Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-02-27
Board of Commissioners of Commerce. Laid on
the table-yeas, 90; nays, IS.

Board of Commissioners of Commerce Laid on
the table-yeas, 80; nays, IS.
SATURDAY, Feb. 15.-SENATE.-The Post
office Appropriation bill was reported, with amend
ments, among which are the following: Prohibiting
the transmission of any free matter whatever, not
even excepting newspaper exchanges; requiring
persons receiving mail by carriers to provide proper
boxes at their dwellings to facilitate rapid delivery;
authorizing the employment of an add1tlonai special
agent to detect persons sending obscene matter;
striking out the provision requiring railroad COM
condition of receiving increased pay; providing
that additional pay may be allowed for daily postal
car serv1ce....An Intellectual attempt was made 10
take up the Two-per-cent. bill The Naval Appro-
priation bill was taken up, and the amendment rela-
ment' was aqreed toN we v IS; NJ nsys. Is. TIe
amendment providing that the act of 1864 shall not
retire any officer before the age of e. was agreed to.
Sawyer introduced a bill to incorporate the South
ern Homestead Emigration Company, giving it
power to lease or sell land anywhere in the United
States.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed making unlawful any
contract with the Indians relative to land or claims
entered into prior to the act of May 81, 1872, unless
such contract be in writing, and approved by and
entered in the Department Of the Interior. : Will
lard asked leave to introduce a joint resolution
congratulating Spain on the establishment of a Re
public. Banks objected, on the ground that it was
"a proposition to recognize slavery in the colonies
of Spain."... The Presidents meassage relating to
Utah affairs was received and referred Co the Ju-
dietary Committee. ...A bill was passed removing
the political disabilities of ex-Gov. william {" Extra
Bily') Smith, of Virginia. The House then re-
long debate ensnsd' which deeenerated finaI1v into
a bitter personal wrangle between Kerr, of Indiana,
who opposed the bill, and Butler, of Massachusetts,,
who favored it. The bill was passed-yeas, 122
nays, 81.
MONDAY, Feb. 17.-SENATE.-The majority
of the investigating committee in the Caldwell case
reported his election as Senator from Kansas in
valid; The amendment to the Naval Appropria-
ton bill, giving increased as l, pay to retired officers,
Morton, from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, reported f~avorably on the resolution to
roaQfnd fhn fwnnfu-000nnd fnfnf rnnIoE -IyO1 r-a
scribes q method of determining disputes arising
during the counting of electoral votes for President
and Yice-President -. Stewart introduced a bill
granting the State of Nevada 1000, 600 acres of
public land for common school purposes. =. Sawyer,
ported adversely to the bills granting lands to aid in
establishing public schools in States lately in re-
Missouri for the benefit of the school fund in that
State.
burse the College of william and Mary, of Virginia,
for destruction of property during the war, was
Civil Appropriation bill prohibiting the printing of
books by Government for free distribution. -. The
American and Asiatie Telegraph bill was passed. It
Company to lay a submarine cable from the Pacific
coast of the United States to the Asiatic coast, and
that one or more Government steamers may aid in
the work.-..A substitute for the Agricultural Col
iege bill, providing that for every $500 of annual
income derived from the benefits of the act there
shall be a free scholarship, and that when the in
come amounts to 5000 tuition shall be free, was
agreed to and the bill passed.
TUESDAY. FEB. House
bill allowing under the Bankrupt law the exemptions
allowed by the laws of each State in 1871 to be valid
against debts contracted before the adoption of such
law, as well as afterward, was passed The Ameri-
canand Asiatic Telegraph bill, and the House bill
for relief Of settlers on the Sioux reservation in
Minnesota, were passed--.,The vice-President laid
before the Senate a petition of Simpson, of counsel
in the Pomeroy investigation, asking that the in
vestigation may be extended SO as receive the state
ments of members of the Kansas Legislature now at
the capital, to whom money was offered by agents
and friends of Pomeroy for voting for him, and
after debate a resolution was agreed to directing the
special committee to inquire into any allegations of
bribery or corruption by Pomeroy in the Kansas
Senatorial election.
HoUsE.-The report of the Poland Credit Mobilier
Committee was received. 1t recommends the ex-
pulsion of Ames and Brooks, and exonerates the
other members named in connection with the Credit
Mobilier -. The remainder of the session was spent
in Committee of the Whole on the Civil Appropria-
ton bill.