The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-23

he said would be seriously interfered
with If Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill should be-
come a law. Mr.. Hunter made a speech on
the currency question, against the resump-
ton of specie payments until after the can
collation. of the public debt, and in advocacy
of a bill introduced by himself, to establish
a uniform rate of interest throughout the
United States.
MARCH 13.-&nate5Senator Morton's
bill for the regulating Of the counting OF
votes for the election of President and Vice
President was taken up and discussed. Mr..
Morton advocated the provisions of the bill as
did Mr.. Thurman and Mr.. Herman. 1t was
opposed by Mr.. Whyte and Mr.. Bayard.
After q short executive session the Sen
ate adjourned. .......... House The States
were called Tor bills, and a large num-
Der were introduced and referred. A reso-
luton declaring the Union TO be indissolu-
BILE, c~ondemning the rebellion, was offered,
and a yea and nay vote called for. The res
olution was lost, all the Southern Democrats
voting against it. Mr.. Cox introduced a
substitute, declaring the government to
be Federal, and that the States had equal
right with the Federal government which
was passed. Various motions calling upon
the various departments of the government
to furnish information on various subjects,
were passed, and the House adjourned.
MARCH 14-Sendte-Some %unimport-
ant petitions and memorials were pre-
scented, when the bill to fix the salary of the
President was called up. The proposed re-
duction OF the salary was opposed by Mr..
Sargent, of California. The yeas and nays
were then called, and the bill was passed.
yeas, 26; nays, 20...... House. Resolutions
were offered instructing the Committee
on Public Buildings to inquire into the
causes Of the extraordinary bad ventilation
of the Hall of Representatives, no less
than thirteen members of the House
being detained from it on account
Of illness oecaslSned by its bad at 4
mosphere there. Many LENDERS joined IN
| the discussion that ensued upon the causes
of the poisoned air. A heated discussion
then ensued upon the recommendation
| of the COMMITTEES on Indian Affairs, to trans.
\ fer the Indian Bureau from the Interior to
the War Department. The Chairman of the
Committee on the Investigation of the Dis
trict Real Estate Pool asked that Mr.. Hallett
Kilbourne be brought before the House to
answer for contempt. A subpoena was is
sued, and Mr.. Kilbourne was brought to the
bar of the House. Upon his refusing t.
answer the questions put to him by the com
mittee, he was taken into custody and sen
to the District Jail. The House then ad
journed.
MARCH 15.-Senats--Mr. Wright from tn,
Committee on claims. reported adversely OF
certain claims for damages arising from
Morgan's raid, and asked that the committe,
be discharged from further consideration o
the subject. Agreed TO. A hill was passe,
to exclude Missouri from the provisions O
the act to promote the development of tn
mining resources of the United States; ais
a bill to further the administration of justic
in Colorado. MI. Allison, from the Commit
tee on indian Analrs, reported, with ameno
ment, q Dill providing Tor an agreemen
with the sioux Nation In regard TO a porto
OF their re~servation,. and for othe
purposes. Ordered printed and place
on the calendar. After an execu1y
session the Senate adJourned."...
House-Mr. Fau!kner offered a resolr
ton Instructing the on Forelg
Anairs 70 inquire into the powers cor we
on A.. b.. StelnDerger as special agent 9
Commissioner to Samoa, or the Navigator
Island. ADOPTED. Inc House then wen
into OF tne Wnoie, MI. COX IN IN
chair, on the legislative appropriation oil
and was addressed Dy Mr.. FELTON, IN law
OF retrenchment and reform. speeches WEI
also mace pE MI. ATKINS, OF tennessee, I
favor OF the texas racine railroad Dill; D
MI. Coenrane, OF pennsylvania IN adyoeac
OF reform and economy; by Mr.. Miller, {
New York, In favor OF sound specie Gu
rency, n by MIR. jenkins, OF Pennsylvania
in fayor OF a transfer Of the Pension Burea
drom ths lnter r 70 tne war DeparImen
n commlttee men rose, and the dous
a~d1ourned.
MARCH 16.-Senate-The Committee o
PRINTING reported resolution ordering tina
IN tne future, speeches. should pc printed
| the Record as they are delivered. A bill
incorporate the new Territory of Pembir
was offered and referred. Mr.. Cameron mac
q personal explanation regarding some stat
ments made in the newspapers concernir
him. He was followed by several membei
: of the Judiciary Committee, who explaine
Z the course of that committee in relation
the Houses witness bill. Mr.. M%orton's bi
|. for counting the vote for the President an