Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-05
Summary Of Congressional Proceedings.


SENATE, Dec. 21stg<Sumner obtained leave
to make personal explanation in reference
to an article which appeared In the Washington
Patriot. The article stated In substance, that
| friends Of Sumner and the President had been
| endeayoring to effect reconciliation between
them: but that tho efforts had eignally failed,
the President declaring that Summer had
harshIv criticised his acts that he had imputed
unworthy and dishonest motives to him the
! PresidenO and that he would, II IL were not
for his official position, hold the! 6enator per-
sonally responsible for these utterances. mr.
Sumner said that SO far as he was concerned
! there was no truth in the article; that he had
i never, either IN pubic or IN private, spoken
harshly of the President or imputed unworthy
and members of the Cabinet to witness the
7 truth of what he said. Several bills were In
! tToduced, among which was one increasing the
pensions of soldiers and sailors 20 per cent;
and another, increaeing the salaries of beads
of executive departments to $4,000, OF the
Chief Justice to S11,000, of tho Associate
Justices t0y10, 900, of the Circuit Judges to
S7,500 of District Judges, the Judges Of the
Court Of Claims and of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia @6, 000.- The House
bill amending the law regulating the classthca-
ton of sugar was taken up and passed.-Ihe,
Senate then resumed the consideration Of the
resolution for the appointment of commits
sion to report on the proposed annexation Of
San Domingo. Sumner made q strong and
somewhat bitter speech against the measure,
and was followed by Morton IN its favor. The
former sharply criticised the course Of the
President on this matter and Morton as warm
ly defended it. The remainder Of the session
which was continued all night, was devoted to
this discussion, and at six forty-dye In the
morning the resolution was passed by vote
of 81 ayes and nays The Senate thensa
iourned after most exciting session.
HoUsE.-A few bills were introduced, but
none Of them were of general interest.-Peti-
tions were presented from working men Of
New York askmg for the emigration by corpo-
rations of the landless population Of the East,
and the right to purchase lands from the
{ Greek Indians, on which they can settle, 160
acres to family.-A memorial Vas presented
from Victoria @. WoodhuIL claiming the right
Of suffrage under the 14th and 18th amend
menta 30 the CONSTITUTION, and asking the
enactment of certain laws guaranteeing that
right to- the women of the United 6tates---
The vote on the amnesty bill was, after some
discussions postponed until the 18th Of Ian
uaTy.--The contested election case from Ohio,
Of Eggleston against Strader, was disposed Of
by resolution declaring Eggleston not enh-
tied tonthe seat.-The death Of Commissioner
Smythe, late representative from the Second
District of Iowa, was announced, and appro-
SENATE, Dec. 22.1The credentials Of T. y. \
Jevett, appointed by the Governor of Missou=
n to fn the temporary vacancy caused by
Drake resignation, were presented by Schurz,
and Jewetts was sworn ma short executive
session was held, after which the House bill
for the relief Of certain citizens of Virginia
from political disabilities was considered for n
time, when it was laid aside, and the death of
Hon. VIM. Smythe, of Iowa. Fas announced
and the customary eulogies pronounced. The
Senate then adjourned until January 4th. \
8 HOUSE The House went into Committee of
the Whole for general debate on the Preei5
dent message Jones, of Kentucky, spoke
IN eu1ogy OF. the South and In favor Of univer-
spoke in favor Of universal amnesty. Ad-
ioufned 10 January IA. .,.,--ssg Z. - -.