The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-08
CoNGREssIosAL.

question of Jurisdiction was renewed, and,
by a vote of 81 to 20, decided that it had
jurisdiction, and ordered that Belknap and
the managers appear on Thursday next to
hear the Judgment of the Senate......In the
House, the tariff bill was taken up and d
bated. Mr.. Morrison announced that he did
not intend to press a vote IN the bill until
after the appropriation bills were passed.
Without action, adjourned.
In the Senate, May 81, the Japanese in
demnity fund bill was taken up, and occu-
pied the whole day. Many amendments
were proposed and rejected. AS passed,
the bill authorized the government to return
the money to the Japanese Government,
after deducting all sums properly charge
able to the fund, without interest After
an executive session adjourned..-..-.In the
House, Mr.. Morey was ousted from his
seat and his place filled by Mr.. Spencer.
Mr.. Cox said that he wished to recall a
pleasant incident which had occurred yes
terday. The young ladies of the Franklin
School, of this city, thirteen in number, en-
blematical of the thirteen original States,
had honored the House by decorating its
hall with flowers. He thought that the
House ought to recognize such an act of
grace by a vote of thanks, and therefore
moved that a vote of thanks be rendered to
the ladies of that school. The motion was
agreed to, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, June l, the impeachment
trial occupied the whole day, Mr.. Carpenter,
for the defense, arguing that the Senate
could not proceed with the trial, as two
thirds had not voted in favor of jurisdic-
ton. The managers replied, and the SEN
ate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment,
adjourned till Tuesday next.......In the
House, Mr.. Banning's bill to reduce the
army was passed by a party vote. A colored
member from South Carolina endeavored to
introduce an amendment, by which the four
colored regiments might be retained, but it
was objected TO. After transacting some
unimportapt business the House adjourned.
In the Senate, June 2, two bills relating to
the navigation of Western rivers, were
passed. The first as to the closing of the
Ohio River, at Neyille's Island the other
as to exempting boats engaged in the nayi-
CATION of the Mississippi and its tributaries,
from clearance duties. The Legislative
Appropriation Bill was then taken up,
and the Senate refused to concur in the
House provisions reducing the salaries of
the government clerks and employees.......
In the House the Indian appropriation bill
was considered, and one or two sections
passed, but before the section relating to the
transfer of the Indian Bureau was reached
the House took a recess until 1880. The
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bill.
In the Senate, June 8, the bill providing
for an agreement with the Sioux Indians to
give up their reservation for other purposes,
was taken up. 1t was amended SO as to
provide that the President should appointa
Commission of five members, who should
visit the Black Hills, tre,t with the Indians,
transmit to the President any agreement they
may make, who shall, in turn, transmit the
agreement to Congress for its approval /;
the commission to be allowed $4,000 to pay
theiy expenses. The bill was read a third
time and passed. The legislative, executive,
and Judicial appropriation bill was then
taken up, and, by vote of 81 to II, the Pres
ident's salary was restored to S50,000a year.
The salaries of the employees of the govern
ment, in all its departments, were restored
to their former figure. The Senate then
went into executive session, and soon ad-
journed......In the House the Committee on
the St. Louis Trials was, on the motion of
Mr.. Cate, Of Wisconsin, directed to investi-
gate the Milwaukee Whisky Ring, with the
intent to discover whether any United States
officials were concerned therein. The Indian
Appropriation Bill was then considered, and
the amalgamation of the whites and Indians
was decided to be worthy of encouragement.
When the section relating to the transfer OF
the Indian Bureau to the War Department
was reached, the House adjourned.