The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-25

Resoked, That it is the sense Of the House that L.
n. Fitzhugh Is not a proper person TO hold the hon.
orable and responsible position of Doorkeeper Of the
as Doorkeeper, be and is hereby dismissed forthwith
from that office.
Mr.. White accepted the substitute, which,
on the suggestion of Mr.. Hoar was made to
expressly set forth that Fitzhugh was dis
missed in view of a foolish letter he had
written. Finally, after a long discussion in
which removal, resignation, and investiga-
ton were respectively advocated, on motion
Of Mr.. Glover, the resolution was referred to
the Committee on Rules. The House then
went into Committee OF the Whole (Mr.
Springer in the chair) on the Postoffice APP
preparation bill, without coming to a vote on
any amendment 0wingto the absence of a
quorum, the committee rose, and the House
soon after adjourned.
MAY15.-Senae-Mr. West, from the Com.
mittee on Appropriations, reported favora-
bly, the House bill appropriating nine thou
sand dollars to pay the expenses Of the
select committee appointed to investigate
the Federal Offices in Louisiana. Passed.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the special committee to
inquire into the several Executive Depart
ments of the Civil Service of the Govern
ment, reported a bill to provide for the
more speedy adjustment of the accounts of
the Treasury of the United States. Mr..
Wright, from the Committee on Claims,
reported adversely on the bill to amend
the deficiency appropriation bill of May
IS, 1872, and to extend the time for
the presentation of claims for cot
ton seized after the 30th of June, 1865,
and it was indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Pad
dack called up the House bill to amend the
act of March Is, 1874, to encourage the
growth of timber on Western prairies.
Passed. Mr.. Window called up the House
| heI1 81 awfand fho 4tr,a 20 ~oan,,f1~os IN
the public lands. The amendments of the
committee were agreed to, and the bill was
passed. The Senate went into secret session
to deliberate on the question of jurisdiction
as to Belknap's impeachment When the
doors were opened, and the Senate sitting
as a Court of Impeachment, it adjourned
until tomorrow. Legislative business was
then resumed, and Mr.. Oglesby, from
the Committee on Public Lands, reported
favorably on extending the time within
which homestead entries upon certain lands
in Michigan may be made..... House-Sev-
eral resolutions were adopted calling for re-
ports and correspondence as to the whisky
ring prosecutions and the dismissal of John
b. Henderson as special counse for the Gov
eminent; on the propriety of turning over
the duties of the Internal Revenue Bureau
to the Commissioner of Customs, and for a
list of government defaulters since March,
1855. The vote on the resolution calling for
the correspondence relative to to the whisky
prosecutions in the West was, Yeas, 141
nays, SO la party yote). Mr.. Payne's bill, to
authorize the issue of silver coin
to the amount of ten millions, in
exchange for legal tenders, which are
only to be reissued after the de-
struction of an equal amount of fractional
currency, was called up, and soon after a
vote was taken. The vote resulted: Yeas,
1856; nays, 70. There not being two-thirds
in the affirmative, the bill was defeated. Mr..
Morrison meyed to suspend the rules and to
pass the Senate bill to allow Mrs. Minnie
Sherman Fitch to receive, free of duties, a
wedding present from the Khedive of Egypt.
The motion was agreed to without the yeas
and nays, although Mr.. Faulkner (Dem.l, of
w. Va, demanded them. Mr.. Hoar moved
to suspend the rules and adopt the resolu-
ton declaring that the House had entire
confidence in the wisdom, integrity, and
efficiency with which the Secretary Of the
Treasury has prosecuted and is prosecuting
that class of offenders against the Internal
Revenue laws known as the Whisky Ring
and does not desire him to make public any
information in relation thereto which, in
his judgment, might impair the efficiency Of
such prosecutions. Mr.. Randall said: "Thai
resolution is just the reverse of what the
House has already done. / move to lay i
on the table" Pending action on that mo
ton, the House proceeded to the business
of the District of Columbia. The charges
of Albert Grant against Judge Wylie, of the
District of Columbia, were referred to hi
following select committee Warren, Finley
Lemoyne, Williams, of Alabama, Cutter
C~rounse, and Leavenworth.
MAY 16.-Senas-Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon
spoke against the evils of Chinese immigra
ton. Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
hittee, reported adversely on the Senat'
bill to reduce the interest on the publ,
! debt, etc., and the committee were dis
charged from the further consideration o
the bill. The consideration of the article
: of impeachment was resumed, and on mo
: tion the galleries were cleared and the door
a closed. Before a decision was reached
! the doors were reopened, and tn
Senate adjourned. ..... House-The minor
! ity report of the Commute,
r on Printing was read. 1t denied that Con
gress had any right to investigate the Con
t gressional Printer, as he was an officer o
the Senate. 1t also denied that there ha,
been any frauds in his Office, and maintainet
. that he was honest and capable. The Hous
r proceeded to vote on the resolutions report
s ed by the Committe on Printing. The frs
e vote was on the resolution directing tn
Speaker to certify to the proper authoritie
of the District of Columbia the testimon,
taken relating to the conduct of A, ClapI
Congressional Printer, to the end that he ma,
be indicted and prosecuted. The resolution
t was adopted-yeas, 1877 nays, "a, Ia part
1 vote). The next vote was on the resolution
instructing the Judiciary Committee to in
, quire whether the Congressional Printer
r an officer b can be impeached. 1t wa
adopted without a division. The House the
e went into Committee of the Whole on tn
Postofice Appropriations bill, and several Q
its provisions were passed. The committe
: then rose and the House adjourned.
c MAY 17.-Sendte-A bill directing tn
g building of a Custom-house, Postofic,
etc., in Memphis, Tennessee, was passed
The Senate then went into secret sessio
on the impeachment question of jurisdit
ton, and upon reassemblfng adjourned
........ House-The Committee on Ways an
Means reported a bill abolishing tn
taxation Of receipts to savings bank
!; also agreed to the Senate's amendment
| to the bill to extend the time to the pr,
emptors on public lands. The House wer
into Committee of the Whole on the post
appropriation bill, and the following m,
n lions and amendments were agreed to
4 The sum to be paid to any railroad fc
: the transportation of mails was Unite
to five hundred dollars per mil
per annum; that 10 stamped envelope
d or newspaper wrappers shall b
e sold by the Postofice Department for less, i
4 addition to legal postage, than the cost, il
Guiding salaries, clerk hire, etc.; allowin
third-class mail matter to be sentin package
not exceeding four pounds in weight, an
making the postage one cent for every tw
ounces; that the annual reports an
re catalogues of universities, colleges, and oths
d institutions shall be deemed third-clal
le matter; the appropriation for letter carrier
,e was increased from 81, $3.50, 1000 to $1,000, 0O(
the item to meet the deficiencies in the re-
= enue Of the Postofice Department was il
le creased from S2,680,000 to $4,230,000. Tt
re committee then rose and reported back IL
al bill to the House. The various amendmen
,e made in the committee were agreed to, an
Is the bill passed. The House then a~djourne
d MAY 1s.-Sendte-Mr. Morton submitted
resolution instructor. the Special Cor
: mittee, recently appointed, to inquire in
n. the late election in Mississippi, to inquil
y also into the alleged killing of people, an
the outrages committed near the MississipI
Sc and Louisiana line, at Bayou Tunica, whit
:, was adopted. The House bill authoriziI