Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-22
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL.


Senate March 12.-Bills In aid of the Ben
nett Polar expedition and for the relief of w.
A. Hammond late Surgeon General, were
passed. A petition of Robert g. Ingersoll and
others, saying that certain acts were passed
by Congress in 1873 for the ostensible purpose
Of suppressing obscene literature, which re-
verse the policy and practices of our Govern
ment and are being used for the purposes of
moral and religious persecution, and praying
for their repeal or notification was presented.
The bill in regard to the Pacific Railroad sink
ing fund was taken up and Thurman (Ohio)
and Davis Qll) spoke in favor thereof. Ad
journed.
HoWse.-The Diplomatic and Consular APP
preparation bill was discussed Neal Dunnel
and Hale spoke of the great importance of the
consular service and defended the system.
Cox On. W criticised Hcwitts speech of the
previous day, and made bitter attack on
President Hayes Administration.
Senate March 13.-Bills were introduced
TO provide for and regulate the counting of
votes for President and Vice-President and
the decision of questions arising thereon; to
aid the New Orleans Il Pacific Railroad Com
pany to establish mint at New Orleans au
thorizing the coinage of gold and silver
thereat, and making appropriations therefor;
to promote the deposits of savings and the re-
funding Of the national debt; for the relief of
the book agents of the NJ. Z. Church in the
South (appropriating S150,000 for damages to
their property at Nashville during the war;.
The West Point Appropriation bill was dis
cussed at length, various amendments agreed
to, and passed. The House bill making per-
sons charged with certain crimes and offenses
competent witnesses in the L. S. and Terri
torial Courts was passed The Fertilization
Appropriation bill was reported and placed on
the calendar Adjourned
hoHSe.-The Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was considered i'm Committee of the Whole,
n few amendments agreed to, and passed.
The Senate bill to aid in the Polar expedition
designedby James Gordon Bennett was passed
Adjourned
Senate, March 14.-Several pension bills
were passed. among them one granting fifty
dollars month TO the widow of RearAdmiral
Wilkes. Voorhees, Qnd.) introduced bill to
provide for the payment of customs dues and
all other debts due the United States in legal
tender notes at par, except where otherwise
expressly stipulated. Matthews (OhiO) spoke
against the Pacific Railroad Sinking Fund bill
reported by the Judiciary Committee and in
favor of the bill reported by the Committee on
Railroads. The Consular and Diplomatic bill
was received from the House and referred.
Adjourned to the 18th.
House.-A bill limiting the compensation of
Clerks Of District and Circuit Courts to 3d. 500
when one person holds both offices was passed;
also bill limiting the number of special at
torneys appointed to assist District-Attorneys
to one. The bill extending the time for with
drawing distilled liquors from bond to three
years was passed after a lengthy discussion
lis to ll6. bill appropriating $4,000 for
the contingent fund of the House was passed.
The reports of the Committee on Elections on
the contcsted-election case of Dean Us. Field,
from Massachusetts,, the majority being in ia
vor of Dean, were called up, and without fur
thcr action the House adjourned.
House, March 15-The Ways and Means
Committee reported substitute for the bill
to provide for the deposit of savings in the
Treasury and refunding of the national debt.
1t provides that, for the purpose of refunding
outstanding 6 per cent. bonds into bonds bear
ing lower rate Of interest, any person may
deposit at any posta-money order Office law
full money of the United States in sums not
less than one dollar, and shall be entitled to
receive therefor postal-money order on the
Treasury and that when such money orders
shall be presented to the Treasury at Wash
ingtOn they shall be entered to the credit of
the depOstor, and when such deposits amount
TO fifty dollars they shall, at the option of the
depositor, be convertible into per cent
bonds The contested-electioD case of Dean
rs. Field was under consideration when a tele-
gram announcing the death in Havana, of yell
low fever, of Representative Leonard, of
Louisiana, was received and the House ad-
journed in respect to his memory.
House, March l6.-A resolution directing
the Acknowledgement to inform the House
whether the annual appointment of the ten
cadets at-large made by the President respect
lively to the Military Academy and the Naval
Academy have been made In pursuance of law
or by custom, and If by custom how long it
has been construed as establishing such pow
er of appointment, was adopted. The bill for
the classification OF mail matter and rates of
postage thereon was recommtted. The bill
making available for the payment of certain
dtte-balittin mail contractors the S375,0O0 al
ready appropriated was considered and after
long debate the enacting clause of the bill
was stricken out Adjourned.
Senate, March 1S.-The Fertilization Appro-
priation bill was passed. Ut appropriates
S275, ,0O0.) The bill prohibiting members of
Congress from becoming sureties ON certain
bonds was passed. Spencer (Ala.) submitted
an amendment to tha Consular and Diplomat
ic Appropriation bill, providing for the equal
distribution of appointments between the
several States and Territories according to
population. The bill to authorize the grant
ing of an American register to foreign-built
ship for the purposes of the Woodruff scien
tifc expedition around the world was dis
cussed at length and laid aside. Considera
tiOn of the Pacific Railroad Sinking Fund bill
was resumed and Christiancy (Mich.) spoke
in favor of the bill reported by the Judiciary
Committee Adjourned.
HolSe.-Bills were introduced-granting
pensions to soldiers who enlisted out of pris
ons also for the payment of certain Southern
mail contractors providing that no claim
shall be paid which have heretofore been palC
by the Confederate Government); proposing
constitutional amendment providing for tn,
election of President by direct vote of th
people; granting to the State of Ohio the un
sold public lands remaining in that State; Il
repeal the law appropriating $375,OOO for tn
payment Of certain Southern mail contractors
to erect monument over the grave of Thoma
Jefferson. District of Columbia business wa
considered in Committee of the Whole unit
adjournment.
WASHINGTON.
Robert NJ. Reynolds of Alabama, has bccI
nominated to be First Auditor of the Treas
ury.
The L. s. steamer Plymouth will sail a
once for San Domingo, the disturbances ther
having caused the Imprisonment of the Amer
lean Consul and the interests of American