The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-02
leg below the knee, and that they be allowed

leg below the knee, and that they be allowed
a pension of t~wenty-four dollars per month.
Referred. Mr.. Morton presented q petition
signed by over fifteen thousand women of
Indiana, and nearly fourteen thousand
voters of that State, on the subject of tenn
perance, asking Congress to appoint a COM
mission to investigate and report as to the
effect of the alcoholic liquor traffic; second,
to prohibit the importation of alcoholic
liquors from foreign countries; third, to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of alco-
holic liquors in the District of Columbia
and the Territories of the United States;
fourth, to require total abstinence from
alcoholic liquors of all civil, military, and
naval officers of the United States. Mr..
Morton said, as his petition was signed by
the voters, mothers, and wives OF Indians,
he would ask to have it read, printed in the
Record, and referred to the Committee on
Finance. So ordered. Mr.. Sherman, from
the Committee on Finance, reported a bill
amendatory of the acts of July IA, 1870,
and January 20, 1871, authorizing the re-
funding of the National debt. Placed on
the calendar. The bill is as follows:
That acts to authorize the refunding of the
National debt, approved July Il, and
January 20, 1871, be. so amended that the
amount of bonds bearing Az per cent. in.
terest, authorized to be issued, be increased
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the pleasure of the United States after thirty
years from the date of their issue, instead of
after fifteen years. Mr.. Stevenson intro
duced a bill to repeal so much of the act OF
December II, 1872, as provides for a pivot
draw on any bridge across the Ohio river
between Covington and Cincinnati. Mr..
Morton also presented the petition of 1000
citizens of Indiana and Kentucky in favor
of aid TO the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany. Referred to the Committee on Rail-
roads. Several new bills were introduced.
go. House-Mr. Jones introduced a bill for
the repeal of so much Of the act of Deem
Der II, 1872, as provides for a pivot draw
in any bridge to be erected across the Ohio
river between Covington and Cincinnati.
Referred. Mr.. Banning introduced his mil
itary bill, which. he computed, will eff
feetually effect a saving of g. 00, 600. 1t
was referred to the Military Committee.
FEBRUARY 24-Senote-The House bill
to reorganize the Judiciary of the United
States was read the first time. A bill was
introduced to provide for cheap transporta-
ton by water, both upon the ocean and
inland. Also a bill granting rights to the
Central Texas and Ell Paso Railroad. The
Colorado bill was reported without amend.
ments, but laid over. The 3:65 bond bill,
the bill for the protection of Indian lands
and several others were taken up and de.
DdbCO, Dub uO dCLlUu tdkcu. line IOTmdl an
nouncement of the death of the late Congress
man Starkweather was made and addresses
in respect to his memory delivered......
House-A resolution was adopted authorizing
the employment of experts in the District
OF Columbia investigation. A bill was passed
excluding Missouri from the provisions Of
the act to promote the mining resources Of
the United States. Also a bill to proven
employees of the Patent Office from recover
ing pay for obtaining patents. The bill fol
the purchase Of additional grounds for ths
Nashville Custom-house was passed. TIL,
bill appropriating S600,009 for a Custom
house at Memphis was taken up, and tn,
amount reduced to 100000. The forma
announcement of the death of Congressman
~Starkweather was made, and, after speeche
| and resolutions, the House adjourned.
FEBRUARY Decentralization some de
bate, the Senate passed, without amend
ment, the bill reported by the Finance Com
mittee, Wednesday, to amend the acts o
July IA, 1870, and January 20, 1871, t
t authorize the refunding of the Nationa
debt. The vote on the passage of the bill
' was-yeas 81 nays 5. The bill as passel
amends the acts named, SO as to pre-
vide that the amount Of bonds bearin
4 AZ per cent. interest, authorized :
t be issued, be increased to five hundre
: millions Of dollars, and that they b
v payable at the pleasure OF the United State
after thirty years from the date of .thei
issue, instead of fifteen years. 1t also pre-
" vides that the act shall not be construed t
s authorize any increase of the total amour
t of bonds provided for by the acts named
nor to authorize any increase whatever G
the bonded debt of the United States. Nj
Morrill,, from the Committee on Revolution
: airy War Claims, reported adversely on tn
hill IN nrouida for tho catf1ananf af Al
S claims Of officers of the reyolutionar
e army, and widows and children {
those who died in the servic,
and it was indefinitely postponed
Il Mr.. Allison called up the House bill maxim
appropriations for the support Of the Mil
tary Academy, for the fiscal year endin
N June 80, 1874. The first amendmentreporte
by the Committee on Appropriations ws
for additional pay of Professors for lengt
y of service $500. Mr.. Kelley gave motto
y of an amendment, which he would subm
at a proper time, providing that after Jun
Is 80, 1878 each Professor at West Poil
L whose term of service exceeds ten year
shall have the rank, pay, and ~allowant
of a Colonel; those whose term of servit
W exceeds five years, and less than ten, IL
lie rank, pay, and allowance of a Lieutenan
Colonel; and others the rank, pay, an
allowance of a Major. Pending discussion
the Senate went into executive session, an
- soon after adjourned until M~onday.........
House-The $50 bono bill was discussed an
Is postponed. MIR. Swami, from the Commi
D. tee on Foreign Affairs, reported back IL
IS correspondence furnished that committ
by the State Department in reference to Il
connection of General Schenck, America
le Minister to England, with the Emma Mil
N and Machado claim. He stated that ii
a. action of the Executive Department of Il
government appears to have been limit,
to a recommendation, in a telegraphic di
= patch to General Schenck, dated the %
u, of November, 1871, that he should reti
ID from the directory of the Emma Mine Coz
pany, which recommendation Gener
Schenck appears to have acted upon aft
the lapse of a week, although the fact d
lie not appear to lave been communicated
30 the press until the 18th of January folio
8 ing. In regard to Machado Gen. Scben,
appeared to have taken no action in t
matter. The correspondence was order
n printed, and was referred back to the Co
ir mittee on Foreign Affairs for further CO
of sideration.
DR.. Tyndall on Spontaneous Gener