Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-02-06
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THURSDAY, Jan. 23.-SENATE.-The Finance
Committee reported adversely Coles bill to replace
national bank notes with United States Treasury
notes and authorize part payment of custom dues in
the latter The bill to fix the MINIMUM price OF
public lands in the alternate sections reserved in
railroad grants at 80. so per acre was reported with
out amendment. "A bill approprlatlng S5O,OOO to
defray expenses of the Committee on Elections in
the Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas cases was passed.
AN amendment to the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill, raising the pay OF Con-
gressmen $4,000, was tabled.
HoUsE.-Stephenson's resolution directing an in
vestigation of the allegations that the Dubuque and
Sioux City railroad has been managed by a Credit
Mobilier, and to report what members of Congress
had been interested in that road, was adopted. The
Central Pacific was included in the resolution. -.
The Vienna Exposition bill was amended by Geduc,
sent back to the Senate for concurrence.
FRIDAY, Jan. 2~4.-SENATE.-A bill was intros
duced to authorize a pneumatic tube road from
New York to Chicago....An amendment to the Leg
~islative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was offered, directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to withhold all payments to any railroad for any
freight or transportation to the amount of payments
made by the government Tor interest on ponds
issued to such company. A substitute was offered
directing the President to institute suit in the Court
of Claims against the Pacific railroads to recover the
Also, another substitute directing the President to
take such action as may be necessary for the recovery
of said amount. Without taking action on the
amendment or substitutes the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The report of the Committee on Elections,
that neither De Large nor Bowen were entitled to
the contested seat from South Carolina, was adopted.
SATURDAY, Jan. 25.~-SENATE.-Not in ses-
sion.
HoUsE.-The proceedings were of an unimportant
nature. A bill WINS reported appropriating 100000
for the purchase of an addition to the site of the
Boston Postoffice.
MONDAY, Jan. acknowledgements
against the repeal of the Bankrupt act were re-
ceived -. The bill instructing the Postmaster-Gen-
eral to contract with the Mediterranean and Oriental
Steamship Company for carriage of mails to Eu-
rnra and IN nrnNida for inhOrapmant NV the Cow
eminent of 1 $4,000, 900 of the bonds of said company
was referred "A bill was introduced aRproPriato
Southern States-...The Edmunds amendment to
the Legislative Appropriation bill, directing the
the Pacific railroads for transportation of mails,
etc., and to apply the amount SO due to the pay
United States to the companies was passed. 1t au-
f 6ioin7s I the COMPANIES r;m4t N s1 to DTl t9 sb ba s 3n n eU Cnnr q
the question of legal right to be decided by the
courts.
on cotton exported ; to enlarge the James river and
Kanawha canal....A resolution was adopted re.
questing the several departments Except that of
Statel to furnish copies of the questions put, in
examinations under the civil service rules, to candi-
dates for clerkships, etc. An amendment to the
Bankrupt act was passed, exempting from Judg-
ments against the bankrupt's effects of whatever
property was exempt from execution by State law
in force in 81. The bill abolishing the franking
privilege, as amended by the Senate, was adopted,
and will take effect on the LIST of July.
TUESDAY, Jan. 2S.-SENATE.-A motion to
appoint u COuuHlltlee W "NOob6eUo 1o Sh"6So SA-
culated against the Vice-President in connection
with the Credit Mobilier, which was offered at his
request, was lost, only one Senator, the mover, vot-
ing in the Affirmative. The House amendment
to the bill providing for representation of the United
States at the Vienna Exposition was concurred in.
....The bill to pay Japan for grounds in that coun-
try occupied by our Government for hospital pur-
poses, was passed. The amendment to the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill, providing that no judg-
ment of the Court of Claims shall be paid except to
persons whose loyalty is proved, was agreed to.
Sherman's amendment raising the salaries of Az
sistant Secretary, Solicitor, Register and Supervis-
Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioners of
Patents, of Indian Affairs, of Commerce, of Agri-
Office, Auditor of the Treasury and Assistant Post
master-General and of the Superintendent of the
Money Order Department and Foreign Mails, to
$4,000 each per year, was adopted. An amendment
to raise the salaries Of congressman to $1,000 was
tabled.
HoUsE.-Thes session was mainly occupied in de-
bate on the bill for the admission of Colorado which
did not come to a vote.