Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-30
CONGRESS- IN BRIEF.

THURSDAY, Jan. 16.-SENATE.-Logan intro
duced a bill authorizing the erection of a monument
to the memory of the soldiers buried at Salisbury,
N. c.. The bill was passed appropriating 100000
for the representation of this country at the Vienna
Exposition Sherman called up Buckingham's
bill for the resumption of specie payment, offering
a substitute therefor, which was ordered printed.
House bill Incorporating the Loomis Aerial Tele-
graph Company was passed. .Morton's resolution
whether there is a legal Government in Louisiana,
and if so, by whom constituted, was adopted.
HoUsE.-Ths House debated, without action, the
bill for the admission of Colorado. =. The bill Gre
ating the Territory of oklahama was killed-93 to
raj College bill were concurred in, and the bill
passed.
FRIDAY, Jan. 17.-SENATE.-The Vienna Ex-
position bill was passed. e. Morton called up his
resolution instrueting the Committee on Elections
to inquire into the defects of the electoral system,
and spoke at length in favor of the election of Pres
ident by direct vote of the people....The Mint and
Coinage bill was passed.
HousE.-A number of private bills were passed.
THE Senate bill confirming the title of the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri and Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific to certain lands in Iowa, was taken up. A
motion to layon the table was lost. No further action
was taken on the bill.
SATURDAY, Jan. 8.-SENATE.-The Senate
was not in session.
HoUsB.-A bill was passed to revise the pension
laws large number of bills OF a private char
acter were disposed of The bill to quiet land
titles in Iowa was passed.
MONDAY, Jan. 20.-SENATE.-The majority of
the Judiciary Committee reported a bill repeating
the Bankrupt Act, to take effect July l., the repeal
not 70 osect onv nroooadings IN b,ntr,ntcv COM
rnancad befora fbat 49, ep;us ;ntrodnced nv
ing the minimum price of the alternate sections re-
49, - ~ , ; TMo y e q n - . aunt;on nd
indemnity rights being excepted. q. The House
amendment to the bill fixing the date of opening the
annual session of the Supreme Court was concnrrsd
IN. carpenter, from the judiciary committee,
submitted t@l a majority report adverse to the Boston
henef p~N-Edmunds, 1or hlmsei1, submitting a
minority report fayor1ng the bill.
HoUsE.-BMs introduced: To repeal the tax on
deposits in savings banks; repeating the duty on
hquor1ce used IN the manufacture OF tobacco TO
punish pretended counterfeiters OF United states
currency; TO pronlDlt the promoflon IN the army OF
any person VINO Is ABDUCTED to the 1ntemperate use
OF Intoxicating liquors or drugs.--.Abl bill was passed
to pay to census-takers IN the Southern States ices
que d9r taKang ahe census OF nSoo;o.:A nan was re-
ported from Ihe 1ualciary Commlttee amehoatory OF
me DanhEupt aS.' WIEN = suoSu.u.e was ohereo
ana passed "honJ repeating tne bankrupt act.
TrrsD,v Tan OF -SrNArp -RilIa intro
ouced; Authorlzlng a reference TO tine Court OF
Claims of the claim of the book agents of the Metho-
dist Church South; authorizing the Texas and Pa
cifc Railroad COMPANY to make PAYABLE in lawful
money bonds which il has been authorized TO issue