Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-05
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
Congress.

SENATE, May 28.-The bill granting
pensions to certain soldiers of the Mexican and
other wars wss placed on the calendar. The
committee report was not unanimous. The
joint resolution was taken up providing for
the payment of the claims of Florida for the
expense of the State volunteers in the Semi
mole war of '55, '56 and 80. The Committee on
the nature of a substitute directing the Secre-
tary of War to investigate, ascertain and re-
POT n 20 o0ngress the amount OF such claims;
the joint resolution passed. The report of
the Conference Committee on the bill for
was adopted. The River ard Harbor
Appropriation bill and amendments were
reported and Mr.. Ransom announced that
he would call the bill up on the following Mon
day. The Eaton Tariff Commission bill was
the Senate went into executive Session and
soon adjourned until the 3lst.. HOUSE.
considered in Committee of the Whole.
After several minor amendments were agreed
TO- TO- the committee lite rose and reported the bill to
on the bill and amendments, and then the
matter went over. The Senate amendments
Adjourned until the 3lst.
SENATE, May 31.-Mr. Dawes, from
the Select Committee on re- moval of the North
ern Cheyennes and Poncas, submitted a report
upon the result of their investigations regard
bill for the relief of the Ponca tribe of In
dians- Placed on the calendar and ordered
printed. h1rKwOO0, chairman or the
Committee, will submit differing views. Mr..
Davis. (W. Va-) Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, stated that the committee
thought the business of Congress was not now
in such state that day could be safely fixed
upon for adjournment. The committee, there
resolution providing for adjournment, but
hoped it might be practicable for Congress to
adjourn about the 10th or 18th of June. The
House joint resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to open negotiations with France, Spain,
Austria and Italy with view to the removal
into said countries, passed. The resolution
submitted recently by Mr. Pendleton request
whether any Census Supervisors appointed
by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate have been removed by him
with his consent, was adopted. HOUSE
Consideration was resumed of the Sundry
propriating $650,009 for the pay of Marshals
and their general deputies, except for services
to, and the bill then passed The Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill,
with Senate amendments, was reported back
amendments be concurred in and others nom
concurred in. The recommendations of the
ments to the Agricultural Appropriation bill
were nOn-concurred in.
SENATE, June 1.-Mr. Vance, from
the Committee on the Exodus of Negroes from
Southern to Northern States, submitted the
the testimony taken. Mr.. Window announced
that he would hereafter submit the views of
the minority. The River and Harbor bill was
taken up and a number of amendments were
agreed TO, but the bill went over without final
action. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was received from the House and referred to
the Committee on Appropriations. The Sem
ate insisted on its amendments 70 the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial and the
Agricultural Appropriation bills, and
committees of conference with the House
were appointed. HoUsE.-The Deficiency
bill was considered in Committee of the Whole
and the bill was read by sections for amend
meuts. Without final action the committee
rose. The Senate amendments to the House
bill relative to q monument at Yorktown, Vir-
ginia were concurred in.