Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-29
FORTY. sixth CONGRESS...FIRST
SESSION.

SENATE, Jan. 19.--Mr. Ferry intro
duced joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution that suffrage shall not
be restricted ON account of sex or any other rea-
son thnt does not apply to all citizens. Referred
Mr.. Pratt introduced a joint resolution request
ing the President to invite the cooperation of for
| eign maritime Governments in the construction
| of canal across the Isthmus of Darien. Laid
on the table. Mr. Mcmillan presented memori-
al of the owners and agents of steam and sail
vessels on the northern lakes. representing @
value of $6S55,0QO, protesting against the con-
structiQn of bridge over the Detroit River. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Morrill, instruoting the
Committee on Finance to inquire into the prao-
tCablliJy of refunding part of the public debt
ct less than four per cent. interest was taken
from the table and referred to the Committee on
Finance. The special order bill to prevent
cruelty to animals in transportation was called
up, and after some discussion the bill, ON motion
of Mr.. Thurman, was allowed TO go over until
the next day to be printed together with amend
ments proposed to be offered by several Sena-
tors. The Chair appointed Senator Pryor to re-
tee on Privileges and Elections, Claims and
POst-OifCes and POstrOads. After a short
executive session adjourned ,... House,
Under. call Of the States for bills
the following were introduCed Requesting the
President TO invite the cooperation Of the Gov
ernments Of the principal maritime nations of
Europe in the selection of a route of an Isthmus
ship transit which shall be found to serve the
most largely the general interests of all mari
time nations; to repeal the duty on salt; for
the distribution of unappropriated moneys
of the Geneva award; proposing Con-
stitntional amendment in. regard to the
election of President and Vice President,
providing for their election by a ma
jority of the votes Of the people, and for the alb
clifton of the Electoral College; repeating the
laws restricting the sale of tobacco. Mr., Kelley
moved to suspend the rules and adopt the follow
ing resolution; THAT it is the sense of the
House that the negotiation by the Exec
utive Department Of the Government of
commercial treaty whereby the rates Of duty
70 be imposed on foreign commodities enter
ing the United Ststos for consumption shall
be fixed, would be- in view of the provisions of
Section Of Article of the Constitution an in
fraction Of the Constitution, and an invasion of
one OF the highest prerogatives of the House of
Representatives. The roll was called but before |
the completion Of the vote the floor was claimed
for business of the District of Columbia and
final action was deferred until the 26th. Two |
bills relating to the District of Columbia were
passed and the House then adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 20.-A number of petit
lions were presented and appropriately referred.
After passing several unimportant bills the Sem
Ate took MP the special order bill 30 prevent |
cruelty TO animals in transportation. A motion |
10 reconsider the bill was finally adopted and It |
was TeCummitted to the Committee on Conn |
merce. Bills were introduced as follows: To |
squalize homegteadsi for the relief Of set
Tiers on school lands in Washington Terri
tory. After a short executive session adjourned
..., HoUsE,-Ihe following bills were intro
tuced and referred: For the discOntinuing of
The National banking system providing for nav
ING the United States bonds maturing in 1850
and 1881, Mr.. LOring, of Massachusetts,, offered
he following resolution; That the right of
outrage shall be based on citizenship, and the
light of citizens TO vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or any State on
account of sex. or for any reason not equally
,pphoable 70 al citizens of the United
5tates.n Mr.. Ellis introduced Joint resolution.