Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-02-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters,
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
THE House on the 24th passed the Senate
bill authorizing the construction of n bridge
across the Missouri river within one mile north
and one mile south and east OF the mouth OF
the Kansas river The House then went into
Committee of the Whole for the further con-
sideration of the Customs Administrative bill.
The pending amendment was that offered by
Mr. Bayne to Section II, providing that during
the pending Of any controversy or litigation
about the amount OF duty to be paid by any
owner agent importer or constgnee on any I'M
ported merchandise in the courts, the merchan-
disc in question shall remain In the Government
warehouse ard under the control of the Secre
retary of the Treasury. After considerable de-
bate the amendment was defeated Some
further progress was made with the BILL when
the committee rose and the House adjourned.
-. The Senate not in session.
~ THE House oil the 25th Immediately after the
reading of the journal, went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Customs Administrative bill.
Mr.. Mckinley offered the following us an ad-
dltional section to the bill, which was adopted:
ANY merchandise deposited in any public or
private bonded warehouse may be with.
drawn for consumption within three years
from the date of original importation on the
payment of the duties and charges to which
it might be subject by law at the time Of such
withdrawal; provided that nothing herein shall
affect or impair existing provisions OF law
in regard to the disposal OF perishable or
explosive articles, and provided further
that this section shall not apply TO any
article which has been exported from
the United States and reimported" The
committee then rose and reported the bill to
the House favorably vote was first taken on
the carton section" adopted by the committee,
providing that the section shall not apply to
merchandise imported in cartons, etc, which is
subject to u duty equal to or exceeding sixty per
cent. The action OF the committee was reversed
and the amendment was rejected by a vote OF lO2
TO ll5. The bill was then passed-yeas 1885, nays
l2l. On motion OF Mr.. Williams, of Illinois
February IL was assigned as the day for the de-
livery of addresses in respect to the memory OF
the late Richard w. Townshend, OF Illinois, and
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Hoar presented
resolutions recently adopted at mass meeting
in Boston in relation to the cruel deprivation
of coored people in Southern States OF the
igh. to take part in elections; referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. The
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Chandler
calling on the Attorney General for the report
Of the United States Marshal for the Northern
district Of Mississippi, concerning the maltreat-
ment of Henry s. Fauncc at Aberdeen, Miss,
the roofer who cut down the efigy OF Secretary
Proctor and who was afterwards whipped and
driven out of town for so doing, was taken up,
and Mr. Walthal made an argument
insisting that Congress had no jurisdiction
over the matter. The discussion was continued
by Messrs. Ingalls, George, Hoar and Reagan,
and the resolution went over without action. A
message from the President transmitting a re-
port from the Secretary of State concerning the
Chinese was presented and referred and after
short executive session the Senate adjourned.
-. In the House resolution recognizing
the Brazilian Republic was presented and
referred. Among the bills introduced were the
following: Appropriating 100000 for
nt ChicnpO npnSiOn
the widows and orphans OF people killed
for political purposes since the close of
the late war The House. in Committee
of the Whole, considered the bill appropriating
81 SCOT for the erection of three United States
prisons and for the imprisonment of United
States prisoners. After the adoption of few
unimportant amendments the committee rose,
reported tha bill to the House and it passed
yeas III, nays 104. The House then adjourned
AMONG the memorials presented and referred
in the Senate on the 2Sth ult, was one by Mr.
Chandler for the establishment of u republican
form OF government in Mississippi. The bill to
relieve the Treasurer of the United States
from the amount charged TO him and
deposited with the several States, was passed.
The Direct Tax bill was then taken up
and after short debate was passed by vote
OF A. tot. (The bill makes 1t the duty OF the
Secretary of the Treasury to credit to each
State and Territory of the United States,
and the District of Columbia, a sum equal
TO all collections due them under the act
of Congress approved August 5, 1861, and the
amendatory acts thereto.) The Senate resumed
consideration of Mr.. Chandler's resolution re-
garding the ill-treatment of Mr.. Faunce at
Aberdeen, Miss. Debate was continued at
length but no conclusion was reached, and the
matter went over. After brief secret session
the Senate adjourned. The House passed
o resolution calling on the Attorney General
for information as to the number of
suits instituted by the United States for
violation of the Contract Labor law. A
bill was passed providing that, in cases of
pension claims of dependent parents it shall
only be necessary TO show to the Pension
Once that the parents are without any other
means of support than manual labor. Mr..
Dorsey, from the Committee on Banking and
Currency, reported bill to provide for the issue
of circulating notes to national banking assoca
tions, consideration of which occupied the at
tention of the House until adjournment.