The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-27
FoRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

April 15.-SenGte-Ihere was no session
of the Senate, as it had adjourned over m
til Monday. House-A resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into
the charge that Smith, Journal Clerk of the
House, offered to prosecute additional
bounty claims for a commission, was offered
and referred. The Senate bill to provide
for administering oaths in the impeachment
trials was passed. There was a resolution
from the Judiciary Committee reported in
the habeas corpus case of Hallett Klbourne,
the recusant witness in the real estate pool
investigation, directing the Sergeant-at-Arms
to make a careful return to the writ,
setting out the causes OF the deten-
ton of Kilbourne, and retain custody of his
body, and not produce it before the Judge
or Court without further order of the House.
The resolutionymet with much opposition,
and Mr.. Lynde, a member of the Judiciary
Committee, offered, on behalf of the mi
nority, asubstitute for the resolution, direct
ing the Sergeant-at-Arms to make a careful
return to the writ of habeas corpus that the
prisoner is duly held by authority of the
House in the proceedings against him for
contempt, and to take with him the body OF
Kilbourne before the Court when making
such return. This substitute was also OPP
posed and debated at length, when the House
was informed that the Sergeant-at-Arms had
dDpcdIcQ DClolC b4C OuQkC tnot mOAalA6f
and the hearing of the case had been post
poned until next Tuesday, and the House
adjourned.
APRIL ~17.7SenGte!The Committee to
which was referred the question as to the
proper amount of compensation to be paidto
P. B. 8. Pinchback, late contestant for the
seat from Louisiana, reported a resolution
to pay Pinchback 9 sum equal to the COM
pensation and mileage of a Senator from the
first of the term for Which he was contestant,
to the termination of the contest by the Sen
ate. Ordered printed and to lie on the ia
BILE. The following SUMS were appropriated
to defray the expenses Of the Governments
exhibits at the Centennial Exposition !:
SIS, 900 for the Interior Department, $1S,5S0
for the War Department, $4,000 for the
Smithsonian Institute, $1,000 for the United
States Commission on Fisheries. The
Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and soon a~djourned.......
House-The debate on the Kilbourne habeas
corpus case was interrupted by the House
proceeding in a body to the Senate to attend
the impeachment trial of the late Secretary
of War. Returning therefrom the discus
posed an amendment to the resolution pro-
posed by the majority of the Judiciary Com
mittee directing the Sergeant-at-arms to
appear, by counsel, before the Court, and to
make a motion to quash or dismiss the writ
or to take such other procedure as he
should be advised, and that meantime he re-
tain the custody of Kilbourne's body, and
not produce it without the further order Of
the House. The proposed amendment was
opposed by Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, and by
Blaine, of Maine. Between the latter and
Mr.. Tucker a personal and bitter debate
ensued, at the close of which the amend
nnanf moo raiaotad and the racolufinn tina
the Sergeant-at-arms produce Kilbourne be
fore the Court adopted. The House then ad
journed.
April 18.-Seadte-Mr. Sherman, from the
Committee On Finance, reported favorably
on the Senate bill to amend the laws relat
ing to the legal tender of silver coin. He
gave notice that he would call it up Thurs
day. The Senate then considered the re
port of the Committee IN Appropriations
A great number of items was dis
eussed, amended and passed. After
short executive session, adjourned. .......
House-The report of the Election Com
mittee in the contested election cases from
Alabama and Florida, was considered. Ii
the former case, the Committee reported
that the sitting member, a Republican, wa
entitled to retain his seat; in the latter, tina
the contestant, a Democrat, was entitled t,
the place. No action was taken on the re
port, and a recess until half-past seven wa
taken, the evening session to be for the con
sideration of the bill to transfer the .Indial
Bureau to the War Department.
APRIL 19.--Sendte-The Chair laid befor
| the Senate the message from the Presiden
vetoiDg the act fixing the salary of tn
|, President Of the United States. AT 1913
/ the Legislative business was suspended t
resume the impeachment trial. At the clos
of the impeachment proceedings, it was re
, solved to adjourn as a court of impeach
: ment until the 9th inst. The legis!ativ
0 business was then resumed, and the Hous
bill to define the tax on fermented and mai
5 liquors was passed. The motion to recor
: slider the vote by which the bill in regard {
the counting of the votes for President an
o Vice-Pres. dent vas passed, was called u
I and discussed at length. Finally the vot
: by which the bill was passed was recof
sidered-yeas, 81; nays, 26. II bill wa
then placed on the calendar. Nh. Morto
then gave notice that he would call it up fC
Q consideration tomorrow. On motion th
silver bill was made the unfinished bushes
for tomorrow. The Senate then went into e.
n ecutive session, and soon adjourned.
v House-The Sergeant-at-Arms reported tn,
he had obeyed the writ of habeas corpus i
the Hallet Kilbourne case, and that Ri
u bourne was ordered by the Judge into tt
D custody of the Marshal. A bill to proviC
for the coinage of Centennial coins was il
ltroduced and referred. The bill provide
for silver dollars and half dollars, one sic
= of the coin to give the corresponding Walt
in coins of the other principal commerce
nations. The House then resumed the co
y siderstiop of the Florida contested electic