Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,
Interesting homs and Foreign News

Interesting Home and Foreign News
Congress.
SENATE, April S.-The Ute bill was
taken up and discussed until time for adjourn
ment. =. HoUsE.-A large number of bills were
reported adversely from the Committee on War
went into Committee of the Whole upon the the
Army Appropriation bill, the pending question
being upon the point of order raised against the
tions to be used for the subsistence. equipment.
transportation or compe ensation of any portion
any State. The Chair after some discussion.
Conger appealed from the decision, but the
Committee sustained the decision-yeas lob,
general debate should be had npon the bill. A
motion to that effect was maaS, but the House
adjourned without coming to vote.
SENATE, April 9.-On motion of Mr..
Bayard the resolutions offered by him in Feb
ruary last, providing for the appointment of a
COMMITTEES of the Senate and Ways and Means
Committee OF the House to take into considera-
o te sap en S
remedy can be provided by law. and with power
to recommend such measures as they may deem
proper, by bill or otherwise, were passed. The
House resolution for printing three hundred
sRss d ef FePs de Io
gan submitted a resolution directing the Secre-
as Be- I'm bs IN
eIence te the ,cn recent mutilstion of one
and sos
hees, Bruce and Hoar. who denounced the prac-
Point. Pending the debate % the 'i morning hour
expired and /, the resolution went over;
after discussion it was unanimously agreed that
general debate on the bill should cease on the
ps she
temporary Government for Alaska. Referred.
Under call Of the speaker, for reports from
were reported adversely from the Committee on
War Claims and laid on the table. Adjourned
until the 18th.
HOUSE, April 10.-On motion of F.
Wood the House concurred in the Senate resolu-
ton providing for the appointment of two mem
House Ways and Means Committee as a joint
committee to take into consideration the al
Of the. tax on cigars and other arti-
cles subject to excise duty and what
them into @ Of Whole ahe
Army. Appropriation bill, and general debate was
commenced upon the amendment prohibiting
When the committee G rose the Senate bill giving
twelve bronze cannon to the Blair Monumental
House adjourned.
SENATE, April 12.-Bills introduced
and referred: To reimburse colored depositors
for losses incurred by the failure of the Freed
mems Bank; to regulate the promotion and fix
the rank Of line officers of the army. The
p r.. fsr e sSe puIPose q aiIs%ins tS Mr. NJ n, #
nonaid to speak upon 1t. When n Mt: Mt:
bill was taken up. and after some discussion was
passed.yeas Sc, nays 16. The Conference report
r
ness to be the Geneva Award bill. Mr..
Eaton announced that, he. would. move to
bin on The following day. Idionrned.... :.
priating snotoa for the ERECTION ss Of suitable
posts for the protection of the Rio Grande 'front.'
bills were introduced: E1tendine ing for three rec
years from the LIST of July next the time within
be ed regnasng the S Of ahs
transportation of mails by railroads; authorizing
iary silver COIN through I the mails as third class
for information as to the delay in the payment
posing tax the circulation and notes of
State banks; proposing constitutional amend
Of President for more than two terms; authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Navy to secure adequate
points on the Atlantic and Pacific coast, Cen
sral America and the American Isthmus. The
Speaker lalQ before the House q message from
the President transmitting report of the Sec
retary of State relative to Chinese imn ieration.
Referred: The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Army Appropriation
bill. After general debate, the committee rose
and reported the bill and amendments to the
House adjourned.
SENATE, April 13.-Mr. Bayard, from
the Committee Finance. reported with
amendments the Senate dill to provide fol
the appointment of a. commission TO investi.
Reneva Award bill, and and @ pending % debate the the
Senate went into executive session and soon ad.
ofthe Army Appropriation bill. After length.
debate the minor amendments were adopted
the polls BY strict party VoteNyess as % liz, nays s
95. The bill was then passed-yeas lis. nays 95. A
sonferenoe report upon the Census bill was sub
propriation Committee. reported the Indian 4 p
propriation bill and it was read to the Commit
mittee on Ways and Means. reported back ths
bill amending the laws relating to Interna
Of the Whole. An evening session was held fol
the consideration of pension bills.
Washington.
JUDGE WRIGHT, who was recently
sentenced to thirty days. imprisonment ant
$1,000 fine for assaulting ex-Secretary Delano
has been pardoned by the President.
GENERAL LOVE, of Indiana, has beer
appointed member of the Board of Mar
ayers of the Soldiers Homes, in place of Joe
Parker, of New Jersey.
JOHN Z. SWIFT, of California, anC
William II. Trescott, of South Carolina, hav,
been confirmed as Commissioners to China tt
negotiate treaty.
JAMES B. ANGEL, of Michigan, wa.
confirmed as Minister to China on the 9th.
THE amoI1nt of nostape stan,ps