Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS-.

TIE Vice President laid before the Senate on
the 9th q communication from the Attorney Gen
Bral in response to the Senate resolution, IN
which ho states that no instructions, oral OF
written, have been sent by the Department OF
Justice to District Attorney Chambers, OF lndt'
snn, in reference to the arrest OF w. w. Dudley,
hnd that no communication on this subject has
been received from Chambers. The com
munication was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. The resolution OF Mr.. Call, directing
thc Secretary of the Interior to report
NI evidence in the General Land ONCE
upon which the Commissioner based
his charge of fraud in the selection OF
tuch lands, was called up, and pending action
sn the matter the Senate went into executive
session. When the doors reopened an adjourn
hont was taken until the 18th. .. The House
was not In session.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th...
In the House, the chaplain in his prayer made
sFceiing allusion to the death of Judge Kelley,
Tho "fsther Of the House." Immediately after
the reading of the journal, Mr. O'Neill, of Penn
bylvania addressed the chair, reciting the fact
pr the death Of Mr.. Kelley, his long and inti-
mate friendship with the deceased and his dis
inguished services to the district and the
country at large for so many years Mr.. O'Neill
pfrered series of resolutions expressive OF the
grief of the House over the sad event,
appointing Saturday, January IL, ut noon as
lh6 time, and the House Of Representatives
ps the place for holding an appropriate service
IN honor of the deceased; that committee OF
Tho House and Senate be appointed to attend
The funeral in Philadelphia; and that the House
adjourn as q further mark of respect TO the
memory of its oldest member. The resolutions
Rerc adopted and the House adjourned.
Among the petitions presented and referred
IN tho Senate on the 18th was one signed by the
wives of Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Field
lnd Harlan and by the wives OF other distin'
tuished officials and citizens of Washington
braying for the appointment of women on the
board of managers OF the Exposition of 1892
Joint resolution was passed authorizing the
Marshal of the Supreme Court to loan the por-
traits of the Chief Justices to the New York
Btate Bar Association for exhibition at the 1u-
ticiary centenary to be held on February A, 1880.
ihe select committee on Pacific railroads
Vas increased to nine members and Sena--
tors Platt and Turpie were added to 1t.
Tho resolution from the House announcing
the death OF Representative w. d. Kelley was
talled up and as an additional mark of respect
10 the memory of the deceased the Senate ad-
burned . In the House, Mr.. Adams, chairman
bf the Silcott investigating committee, sub
hitted report accompanied by bill appro-
briating SIS 900 to cover the deficiency caused by
Silcott's defalcation. Minority reports were
tubmitted by Messrs Hemphill and Holman.
All were ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr. Cummings of New York, introduced joint
resolution for the erection of q bronze statue to
the memory of Samuel j. Tilden, to be placed
In the rotunda of the Capitol. At the close OF
tho call of States the House went into Com
tnittee OF the Whole for the consideration OF
the bill to provide for town sites and entry of
lands in Oklahoma. After u short discussion
bf the subject without action, the committee
tpse and the House adjourned
IN the Senate on the 14th Mr.. Calls resolution
in relation to the claims of Florida under the
swamp lands grant was called up and debated
mt length No action was taken, however; the
resolution went over and the Senate went into
executive session and soon after adjourned. -.
Among the bills introduced in the House
was one by Mr.. Mckinley to simplify the
collections of revenue, and one by Mr.. Bing'
ham for marking the lines of battle and
the position of the troops of the Confederate
Army of Northern Virginia Mt Gettysburg, Pa.
Mr. Adams called up the Silcott report, with
the bill to reimburse members for losses In
CURED through Silcott's defalcation, and ad-
dressed the House in its favor. The matter was
discussed ut length, but without reaching con-
rluson the House adjourned