Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL,

sideration OF House bill No. 56i (the Warner
Silver bil) ami declaring IL before the Senate
for action. The vote on taking up the reso
luton was yeas 81, nays %. The Legislative
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was received from the House and referred
to the Committee on Appropriations. The
concurrent resolution providing for ad
journment June IL was also received and re.
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The following bills were passed: Providing
that vinegar factories may be operated for the
manufacture Of vinegar by alcoholic vapor
within six hundred feet Of a dlstillery under
regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury
TO placevessels and hulks not needed by the
Government at the disposal of quarantine
commissioners at ports OF the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Voorhees,, the House joint
resolution providing for the erection of a
monument to mark the birthplace of George
Washington was taken up. The resolution
passed without dissenting voice. Executive
session and adjournment.
House.-Mr. Morrison, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported a resolution
providing for the final adjournment Of
Congress at noon on the 18th OF June.
Adopted. Mr.. Harris asked leave to offer
q joint resolution appropriatlng $1,000 for a
monument to mark the birthplace of George
Washington. He remarked that the house
of Washington's parents had disappeared,
and nothing remained to show to poster
ity where the father of his country was
born. The resolution was adopted. Mr..
Cox, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported Joint resolution reciting
that allegations are made that under the laws
of the Russian Government discrimination is
made against Israelite citizens Of the United
States in the matter Of holding real estate in
Russia, declaring that the rights of United
States citizens shall not be impaired at home
or abroad because of religious belief, and d.
recting the President Gn case, as is alleged,
the existing treaties with Russia are found
to discriminate in that or any other par
ticular as to any class OF American citi-
ens) TO take immediate action to have the
treaties so amended as to remedy the griev-
ance, Adopted. Mr.. Machon reported back
from the Appropriation Committee the bill
making appropriations for certain judicial ex-
penses Of the Government. 1t was referred to
the Committee of the Whole, and the House
Immediately went into committee, all general
debate on the bill being limited to forty min
utes. The bill was slightly amended and it was
then passed-yeas, 102; nays, S5-a strict party
vote. The only Greenbacker voting (Steven-
SOM voted in the affirmative.
Senate, JUne Reconsideration was re-
sumed of the Mcdonald bill to authorize the
use OF troops in certain cases and repeal GER
tain election laws, and Messrs. Hill and Nor
ril addressed the Senate. Mr.. Beck, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported back
with Sundry amendments the House Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial appropriation
bill, and said he would endeayor to have it
taken up for action on the following day.
Ordered printed and placed on the calendar
The Senate went into Executive session, and
when the doors reopened the President
pro tenn. laid before the Senate the
House bill making appropriations for certain
judicial expenses of the Government, which
was referred to the Committee on Appropria-
tions. Messrs. Davis of West Virginia, Wal
lace and Patterson, were appointed members
of the Conference Committee on the bill re-
specting certain clauses of the sundrY Civil
Appropriation act of last session, the House
having insisted upon its amendment to GER
tain Senate amendments thereto.
House.-Mr. CaTlisle reported a bill direct
ing the Attorney-General to adjust or com
promise the claims of the United States under
the will of Joseph S. Lewis. Passed. This
is the case in which Lewis, formerly of
Hoboken, N. j., left an estate of about a mill
ion dollars to be applied to the reduction of
the National debt. The bill allowing vinegar
factories which were established and operated
before March l, 1879, to continue business, by
use of alcoholic vapor, even when within six
hundred feet OF distillery, was passed. The
morning hour was dispensed with, the pend
ing business in that hour, the bill relative
to the removal of causes from State to
Federal Courts having been referred to the
Committee of the Whole not to be brought
up at the present session. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Army Appropriation bill. After debate the
committee rose and reported the bill. The
amendments adopted in Committee of the
Whole were agreed to, and then the bill
passed--yeas, 112; nays, 81. The negative
vote was divided between Democrats and Re-
publicans.
Senate, June 12.-Mr. Beck offered an
amendment in the nature of a substitute for
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Ap-
preparation bill. The substitute does not
SuHiSO bhV Dub III lb lu-
tended to improve the form of the bill Or
dered printed and referred to the Committee
on Appropriations. The Army Appropriation
bill was received from the House. Mr.. Conk-
ling objected to the bill being read more
than once and 1t accordingly went over
until the next day. The bin continuing GEN
erel Shields pension Of one hundred dollars
per month to his widow and children was
passed. A resolution offered by Mr.. Bayard
was adopted ordering printed, for the use of
the Committee on Military Affairs, the papers
and proceedings in the original Fitz John
Porter case. Mr.. Blaine called up the Nc.
Donald bill, and replied to Mr.. Hill's speech
of the day before. The Mississippi Improve
ment bill was taken up, but without acting
thereon the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion, and when the doors reopened adjourned.
HouSe-Mr. Murch, from the Committee
on Public Buildings, reported resolution
for the investigation Of the mode of construc-
tion, etc, Of all public buildings Of the
Government, with power to sit during recess
at Washington and other cities. Under point
of order made by Mr.. Garfield the resolution
was referred to the Committee OF the Whole.
The House then proceeded to business on the
Speakers table, When the Senate bill in
regard TO jurors in United States Courts was
reached Mr.. Herbert, by instruction of the
Judiciary Committee, moved an amendment
providing that in selecting names for grand and
petit jurors the Clerk and Commissioner
shall in nowise have regard to political affilia-
tion, but shall look solely to the qualifications
prescribed by law. Mr.. Robinson, represent
ing the minority of the Judiciary Committee
remarking that as the same provision had been
embodied in the Judiciary bill passed by the
House the other day, no amendment would be
offered on the part of the minority. Mr..
Conger desired to give reference of the bill to
the Judiciary Committee, but was precluded
by call for the previous question. The Re-
publican side Of the House thereupon re-
Trained from voting, so there was no quorum
TO second the previous question, and call of
the House was ordered and after more than