Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-04-04
Proceedings in Congress-.

In the Senate on the 21st Mr.. Logan, from
the Committee on Pensions, reported adversely the
House bill making all pensions payable from date of
pessdopge s Ge S death Of I Re5S OF b On % %h9Se !; ac Ioa ind the
RIteiy postponed-u.The Vice President announced
tee ssd Of 1I G1nfsTs1 ssSs 1s6e BIZ TI R=rsgyiSinS Tor ,rsPoFFtins
utiye Sc sion, and soon after adjourned.
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Of its Immediate passage. the bill was referred to the
Se ann tfeS Of Ways md Means with leave to report
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In the Senate, March 22d, a bill was passed
to refund to the Winona and St. Paul Railroad
Company certain duties paid on railroad iron-....The
so!dieTs' Homestead bill was passed: The bill pro-
sraas f Be de sRs atIf rom 20 se the ti Gn s0l ID ich in d fhS qn, sRe
Homestead laws, is usually required to perfect titles.
placing placing tea tsr and pe ooff ssa on 5f the fre 1R list A Aas a adopted bS
a T T0f the OF H Is aS l On the "a ss%e dsy & {. ,1 MS1 %ss yr;a Mst to M e:
SGSssns for ~ expenses in cOntesting the seat Of B; F;
bills were passed---AdJourned
In the Senate, March 25th, the bill was
passed for the sale of the Marine hospital and grounds
in San Francisco. Cal--.The following bills from the
a eoIieetion Oh dis 39G% as p91u MfEe M Rnssea and TO to e @aes St.
Paul; Mimi a port Of entry; for the enlargement Of
E naSisHti s6o IaTs over S9 Al AIsf 1ai sad s sSjssent , TassIs SRs
the construction Of railroad bridges across the Ohio
river at or near e. Evansville on I'll and Mount Vernon, Ind;
canal to sixteen feet; to amend the act to regulate the
consular and diplomatic system of the United States;
Guiding London. Paris and Havana; authorizing mail
steamship service between New Orleans aud certain
Mexican ports--.The Senate then went into executive
session. and soon after adjourned.
In the House on the same day the Senate bill to en-
able honorsbly discharged soldiers and sailors, their
WIDOWS and minor children, to secure homesteads on
the public lands. was agreed to--...Mr. Taylor, from
the Committee on Public Buildings and Groun1s, re-
statue Of tKsIste Admiral EarrsgSt. to be erected in
Earragut square, in the city Of Washington. 1t in
structs the Senate and House Committees, on Public
be presented to them before the LIST of January. 1873,
and select therefrom one of the most appropriate to
Farragut, and it instructs the Secretary of the Navy
to contract for such statue at a cost not exceeding
$4,000. The resolution was Observation-Disclosures
The time of the Senate on the 26th was
taken up with the discussion of the House bill making
tea and coffee free. Amendments to include salt and
coal were voted down. and the Senate adjourned before
The House on the 2eth spent most of the day in vot-
ing on motions to adjourn alternately with motions to
solution of the difioulty-...Mr Hooper, from the
COMMITTEE on Banking and Currency. presented the
testimony taken before that committee in the matter
cessful working of the Currency Bureau required a
and report were ordered printed, to be called up for
future action--.Adjourned
In the Senate, March ~, Mr.. Hamlin
offered q resolution to pay 81. 900 from the contingent
fund of the Senate for expenses of the Arms Investi-
eating Committee. Adopted....Th remainder of the
session was taken up with the tea and coffee bill.
site for the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
Mr.. Archer, of Maryland, ON the Select COMMITTEES to
investigate the affairs of the Navy Department, in
stead OF Mr.. Voorhees,, declined--.The House then