Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

bills were introduced and referred in the
Senate: BY Morrill,, of Maine, declaring that,
any one who shall sell or give to any civil,
military or naval officer of the Governments
liquors to be used as a beverage, shall be
deemed guilty of crime against the peace of
society, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine and imprisonment, also.
providing that employees as officers of the
Government, who shall continue to use in
toxicating liquors, or shall become at all in
toXicated, shall be summarily dismissed, and
shall not be reinstated for. two years By
Ferris-To extend the jurisdiction of the
Court of Claims. By Scofeld-To extend to
the officers of the military and naval service
the benefit of the act for furnishing artificial
limbs to disabled soldiers. moved
to take up the Georgia question:, remarking
that the questions involved were those of
law and fact, and that the subject could be
disposed of this afternoon. The motion pre-
vailed, and the resolution of the majority of
the Judiciary Committee, declaring Hill en-
titled to his seat, was then read. The ques-
ton recurring on the resolution declaring
Hill entitled to the seat, Thurman, the
Democratic member of the judiciary Com
mittee, moved an amendment adding the
name of Miller as Senator-elect. He with
drew the amendment at the request of
Trumbull, to permit a direct vote on the
resolution. Stewart moved to substitute the
name of Henry. After considerable discus
sion, at 5 o'clock, without a vote, the Senate
adjourned. .
HoUsE.-Various. resolutions were intro
duced and referred to their respective COM
mittees. Butler, of Massachusetts,, asked
leave to introduce the following joint resolu-
ton .ResoLUed, That the Congress of the
United States give to ]. O'Donovan Rosa,
Thomas Clarke Luby, John O'Leary, Thos.
F: Burke, Charles Underwood O'Connell, and
their associates, Irish exiles and patriots, a
cordial welcome to the Capital and the coun-
try; and that a copy of the resolution be
transmitted by them to the President Ben
jamin, of Missouri, objected. Butler moved
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ton was copied from the Kossuth resolu-
ton. The rules were suspended, and the
resolution passed-yeas, 179; nays. 81. The
Senate joint resolution for the appointment
of Gen, Sherman as Regent of the Smith
sonian Institute passed. Logan moved t.
suspend the rules and pass the Senate joint
resolution authorizing claims of persons
against the Government, in connection with
building vessels of war, to be referred to the
Court of Claims. Agreed to. Latin moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill pro-
viding that assistant marshals for taking the
ninth census when their pay did not amount
to SIS a day, shall receive Increased pay to
that amount. Agreed to. The House, at
JAN. Sl.-SENATE.91The Vice-President
announced the return from the House Of the
income tax repeal bill. After q long debate
on the subject the bill was disposed Of by the
adoption of the following resolution Re
SolUed, That the bill be returned to the House
of Representatives, and that the Senate ask
for a conference ON the Question at issue.
Pomeroy submitted, and had read a resolu-
tiun tommending hesuffering poor of France
to the American people. The House bill,
sUspending the proceedings in reference to
the Charpenning claim, was received and re-
ferred to, the Committee on Post Office, Trum-'
bull characterizing the claim as the boldest
imposition ever practiced on the Govern
ment. After the introduction~o of several bills
of no general Importance, and a long debate
on the Georgia Senatorial question, the
Senate adjourned without disposing of the
latter subject. Vn0mHtEE ECa
HoUsE.lThe Secretary of the Navy was
Instructed to institute proceedings by law, or
MITIGATION for the sloops of war Oneida in the
Bay of Yeddo, Japan, by collision with the
steamship Bombay. A bill granting land to
Mr. Schnel, of California, for the culture of
tea and silk, was passed. The House took
up the bill reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs to extend the bounty land
system to soldiers and sailors of the late war,
their Widows and orphans. long and ami
mated discussion took place upon this bill,
which was finally passed. A conference,
with the Senate on the income tax bill was
agreed to-. A lengthy debate was had upon
the q iron-clad oath'S bill, and Without dis
posing of the question the House adjourned.
FEB. 1.-SENATE.-Aftera long debate
the resolution extending encouragement and
sympathy to the people of France was agreed
To- requiring Inc concurrence OF LQO HOUSE,.
A resolution in regard to the member elect
from Georgia was referred. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was then
passed. as was also the West Point .appro-
priation bill. The motion to take up the
steamship subsidy bill was then reviewed.
and without coming to a vote on the subject,
the Senate went into executive session, and
subsequently adjourned.
HoUsE.-After a noisy and excited discus
sion, the Senate bill abolishing the test oath
for persons in the South not disqualified by
the Fourteenth amendment, was passed
without amendment, by yeas, 49,;
approval. The bill provides that such per-
sons shall take the oath prescribed in the
actof July III, 1888, prescribing an oath of
office to be taken by persons trem9w hOmle1
gal responsibilities shall a been removed I:
Be it enacted, &c, that when any person, who
is not rendered ineligible to office by the pro-
visions of the Fourteenth amendment, is APP
pointed to any office of honor or trust under
thu Government of the United States and
shall not be able, on account of his partici-
patton in the late rebellion, to take the oath
prescribed in the act of Congress, approved
23d of July, 1862, said person shall, before
entering on the duties of his office, take the
prescribed oath in the act of Congress, emit
tied @An act prescribing the oath of Office to
be taken by persons from whom legal dis
abilities shall have been removed. Approved
11th of July, 1862 Bingham, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported aSbill for the
Appointments OF an aQQlIlOndl Assistant AI-
torney General. Passed. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, from the same committee, reported
q bill relating to the Jurisdiction of courts
in certain cases. Passed. Kellogg, from the
committee, reported a bill to divide the
State of Ohio into three Judicial districts.
Passed. Cook, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill for the relief of purchasers of
land sold for direct taxes in the insurrec-
tionary States. Passed. The House, at 4I5,
adjourned. ssse
FEB. 2.-SENATE.-A bill was reported
authorizing the suspension of the use of the
spirits meter now used in distilled spirits.
The Senate, on a motion of Sherman, took
up the House bill to allow the importation
of brandy with the same rights and draw |
backs as allowed to rum, alcohol, etc. The
Finance Committee amendment was
agreed to, and the bill passed. On motion
of Lewis, the amendments by the House to
the bill to divide Virginia into tive judicial
districts were concurred in. At 1:30 the
Senate agreed to the pending motion of
Williams to proceed with the bill subsidiz-
ing a steamboat line in the Gulf of Mexico.
A long debate eusued, and the matter finally
went over
HoUsE--Holman reported a bill for the
relief of Capt. David L. Wright, of the 5Ist
the bill in reference to the United States
District and Circuit Courts of Indiana.
Passed. Also giving the assent of Congress
to the application Of the 500, 900 acres of
school land in Oregon to the support of COM
mon schools. Passed. Also, the bill pro-
viding that the act of June IL, 1852, defining
additional-cause for challenge and prescrib-
ing the oath for grand and petit jurors in
United States courts, apply only to petit
jurors in cases where the United States is the
party in name and interest. Passed. Mer-
cur, from the same committee, reported the