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

then took up and passed the Pension Appro-
priation bill, which now goes to the Presi-
dent. The Senate resumed consideration of
the bill repeating the income tax of Dec. 81,
1859. The debate occupied several hours,
and the bill was finally ~passed-yeas, 26
nays, 25-as follows: Yeas-AnthOny, Bay
ard, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Cas-
serly, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Fenton, Elan
igan, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Hani-
ilton of Texas, Mcdonald, Osborn, Pomeroy,
Rice, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner,
Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, and Yates
26. Nays-Abbott, Blair, Foreman, Brown,
Cragin, Hamlin, Harlan, Howard, Howe,
Howell, Johnston, Morrill, of Vermont, Pat
terson, Pratt, Ramsey, Sawyer, Sherman,
Spencer, Sprague, Stearns, Upton, Warner,
WILEY. Williams, and Wilson'S. The Sem
ate, at 4:3O, adjourned.
MISUNDERSTANDING introduced a bill al
lowing an additional representation of forty
three in Congress, as follows /: New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Missouri, and Michigan, two each /;
Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Vir.
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi, California, and Mime
sofa, one each and Illinois, four-such ad-
ditionaI members to be elected by general
tickets. Referred. Arnell reported a bill
for the better security of Agricultural Col
lege funds, requiring the Secretary of the In
terror to ascertain the amount of agricultural
land scrip issued to each State, and the dis
DOSlIlOh d IhCISOlg dhO w H1A ASPOAO
thereon to Congress at the commencement of
each regular session, and ~forbidding any
change in the investment of funds to be
made, without the approval of the Secretary
the of Interior. After an explanation by
Arnell, the bill passed. The dehth of Sena-
tor Norton, of Minnesota, was announced,
and eulogies were pronounced on his life and
character by Wilson, of Minnesota, and Will
kinson and Morgan, after which the House
adjourned.
JAN. 27.-SENATE.-Scott presented
twenty remonstrances from 1900 citizens of
Western Pennsylvania against the interior
ence with the navigation of the Ohio river
by the construction of the Newport and Gin
einnati bridge. Referred. Hamlin intro
duced a joint resolution appointing Gen.
Sherman Regent of the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tute, vice Gen. Delafield, resigned. Adopted.
Trumbull's bill looking to civil service reform
came up as unfinished business. Schurz- re-
viewed the whole question, and offered as a
substitute the bill introduced by him at the
last session, for the radical reform OF the
civil service by a system of competitive ex-
animation. After q short Executive session,
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE.-Maynard, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution
to relieve j. L. Thomas, Collector of Customs
at Baltimore, from responsibility for the sum
of 1927 900, stolen by two Deputy Collectors.
Recommitted. Hooper, Chairman of the
mmit of WAYS and Means, offered the
following:e "Resolred, That the Senate bill
to repeal 80 much of the act approved July
IA, 1870, entitled An act to repeal internal
taxes, and for other purposes as continues
the income tax after the 3lst day ofEDecem-
Der, 1859, be returned to that body, with the
respectful suggestion on the. part of the
House that section of article I of the Con-
stitution vests in the House of Representa-
tives7 the sole power to originate such'meas-
ures." The House refused to order the yeas
and nays on the resolution, and it was adopt
ed without division Adjourned. ~