Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
Congress.

SOMKFtSSs
SENATE, June 4.-Mr. voorhees, sent
to the Clerk s desk and had read resolution
under which the Exodus Committee was ap-
pointed, and spoke at considerable length
was responsible for the exodus, and endorsing
the views of the report made by the majority
amendments to the House bill granting con-
demned cannon for the erection of a soldiers
n Tb az seed hat he reenar orer
was a motion to lay on the table a motion
to reconsider. the vote by which the House
ate amendments to the Postoffice Appro-
priation bill striking out the proviso rela-
The motion to table was agreed to.
Mr.. Atkins submitted conference report on
the Legislative and Executive bill, stating
Fernando Wood stated that he would not call
up the refunding bill this session, but gave no.
fice that he would bring it before the House
on the first Wednesday in December. next.
After the transaction of some other unimpor-
tant business the House adjourned
SENATE, June 5.-The Senate insist
ed on its amendments to the Legislative Ap-
preparation bill and conference committee
was appointed. The House amendments to the
bill for immediate transportation of dutiaole
goods were coneurred in. A message was re-
ceived from the President, replying to reso-
luton of inquiry, stating that two super
visors of census had been removed and sue
cessors appointed by him, under authority of
the twenty-third section of the census act,
which authorizes the Superintendent of Census,
with the consent of the President to SO remove
ments to the following House bills were con-
CURED in: Requesting the President to open
Spain. Austria and Italy relative to the impor-
tation of tobacco in their dominions: to
amend the. statutes relative. to immediate
transportation of dutiable goods. The confer
ence committees on the River and Harbor and
Postoffiee Appropriations bills reported. Ad-
journed.
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the price of public land within railroad limits
from $3.50 to 81. .25 per acre was passed. Mr..
Herman made a speech in favor of the
resolutions unseating Kellogg. Mr.. Beck,
from from the &c, Committee I11,s on Appropria, ria
Sundry Civil Appropriation BILL Placed on
the calendar. The House bill prohibiting Gov
ernment suits against timber trespasserS on
public lands prior to March 1, 1879, and ena-
bling defendants in suits now pending to set
der the existing laws was called up. The sec
tion reducing from $3.50 to $1-25 per acre the
lands whose price was raised more than TWEEN
count of grants of alternate sections for
railroad purposes, was stricken out and as thus
amended the bill was passed. .HOUsE.-The
Senate bill ratifying the Ute agreement, with
the amendments of the House Committee
thereto was passed.
SENATE, June 8.-The Kellogg reso-
Iutions were informally laId aside and the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was consid-
cred. The amendment deyoting $4,000 of
the appropriation for taking the census to
expenses for obtaining statistics as to the mum
ber of citizens denied suffrage by State laws
was advocated by Mr.. Wallace and Mr.
Beck. Mr.. Blaine opposed it, saying it was q
mere political twist. 5. Mr.. President" said
Mr.. Beck, athe Senator from Maine is so
prompt to call this a political trick" Twist
:.WeiI twist, then resumed M. BECK BECK:
Twist is a little better. Things have taken a
twist elsewhere to-day that may not
have been pleasing to some Senators
and that may have caused the Senator
from Maine to lose his temper, which he
doesn't do very often" Mr.. Blaine smiled
good naturedly amid the general amusement
and made no reply. Pending debate the SEN
ate after executive session adjourned.
HoUsE-~-Mr. Blackburn presented report OF
the conference committee on the Postoffice
Appropriation bill, which was agreed to. Ad-
iO1ar-