The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-13
xLYTH CONGRESS-.

DECEMBER 3.-SenGs-At noon the
regular session was begun, and Messrs.
Anthony and Whyte were appointed a COM
mittee, to join a similar committee on
the part of the House, to wait on
the President, and inform him that a
quorum of both houses were ready to receive
any communication he might be pleased to
make. The Senate then took a recess. Upon
reassembling, the Vice-President presented
the annual report of the Secretary of War,
also the annual report of the Secretary of
the Senate and Sergeant-at-Arms. Ordered
printed. Soon thereafter, Mr.. Rogers, Pri-
vate Secretary ef the President, appeared
with the message, and it was Immediately
read and ordered printed. The department
and other reports were then presented, and
the Senate adjourned till Thursday next.
.......H ousc-Mr. Knapp moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution
declaring that the President, by refusing
the use of the army in support Of the pre-
tended governments in South Carolina and
Louisiana, and thereby according to their
people the right of local self-government in
accordance with the Constitution, has faith
fully performed his duty in that behalf, and
is justly entitled to the respect and conf
dence of the American people.
The yeas and hayes being ordered,
Mr.. Conger moved the House adjourn.
The yeas and nays being taken on Mr.. Con-
gers motion, time was consumed until the
hour fixed upon for final adjournment. At
noon, the Speaker called the House to order,
and the second session of the Forty-ffth
Congress was begun. The roll showed tive
hundred and twenty-one members present.
The usual committee was appointed to in.
form the President that Congress was in
session, and q short recess was taken, when
the message was handed in and read, occu.
plying one hour INT twenty minutes, and re
ferred to the Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union.
DECEMBER 4.-House-Several bills were
introduced and referred. Mr.. Frye, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported back the
bill prescribing an oath of Office, which
eliminates from the statutes the law which
prescribes the taking of the ironclad oath
Passed. Also the bill repeating sector
eight hundred and twenty of the Revised
Statutes, which provides for the disqualif
cation of any juror who has, without dures,
or coercion, taken up arms in defense of AM
instruction or rebellion against the United
States, or who has given aid and comfor
thereto. Passed. Mr.. Sehleicher, Chair
man of the Committee on Railways anC
Canals, reported aresolution directing tina
all matters ralating to the improvement o
navigation of rivers which have been re
ferred to the Committee on Commerce b.
committed to the Committee on Railway
and Canals as the committee to which sucl
matters belong. The Speaker ruled tina
the subject matter of the resolution neve
having been referred to the Committee OF
Railways and Canals, that committee had n
authority to report such a resolution. 1
long discussion ensued, but no action wa
taken.
DECEMBER 5.-House-Mr. William
offered a resolution for adjournment iron
the 10th of December to the 10th of January
Referred. The question whether bushes
referring to internal Improvements shoul
be considered by the Committee on Com
merce or Committee on Railways and Canals
after further discussion was referred to tn
Committee on Rules. Mr.. Townshend iron
the Committee on Patents, reported a bill
to repeal existing statutes for the renewa
of patents, and declaring ii unlawful here
after for the Commissioners of Patents to rs
new or extend any patent for any desigl
whatever. He stated that the object of tn
bill was to take away from the statute bool
a law which was dead and imperative, tn
Commissioner of Patents not having no,
the right to make renewals. After some dis
cussion the bill passed. Resolutions allow
ing clerks to certain committees, and TO
extra payment ofIdischarged employees,,.wh
had been borne on the soldiers roll, wer
adopted.
DECEMBER 6.-Sendte-Mr. Ferry pre-
scented q petition OF citizens of Michigan i
favor of the passage of the bill to authoriz
the coinage of a standard silver dollar
Several bills were introduced and referred
Mr.. Allison, who has charge of the Hous
bill to authorize the free coinage of tn
standard silver dollar, and to restore it
legal tender character, moved to make i
the special order for Monday next, after tn
expiration of the morning hour, and t.
continue it from day to day unit
disposed of. After a long discussion
Mr.. Allison changed his motion so as to tax
the bill up Tuesday next, instead of Monday
Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendment so as t
make it the special order of January II
1878. Rejected-veas, IS; nays, 40. TIL
motion of Mr.. Allison was then agreed to-
yeas, Al; nays IS. Mr.. Matthews submitte,
a concurrent resolution in regard t.
the payment of the bonds in silve,
and at his request it was orderet
that it lie on the table and be printed
Mr.. Chaffee called up the resolution sub
mitted by him on the Sth of November, call
ing upon the President to inform the senat
what legal impediments, if any, exist, whicl
prevent him from executing the laws in re
gard to the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany and its branches, and modife,
the same So as to allege that tn
branches of the Union Pacific are tn
Kansas Pacific, the Denver Pacific, tn
Central Pacific, of California, the Burling
ton & Missouri River, and the Sioux Cit
Branch, instead of declaring positivel,
that they are the branches. The resolution
was agreed to.........H ouse-The only bill
passed was of a private nature, appropriate
ing 5000 for the benefit Of two girl
captured by the Cheyenne Indians,