The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
xLyTHC oNGREss..ExTRY SESSION

uCCu II
To amend so much of the sundry civil
ppropriation bill for the present fiscal year
s provides for paying mail contractors in
he Southern States before the rebellion
It repeals the clause of that bill, limiting
he amount to be paid for such service to
$4,000, and appropriates an amount suf-
icient to pay for such service; but provides
hat no accounts for such service after
he 31st day of May, 1861, the date of the
,rder of the Postofice Department suspend
ng all mail service of such States, shall be
an act for the a~pportionment of
Representatives to Congress among the sew
eral States, according to the ninth census
lit gives to Nebraska an additional Repre-
in Congress, from and after 4th of
March last); to amend the bankrupt act; to
fix the date of the meeting of the first regu-
lar session of the forty-ffth Congress upon
1; providing for the coinage of
dollars, and for making the same a
legal tender to establishth Territory of Lin
coin, and provide atemporary government.
House-The Honse was crushed under an
avalanche of bills to-day, and was actually
obliged to adjourn until thursday, to give
the clerks time to make up the Journal.
Eight hundred and forty-fve were intro
duced, and read by title. The reading con.
sumed five hours. This is the highest num-
Der ever introduced in one day before, in
the whole history of Congress. The
highest number reached before has been
about six hundred. One member in
troduced thirty iills. Old members
seemed to think best to have their
measures on the calendar early, and were
quite prominent in presenting them. 1t is
impossible to present anything but a gene
raj description of the bills. The majority
of Western members seemed to feel it neces-
sary to put in bills modifying or repeating
the resumption act, and for remonetizing
silver. The Southern members dealt most
largely in internal improvements and claims.
There were many bills to repeal the bank
rupt act. Two complete bills revising the
tariff were presented, one from Mr.. Willis,
of New York, and one from Mr.. Morrison,
of Illinois.
OCTOBER 30.-Senate-A resolution au-
thorizing the presiding officer to appoint a
select committee on the subject of ascer-
tanning and declaring the result of IN cleo
ton for President and Vice-President Of the
United States vas agreed to. Mr.. ingalls,
submitted a resolution requesting the Pres
ident, if not incompatible with the public
interest, to transmit to the Senate a state
ment of the appropriations and expendi-
lures on account of army and navy pensions,
from March 4, 1889, to June 80, 1876.
Agreed to. Mr.. Coke, of Texas, introduced
a bill making an appropriation to pay over
to Texas the residue OF five million dollars,
reserved for the satisfaction of that portion
of the public debt of the late republic of
Texas, for which the duties on imports of
said republic were specially pledged, being
the balance remaining after the payment of
such debt. Referred. He also introduced
a bill to reimburse Texas for expenses in
z,.-ol = -a-a1Is-- H. - I'll.
ans and Mexicans. Referred.
OCTOBER 31.-Senat-Among bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Ingalls,, to provide for
the examination of claimants for pensions,
and for the appointment of an examining
surgeon. The bill authorizes a division Of
States and Territories into twenty districts
and forty sub-districts, each dis.
trict to have an examining surgeon,
and each sub-district an assis.
tant surgeon, to be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior from army
and navy surgeons, their salaries to be re-
s%pectively $4,000 and $1,000 each and travel
ing expenses ......... House-Mr. Ewing, from
the Committee on Banking and Currency,
reported the following bill "That the
third section of the act entitled An act to
provide for the resumption of specie pay
ments,' approved January IA, 1875, be and
the same is hereby repealed" Mr.. Fort
presented the views of the minority Of the
committee in the shape of an amendment tc
the bill, as follows:
"a bill to repeal all that part of the act approved
January "A, 1875, known as the Resumption Act
which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury b
dispose of the United States bonds and redeem ant
cancel greenback currency.
"Be it enacted, etc., that all that portion Of tn
act which reads as follows Quoting as above from tn,
third s~ection] be and the same is hereby repealed. ;
nation hu NJ Euuinn 70 -ana,,-,sk a.,
bill was agreed to without division, AM
then Mr.. Ewing moved to reconsider tina
vote, his object being thus to retain contro
of the bill and to be able to call it up at an,
time. Mr.. Conger moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. The vote wa
thereupon taken by yeas and nays, IN Nh
Conger's motion to lay on the table tn
motion to reconsider the vote recommittinj
the bill to the Committee on Banking
and Currency, and the motion was re
jected-yeas 116, nays 1873. The result
of the vote is to leave the control of tn
bill in the hands of the Banking and Gun
rency Committee, or of Ewing, who reporte'
it, and who can at any time call up hi
motion to reconsider, and thus have actiol
on the bill 1t will be in his power to Gu
off all amendments, even that proposed b,
Mr.. Fort, by moving the previous question
NOVEMBER 1.-Senate-The desk of Sen
ator Morton was marked by a bouque
of white flowers. The Chaplain alluded t
the illness Of the Senator, saying: "W
unite our prayer to beseech 1hee to Civ
the dying Senator a prospect of the bette
life, to open for him a new career, an,
another journey beyond the %stsrs." MI
Armstrong presented a memorial OF tn
Kansas City Board of Trade fayorin
the repeal of the specie resumption &C
and the reorganization Of silver
Also, q resolution of the st. Louis Mel
chants Exchange fayoring the repeal of tn
bankrupt law. Refereed. .House-Ml
Cabell introduced a bill authorizing tn
Secretary of Treasury to pay the owners tn
value of cotton and tobacco seized by tn
government since April 10, 1866. Mr. Ewin
called up his motion to reconsider the yot
of yesterday recommitting to the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency the. bill to r,
peal the third section of the Resumptio
Act. After some parliamentary wrant
ling, Mr.. Ewing moved the previous queI
ton. Seconded, Is to 80. The vote O
ordering the main question resulted-yea
1872 nays, LA. The question then REQUIRE
on reconsidering the vote of yesterday r,
committing the bill, and considerable di
~cussion followed, and a vote on a motion t
adjourn consumed the morning hour, an
the question was laid over.
NOVEMBER 2.-SendteeThe reading OF tn
journal of yesterdays proceedings was dii
pensed with, and the death of Senator Mo
ton was announced by Senator Mcdonald
A resolution submitted by him, providin
for the appointment of a committee of 81
Senators to attend the funeral, was agree
to. The Vice President will designate tn
committee hereafter. The Senate then, as
mark of respect to the memory of Senate
Morton, adjourned until Thursday mex
The Vice President appointed Senators NJ,
Donald, Davis, Illinois; Burnside; Bayart
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and Boot
the committee to attend the funeral of sen,
tor Morton. .....H ouse-Mr. Atkins Chairma
of the Appropriation Committee, reporte
the army appropriation bill, which was n
ferred to the Committee of the Whole, an
made the special order for Wednesday mex
The bill a~ppropriates $25, $4,000. Nj
Ewing withdrew the motion to recommit tn
bill reported from the Committee on Banl
ing and Currency, for the purpes,
he said, of giving the opportunit
for debate and amendment by tn
opponents of the bill, and, then yieldin
AZ Aoor NJ FOWLS ounopdnapt fha copna q