The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, June 10, the amendments
made to the Post-ofice Appropriation Bill
by the Senate Committee were insisted
upon, and Messrs. West, Davis, and Hamlin
were appointed as 3 Conference Committee.
to confer with a similar committee from the
House. Legislative business was then sus.
pended, and the Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the articles of impeachment
against Belknap. The Senate then went
into secret session, and there re-
fused to postpone the trial until Noyem-
Der, but allowed the respondent to file a
paper stating why he refused to plead to the
merits of the case, and ordered that a plea
of "not guilty" should be filed for him. 1t
was also resolved that the trial could only
go on while Congress was in session, and
that the trial should proceed on the 9th of
July.--...In the House. Mr.. Cox, of New
York, was appointed Speaker pro tenn. dur.
ing the absence of Speaker Kerr.
The House then went into COMMITTEES
OF the Whole on the Army Appropria-
ton bill An amendment to an
propriate 100000 for constructing two forts
In the Yellowstone region, and to abandon
those already there, as thus rendered un-
necessary, passed the committee. was re.
ported to the House and rejected. The hill
authorizing the requirement. of Pennsylyania
venue, and the joint resolution for a com.
mission to frame a suitable form of govern.
ment for the District, were, after a discus
sion, passed. Messrs Holman, BIount and
Waldron were appointed as a Conferences
Committee on the Postofiice appropriation
bill, to confer with the Senate Committee.
In the Senate, June 20, a report of the
progress OF the Fades Jetties, accompanied
by maps, etc., was received from the Score.
tary OF war. Ihe Chair also laid before the
Senate a communication from the Secretary
OF the treasury, lnclosing a long report,
showing the names of all persons now, as
Heretofore, in the public service. from
when balances are due to the government.
the amounts due from such persons; the
number OF unsettled accounts; amount of
stocks held by the United States in trust,
etc, and a list of such stocks. when
defaults nave been made. The Chair
announced that the document would lie
upon the table and be printed. Mr.. Sher-
man objected to having it printed, as it
would be unjust, and would cause scandal.
de SAID that brave soldiers who had fallen
on the battlefield were charged with the loss
OF their guns, etc. Tn question of printing
IL was referred tothe Committee on Printing.
TIT House bill for the issue of $40. OOO. OO0in
silver coin in exchange for legal tender notes
was reported fayorably from the Finance
committee. The bill to repeal the present
bankruptcy law was postponed until the
hrst day OF the next session. The Indian
appropriation Bill was then taken np. The
senate Committee had amended the House
Bln BY increasing the appropriation $685..
u9o. Most OF the amendments were passed.
among others, the one refusing to agree to
the transfer OF the Indian Bureaus to the
war Department. In the evening session
2tuer msndmen were passed .......In the
mouse q Dill TO preventive sale of explosive
illuminating oils in the District of Columbia
was passed. A bill to authorize the construe.
ton OF a pontoon bridge across the Missis.
sippi River, from some point in Buffalo
county, Wissq to some point in WinOna