Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-02-05
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

In the senate on the 9th, Mr.. Randolph
from the committee on military affairs report
ed the bill already published for the relief of
Fitz John Porter. Logan made q minority
report. He dssented in toto from the pre-
lmble, first that the President had no authori-
ty to organize the commission to examine
the case by taking ex parte testimony. Second,
chat the action of the court martial is not
eeviewable by congress. Third, congress has
no right to pay person for services not
rendered because of exemption from the army
bill. The bill was placed on calander.
In the house Mr.. GOOde, chairman of the
committee on Yorktown celebration reported
bill appropriating 100000 for monument
at Yorktown, and appropriating 800, 600 to en-
able the committee on Yorktown celebration
to make all necessary arrangements for such
celebration of the centennial anniversary of
the battle of Yorktown as shall be fit histor-
ieal significance of the occasion. Pissed. A
bill passed setting apart for park purposes,
certain lands in California on which are grow
ing Redwood" or big Trees" Mr.. Ryan
from the committee on public lands reported
a bill for the relief of certain actual settlers
on the Kansas trust and diminished reserved
lands in Kansas; passed. Mr.. Cook from the
committee on post offices and roads reported
back bill declaring all roads and highways,
post routes and authorizing the postmaster
kcuclhi W put pOhlhl htENlCt bU I'LL huCu routes
when the public necessity may require it,
Monday February 23d was set apart as the
day for delivering addresses on the late A. NJ.
Lay, Of Missouri. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 2Sth the vice presi.
dent announced that that day bd 9een set apart
for the delivery of commentaries upon the
life and character of the late senator Chand-
ler Euogies were then delivered by scna.
tors, Ferry, Logan, Hamlin, Blaine, Morrill,
and Bayatd, all speaking highly of Mr.. Chan.
dler's personal integrity and vigor and the
aaceritv of his character, after w.lich the sem
ate adicurned
In the house message was received from
the senate transmitting the resolutions adopt
ed by that body relative to the late Senator
Chandler, and eulOgies were pronounced by
Messrs. Newberry, Williams, Robson, Bur
rows, Hawley, Duunell, Stone Keifer, Conger,
briggs, Garfield and Others after which the
house adjourned.
In the senate on the 29th Mr.. Herman
introduced a bill to provide for celebrating
tho Tooth anniversary of the treaty of peace
and recognition of American independence by
an exhibition of arts, manufactures and prod
ucts Of mines in New York in 1888. Mr.. Cor
don submitted resolution that committee
of nine senators be appointed to take into con-
sideratiOn the subject Of the construction of
chnhi 10 CONNECT tne AtlantlO and PaClhC
oceans, and that all papers, documents and in
formation relating to said subject be referred
to taid committee, and that such committee
be authorized to confer and act concurrently
with any similar committee of the house, and
be authorized to employ clerk. The chair,
in the absence of any objection declared the
resolution adopted. Mr.. Ingalls, introduced
bill to graduate the price and disposal of the
residue of the Cherokee scrip lands in Kansas,
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell the house Joint res
olution authorizing the secretary of war to
expend the sum of $4,000 heretofore appro-
priated for the erection of storehouse and
depot building at Omaha without waiting for
certain action by the legislature of Nebraska,
which does not meet until 1881, was taken up
and passed. The senate then went into exc.
cutive session and when the doors we're opened
adjourned until Monday.
In the house the regular order being de.
manded, consideration was resumed of the bill
declaring all public roads and highways, post
routes. The previous questios was seconded
and the bill passed. Yeas, 1SIi nays, 97. The
remainder Of the session was consumed by the
house in committee of the whole on the revis-
ion of the rules.