Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-02
PROCEEDINGS i'm congress-.

In the Senate on Thursday, April Is, the
bill granting lands for the improvement of the chan
mel of the Mississippi river below Minneapolis. after
Tor the relief Of purobassrs Of lands sold fer direct
iae Of otberTise actios Tpon 8 several Distriet Of =
iambia bills. the senate adjourned.
Lake and Colorado railroad. and eranfing the right Of
S Tss t disepsssi0Rp uDliI lsnS Civil TaT R Pssred d BIZ S Soasi tbsn
taken up. but the House adjourned without action.
IN the Senate on Friday, April 10, Mr..
Window. from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
donating for ten years the present mail service and
sssSsi F4a0 De sas ap Pse dSfna as so ss so padEid line for D e sssi.
monthly trip at 81. 900. 900 per year requiring that all
sss Iess th nslf s."co tons sSes sesiste lGl a nav Wholly sslEy' Of ' hmer Re
fae case seR of W nSti so iiafE isi aay s of Inc sG stsamefg Of fh ssid di fins;
on payment of a reasonable compensation; providing
iurtner oSarse on all the steamers Of said line. or e%e
t tse 1se.e tass ss1Sio ss s0d su BSsSh az the ssesn sSHbl ling
between. New York and Rio laneiro. so as to provide
1Sa ss9i fFo% the oea m@it e. s sf 6o1fs per se on the hi
to prevent straw bids for mail contracts. made e re-
In the House a long debate was had upon the Civil
Service Reform bill, and on motion of Mr.. Butler it
} %ss b EsS9@ tPs Tdo:s g m g; nays ma f,o 5S7 he Prs! SPEAKER fg
regard to the Ku-Klux outrages in South Carolina.
remaindsr Of the SESSION was deSotsd to the business
Of the District of Observation-Disclosures till Mon
In the Senate on Monday, April %, a
message was received from the President transmit
ting a copy Of the eountsr-case. United States against
upon the Tea and Cones bill and the North Carolina
contested election case. but the Senate adjourned be-
l@ f s s. Gos;s ! s fS,f e. "a S.s s5.as Contested election case.
e SSsG,nf The ss atsoiat &aas Siti ns' th 5sK sea-. TO e M inv %iI slsl
was adepted-yeas. los; nays. 6.-:Mr; Farnsworth
iihs Sfi to prevent MS:,s s.Ts ! sd ST seaFTyias mails;
A Asse adopted ISa- oail inS" ON the Presi dsnf for = e asTU,geeSn
deOee touching the claims for isdireet damage
ssa on Rules, STeported IaIe e%seIudinE from sd%s-
sress Who do not declare on honor that they have no
personal ,s OF P tbs Hon interest = e snv in 0f an l eggmi,s
the ass SSiec s0 heinz to eT WitS11t ed SisDegibs 81 w iSs are en-
tion the House adjourned.
In the Senate on Tuesday, April %, the
North Carolina contested election case was settled by
the adoption of the majority report declaring Abbott
not entitled to the seat--.Mr. CARPENTER offered a
par!ment q Justice for i~ofpr@atiop az to o the pro-
txain FL" di1ging - a canal Minnesota
POINT, near paIuih: MINI -..Es peaoiepoy HppPe.
priation bill was takeh up and discussed until ad-
In the House MIR sIocum offered a resolution recit-
not been able to find the record of the proceedings of
Ins no and au tPSdag 81 the COMMITTEES on M Gfaslsl
asoertsining what iSSa has Become Of such record and
who is resPonsi6is for the Ioss; which was agreed 70:
70 the Contra e 3ts b, PSoih Gf s EailE Fr.nc E portion of GSdt
In the Senate on Wednesday,, April %,
MIR. Ransom was sworn In from north carolina Mr..
Thurman said that now. for the first time since 1861.
every seat was filled and every State represented, a
fact upon which the Senate and country might well
congratulate themselves----Mr Sumnar presented
petitions from l3.LOO citizens of the United States
against recognizing God in the Constitution---Af-
ter q long discussion on the Deficiency bill, the
Senate went into executive session and soon after adj
journed.
In the House q report from the Committee on
Printing. recommending the publication of los. OOO
copies of the American case presented at the Geneva
Arbitration, produced considered bic stir, a warm de-
bate ensued. and the Senate resolution to print 81 900
copies was finally agreed to...-.The bill to give the
Central Pacific Railroad Company certain privileges
on Goat Island, in San Francisco harb IT, was passed
yeas IOI, nays, S5--..A resolution to pay Gooding.
TIC unsuccessful contestant for the seat of Wilson. of
to-...Adjourned.