to and pending dis
cussion on the bill the Senate adjourned.
House.-Bills were Observation-Disclosures
the powers of accounting officers of the
United States in regard TO bounty claims; au-
thorizing the issue of s400,000,000 United
States notes to be known as national money;
levylng a tax of fifteen cents per pound .on
tea. The bill TO amend the Internal Revenue
laws was considered, without action. An
evening session was held for discussion Of the
Lfe-Saving bill.