Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-05-14
.EPITOME or THE WEEK.
/. Interesting News Compilation.
Congressional.

Ia AnyoIesIluS NEWS OOupuaClOh
al. Congressional.
SENATE. "A bill was introduced on
the 4th, by Mr.. Morgan, TO provide that the
President Of tho senate shall submit to the
Senate and House. when assembled TO count
the votes for President and Vioe-President,
all packages purporting to contain Electoral
votes. :. The Uill authorizing Claims COnven-
tion with Mica augua was pissed. The Sp9f-
fOrd-keiloRg resolution was taken up, and Mr..
Vest spoke in fits support 49, A Conference
Committee was appointed on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses on the Indian Appro-
pratlon bills.
HoUsE.-The River and Harbor APP
preparation bill was reported In the House :.
Some of the Senate amendments to the Indian
Appropriation bill were, and others we're not,
copcurred in. The Presidents m essage veto
ing the special Deficiency Appropriation bill
we read and referred 10 the Committee on
Appropriations, and the bill was laid upon the
Speakers table; the effect of this action is 70
posiPone its consideration until the House
fnternaI revenue eve laws WAS o,, passed ~ sBa 20
-. The Post-ofiloe Appropriation bill was con-
sidered in Committed of the Whole.
SENATE.-On the 9th Mr.. Wallace,
fronathe Select Committee to inquire into the
alleged frauds In the late election, submitted
report of the result of the investigation on
the subject of denial or abridgment of suf-
follows "Your Committee report that the
right OF suffrage to fore gn born citizens of
the United States is abridged by the Constitu-
tOn and laws of Rhode Island, and respect
fully submit that, under the Fourteenth
Amendment and provisions of the act appor-
ti0ning Representatives to the States, il
would be competent for Congress at this time
to deprive Rhode Island of one OF her Repre-
sensatives In Congress, Il satisfied that the
application of the rule laid down in the Con-
stftution would reduce the Representative
bass In that state below the ratio looked to in
the superintendent" Mr.. Blaine stated that
there would be u minority report. Mr.. Wal
lace also introduced bnl providing that. in
the future, in taking the enumeration of in
habtants in the several States, the Superin-
tendent of the Census shall ascertain the num-
ber of male citizens of the United States
twenty-one years of age and upward, whose
right to vote at any election named IN the
Fourteenth Amendment has been denied or in
any way abridged by the Constitution or laws
Of any state, except as authorized by said
amendment"
House. The greater part of the ses-
sion was taken up with a discussion of the
Postsotice Appropriation bin. Mr.. Atkins,
Chairman Of the Committee on Appropria-
tions. reported bill appropriatng $250,00O
fer carrying on the Public Printing-Ofhce
during the tearrent fiscal year. Mr.. Atkins
stated that the sum was the same as that ap-
pr0priated by the bill vetoed by the President.
The bill was passed without division.
SENATE. The Viee-President being
absent on the 9Th Mr.Thurman was chosen Pres
ident pro TEN. NJ Morgan submitted reso-
luton providing Ii rule for counting the Electo-
raj vote. Ar. Bayard introduced bill To regu-
lntethe appointmentandp pay of sOecial Deputy
Ma, shals, providing that the pay of such Off
GERS for services in reference to any election
shall be 50 for each day of actual service, and
no more, and that they "shai be appointed by
the Circuit Court of the United States for the
District in which such Marshals are to perform
their duties In each year at the term of Court
next preceding any election of Representa-
tives or delegates in Congress; but il from
any cause there should be no session of
the Circuit Court in the States or Districts
where such Marshals are to b0 appointed, then
and in that case the Judges OF the District
Courts of the United States are hereby re-
spSctiVely authorized to cause their courts to
be open for the purpose of appointing such
special Deputy Marshals, who shah be up
pointed by such District Judges, and all ofi-
GERS so appointed shall be in equal Numbers
from the different political parties, and be
wel-known citizens OF good moral character
and actual residents of the voting precincts
in which their duties are TO be performed"
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee The bill appropriating Ssj0,0OO for
public printing was passed.
HOUSE. The Conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bill was agreed to.
The report states that the main point of diff
ference between the houses was in regard TO
the dscontnuanoe of the Board OF indian
commissioners. As was finally agreed upon,
the commission Is continued, but proviso
was lnserte,f that no money shall be paid for
salaries and expenses of the commission.
The Pest-oIfice Appropriation bill sNyas consid-
cred inand reported from Committee of the
Whole.
SENATE.-A resolution was submitted
on the eth, by Mr.. voorhees,, instructing the
Committee on Public Lands to inquire into
the expediency, propriety and public policy
of declaring all lands heretoforeg granted in aid
otthe construction of railroads, and which
have not been earned by compliance With the
terms of the grants, open to public entry and
settlement the same as other Government
land. The credentials of Senator James A.
Garfield were presented and placed on file.
Mr. Teller presented the views of the minority
of the Wallace Committee on the subject of
political assessments. They claim that 1t is no
pay the expenses of campaigning than
for persons who wish 10 be Federal
officers to do so, and maintain that The
measure eontemplates the ahridgement of the
rights of large class of citizens, As a substi-
tute, fhey presented Till providing heavy
penalties for the compulsory assessment OF
otficeholders, and for the intimidation of
voters ut the polls The Conference report
on the Indian Appropriation bill was agreed
10. The kellogg-SpoffOrd resolutions were
further considered, and Mr.. Hoar offered a
substitute declaring that, in the opinion of the
Senate, the matters reported by the Commt-
tee Z n Privileges and Elections relative to the
pending question were not sufficient to Justify
the renpening Of the decision of the Senate.
The bill To abolish the Fort Harker (Kan.) mill
itary reservation and dispose of its land to
actual settlers was passed. Adjourned to the
10th. E
HoUsE.-The Post-office Appropria-
tion bill was amended by the insertion of q
clause providing that all star-routes on which
pay for expedition shall exceed fifty per cent.
of the contract price before such expedition
was ordered shall be relet, after thirty days
advertisements, on the LIST of October next,
and the bill as amended was passed. -. About
twenty Pension bills were also pasaed, and the
Senate amendment TO the House hill for the
relief OF settlers on public lands was con-
Cured in. 49, l'- -