Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-02-29
Proceedings in Congress.

The entire time of the Senate on the 18th
was taken up with the discussion of Summers resolu-
ton respecting war material sold France Before
ref Thd House e xO Sn the the f istR di sesSssdhf the Naval Appro-
%priation bill in Committee of the Whole: After the
Sec ssien Of the issS SaTy @ to ssii at pab bic sale SiitsI alter al;
suitable or capable # prohtabis use, repair or hitting
bill was observation-disclosures
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Logan pre-
sented the petitions of heavy lumbermen in the
Northwest in favor of the Chicago Relief bill; also.
the resolution of the Illinois Legislature for the
tom Of a railroad from the river St. Groix to Lake Su-
PeT,9 again a ns t Risseq up and discuss Sdd' nntii adiouTDmeSt.
In the House on the 10Th a bill was passed allowing
sRi 18sIsPPhhe oeosr siphf%ic6t1 s.oeiation. to b held ia clsye-
presen 8ei i an Al invitation from the American. Sharp
sh9OtteEs' Assoc i TT to O. the sa House Dset to at. attend mdv the t fes si-
point a Committee Of FIVE to attend; Ad9Spted-lS;:cA
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th Mr.. Morrill,
| Cvt.) from the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported without amendment House bills
providing for the s sonstEuctien of public buildings dgo,; at
Ind, and for the purchase Of a site for y. public SL3lc Build Gd%.
mmittee on Alleged Outrages in the southern States.
reported q bill continuing in force the PROVISIONS Of
1871. until the end Of the next regular session Of Con.
he Ku-Kinx HCCo Committee Rittttesn'gMH Mr.. Blair presented the
minority . report, and both 4 reports S;ss We're .feS or 6ds sIm print;
resolution 70 INQUIRE into al alleged sales Of arms to
Mr.. Conkling made a long speech in opposition, de-
RSan snd toe b GfsHIu the a "a gGaiis trn %R 5Er f Rt,'i odiu !,
while pressing business of the country waited--..Th
Senate then went into executive session, and soon
In the House on the l9tn a number of new bill. were
INTRODUCED, the most important of which were AZ fol
lows: By MT; Harris Svtl: granting NIFTY m millions lloa
that @ STATE in Tes0%p Dg's;n for h he W esssi SinS Of her mo E0F nth
COBB, granting a bounty to enlisted men Who were
slaves lo,ss By : ME- A. M e Esss. to to refund Mql %d shs ss.tG 3r t tse S SSI
ment Of the public debt in Legal tender . CURRENCY 5rei1iSy a C.
sRe sner to ses oo osiPulfSs 5 Mr. ef NiSl SsRa; a aa8 Ssais,Sf To Sa
GGnstr at Mount q ve a GallwaF sF Satf 1e asaGif s't the o dG:
ties on tea and coffee was passed by a vote Of lSS tS
4; n aTse0 resolut aeI1r oassre a last Week By M
tons With ali civilized nations in relation to caPtiye
t tn Tac; T a b ffk s9te e 2 fns f Rsss sf@e foT sett R%s6 eS pub s
lie lands in Minnesota to pay for their lands. Passed
--.-Adjourned.
In the Senate on the goth the bill author.
iziRg the construction of a railroad bridge near Gin
ton, Iowa, was passed..-.Mr. Schurz occupied thu
remainder of the session with a speech in favor of Mr.
Summers sale of war material resolution tic c,, s.rv,
bill bLan without b sSt 10 6=n and seoa o 1P 3t the R RbipliSmadti E nap A9
ton Of Mr.. Brooks the mission to Japan was pu
afR9PPg n f hfI 1 r missions; M M5tf f6n t1 diSposi ~
journed.
In the Senate on the 21st the House bill
to repeal the duty on salt was made the special orde
for March ll.-..Mr. Conkling presented a protes
| rem the Western union Ielegrapn company agalns
the postal telegraph scheme..-..Sumner's fnvestiga
ton resolution was again Observation-Disclosures un
til Friday, the I'D.
In the House on the 2Ist the Committee on Way
and Means was instructed to inquire into the expedi
ency of allowing the free importation of machiner
for spinning yarn----.On motion OF Mr.. Sargent tn
Acknowledgement was requested to furnish informa
ton concerning the civil and criminal cases no,
pending in the United States Courts of Utah. and as I
jurors and expenses therefor-..Mr. Burchard, of II
linois, from the Committee on Ways and Means, re
ported a bill directing the Commissioner of Interna
Revenue to remit to certain firms in Chicago the IA:
on spirits in bonded warehouses, destroyed in tn
great fire. After considerable discussion the bill wa
amended so as to make deductions in the reimburse
ment of the tax so far as covered by valid insurance
and was passed....Mr. Hooper, frI m the COMMITTEE
on Banking and Currency, reported back the senat
bill to amend the national currency act by strikin
out L~eavenworth as one of the places for Tede mptio
of banking currency. Passed-..The House the
{ went into Committee of the Whole on the Consula
and Diplomatic Apr OPERATION bill. On motion c
Mr.. Brooks, of New York. the five Central America
missions were reduced to one. with q Minister res
dent at,Nicaragua, to be accredited also to the othe
Central American States Mr.. Banks moved t
place the Russian mission among the hrst-class mit
sions. the Minister'S salary to be $l7,50 Agreed t.
This Committee then rose and reported the bill to tn
House-thev vote on it to be taken on the 23d, to whic
time the House adjourned.