Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-05-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGREss.

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SENATE, MAY 19.-Mr Butler spoke
ngainst the adoption Of the Kellogg rcsolu-
tions, declaring that the Senate had no legal
and constitutional power TO unseat one of Its
- - on the merits of his case. MIR. 'Bayards Dep
Y uty Marshal bill was then taken UP, and Mr..
Carpenter offered as an additional section TO the
bin the text OF the bill introduced in the Forty
NTH Congress by Mr.. Edmunds pro%iding for
the protection of the constitutional rights of
citizens and TO punish violations of the same.
After debate the amendment was rejected.
by Mr.. Conkling the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Agricultural bill was
~ Of the Interior giving information concern
mig land gtants to ald in the ocnstrueti9n of
printed and referred Mr.. Coke from the
to provide for the allotment of lands in sever
atty TO lndinns ON various reservations and to
s extend the protection of the laws of the States
ii and Territories over the Indians, and FOR other
purposes. Placed on the calendar.
sr5 SENATE, May 20.-Mr. Morgan, from
the Select Committee on Counting the Elec-
tcral Vote, reported with amendments the
hill introduced by him to enforce observance
OF the Constitution of the United states in
y PresdeEt Of the THitod States Paced ON the
! s. calendar. Mr.. Morgan, from the same com,
mittco, reported adversely on a bill introduced
by him providing that the President of the
Senate shall submit to the Senate and House
of Representatives when assembled to count
the votes for President and vico- President, all
,# packages purporting to contain Electoral
oi to Establish retired list for hon-com @
.Tr 70 missoned army uilicers taken up and
dicial Approximation bill was reported from
the committee and ordered placed on the cal
endar. The Kellogg resolutions were again
discussed, but finally, on motion of Mr.. Bayard,
they %eG9 rex aid aside and ~ inc hn,T bill rggHsh
was taken up without hn9l acton @ the SEN
late the municipal code of the District of Col
umba was passed. The reports of the Com
mittee on Public Lands were considered in
s'r Committee of the Whole, and after some d!s-
at cussion the bill was ordered laid aside for ia
yorabo report to the House. .s..a.- .,.
SENATE, May 21.-Mr. Cockrell from
heCommttee on Claims reported with amend
ments the House bill making appropriations
for the payment of c;aims reported allowed
by the Commissioners of Claims under the act
of March 3, 1871, md acts amendatOry there
of. Placed on the calendar; Mr.. Cockrell,
from the Committee Military Affairs, re-
ported adversely ON tho Senate bill to regulate
the promotion and fix the rank of line officers
in tSe army. Indefinitely postponed. The
Marshals' and the Lceislatlye Executive and
H Judicial APPROPRIATION blils were passed =.
on Foreign Affairs. reported back the resolu-
tioD calling on tho President for information
81. citizens of the United s%ates. from St
Petersburg by the Russian. Government, and
II adopted. Various bills, agreed TO in
e COMMITTEES of the Whole were passed Mr..
tons, reported the Sundry Civil Appropriation
Agreed to- '"
SENATE, May 22.-On motion of MIR.
Hampton bill was taken up and passed TO
field and to proside for the compilation and
preservation of data showing the various
d, positions and movements Of the troops
ut that battle, illustrated by diagrams.
The bill passed extending the northern
..-. hounds of Nebraska so as to include the pres
cnt Territory of Dakota south of the fOrty-
% third parallel east of Keyafada river and west
of the main channel of the Missouri river,
when the Indian titles are cXtinguished. A few
bills of no " neral interest passed IN the morn
ing hour and then the Morgan Joint rule for
y counting the Electoral vote was taken up and
" Mr. Morgan supported the measure in n
~ speech. HOUSE. e. "A good deal OF opposition
was shown 10 the considering of bills for the
erection of public buildings. MIR. Cook, Chair
man of the Committee ON Public Buildings and
Grounds, said the House had referred to his
committee ninety bills for public buildings
involving appropriation OF SlaO00,0O0, of
r- which number the committee had reported
back forty-three, involvtnls about S6,G0,0OJ;
that the Government was paying nn Annual
rent of l,9S2 600 for buildings occupied as
pos-oilices etc., and the question was whcth'
.er 1t was not more economical for the GOV
ernmcnt to adopt some system Of erect ing Its
public buildings than TO continue paying such
a large rental. After somo further discussion
Z the House adjourned without eomingtoa vote
upon any bill.