Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-12-18
CONGRESS-.

THURSDAY, Dec. 4.-Senate.-Bills intro
duced By Foreman CIV. va.A, to complete the water
highway from the James river to the Ohio, at the
mouth of the Kanawha Stevenson (Ky.), to remove
all political disabilities; Logan GILL;, to aid in the
execution of law in Utah..-.The bill for the re-
demption of the loan of 1858 was passed. Ferry
CMichl called up his resolution instructing. the
Committee on Finance to report a bill remedying
the financial ills, and addressed the Senate in sup
port of his fayorite scheme The work of selecting
the Standing Committees was then proceeded with,
Privileges and Elections-Morton Chairman
Carpenter, Logan, Anthony, Alcorn, Mitchell, Sum-
ner, Hamilton CMd.), Salisbury,
Foreign Relations-Cameron, Chairman Morton,
Hamilton, Howe, Frelinghuysen, C~onkling, Schurz,
Stockton, McCreery.
Finance-sherman, Chairman; Morrill, Cvt.), Scott,
Wright, Ferry (Mich), Fenton, Bayard.
(Me1 }, Chairman; Sprague,
Window, West, Ames, Sargent, Allison, Stevenson,
Davis.
Commerce-Chandler Chairman Spencer, Conk-
ling, Buckingham, Boutwell,, Gordon, Dennis.
Observation-Disclosures, Chairman; Sprague,
Gilbert, Fenton, Stockton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Chairman; Robert
Military -Afairs-Logan, Chairman; Cameron,
Spencer, Clayton, Wadleigh, Kelly, Ransom.
Naval Affairs-Cragin, Chairman Anthony, Nor
riiI CNe.(, Sargent, Conover, Stockton, Norwood.
Observation-Disclosures, Chairman; Conkling, Car
penter, Frelinghuysen, Wright, Thurman, Steven
Postofices and Post-Roads-Ramsey, Chairman
Hamlin, Ferry (Mich.), Flanagan. Dorsey, Jones,
Salisbury, Merrimon, Hamilton (Md3.
Public L~auds-Sprague, Chairman; Window,
Stewart, Pratt, oSlesby, Wadleigh, Boutwell,, Kelly,
Upton.
Private Land Chairman Ferry
(Conn.), Fenton, Bayard aud Bogy.
Indian Affairs buckingham, Chairman; Allison,
Oglesby, Morrill, Me), ingalls,, Bogy and McCreery.
Pensions-Pratt, Chairman Ferry (Conn), Ogles-
by, ingalls,, Patterson, Hamilton (TeNas), and Nor
Revolutionary laims-Brownlow, Chairman :;
Gilbert, Couover, Johnston and G~oldthwaite.
Claims-Scott,C Chairman; Pratt, Foreman, Wright,
Mitchell, Boutwell,, Davis, Merrimon and Gold
thwaite.
District of cOlumbia-Lewig, Chairman; Spencer,
Hitchcock, Robertson, Jones, Dorsey and Johnston.
PateOtS-FerrV (COnQl \. Chairman. Window. WaQ-
leigh, Hamilton (Md), and Johnston.
Chairman Gilbert, Cameron, Stockton and Cooper.
Chairman; Hitchcck, Cra-
glp, Stayt9 a. ; ras.dfsoS, Cooper aGu MGOTeerSs Scott
West, Ramsey, Hitchcock, Cragin, Howe, Freling-
huysen, Hamilton (Texas), Ransom and Kelly.
Mines aud Mining-Hamlin, Chairman Chand-
Ter, Sargent, Crozier, Upton and Goldthwaite-
Revision Of Laws of the United States-ConkIing,
Chairman Carpenter, Stewart, Alcorn and Ran
Education and L~abor-Flanagan, Chairman: Pat
terson, Ingalls,, Sumner, Morton, Bogy and Gordon.
Civil Service and Chair
man; Boutwell,, Sherman, Hamlin, Howe, Hamilton
To Audit aud Control Contingent Expenses of the
Senate-Carpenter, Chairman; Jones and Dennis.
Printing-Anthony Chairman; Howe, Sauls-
Library-Howe, Chairman Allison, Edmunds.
Engrossed Chairman; Lewis,
Enrolled Bils-Ames,C Chairman Clayton.
Revision of Rules-Ferry (Mich.l, Chairman;
Levee of the Mississippi Chair
man Z. CLAYTON, Scnu1Z. Cooper.
Transportation Routes to the eaboard-Windom
Chairman Sherman, Conkling, West, Conover,
Mitchell, Norwood, Davis.
HOuse.-The Speaker appointed Eugene Hale
CLASSY, Kasson Qowa), Scofield Pa.) and Maynard
CTenn9 as a committee to frame a bill for the repeal
of the salary bill Bills introduced: By Rurchard
Ul.), requiring national banks to retain interest on
bonds deposited as security for circulation as part
of their reserve. By Hawley QI.), relating to cur
m nero between the States. By Randall. to prohibit
the Dayment of interest by national banks. to amend
the National Banking act, and to reimburse dis
tillers for their outlays for spirit meters. By
Leach, to restore the ~franking privilege. By Hun
ter, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
put in circulation the residue of the S44, GOO, 600 re-
serve by purchasing Government bonds Herewith.
By Wilson, declaring the true intent and meaning
of the Pacific Railroad acts By several members
bills for u canal around Niagara Falls, and with
reference to the free circulation of weekly newspa-
pers. BY Kendall, to require uniform charges ON
railroads, and to punish unjust discrimination in
favor of or against particular persons or places. By
Beck, to repeal the "iron-clad oath, ;" and for re-
moving disabilities under the Fourteenth amend
By Cox, recognizing Cuban belligerency- |
By Albright and Others, relating to the free trans
mission by mail of newspapers and periodicals.
FRIDAY, Dec. 5.-Sendte.-Not in session.
House.-BiIs introduced: To establish an edu-
cational fund, and to apply the proceeds of the pub
ic lands to the education of the people. By Eames,
10 reduce the postage. By Morey, to afford fnan-
,iaI relief TO the reconstructed States. ByTyner.
o permit publishers of newspapers and periodicals.
% exchange, and publishers of weekly newspapers
% send within the county of their publication one
copy thereof to actual subscribers free of postage.
Burchard, to require the National Banking Asso-
'iations to retain a part of the reserve of the coin
interest ON bonds deposited as security for circula-
ion; also, to aid in the establishment of free schools
the United States. By Buckner, to
the tax on cigars, tobacco and snuff. By
to complete the James river and
kanEwha canal. By Don man, to afford cheap trans
by water from the interior to the Atlantic
esboard by way CT the great lakes 49,. The Speaker !