The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-10

the Committee on Finance, reported adj
on the bill introduced by Mr.. Bogy,
early inthe season, authorizing the payment
Of duties on imports in legal tender and Ma
tionaI bank notes. Placed on the calendar,
with the adverse report, at the request OF
Public Lands, reported adversely on the
various petitions and joint resolutions of the
Michigan Legislature, asking the passage OF
q law to give soldiers in the late war $500 in
money, in lieu of bounties, and the COM
mittee was discharged from its further con-
sideration. Mr.. Sherman, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported back current
resolution proposing a common unit oil
money and accounts between the United
States Of America and Great Britain and
Ireland, with reasons why 1t should be passed
and asked that the whole matter be printed
and recommitted to the Committee on Fl
nance. It was so ordered. He also reported
fayorabIy on the House bill to extend time
for stamping unstamped instruments.
Passed. The Senate, after the expiration of
the morning hour, resumed the consideration
of the bill to pay the interest on the $50
District of Columbia bonds; the pending
Sargent, providing that certificates hereto
fore issued by the Board Of Audit including
those converted into 3-65 bonds, and those
which have not been SO converted, and GER
~titicates hereafter to be issued by the Board
of Audit, or their successors in Office shall
not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum Of Sl5,-
100000. The question was debated BY hessrs-
Bayard, Stevenson, Morton, and Thurman
and Mr.. S~argent's amendment was adopted.
Notice was given hat a motion would be
made for the appointment of a COM
mittee to investigate the whole AFFAIR.".
Housc@0n motion Of Mr.. Cox, the Senate
bill removing the political disabilities of
George Shawkins, Of Florida, was taken up
and passed. Mr.. Pierce, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported a bill granting
an American register to the Hawaiian bark
Arctic. After a protracted discussion, the
bill was passed. The House took up, as
special order, the proposed amendment to
the Constitution reported from the Judiciary
Committee, which is, that "No person who
has held, or may hereafter hold, the office
Of President, shall ever again be eligible to
said Office" To this proposition Mr.. Frye,
fRep.9 of Maine, famember of the Judiciary
Committee(, offered the following as a sub
stitute: "From and after the 4th Of March,
in the year 1885, the term Of Office of Presl-
dent and Vice~President Of the United States
shall be six years, and any person having
been elected to it and held the Office OF Pres
ident, or who has for NO years held such
Office, shall be ineligible to q reelection"
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Knott,
New, Frye, McCrary, Caulfeld, Lawrence,
and Harrison. Mr.. Knott gave notice that
he would call the previous question on
Wednesday, at the expiration Of the morn
ing hour. The House then adjourned.
FEBRUARY 2.-Senate-Mr. Allison, from
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
back the Senate bill to provide for the pay
ment Of claims for Indian depredations, and
asked that il be referred to the Committee
on Appropriations. So ordered. The Chair
laid before the Senate the unfinished bust
ness, being the House resolution directing
the Commissioner of the District of Column
bia to pay interest on the bonds isaued in
pursuance Of the act of Congress, approved
June 20, 1874, out OF any funds in the United
States Treasury, subject to the requisition
of said Commissioners, the pending question
being on the amendment Of Mr.. Herman,
submitted yesterday, providing that any
further issue of 3-65s bonds under OF
by virtue Of said act of Congress, ap.
proved june 20, 1874, is hereby prohibited,
Senators Morton, Sargent, Bayard, Allison
and Logan discussed the bill, but no action
was taken on it-.... Hcase-Mr. 0'Brien Of
fered q resolution instructing the Commit,
tee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into the
expediency of requesting the President to
negotiate q commercial treaty between the
United States and the Republic of France
placing the citizens of the United States on
as favorable a footing as citizens Of
other and more favored nations, in respect
to duties and charges imposed on imports
with the Republic of France. Adopted
The House then took up the bill reported
yesterday from the Committee on Public
; Lands, providing for the sale Of Kansal
Indian lands, in Kansas, to actual settlers
1t authorizes the payment by settlers ant
purchasers, under the appraiseinent alread,
made of the appraised value of their farms
in six equal annual installmenis. 1t als'
provides for new appraisement. After som,
discussion the bill passed. Mr.. McCrary in
troduced a bill recognizing the Judiciar,
of the United States, and establishing
Circuit Court of Appeals in each district
The one-term amendment was discussed, and
being put upon its passage, was lost-yeas
IA; nays, log; not two-thirds. The amend
ment disqualified any person holding tn
Office of Presidentfrom holding itagain.
FEBRUARY Observation-Disclosures
and petitions opposing resumption were Of
fered, and referred. Mr.. Hitchcock sub
mitted q resolution instructing the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia to in
| quire into the expediency of providing
5 proper form of government for the Distric
OF Columbia, and to report by bill or other
wise. Agreed to. Mr.. Eaton submitted
resolution that any further issue of So
: bonds, authorized under or by virtue of tn
act of Congress Of June 20, 1874, is hereb.
prohibited, anylaw to the contrary notwith
standing. He asked for the present consid
Grafton Of the resolution, and said he hat
: been informed by the best authority that on
) week ago, the Board having the power Il
issue these bonds passed a resolution tina
no more ofthe bonds should be issued for on
week, they supposing thatthe question woul,
have passed from the consideration of Con
: gress by the expiration of that week. Sine
. then, however in defiance of that resolution
: bonds to the amount of 100000 had beer
issued. This information he had receive,
from an entirely trustworthy source, and h
had Just as much confidence in it as if it has
been given him by n Of his brother Sena
tors. Objection was made, and the resolu
I ton went over. Mr.. Bogy spoke in favor o
I the bill, and said the act was passed origi
: nally to enable the colored people of TIL
. South to obtain homesteads. If every colore,
z man in the South had q homestead of on
! hundred and sixty acres of land, there woul,
| still be millions Of acres left, and that tn,
| Law now in existence was perfectly ruinou
to those States. The District of Columbil
} bond resolution came up, and after lion,
} debate was amended and passed. 1t nos
authorizes the paymentby the Commissioner
/, Oh the interest on tne Donub OUT OF any ava
able funds at their disposal, blu
: providing that no more bond
; be issued, that the amount converted shall
I not exceed fifteen millions, and that an,
person increasing hat amount shall be
ished by heavy fine and imprisonment, an,
7 that the Board of Audit be abolished.......
House-The bill creating Affidavit Commits
e sioners was passed. Mr.. Wheeler offered
resolution directing the Committee on Ap
9 preparations to insert an item appropriately
. 81, 600 to the widow OF the late II. A. Stark
weather. Adopted. The House then wen
, into committee of the Whole, Mr.. Hoskins il
+ the chair, on the consular and diplomatic ap
preparation bill, which ~appropriates $922, S47
No action was taken. The Speaker laid be
I fore the House a message from the Presiden
returning, without his approval, an &C
s transferring the custody Of certain Indial
r trust funds from the Secretary Of the Int
rior to the Treasurer of the United States
with a communication from the S~ecretar,
e of the Interior setting out that the act wa
S not sufficiently definite to accomplish th
$ end desired. The message and accompany
ing documents having been read, Mr.. Ran
s dali (Dem.b of Pa, stated that the bill hal
come from the Committee on appropriations