Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-02-05
Congressional Doings.

| In the United States Senate Tuesday
more petitions were received from ex
soldiers, asking the passage of the Wea
yer $500, 100000 bill. A large numbe
of bills were introduced, and majorit,
and minority report on the Fitz JOIN
Porter case presented. Senator BayarC
spoke over two hours in support of hi
resolution to withdraw the legal tende
power from United States notes.
In the House, the bill relating to tn,
Yorktown Centennial passed. An eff
fort to report back bill declaring al
public roads post roads, and authorizing
the Postmaster General to put star rout'
postal service on them, failed. Consid
GRAFTON of the revised rules seriatim be
gan and several were passed.
The Senate devoted Wednesday tt
speeches in eulogy of the late Senator
Chandler, of Michigan. Appropriate
resolutions were passed.
In the House there was sharp debate
ON bill to make all public highways
past routes, objection being made tC
placing sucn great discretionary power
in the Postoffice Department, on account
of the revelations in regard to Gen. Bra
dy's method of running the star route
postal service.
In the House debate on the revised
rule relating to the powers of the mi
nority to filibuster was interrupted by
the receipt of the resolutions passed by
the Senate in memory of Senator Chan
dler, and no further business was trans
acted.
In the Senate Thursday among many
bills, petitions and resolutions introdu-
ced was one for special committee to
consider all inter-oceanic canal matters.
The appropriation for a public building
at Danville, Va, was favorably report
ed. Col. Newton and the War Depart
ment recommended an appropriation of
$1,6O0,000 for the completion of the
Harlem river Improvement, so that a
contract fog the whole job can be made.
In the House the bill declaring all
highway post routes was passed, and
considerable progress made in the adop-
tion of revised rules.
The Senate was not in session on Fri
day.
In the House a bill was introduced
reducing the expenditures in lighting
public buildings. The conference report
to establish Circuit and District Courts
at Columbus, Ohio was agreed to. A
bill was passed removing the political
disabilities of VIM. b. Taliferro, of Vir-
ginia.
The Senate was not in session on Sat
urday.
In the House resolution was adopt
ed calling for the names and rank of all
army officers not on duty with their re-
giments. Bill introduced, prohibiting
lottery schemes in the District of Co
lumbia addresses were made in memo
ry of Mr.. Rush Clark, of Iowa.
On Monday in the Senate a number of
reports were submitted, after which bills
we're introduced: Providing for taking
,he tenth census, reviving and continu-
ng the Count of Commissions of Ala
)ama claims.
In the House bills were introduced
lppropriating 100000 for the relief of
irish sufferers; for the free coinage of
ilver; for the enrolment of foreign YES
els; favoring the New Orleans and Pa
ific railway; increasing certain PEN
ions; fixing the salaries of certain per.
ons in the railway mail service; to fa-
llltate transportation between Lake
erie and the navfgable waters of the
proposing that the House of
shall consist of 800
authorizing the Court of
,laims to hear and determine all claims
or depredations committed by Indians
utside of their reservations.