The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-30


ordered. The mouon Was iost-yeas 1VS,
nays lost requiring Q two-tnirds vote.
The house then proceed 70 discuss the Dusi-
ness Of the District OF COLUMBIA, mus cut
ting off q vote on Mr.. Payne's financial Dill,
after which It adjourned:
MARCH H-Senate-Severai pills w
petitions were introduced, an o. wnicn were
referred. A committee oil conference was
then asked for, TO confer with the House
concerning the appropriations Tor the west
Point Academy. A committee was APP
pointed, and Mr.. Morton's Election Bill was
called up ard discussed. Two amendments
TO Che bill were voted down, and while the
bill was still under discussion the Senate went
into executive session, and soon Adjourned.
House-Fhe Committee on Expenditures in
the Treasury Department were instructed to
investigate the management and disposition
OF captured and id properly. Inc
Speaker called for the report OF committees,
and the judiciary Committee reported adj
versely to the bill requiring the speeches OF
the members to be printed in the language
of their delivery. The same committee re-
ported a bill making it 3 .misdemeanor for
any person in the government employ. to
contribute funds or can vass for any election.
Mr.. Blaine desired TO amend the bill by
making it include members Of Congress,
but Mr.. Caul6eld, of the committee, objected.
A heated and animated debate sprung up
between these two. The House then went
into committee of the whole, and discussed
the Legislative appropriation bill. The Re
publican members denounced the Dill as an
attempt to cripple the government, while
the members of the Appropriation Com
mittee defended 1t. Dir. Blaine on the one
side, and Mr.. Holman on the other, we're the
principal debaters. Without taking any
action on the matter the House adjourned.
MARCH %. -Sendtc-Mr. Frefingbuysen,
from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported fayorably on the petition OF the
ton to the japanese indemnify fund, ana
reported a bill In relation to the payment Of
said fund. Mr.. Edmunds introduced Q joint
resolution providing for amending the Con-
stitution Of the United States. Referred.
| The morning hour having expired, the Sen
ate resumed the consideration of Senate bill
No. /, providing for the counting of votes
for the President and yice-President. Mr.
Morton asked that the Senate remain IN SEES
sion to-day until the Dill was disposed OF
After q debate by Messrs. Whyte and Thur
man, Mr.. johnson (Dem.l OF Va, briefly
discussed the amendment offered by himself
~.
counting one ~cerfincate. ana the house o.
Representatives another, o joint meeting o
the two Houses shall finally determine which
shall be counted by States, the representation
from each State, including the Senators
therefrom, having one vote. But If The
representation of any State shal
be equally divided, its vote shall
not be counted After which th,
question was taken on the amend
ment, and it was lost-yeas, 16; nays, SO. TIT
question was then taken on Mr.. Cooper
amendment whiohreads as follows: "Ans
II the " houses DO not agree as 60 wnici
return shall be counted, then the vote snal
be counted which the House Of Representa-
tives, voting by States, in the manner pre-
scribed by the Constitution when the cleo
ton devoives upon the House, shall decid'
to be the true and valid return" and 1t wa
lost-yeas, Is; nays, 50. The question thel
REQUIRED on the following amendments pro
posed M. Marcy but n tns wv
nonses iSi 10 Agfse ~ " wnlen % ,ne ~
turle snaIi NC coun.ee! men NY Ilesiuen. =
the senate, as the Ptesioing omcer ei tne wv
Houses, shall DECIDE Wnicn Is tne true N,
wand, ano tns same snaA De coan,ea. a
yer : oeoass 'ne amsnoMsn. was igse 49, ~
5hays oo....;InosS,n liz, y -
Symm..ee On .rssan 1es;ons' lepol.ea
Dtn pl1siu.ns .las =. Peasl Nu ~ seoo ~
o. osssn, Mounus 1890 VI y 1::aSsess . 20
liac.e1 ~ Ine se ao1s : 1ne uniseo osa a.
since Marcn :, ioai, snalt comaelcs ily ~
me oaes Oh uea.n OF alscnalge, aA1 70. N
payment 2. arrears o. pension neiel.s
the sPecial o,9er IoI wsunesoay mex
A resolution calling on the Treasury, Depar
ment Iol ~ cor.esPonoence IN leia.lo1 .
ne cnange. o. omeers % me 5itlsouig G ~,
som-nouse, was i~ntroouceu INC passeu. In
house tnen look up tne Dill reported ye
terday from the judiciary COMMITTEE, pr,
hi6iting contributions to election funds D
oticers OF the United States Goyernmen
Mr. Blame mace an argument 70 nave gen.
tors anu nenoeis : : inciuueu
tne PROVISIONS; Oh Iee PHI: ne Wa lePne
70 Dy mr.. uoode, OF Virginia. a nigntS e
elung anu s1mewnat personal oepa.e ~
ioweu. mI. oialns -auenasien. was nla u
aaopted, put was alssrwaro relectea, anu y
Dill, as amended by MI brown, OF hehiuck
was passed.
vada. Dill which absolute
prohibits the transportation from one sta
or Territory 70 another, or TO or from Q 10
eign country, OF ~nitro-glyeerine in any 9th
form than that of dynamite, and prphibi
; transportation of the latter substance unle
dry, merely as, freight, IN condition that
is packed in metallic vessels, and withol
: any means OF exploding it In event OF
death being caused by an explosion, whs
dynamite is transported in any other ma
ner5 any person who knowingly pc
mittsd or aided its transportation
l to be deemed guilty OF manslaughts
: The morning hour expiring, the CT air la
/ before the Senate the unfinished business
yesterday, being the bill to count the 70
for President and Vice-President. Amen
ments to the bill were offered by Mess
Merrimon and Randolph, which were yotl
down. The bill was amended in its phras
l ology without materially altering its mea
ing, and the question REQUIRED on the passa
Of the bill. Mr.. Hamlin asked the Sena
. to lay aside the pending bill, and to take
the post-route bill, and the Senate agree
> In commencing its consideration, it "
ascertained that the post-route bin b
been sent to the printer with pen
t ing amendment. The Senate then we
> into executive session and soon adiousne
..... HouseeThe following bills were
ported and passed: For the sale of certa
lands in Vincennes, Ind; prohibiting t
e cutting OF tmber on any Indian reserN
E ton, or lands to which Indian titles or rig
OF OCCUPANCY mas not DeeQ eXQQgulSleQ