The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-13

Act, the object of which is to bring the act
within the late decision of the Supreme Court.
Protests against the abolition Of the Signal
Service was received from Indianapolis
and Detroit Boards of Trade. Mr.. Thurman
then called up his amendment to the Bank
rupt Act, the object of which is to put an
end to the discordant decisions which have
made the bankrupt law one thing in one
district and another thing in another.
The bill was read a third time and passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the Presidents salary was reduced, was
made and lost-yeas, "a; nays, 81.
Tit Senate then wentinto executive session,
when the Clerk Of the House appeared and
stated that articles of impeachment against
w. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, had
been adopted by the House. After a session
of three hours the Senate adiourned........
House-The roll of the States was called for
bills. At the close of the call Mr..
Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary
the impeachment articles, and they were
adopted, unanimously. Mr.. Clymer then
offered a resolution appointing as managers,
on the part of the House, Messrs. Knott,
Lord, Lynde, Mcmahon, jerks, Wheeler,
and Hoar, which was adopted. Mr.. Wheeler
declined, and Judge Latham, of New York,
was appointed in his place. The Pen
sion Committee reported a bill giving a
pension of eight dollars a month for all
officers and enlisted and drafted men, with
out regard to color, including militia and
volunteers who served for ten days in the
military or naval service in the war Of 1872.
After a long debate the bill was passed. 1t
was moved to hold an evening session on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week on purpose to consider the Legislative
Appropriation Bill; a great deal Of opposi-
ton was manifested, and it was three hours
before the motion was passed. The House
then adjourned.
APRIL 4-Senate-The invitation to attend
the dedication of the Lincoln monument on
the 14th Of April next was accepted. The
well, Cameron, Wise, Oglesby, Bayard, and
Donald were the committee to inquire into
the alleged frauds in the Mississippi cleo
ton. Then the impeachment managers on
the part of the House appeared. and were
escorted to seats on the left of the presiding
officer. After proclamation by the Sergeant
alarms, the articles of impeachment against
the late Secretary Of Wa were read by Mr..
Scott Lord, Chairman of the Board of Man
ayers. The reading of the articles of inn
parchment being concluded, Mr.. Ferry,
President pro tenn. of the Senate, announced
that the Senate would take proper order on
the subject of impeachment, of which due
notice would be given the House. The
managers then retired. The Chair then
laid before the Senate q message
from the President, in which he with
held his consent for the passage of a
private claim. The message was referred,
and the Senate went into Executive session
and after three hours adjourned. ... House
An invitation to be present at the unwilling
OF the Lincoln statue on the Nth of April
1 navt vaa oaannfad lava nou than n5ron
the managers of the impeachment proceed
ings to retire, in Order to lay the articles of
impeachment before the Senate. A bill for
the protection OF the Texan frontier was in
~troduced, and made the special order for
April 20. The Impeachment managers then
presented themselves at the bar of the
House, and reported that the articles OF i'm
peachment against Secretary Belknap had
been exhibited and read to thu Senate, and
that the presiding officer kksd laid that the
Senate would take order in the premises,
due notice of which would be given to the
House of Representatives. A bill to regu'
late the employment as special counsel for
the government, authorizing it only on the
certificate of the Judge that it is necessary,
and requiring the Judge also to fix the fees
was introduced and passed. The House
then adjourned until 7:30. At that hour il
reassembled and proceeded to discuss the
Legislative and Executive Appropriation
bills. A lively debate ensued upon the
item Of the Presidents salary, which was
finally fixed at $4,000, to take place on and
after March A, 1877. The House then ad
journed.
APRIL 5.-Sendte-A bill was passed to en-
able the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay
the judgments rendered by the Court OF al
ALBANIA Claims. Several bills to authorize
the sale of Indian lands were passed. Chic
Justice Waite then appeared, and admins
tered the oath required to be administered
to Senators in the trial of Impeachment
cases. 1t was then ordered that a sum
mons be issued, directing w. w
Belknap, late Secretary of War, to appear
before the Senate on the 18th day o.
this month. The Senate then resumed thu
consideration of legislative business, ant
took up the bill fixing the rate of postage OF
third class mail matter, and for other pur
poses. In explanation of the bill, Mr.. Ham
lin made q speech, in which he detailed hi
connection with the law of the last session
that he had committed one error in ~offerin,
that law. He did not turn to the statute Il
see what was embraced in third-class mat
ter. He thought that that class embraced
merchandise only, and didnot suppose it ap
piled to transient newspapers and to maya
zines. He would not have included them. III,
had no controversy with the newspapers, ant
did not care a fig what they said. Pending
the discussion of the bill, the Senate ad
journed ...... HoNse-A bill to regulate tn,
winding up of insolvent National banks wa
passed, when a message was received from
the Senate Informing the House that til,
Senate had organized for the trial of the i'm
parchment of W. w. Belknap, and was read,
to receive the managers at its bar. The i'm
parchment managers presented themselye
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proceeded to the bar of the Senate, and tina
the Senate had xedMonday, the 18th, as tn,
day on which they would make process re
turnable against w. w. Belknap, late Score
tary Of War. The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the bill to transfe
the Indian Bureau from the Interior to tn,
Wa Department. Mr.. Cox, of New York
opposed the bill in a foreible speech, il
which he denounced the army in genera
and the War Department in particular. 81,
favored the making of the bureau a depart
ment OF the government, with the head of j
q Cabinet officer. At the close of his speed
the House took a recess until 7:30p m. UpoI
reassembling, the Legislative Appropriation
bill was taken up, and after a discussion o
three hours, two pages of it were disposed
OF. Tit committee rose, and the House theI
adjourned.
APRIL 6.5Senate-The bill to abolish can
ital punishment was reported from tn,
Judiciary Committee adversely and indein
itely postponed. The postal law, relating
to third-class mail matter, was then takel
up and discussed. Several amendment
were proposed, all of which were or
dered printed. The most important o
these was one offered by Mr.. Merrimon, o
N. C., as follows: "For articles not enumer
ated in the first, second, or third class, to b
transmitted 1000 miles or less - cents TO
each ounce or fractional part thereof, an,
for all distances over 1000 miles -
cents" The Senate then went into excu
tive session and soon adjourned.......
House-Mr. Holman, from the Committee Oh
Appropriations, reported back the Senat
bill fixing the Presidential salary, after tn
4th of March, 1877, at 1926 O0. 1t was passe,
without discussion. The House then re
sumed the consideration of the bill to carr,
into operation the Hawaiian treaty. Speeche
in support of the bill were made by Messrs
Morey and Garfield, and Mr.. Gibson spek
in opposition. Mr.. Wood, who has charg
of the bill, gave notice that he would en-
deayort to get a vote next Monday. The Hous
then wentinto the Committee of the Who'll