Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-13
IN BRIEF.

CONGRESS IN BRIEF.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26.-SENATE.-The amend
ment to the Geneva Award bill was non-concurred
in, and a committee of conference ordered. Bills
passed To extend the time for the completion of
the st. Paul and Pacific railroad to carry into effect
authorizing the exchange of the old Postoface prop
erty in Chicago for other properly IN that city,-cf
the laws in Utah, and a lengthy debate ensued. The
bill was finally passed Wright, from the select
Ark.N, made a report, accompanied by a resolution
declaring the charges not sustained.
of the report of the Poland
Credit Mobilier Committee was resumed, and the
entire days session was consumed in debate. The
House, without reaching q vote, adjourned at
11:4O p. M.
THURSDAY, Feb. 27.-SENATE:-The Gre
dentials of Hon. R. j. oglesby, Senator-elect from
Illinois, were presented. The bill providing for q
new election in Louisiana was taken mp and dis
cussed until adjournment without a vote being
taken.
HousE.-A motion to lay the Credit Mobilier re-
port and resolutions on the table was lost. Sargents
substitute was then taken up, and the clauses oen-
surfing Ames and Brooks were passed. On the for
mer the vote stood 1s1 yeas, So nays on the latter
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, was ofered....A resolu-
ton for the appointment of a committee Of confer
ence on the bill for the distribution Of the Geneva
award was adopted.
FRIDAY, Feb. 28.-SENATE.-The bill pro-
viding for a new election in Louisiana was defeated
yeas, 10; nays, 22....The credentials Of Patter-
son Is. C9 were presented. =. The bill amending the
pension laws was passed. The vico-President laid
Legislature generating Senator Bogy from the
charges of bribery. An amendment to the Civil
that the debates Of Congress, hitherto printed by
the Congressional Globe, shall hereafter be done by
was also adopted appropTiating $500, 900 to replace
worn and INITIATED bank notes. The bill was
passed l~egalizing the homestead entries Of soldiers
and sailors, not exceeding 100 acres each, within the
limits OF railroad grants;
mittee, presented a resolution for the appointment
of a committee to go to the Senate and impeach
showed habitual intoxication on the part Of Dala-
hay. +. The bill directing the withholding of the
Pacific railroad was passed. There was a long
debate, and a good deal of excitement and confu;
sion, over the bill to increase salaries. The Dill
was lost-yeas, 60 nays, III.
SATURDAY, March 1.-SENATE.-Trumbull
made an Intellectual attempt to take up the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois Two-per-cent. bill had been rejected.
The The t sun SdTiyoS GNU AppT0pTassiton ,g 1ae Tt 70. .at Zen p up,
the Washington Board of Public Works $9l3,OO0 for
street Improvements in progress are ano dd the GOV.
new building for the Bureau OF Printing and En-
craving; approPriating $l.oo3, COG to rslmDarse tn ne
streets and avenues not chargeahle to private
property..,.A motion to reconsider the vote oy
yeas, %; nays, 3....The Texas Pacific Railway bll
was passed .;;tThe ;a 1nse BIN d indre sndies.i the ass sssa,
was defeated. .Confiing. from the Committee on
the Revision IS s0 of the = L1 Smtb repos snd o sSssss soy ON Q come one
stitutional recognition of woman's right to vote.::-
The aoa tse onion 6ha prG paoiae r aST sHas passed pa $ dd.!
The credentials of Mitchell (Oregon) and Norman
Ho1sE.@The bill increasing salaries was SO
amended as to fix the salaries of members Of Con-
gs rsss e ss' sOain a on tR Pss Establishment ees0t Of . Rep pub
lie was passed. The bill was passed extending for
l., i--ooo and Dakota tn make navmanf9 there
for. The Senate bill authorizing the construction
of q railroad bridge across the Missouri river at
lexington, Mo-, was passed.
SUNDAY, March 2.-SENATE.-The Senate,
having been in session all night Saturday, adj
journed at 4:15 Sunday morning, until Z p. m.....
Morrill, called the attention Of the Senate to the
case of Senator Patterson, but no action was taken.
printing of $4,000 copies Of the Agricultural Re
| port, to be sold at so cents each. The bill to pro-
vide for the payment of judgments of the Southern
| Claims Commission was passed. The bin author
izing the bridging of the Mississippi at Carondeiet,
Mo-, was passed.
HoUsE.-Not in session on Sunday.
MONDAY, March 3.-SENATE.-The Deficiency
bill was passed, the item of 1921, 800 to pay interest
due the Chickasaw Indians being stricken OUT.
The impeachment of Judge Delahay was reported to
the Senate by the House committee. The con-
| ference reports on the Sundry and the Postal APP
preparation bills were concurred in The COM
mittee of conference on the bill for tine distriouuon
of the Geneva award reported that they were unable
to agree with the House as to the class Of losses to
be paid, and as to war insurance premiums.
HoUsE.-The conference committee's report ON
the sundry Appropriation bill, cutting down the
| Senate amendments s., 800, 000, was agreed to....The
request of the Senate for q conference committee
on the Agricultural College land grant was refused.
-. Tn salaries amendment to the Legislative Ap-
preparation bill, as reported by the conference COM
| mittee, was concurred in by 103 yeas to "a nays. 1t
fixes the salary of the President at 10000 Vice.
President, Justices Of the Supreme Court, Cabinet
officers and Speaker, $4,000 each; Chief Justice,
SIC, 500; Senators and Representatives, $500 each,
including members of the present Congress, the IN
crease to be in lieu of all allowance except for actual
travelling expenses to the capital and return The
Edmunds amendments relative to the Pacific roads,
directing the Withholding pay of for transporta-
ton of mails, etc., and Wilson'S amendment d-
recting suits to be brought against the Credit Mobi-
Her, were agreed to-. .Morrin's amendment sus-
Court of Claims in favor Of disloyal claimants was
stricken out.
TUESDAY, March 4.-SENATE.-Bills passed:
To remove the political disabilities Of R. N. T. Hun
ter to extend the time for the restoration of the
Ottawa lands in Michigan. The vice-President
administered the oath Of office to the new Vice
the Senate of the Forty-second Congress was de-
clared adjourned. Vice-President Wilson then
called the Senate of the Forty-third Congress to or
der, and several new members were sworn H..
Senate adjourned to Thursday.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill to authorize the Texas
Pacific railway to consolidate with or lease any lines
in California was lost. Mr.. Garfield gave notice
that the summing up by the Poland COMMITTEES of
the testimony in the Credit Mobilier matter rs to
him (Garheld) was inaccurate, and that he had had
no opportunity to present corrections, which he
had prepared and would make public. The House
of the Forty-second Congress was declared adj
juurned sine die.