Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on tho 3Oth ult., a bill was
reported from the Secretary of the Treasury to pur-
chase a site for a postofice in Philadelphia-th cost
S Sf site and building ammi,ta not ro to sSSeed ad Si;1oSiT OC on tbs
Loomis Aerial Telegraph Company;-.;Mr. Sumner
BY providing for the election Of PTSesidsnt by = direct
..tThe I Tariff PHT'i bill was again Under oonaideration:
The Labor Commission amendment was rejected by q
Il the House. on the Both nit, the bill extending for
hDai Adjustment of private land an Claims in Florida,
louisiana and Missouri passed with amendment.
passed Z a. .:.,.Mr .1 sc Sf I f 6SS%ft TIE ? so 1saE committee oGan n ~ on
a and'r MI M tSCq = y and TeMsf rl Spee q of TfP Penn Ds hvasf
presented the report Of himself and Mr.: Archer. Mr.
There was no regular COMMITTEES report. The docu-
ments were all ordered printed.
In the Senate, on the 31st ult., Mr.. Sumner
offeIe ed a series of resolutions on the settlement of in
@ 1o ae.iTef q 1e 6f Prss ssfsHh G ssTereiy a atJaes bifi toe p @o-
records na Vas Rasseaio r. Army Appropriation Dill
In the House, on the 3lst ult., the pay of witnesses
5efsr &c GOng1essi @3Sd. committee lite f,Y Was fixed saa at 9 n Per
were passed: To refund the extra duties on railroad
bonded cars rs passing Sfh from S one State to anotl sP. tSTus seh
widow Of Commander Weod. Tor an Invention in naval
S SaP f fa afHnssG 5ssa' Wf. tS Q hGms ans Observation-Disclosures fssiis1s burr Ss
Tariff bill was again under consideration.
In the Senate, on the I'd inst, the House
resolution resembling the order for adjournment on
s ssIssd I. !aoa sFFs!snss aPs! e III! slHi if e ssas +; T III ? W:
again under eoPsi deres ie q :. An amendment was
a oa6aT foo sp RR.Ses inao tie ss' G%If e st ,assG snd the s1a Mis sha
s sigG Poo YfS Sr sn equestrian aill statue Sas P Of Gen. aRR sTHga
tid In t the .d HIo1sS' ON ON II. the 81 a d i9't Juh ss' w Pss0I ra
soinded; and J FPe 70 3n fixed as the ; day for H. final 9nd ed,
iGsFa%S %as ordered le eoniiasneG du n9as t fee va aaa!sn
T TeTnit6 P1wsr to bi sfP I'd make a iab ssn pidse. d 10 the s P poGt Of
i saatssdi anu La 0f0'''' WE" pert o 'sn'e''' was
In the Senate, on the Sd ult., very little
business was disposed of. most of the day being con-
sumed in political discussion-Messrs Carpenter and
Logan replying to Senator Summers blast against
the Unconstitutional bill relating to the limita-
tEn % Il sdssm SFG Ti1er was y 'J Sasasd ana IrSesG Ge%@itt se
9 S1 El sfadsio1. r tSss tied; in sa th foS Sase S of f ss9st to .a pSRe1
the charges; The committee. for want oftime. had
osse' they asked I to be disebsr9eG d from It's further
Sfiis seas Sassed..-l laTfs p Git re p Sf RTiEa e4u eIsIR fe
animals on railroads in transit was tabled.23 to ID.
cheracter~~-T6e bill oo%nhEming, to the mississippi
a a%aiir %ass91 tho " i"nd Gs' srs so; dG i6 1o IsasR 9or ana a rn in foad
from Davenport to Council Bluffs. ria Iowa, City. was
fy....The bin was passed making La Crosse, Wis, a
port 9 OF aI de,SePy" # 70 Dill tbs anne inaaT9 81 sae Bap stsgss
from 1871, was passed.
In the Senate, on the 4th inst, a petit
ton was presented, signed by 10000 workingmen.
against the repeal of the Eight-Hour law---.The bill
was passed. 1t goes into effect Oct. AT the even
ias st tSs sol th st s%nd5g o 81 tho Asg snsfs. bill o''u-
In the House; the GonfeIence report on the Tariff
planned that the total reduction made was SIS. oOO.00.
ss%s SdRpo'T1sbfen House Tas made adic,u 6qs the oT report rn TaE F nnslly
ton.
In the Senate, on The 9Th inst, nearly the
whole day. and the entire evening session. were de-
voted to the discussion of the item in the Sundry APP
nrOnriatiOQ bill to nav Southern mail contractors for