Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-03-16
Congressional SUMMARY.

from the committee appointed TO wait on the
President, reported that they had performed
the duty, and the President informed them
that he had no communications for Congress
at present, but should make one in the
course of a week, and expressed the wish
that Congress should not this week fix a day
Of djournment.-Sundry bills of an un-
important nature generally, were introduced
and laid on table TO await the forming Of
committees.-TheV Vice-President laid be-
fore the Senate the House concurrent reso-
luton to adjourn on Wednesday, March g.,
which, on the motion Of Hamlin, was laid
on the table.-The Senate then, at 12:4O;
adjourned until Thursday.
In the House, Hooper, from the committee
appointed to Join a like committee from the
Senate to wait on the President, reported
the result--Niblack, as question Of privi
lege, offered a resolution requesting the
Speaker to proceed at once TO the appoint
ment of the Committees Of the House
During the debate that followed, the Speaker
stated that with the exception Of those on
Elections, Mileage, Accounts, and Public
Buildings, it was not his intention TO ap-
point the standing committees until the De-
cember session, TO which most Of the mem
bers were faVorable.-Asa a reason for not
adjourning, more Southern outrages were
announced, and it was urged that speedy ae-
ton should be taken.-Adjourned till
Thursday. ...-
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Summer
presented a memorial for a general disarma-
ment throughout the world, and a repeal of
the war clauses of the Constitution of the
United States.-Sumner introduced his bill
of last session, supplementary TO the civil
rights act, intended to secure equal rights TO
colored people in all public -conveyances,
places of amusement, churches, benevolent
and other institutions, etc. He gave notice
that he would press the bill TO vote.--A
few bills of no general importance were in
troduced, when the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Hale introduced a bin TO re-
peal the duty on salt. Referred to Commit
tee of the Whole.-Hale then introduced a
bill for the repeal of the duty on coal. Re-
ferred to Committee of the Whole.-Cox
moved to 90 into Committee of the Whole,
for the purpose of taking up and passing
these two bills. Agreed to.--The House
thereupon, at l O'Clock, went into Committee
of the Whole, Dawes in the chair, and took
up the bill to repeal the duty on salt.-Af-
ter debate, motion that the Committee rise
was agreed to.-Hale then moved that all
general debate be closed in Committee OF the
Whole on the bill TO remove the duty on salt.
Agreed to.-McCreery offered a resolution
against paying compensation TO contestants
for seats, who may be declared by the House
not entitled to them, bnt that the House may
allow them actual expenses. .Referred.-
Murcur introduced a bill for the apportion-
ment Of Representatives to Congress among
the several States, according to the ninth
census. Referred.-The House then ad-
iourned at 4-SO p. m. - ~. tp
:. In the Senate, on the 10th, Howe
moved to proceed with the election OF com
mittees, and the motion was agreed to; He
then submitted a resolution with a list OF
the standing committees determined upon
by the Republican caucus.-Sumner asked
that his name be stricken from tho eommlttee
on Privileges and Elections. Agreed To-
The resa.luCion for the removal Of Sumner
from the Foreign COMMITTEES and the appoint
ment of Cameron in his stead then came up.
Schurz denounced the resolution in the
strongest terms, and asked why such
chang was demanded. Howe replied in
brief, that-t Senator from Massachusetts
had refused to hold personal intercourse with
the Secretary Of State that IL was deemed
best that the committee have a head who
would be On the best speaking terms with the
replied that he was very credibly informed,
and that from best authority, that the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, (Sumner) had not re-
fused to enter into any official relations either
with the President OF Secretary Of State.
Howe asked that his friend would not change
the issue. He did not speak Of their official
relations; he spoke of their personal relations
Wilson followed, denouncing the resolution
in the bitterest terms BE stated that this
movement would wound or offend hundreds
of thousands of the best members Of the party
in the country, and he believed those who
persisted in carrying it out were committing
a fatal mistake.--Nye addressed the Sen
ate in favor OF removal. He was followed Dy
Logan, Upton, Trumbull and others, who
denounced the action as low-lived and un-
precedented, declaring that the movement
was an effort of the President to secure
majority in the Committee in favor of the
annexation Of San Domingo. 70 which Sum
ner is SO much opposed.-There was great
excitement, and in the heat of the discussion
the Executive was handled without gloves.
The motion 10 postpone consideration until
tomorrow was finally lost, and a vote being
taken on the resolution, it was adopted
yeas, 50; nays, 9.-After a short Execu-
tive session the Senate then, at o'clock,
adjourned until Monday
The session of the House, on the 10th, was
Observation-Disclosures introduced a de-
fciency bill appropriating $14l ,555. Passed.
After a lengthy discussion on the salt
and coal bills, and without coming to def
mite conclusion, the House adjourned until
Monday.