Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-26
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESSs..FIRST
SESSION.

SENATE, Feb. 16.-Messrs. Window,
Blaine and Withers were appointed confer.
enCe committee on the disagreement of the
House to the Senate amendments to the Military
| Academy Appropriation bill. Pending debate
on the bill giving pension to Netterheld, a
| scout, the morning hour expired, and considera-
| tlOn was resumed of the Military Land Warrant
bill. Pending debate the Senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned, &C..
| ferred To repeal the duty on medicines; re-
ducing the duty on iron and steel; to return to
| the producer of cotton the tax collected by the
| Government which has been declared by the
United States Supreme Court to have been ille-
gally collected; admitting free of duty machin-
cry for manufacturing cotton fabrics; granting
pensions to certain sailors and soldiers of the
late war who were confined in the sO-Called Con-
tederate prisons; requesting the President to
open negotiations with certain foreign Gov
ernments relative to the importation of to-
bacCO into their dominiOns; amending the
statutes prohibiting the employment of
conVlcts in the manufacture of such artiClesas
may be brought into competition with skilled
labor; to repeal certain sections of the act of
August, 1871, relative to the use of Marshals and
supervisors at the polls, and the act of 1872 on
expired while bills were being introduced, Mr..
Weaver demanded the regular order and the
Speaker Immediately recognized Mr.. OOffrOth
as Chairman of the Committee on Invalid PEN
sions. to move to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution for q session on the following
Wednesday night for the consideration of PEN
sion bills. Mr.. Weaver protested but the SreaB-
er adhered to his ruling. Pending the vote on
Mr. Coitroths proposition motion to adjourn
was made and the yeas and nays were called on
that motion. The call was not completed until
two o'clock, when the District Commit took
the floor, and after discussing bill to prohibit
the publication Of lottery schemes in the Dis
trlct the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 17.-Many petitions
were presented from railroad companies against
the reduction of the duty on steel rails. The bill
for the celebrating of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the recognition of Ameri-
can independence by q national exhibition at
New York in 1883 was placed on the Calendg~. Mr. |
salisbury presented q majority report of the |
Committee on Privileges and Elections IN the |
ingalls, case. The report finds that bribery and |
corruption were employed to secure ingalls, cleo
ton, but that there is no evidence that Ingalls, |
authorized such improper acts, or that they in
fact secured his election. Mr.. Cameron, of Wis
consin, presented minority report signed by
Messrs. HOar, Logan and himself, COncurring in
that part Of the majority report which exoner-
ltes Ingalls,, but expressing the opinion that
when the report states that corruption was em-
Dloyed 1T should in justice state what was
Proved, that such means were employed in
lpPoslGlon TO hls election. The reports, were
ordered printed. Mr.. Harris, from the Select
Committee on Epidemic Diseases, reported fa-
yOrably the joint resolution authorizing the
resident to call an international sanitary con-
erence. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Logan
resolution, which was referred to
he Committee on Naval Aitairs, author
zing the Secretary of the Navy to equip and
uraish vessel for the purpose Of con-
'eyiRg. to Ireland such contributions offered
rd other supplies az are furnished in the
Jnited States for the relief of the suffering in
reland. The bill authorizing the Secretary of
he Interior and Secretary of the Treasury to
mploy additional clerks to facilitate the trans
ctiOn Of pension and other business was taken
p and, after some discussion, passed. The Sem
to then went into executive session and after
he doors reOpened adjourned. 80. HOUSE, Com
liberation was resumed of the bill regulating the
emOVal of causes from State to Federal Courts.
ut without final action the bill went over and
he House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. ia joint resolution
,as passed authorizing the Secretary of the ,
avy to employ naval vessel or charter ship :
)r the purpose of transporting to the famishing
Dor OF Ireland such contributions as may be i
lade for their relief Mr.. Mcmillan presented I
protest against the erection of bridge across
le Detroit River, at Detroit, signed by citizens y
Canada interested in the commerce of the
kes. MIR. Thurman, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported adversely on the Senate bill
Stendlng the jurisdiction OF the United States 8
ircuit Courts, and the bill was indefinitely a
lstpOned. The Senate refused to take up tho
VI EIbllIltlH " pension 10 HERMAN Netbleuelu, n
out. Consideration was resumed of the bill n
lthQri2ing the ascertainment of the amount Of :
lbho lands located on military warrants and '
q payment of five per cent, of the value there &
70 the several States. After lengthy debate
! the bill motion for an executive session
evailed, and when the doors reOpened the q
nate adjourned ... HoUsE.-Alr. Cox, Chair v
an of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, I
omitted the unanimous report of the COM U
ittee in regard TO the charges made against o
r. Acklen, of Louisiana, by the Detroit Post.
le committee finds, in conclusion, that MIR,
,klen, not being member of the Committee @
Foreign Affairs, presented on the 18th of Jan n
.ry n paper purpOrtlng to be report of that
mmlttee submitted by Mr. King relative to the p
INNS Of certain citizens against the Govern a
ent of Nicaragua which paper was printed at =
; request; that that paper was not report of I"
Q Committee on Foreign Affairs, and had never o
en- adopted or favorably considered by n,
that that was done in the absence of ="
r. King whose absence was known to Mr.. ~
klen; that the alleged report as pre-
1ted consists of four pages Of man
oript, a printed resolution and printed report
Mr.. Acklen TO the FOrty-htth Congress; that
9 manuscript is in the form Of a request from =,
@ Committee on Foreign Affairs for the speedy n
ssage Of the resolution; that that manuscript II
in the handwriting OF Mr.. Acklen's clerk and =
pied by him from draft made by Mr.. Acklen; II
Vt the manuscript so prepared was handed by A
!, Aoklen to Mr.. King, during the extra session. H.
Oh desire that be should adopt il; that the ~
nmittee did not adopt it as their report, or A
yorably consider it, and that it was returned IS
-ly in December to Acklen, and he was in -
med that the committee was probably Cl
verse TO it; that Acklen subsequently altered cI
ly pasting to it printed copy of aTesOlutiOn "a
ling for special committee TO report on the -
'araguan claims, and introduced il, so changed te
January q; that Ackleu, being inquired OF at ~,
time by the Journal Clerk, failed to convey p
him any other impression than that he had k'
scented the report for King; that it was King n,
1 not the chairman Of the committee, who ~
red Aoklen what the introduction of the report -
ant and who received the unsatisfactory reply; NJ
4 the entries made ON the journal and in the 81
Ords remained uncorreCted until january AZ
Mr.. Acklen sent TO the clerks desk te
had read letters directed by him to the NJ
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