Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-05-29
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
Congress.

SENATE. May 21.-Mr. Cockrell, from
the Committee on Claims, reported with
amendments the House bill making appropri-
ations for the payment of claims reported al
lowed by the Commissioners of Claims under
the act of March 8, 1871, and acts amendatory
from the Committee Military Affairs, re-
ported adversely on the Senate bill to regulate
in the army Indefinitely postponed The
Marshals' and the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Approprimation at bills were passed;
On Foreign Affairs, reported back the resolu-
tion calling on the President for information
citizens of the United States, from St
Petersburg by the Russian Government, and
it was adopted. Various bills, agreed to in
Committee of the whole, were passed Mr.
Blount, from the Committee on Appropria-
tions, reported the Sundry Civn Appropriation
bill and moved it be printed and recOmmitted.
Agreed to.
SENATE, May 22.-On motion of Mr..
Hampton bill was taken up and passed to
complete the survey OF the Gettysburg battle
field and to provide for the compilation and
preservailon OF oata showing the various
that battle, illustrated by diagrams The
blu passed extending the northern bounds
of Nebraska so as to include the present
Territory of Dakota south of the forty-third
parallel, east of Keyafada river and west
when the Indiantitles are extinguished. a few
bills of no general interest passed in the morn
ing hour and then the Morgan joint rule for
counting the Electoral vote was taken up and
Mr.. Morgan supported the measure in speech
-HoUsE.---A good deal of opposition was
ton of public buildings. Mr.. Cook, Chairman
of the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, said the House had referred to his
committee ninety bills for public buildings
involving an appropriation of Sl3,O00OO0, OF
which number the committee had reported
back forty-three, involving about $6,0O0,000;
that the Government was paying an annual
rent of 81, ,2s2, 600 for buildings occupied post
was not more economical for the Government
to adopt some system of erecting its public
buildings than to continue paying such large
rental After some further discussion the
House adjourned without coming to vote
upon any bill.
SENATE, May 24.-Mr. Eaton, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
with amendments the House bill making ap
preparations for the deficiency in the appro
priations for the payment of pensions
for the year ending June 30 1880. Placed
Committee on Privileges and Elections, re
ported adversely on the bill to change
the the day for the to Of
poned The bill amending the revenue laws
known as the Carlisle bill, was passed. Con
counting the Electoral Vote, and aft
er some debate the resolution was
was made to take up the Bayard bill providing
pointed by the President by and with the ai
vice and consent of the Senate, but the Repub
licans refrained from voting and the bill wen
over .HoUsE.-Under the call of States The
following bills were introduced and referred
Calling on the President for information as tt
what steps orders had been taken issued
for the acquisition of appropriate naval and
coaling stations in Central America; to reduc,
the price of lands to actual settlers within rail
road limits to $1.25; repeating section $3.50 o.
the Revised Statutes, as far as bounty land
are concerned; to pay to soldiers and sailor
of the late war, who are totally disabled, al
moneys expended by them for medical ant
surgical treatment. The House then went in
to Committee of the Whole upon the Sundr,
Civil Appropriation bill When the Commitesi
rose the House adjourned. =
SENATE, May Pa large number o
pension bills were passed The Agriculture
Appropriation bill was placed on the calendar
On division the Supervisors bill was takel
up A lengthy debate ensued, and the bill
finally went over without action. HOUSE
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was con
sidered in Committee of the Whole. After dis
posing of twenty of the fifty-two pages of tn
bill the committee rose and the House ad
journed.