Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
CONGRESSIONAL.


Senate, June Decentralization was re-
sumed of Mr.. Vests resolution declaring in
favor of the reconciliation of silver. The
pending question was on the motion of Mr..
Allison to refer the resolution to the Finance
Committee. The motion was agreed to
yeas, %; nays, %. Mr.. Eaton from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported favorably
the House joint resolution to adjourn sine
die at two p. m. of that day Mr.. Win
dom objected and the resolution went
over. Mr.. Chandler made political
speech at the close of which consideration
was resumed Of the Senate bill relating to YES
sells otpropelled wholly by sail or internal mo-
tive power of their own, exempting such craft
from enrolment or license. The bill was re-
ported back to the Senate and amendments of
the House as amended in committee adopted
The Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened the Presidents
message calling attention to the failure of
Congress TO appropriate money for the neces-
stiles Of the Government was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. Eaton again asked consent to consider
the adjournment resolution, and Mr.. Window
objected. Mr.. Window introduced a bill
making an appropriation of 100000 to pay
the fees Of United States Marshals. The bill
was read twice, and the question being on its
third reading, Mr.. Eaton moved to amend by
adding the political clauses Of the vetoed
Marshai's Appropriation bill, making the bill
exactly the same as the one vetoed. The
amendment was agreed to. After a short
discussion the bill was indefinitely postponed
yeas, 25; nays, II. Executive session and
adjournment.
HouSe-A message was received from the
President announcing his approval of the
Judicial Expenses bill; also veto message of
the Marshals' bill. The House refused to
pass the bill over the veto, the vote standing
yeas, 81; nays, 63; not the necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative. A mes
sage was read from the President call
ing attention to the immediate neces-
sity OF making some adequate provision for
the due execution by Marshals and Deputy
Marshals of important duties intrusted to
them. The message was referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations. All business on
the Speakers table having been disposed of
MIR. Covert moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill putting salts Of quinine and sui
phate of quinine on the free list. The vote
resulted yeas, 1875; nays, 81. Mr.. Cannon
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill ap-
propriatIng $500, 900 to pay the fees of United
States Marshals and their general deputies
during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1880.
Mr. Springer desired to offer an amendment,
but Mr.. Cannon refused to yield. Mr.. Can
mons motion was then rejected by party
vote.
Senate, July 1.-After some discussion the
adjournment resolution was passed as amend.
ed, providing that the Senate adjourn sine die
at five o'clock p. m. of that day. message
was received from the House announcing
inconvenience in the Senate amendment to
the House joint resolution relating to com
mittee clerks, pages, etc. Messrs. Eaton,
Beck and Allison were appointed members of
the Conference Committee on the resolution
The President pro tenn. laid before the Senate
a communication from the President of the
United States, transmitting in answer to
the Senate resolution, the report of the
Secretary of State on the subject
Of the correspondence in regard to the Austin
Il Topolovampa Railroad survey. Ordered
printed and to lie on the table. The vote was
reconsidered by which the Free Quinine bill
was referred on the Both ult to the Commit
tee on Finance, and the bill passed by mva
Ooce vote. A message from the House an
ments to the final adjournment resolution.
After an animated debate the Senate passed
the House joint resolution providing thirty
days extra pay for House employees. mes
sage from the House announced that a COM
mittee had been appointed to wait upon the
President of the United States and inquire
If he had any communication to make to Con-
gress, and asking for the appointment of a
similar committee The presiding officer ap-
pointed Senators Bayard, Whyte and Anthony
as such committee. The committee retired
and soon afterward reported that the Pres
ident had no further communication to send.
AT five p. m. the President pro tena., after
thanking the Senators for the kind aid they
had uniformly given him while temporarily
performing the duties of the Chair, declared
the Senate adjourned without day.
House.-The bill prohibiting political as
sessments was taken up. Dllatory motions
and voting used up the morning hour AMI the
bill went over. A resolution was agreed to
paving employees of the House on the annual
roll one months extra pay. The Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Messrs. Atkins,
Bicknell and Fields as a committee to wait
upon the President and inform him that the
two Houses were ready to adjourn If he had
no further communication to make. The con-
ference report on the joint resolution relative
to the pay of committee clerks, etc, was
agreed to, On motion of Mr.. Converse the
Senate bill granting additional rights to home
stead settlers within the railroad limits in
Missouri and Arkansas, was passed. Mr.. At
kins, one Of the committee appointed to wait
upon the President, announced that the Presi-
dent stated that he had no further COM
munication to make. Five o'clock having ar
rived the Speaker declared the House ad.
journed without day.