Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-02-15
Proceedings in Congress.

In the Senate. on Feb. LIST bills were intro
duced and referred as follows By Mr.. Morrill, CMe.),
a s%oSF theg of fSs se snd crew q be ioS aas' to the united
States a .s ssasad% s.trd KsaTss II sS wh Tebs sps ssss1e In t ths saR,
RiS.a ne sr mSnsz sh sK shs f Be- paid Of iq To the &C. as 1sSt; RT Of
mar, mariners s. hit ~ G RsK}It to ths s2ssSIisSi rs Legal : ars ss MSs sssnt 70.
all foreign materials used in the eonstIIctioI Of
Of letter carriers to 81 200 per annqm; and re, estab-
fishing IA e branch mint i'm at H; New Or aesb;ns fota Am
Adjourned.
re Pas a Fl tbs c ON 1as ass Of INV Ways Sssq and M fsSsss as G to the
tEaDsassiSn5 @ of the an s sYIaSdssss ar nun May in defte of the of
the ms eSeSEet az y,i sP G1m in sIqRpsrtT S5 t rss9 Gssflg5io 5ee Of a
ing ma!fthha that tho Secretary Of the Treasury in negotiating
the loan had neither Increased the bonded debt nor in;
;i:sss Indian RaagR59RFdiatiOn bill was discussed with
The Senate held no session on the Sd.
II, In 1.-THE the House on on. the sn Sd sm the Indian Iro ARgH;TopsE5is s. on
payment be made to hostile Indians, and that deduc-
el4li bills Ills t foe the eSRse9sion Of a ! we're passed.:
until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 9Th the credentials of
Mr. Ransom, senator-elect from North Carolina. were
presented and referred--.Mr. Chandler presented
memorials from Michigan lumbermen against the
tMioa Of leading men Of the rice interest Of IouisiaIna
s ssai 6ssr 1ss 3 se 1es6ISfIo Of IN fh ee dGty oP to 5ttSfs lie msnnfae MDr,
of Bssse% 9sE steel &c '. and said 4 that hat he so would call it u up ,S at
superiority Of Ind~iana-made steel. and the Import
sncs Of 4 h imiPro Vim g{t the m hsTSSr az at M Mich snn City; Ind G6t;c
more direct communication with the coal fields of
cussed until adjournment,
1t In rem 1ns aS from on p t1s Isa 'a dis AnihsS'y ali III persona @as gass sn:
gagged in the rebellion except those who re signed their
f SssTs 3 sf 1 liz army p SsSy. ma sfssSxsSd Joined 4 tie
T T5Seb sSoS ct T sSe ordiS al sSs S Sf seeessfon in AK e sf biii
REQUIRES an persons relieved to take the oath of allie
s 6nissS s. sss sas p pni1i 4 6 ssatsi in S sSieh { they s,eF resi Sf the
ndsol R Z d RSE g to s s5sR fRe th sis6 hsssJ ps saf thd0P ana q
most enlightened public policy demand Of ali political
t RsaatSSs' F S5G es Mt ' and Piffts seSdls aGsnam M aaS to of the
Constitution,t and such rsa, !, mbE i sgd1L 7 4b Of Con Pr
ter and spirit, the most effeetusl. Agreed too to
the rules and adopt the resolution recognizing the
T 7aIiS ssqts q F1 tbe cepsfi sRa alfte xRTes sm soMIss en to s ss
.....Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th MI. Sumner pre-
scented a memorial of the householders Of the District
e erameat. and setting = forts that It has already Incurred saTUsd
: "a debt %S 81 s a1: eSS: GOO. e S9s E sS Snsdsi ossr Of s ans, Ts5HS of
sssking the 7 President e. to send d.t 70 the Il Senate EN- ss,s any in
%isssa oH Foreign H1. & Gh%ssg saiid Ghai NINA rs s1 tas of9 Do
I mot kRSw E shs. this his re sS4srn%en is 0 & IN pos.a ] saan OF
amy an such a 6 id / afG fbas tSs s as I'M r So1s u calls y s6 for; Il !
5s RPSd d sss a. s1st sT s sg.S % AK XII ssT sb Of I Would lad b I E SSSPfd
of ofs an act t Of s nc SToPS to US and ddishonor and diss-
gra ce to themselves The resolution went over--...
The Amnesty bill was again taken up and discussed
until adjournment.
requested to report what military posts may disposed
of.-..Mr. Swami presented a petition Of soldiers fer
an equalization of bounties--.The House resumed
consideration of the bill to establish an educational
fund, and to apply the proceeds of the public lands to
the education of the people. The vote on an amend
ment putting printer's ink. type-metal and printing
paper Oh the free list was ruled out of order as being
Committee of the Whole. The bill went over and the
House adjourned. -
The Senate on the 18th passed the Pension
bill. 1t appropriates $50, 900, OOO.-...A resolution was
adopted detecting the Committee cf Investigation and
Retrenchment to inquire whether any United States
Senator has received money under cover of counsel
fees, or otherwise, from the Treasury of the United
States, in violation of law, and to report the result of
their inquiry as early as practicable..-.Mr. Sherman,
from the Finance Committee, reported adversely on
the bill raising the salaries of clerks in the Executive
departments---.The Amnesty bill occupied the re-
mainder ofthe session.
The lime of the House on the It'll was taken up by
the discussion of the Education bill. An amendment
or suspend any presumption or homestead law, was
agreed to without division. The next amendment was
offered by MI. Butler, of Tennessee, requiring distri-
button to be made on the basis of school age of the
population. Agreed to. The next amendment. offered
by Mr.. Goodrich, requiring a distribution on the basis
ofilliteracy, was agreed to-yeas l26, nays 50. The
next amendment was one offered by Mr.. Her eford.
against requiring mixed schools, and it was agreed to
yeas ia, nays 20.