Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

CONGHESS.
SENATE, May 26.-The President pro
TEN. laid before the Senate a message from the
President transmitting communication from
the Secretary of the Interior vii h reference to
theagreemcnt with the Ute Indians. Tho Presl-
dent recommends tho immediate attention OF
Congress to the dangerthat would result froma
failure 70 act upon the agreement: EL-Gov-
crnor Brown took the modified oath and then
took the scat as Senator from Georgia tn the
place of Gordon, resigned. The Deficiency
Appropriation bill nnd the bill defining tho
terms, OF the Ohief h., Supervisors were wore
Inents to tho House bill amending the Inter
nal Revenue law In regard to distilled spirits
"a Into Committee of the Whole on the Sundry
civil Appropriation bill. After disposing of
" six pages Of the bill, thus finishing one-half
N OF II, tho committee rose. Mr. Forney made
~ Approximation bilI Agreed to. Loave OF
absence wes asked for many members, Mr.
Frye putting his application ON tho ground Of
his desire tonttcnd the Chicago Convention,
hut Mr.. IutChins objected, except coupled
with tho condition that the members with
.u, whom tho absentoes are paired may vote to
Adjourned.
."'' SENATE, May 27.-Mr. Eaton's bill
TO provide for the appointment by the Presi-
dent Of a commission of citizens to investigate
tue question of tariff, was taken up nni the
amendments reported 10y the finance commit
tee, mostly verbal agreed to. The bill was
then temporarily laid aside and the AgriGuL
, tnrd Appropriation bill tnkcn up. Tho
% committee amendments and somc other un-
, impOrtant amendments were agreed TO and
tho bill passed .. .HOUSE.-Tho morning hour
WIS dispensed with and the House went Into
Committee of the Whole on the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bl but without final action
the committee rose. Mr.. Cobb, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the Com
% efal Deficiency Appropriation bill. Ordered
printed and recomInitted Adjourned.
SENATE, May 2S.-The bill granting
pensions to certain soldiers of the Mexican
and other wars was placed on the calendar.
Ine committee report was not unanimous.
Tho Joint resolution was takoa up protldihg
\. for the payment of the claims of Florida Tor
theeXpcnsc of the State vOluntc rs In the Som
mole waro 55, '5G and 81 The Committee on
Military Affairs reported nm amendment, I'm
the nature of substitute, directing the Sec
,retary OF War to investigate, ascertain and re-
port to CcWrcss the amount of such claims.
The Committees substitute was agreed to and
Conference Committee on the bill for
supplement to the Revised Statutes
was adopted. Tho River and Harbor Ap'
preparation bill and amendments were
reported and Mr.. Ransom announced that
e he would call the bill up on the following Mon
day. The Eaton Tariff Commission bill was
then taken up, but without coming to a vote
the Senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned until the 3lst.. HOUSE,.
~ The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
t considered In Committee Of the Whole.
to, the committee rose and reported the bill
z to the House. The main question was ordered
. on the bin and amendments and thon tho mat
ter went over. The Senate amendments to the
a-Pcnsion Deficiency bill were agreed to. Ad
iourned until the 3lst.