The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-23
soil and others, asking the repeal or modi.

soil and others, asking the repeal or modi-
fcation of certain provisions of the revised
statutes f%orbidding the transportation
through the mails of certain matter, pic
lures, etc., and moved to refer to the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary. So ordered. This
is a petition presented some weeks since
favoring the repeal of the law forbidding
transportation of obscene literature through
the mails. MIR. Voorhees, presented a petit
ton of the business men of Boston, fayoring
immediate and unconditional repeal of the
specie resumption act. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Morgan called up his resolution touch
ing the relations between the United States
and Mexico, and spoke at length in favor
thereof. The resolution was then referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and
the Senate went into executive session.
When the doors were reopened the Senate
adjourned........H ouse-No business was
done, on account of the want of a quorum,
and flibustering on the Potter resolutions.
A 16.-Senate-Mr. Butler, of South
Carolina, submitted a concurrent resolu-
ton providing for a commission, consist
ing of two Senators n three members of
the House, and three officers of the REGULAR
army, who have served not less than ten
years, to whom shall be referred the whole
subject of reform and reorganization of the
army; the commission to assemble as soon
as practicable and report to the next SEES
stion of Congress, through the President of
the United States. 1t also a~ppropriates
two thousand dollars to defray the expenses
of the commission. Referred. At the
conclusion of the morning business the
Senate resumed consideration of the bill o.
repeal the specie resumption act, and Mr..
Matthews read an argument upon the gen
eral financial policyof the government, and
gave notice that he would hereafter submit
to the Senate a proposition of his own as an
amendment of the pending bill. The bill
was discussed at length, and then laid aside
informally........ House-Several votes were
taken on the Potter resolutions, bpt the
Republicans refusing to vote, there wat as
usual no quorum; and the House finally
adjourned without transacting any business.
The last vote showed al Democratic mem
bers voting and ene Republican-within five
of a quorum.
MAY 17.-Senate- MI. Davis, oil West yir.
ginia, said the select committee appointed
some time since to investigate the financial
reports, books and account of the Treas
ury Department, had been at work. and
some progress had been made. The two
clerks allowed the committee were now ex.
aiming the books of the Department. The
committee was of opinion that Justice could
not be done to the subject and the report
made at the present session of Congress.
He therefore submitted a resolution
authorizing the committee to con.
tinue the investigation, and sit dur.
ing the recess of Congress. The res.
olution for investigation was laid
aside. Atthe expiration of the morning hour
Mr.. Morrill,, Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, said he was not prepared to pro-
coed with his remarks to-day, in opposition
to the bill repeating the Specie Resumption
Act, and on his motion further consider.
atien of the bill was postponed till Monday
Potter resolutions
were again taken up, and after several votes
a been taken Oh the pre-
vious question, in which no quorum
was found, at length 14S Democrats
were found present who voted in the affirm.
atiye, showing a quorum. Through much
tribulation and many roll-calls a vote upon
the main question was finally reached, and
the famous Potter resolution passed by a
vote of 145 to 2, Just a quorum, the Repub-
llcans having refused to vote. The passage
OF the resolution was hailed with moderate
manifestations of delight by the Democrats,
the Republicans having little to say, except
that they had made the best fight possible.
Democrats who cast the two negative
votes were Mills, of Texas, and Morse, of
Massachusetts,.