Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-23
Proceedings in Congress.

In the Senate on Friday, May 10, MIR.
Wilson called up the bill authorizing the issue of
1000 breech-loading arms to the inhabitants of Mon
taHa. for defense against the Indians. The
was passed---The Senate then held a brief executive
the bill to amend mdif the o Gnfor rceT1en C t hsse%t up AND
discussed. without action, until the hour of adjourn
In the House on Friday. May 10. number sfprivnte
;; -. Hon.e went into Committee Of the Sgh Oh g
Psssed.'n..Th eo m@itie then af tppP np the Tariff and oDSd
Tax bill. and discussed it until adjournment.
In. the Senate on Saturday, May IL, Mr..
Morton offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
authorizing the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons to investigate the election of Senators Pomeroy
and Caldwell, of Kansas. The Committee have power
elsewhere during the recess Of congress.-l-.Tse En-
a sdo1tss Sr aSt Tas TAX TAKEN a, up P.;e and an " tn PSe ant
poi1tment of Election Inspectors; any voting pre-
not iess than ten citizens Of the precinct. After the
adoption Of an amendment authorizing zach Of he
Judges to discharse the duties contemplated by the
Enforcement bill, the Senate adjourned.
In the House on Saturday. May IL. Mr.; Dawes re
n tioH Of his the % TsEln t 6i flo sed ths dsos shs G sim tee f f5ns s ten
PIiT pssi. to 0 and % oodgfsil1 an tba II p %ns aS }sSs E sss- faFse
up. and an amendment adopted providing that vixen
ever a widow shall forfeit her gens,on on account of
widow, if she be in INDECENT
Tariff and Tax bill, but got into such an inextrIcab'e
no progress was ade---AdJourned
IL Ii SChdbC VII OUu NioJ 1oI Nbls
Pratt called up a bill to increase 20 per cent. the PEN
sions to sold iers and sailors who lost both eyes, both
hands. or were otherwise totally disabled. and stated
Of about sG 4 Ssls' The he iafrf passed innahi si SGiI IN re-,
I nSissa to The rSs R RafsassS soa,h sat I Esilf fsfdn Company 0R Ky
sms6d@snt Sas sSoRt:d Tsqaif,as t5st before any
s PstsGn thai ssn he ss has tine not P fsr tMo 81 ys sae dS% ad sSy e een meos
tiou with any Ku-Klgx organization--.The follow
Ressio IN ofsa 600 pP per annu% 70 the Widow Of ADMIRAL
t ha5a active LIST Ra"t to hie asn 6 Sealn sGStsr% W. B. se6 CUSHING 0g
I0e fh to oa sRs re1i ps tR list A Of t6s nsjy e Of ee a9s np TSian-
teers in the active list of the navy who are disabled in
in the House on Monday. May IS. Mr., voorhees,
tion; made a speech strongly denoIncing Mr.Greeley.
tee ere repo nqetSr a tT 6ifi 2em nn9M ene p spaiesirS Sis 9GmRbs
from an persons who aided the late rebellion, except
sixth and Thirty seventh Congress, officers il the
States, and heads Of departments and Foreign Minis
s seTs of shs els 9pi5ed cs ssa' Mr.. 3 Pas e diddi1ss th the Ts eons
tMszta Gtsr was % dee 2 g;sd,e entitled to-, to a seat in place, Of
journed.
In the Senate on Tuesday, May ID, the
time was principally occupied in debate on the En-
forcement act. But little progress was made-....At
the evening session the following bills were passed
EaiIToad 70 suthorisss the Secretary Of Wal 10 &C.
trade on. the Northern Northeastern and North;
S SsS!sf1 pr reSn1Tsftii; an Of i Rarb Sansf h eSenS.e ehan mel d ' d
naV1gaDI6 rivers ana otner nav1RaDle aterS In the
United States authorizing the city of Buffalo to con.
and maintain an inlet pier therefrom for the supply
ing ofthe city with pure water; authorizing the con-
struction of a railroad across the Ohio river, at mount
Vernon, Ind--.Adjourned.
In the House on Tuesday, May IA, the day was
spent in discussion of the Tariff and Tax bill in Com
mittee of the Whole. No amendments OF any conse-
quence were made---In the evening a message was
Congress to the hal dsb hips and privations endured by
immigrants. Referred to the Committee on Com.
In the Senate on Wednesday, May Is, the
Military COMMITTEES reported a bill to provide crutches
for soldiers and sailors disabled during the war;
The report of the Committee of Conference on the
Deficiency bill was agreed to by a vote of 35 to 24-...
| Adjourned
In the House on Wednesday, May Is. the second
section of the Tariff and Tax bill was finally disposed
of in Committee of the Whole. This reduces existing
duties 10 per cent. on manufactures of cotton. wool
etc.; iron and all manufactures of iron printing pa
per, india rubber, straw, oilcloths. etc--...Bills were
passed as follows: To establish a uniform time fol
Presidential elections House bill providing for steno-
graphers for United States Circuit Courts--.The CON
ference report on the Deficiency bill was agreed to
1t provides that the Secretary of the Treasury is au'
thorized and directed to pay to lawful. owners, OF
their legal Representatives, the value of all cottoI
seized after the Both of June, 1865, by agents of the
Government ~unlawfully and in violation of instruc
tions, the net proceeds, without interest, to be actual
ly paid into the Treasury, a receipt thereof being full
satisfaction of all such claims, and not to apply tt
any cause now pending before the Court of Claims oil
any cause not filed in the Treasury Department
within six months after the passage OF the act......Ad