The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-24
F"ORTY.FOURTH

W. -
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
FEBRUARY 14-Senote-A bill was intro
duced amending the laws relating to United
States prisoners; also, a bill to protect agri-
culture from the ravages of the grasshoppers,
chintz-bugs, army and cotton-worms, etc.
1t provides for the appointment of a Com
mission of Entomologists to investigate
the matter and report to Congress.
In introducing. the bill Mr.. Ingalls, said
the damage from insects during the past
year had not been less than 500, 100000.
The bill providing for care of stock during
transportation, was passed. 1t provides that
stock must not be kept on board cars or
vessels, without opportunity for abundant
exercise and food and water, over twenty.
four hours in succession, and that. at the end
of such twenty-four hours they must be un-
loaded and allowed atleast seven hours for
exercise, sleep, and taking Of food and
water. The question of the admission of
Mr.. Pinchback wss then taken up, but no
conclusion reached....."..H ouse-Bius were
Introduce to provide for the payment of
United States bank notes, to establish a Ma
tionalB Bank Agency, to transmit printed mat
ter through the mails when postage is insult
icient, and allow collection on delivery. A
bill was introduced to repeal parts of the
Resumption Act, and substitute in its place
an act authorizing the issue of legal
tender notes in the place of National bank
notes. The latter are withdrawn, but only
when the amount is less than the amount
in circulation on January IA, 1875. 1t re-
quires National banks to retain gold in their
reserve to the amount of one-third their cir
culation, and also requires the retention in
the Treasury of gold equal to one-third
the unredeemed legal tenders. A resolu-
ton was adopted ~instructing IN inquiry
into the propriety Of ordering a cessation
of the purchase of government bonds
before due; of ordering a discontinue
ance of reduction of legal-tender notes,
and of selling gold coin and bullion. An
Bureau was ordered. A resolution to in
vestigse the custom of revision Of speeches
before publication in the Record, was
adopted. A resolution to prepare for the
resumption of specie payments was ordered,
but was rejected by a party vote.
FEBRUARY 15.-Senate-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate q communication from the
Secretary of Wa inclosing the formal re-
port of Major G. K. Warren, of the Corps of
Engineers, on the Improvement of water
communication between the Mississippi
river and Lake Michigan along the valley Of
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Ordered
printed with accompanying maps, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation
Routes. Mr.. Hitchcock, from the
Committee on Territories, reported favor
ably on the Senate bill to enable the
people of New Mexico to form q Con-
s~titution and State government, and for the
admission of the State into the Union, with
a written report, which was ordered printed,
and the bill was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, called up the House bill making
an appropriation for the payment Of invalid
and other pensions for the year ending June
80, 1877. The bill, as passed by the House
of Representatives, made appropriations in
part as follows: Pensions for army inyalids,
Sl2, 100000; widows, minors and dependent
relations, $14,100 900 survivors and widows
of the war of 1872, 81, 900. The Commit
tee on Appropriations reported amendments
striking out the amounts inserted after
each class as above, and inserting the
sum total of $2S,400,000. The bill, with
some amendments, was passed. Mr.. Wright
presented joint resolutions of the lows
Legislature, asking such legislation as will
secure to settlers on the land known as the
Des Moines River Grant, in that State, the
title to and ownership thereof. Referred to
the Committee on Public Lands. On mo
ton of Mr.. Clayton, the Senate then took up
the bill to repeal section 2,030 of the Re
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restrictions in the disposition of public
lands in the States Of Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Flor
l ida, the pending question being on the
, amendment of Mr.. Edmunds, that public
lands affected by this act shall be offered a
, public sale as soon as practicable, from tint
to time, according to provisions OF the ex
, listing law, and shall not be subject to pri
l vate entry until SO offered. The bill, witt
I 2-N-I-.N- rro ,aaCa1 EHoa,ao A .oca
: luton to repeal the act of March Is, 1869
E providing for the payment in coin of thu
interest on the $40 Government bonds
was referred to the Committee OF
7 Banking and Currency. Mr.. Cans
e offered a resolution calling on tn,
e Attorney-Generaf and the Secretary o
e the Interior to transmit to the House Ger
tilted copies of paper and records in thei
respective departments relating to the com
i plicity Of w. P. Ross, formerly Cherokee
r Indian delegate, in the alleged Indian fraud
of John W.. Wright. Adopted. Mr.. Sayle
e offered q resolution calling on the S~ecretar
: of the Treasury to report within ten days tn
actual amount of gold owned by the govern
ment and available for the resumption o
specie payments after deducting the amour
of gold certificates now outstanding, accrue
e interest on government bonds, and bond
called for the sinking Juno to this date
Adopted. Mr.. Wheeler, from tn
Committee on Appropriations, re
ported the fertilization bill, an
asked for its consideration at this time. TIL
IS bill ~appropriates for protection, preserys
e ton, and repairs of Notifications, $780, 600
i. for armament of Notifications, S165, 600; 70
torpedoes for harbor defense etc., $780, 0t
u Total, $4,000. The bill also directs tn
l. sale of obsolete and condemned projectile
and heavy ordnance. Mr.. Wheeler state
If that the amount of estimate for the yea
rs was, in round numbers, three and one-hal
millions, but that the committee had been
. unit in believing that the reduction might b
n safely made.
p FEBRUARY 16-Senate-Mr. Withers pr,
scented a petition of Joseph Segar, askin
ID compensation as United States Sci
al ator from Virginia. Referred. NJ
Anthony submitted a concurrent re
olution that the reports in the Congre
u sional Record shall be accurate transcript
as of proceedings and debates of the two Hous,
of Congress, and that no speech shall b
published therein which was not spoken j
the Senate or House of Representatives, an
such speeches shall be printed as they wei
le actually delivered, without omission, alte
es alton, or addition, except verbal alte
atoms made by the author of IL
to speech and by nc other person, and tn
when the speeches are reserved by their a
y thors for correction, they shall be returns
le to the reporter of the house in whie
s, they were delivered within one wee
of and if not 80 returned they sha
n. then be printed in the COMPRESSION
Record, from the original notes of the r
- porter. Ordered printed and to lie on Il
IN table. Mr.. Anthony gave notice that /
IN would call il up for consideration to-morrol
IN Mr.. Merrimon's bill ~favoring claims for ca
IS. rying mails before the wa was reports
- upon adversely by Mr.. Conkling, of the ]
- dietary Committee. Mr.. Wright, from Il
70 Committee on Claims, reported adverse
lg the bill to reopen, state and settle the CLAIM
er of several States against the United Stat
n. for advances made in the war of 1872, and
was indefinitely postponed. An effort
take up the Pinchback case failed on accoul
Id of the absence of several MEMBERS. Hou
n Mr.. Stone introduced a bill fixing IL
rates of compensation of railroad compani
for the transportation of United Stat
l. mails. Mr.. Stenger offered a r~esolutic
calling on the Secretary of the Urea
ury to furnish the House with a list
he all persons connected with the Intern
n Revenue Department in default to Il