The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-20
.~FoRrY.FIFrH CONGRESS-

JUNE 8.-Senate-Mr. Spencer offered a
resolution in favor of a full investigation
of all matters connected with the election
and the count for President, in the Louis
ana settlement. Laid over and ordered
printed. The Army appropriation bill with
Senate Committee amendments, was passed.
That clause prohibiting the use of the army
as a posse comitatus is retained with slight
modification. After the Army bill was got
ten out of the way, the bill to satisfy the
fishery award was taken up. The debate
upon this measure was surprisingly brief,
and the bill was passed, with an amend
ment~ providing for the SAFE of bonds for the
purpose of obtaining the five and one-half
millions gold necessary to meet the require
ments of the law. The object of this was
to avoid the depletion of the gold of the
Treasury intended for resumption pur-
poses. The amendment was opposed by the
opponents of resumption, but they were de-
feated in this matter of taking up the Re-
sumption Repeal Bill, an attempt to do
which was made Immediately afterwards.
The Repeal Bill and the River and Harbor
Appropriation Bill were again brought into
direct a~ntagonism, and the question OF con-
siderarion was decided in favor of The latter
bill, by a vote of more then two TO one.
HouSe-Mr. Cobb, from the Commission
on Electors, reported a resolution in the
contested election case of Tillman VS.. Smalls,
from the Fifth Congressional District Of
South Carolina, setting forth that there was
not a fair, free, and peaceful election in the
district, and declaring the seat vacant. Mr..
Wait submitted a minority resolution de-
claring Mr.. Smalls, the sitting member, en-
titled to a seat. The reports were ordered
printed.
JUNE 10.-SeDate-The Conference Com
mittee's report ON the bill previdinga per-
manent form of government for the District
of Columbia, submitted Saturday, was con,
CURED in. The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent. The bill to strengthen the founda-
ton of the Washington monument was
agreed to-yeas, 38; nays, II. Mr.. Spencer
moved to take up the resolution submitted
by him, Saturday, authorizing the appoint
ment of a special committee to inquire into
the alleged frauds, in connection with the
recent Presidential election. The resolu-
ton was taken up, and Mr.. Sargent SUBJ
mitted an amendment to lave the investi-
CATION made by the Matthews Investi-
cation Committee. The resolution and
amendment were referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
Consideration of the River and Harbor Bill
was proceeded with, Spencer in charge of
the bill. In answer to a question he said the
bill, as it now stood before the Senate, ap-
propriated 49, 52, zoo. As it came from the
House it appropriated $7,200,000. Mr.. Sar-
gent called for the yeas and nays on the
amendment increasing the appropriation
for improving the harbor of Charleston,
South Carolina, from $1,000 to 100000, and
it was agreed to-yeas Al, nays s. Other
amendments of the committee were agreed
to, as follows: Striking out the appropr1a-
ton of $4,000 for Port Clinton, o.; reduc.
ing the appropriation for improving the en-
trance to Galveston Harbor, Texas, from
$125,000 to $4,000; striking out of House
bill the appropriation of $25, 900 for Passo
Carallo inlet into Matsgorda Bay, Texas,
and that of $4,000 for improving White
a sternweel snag-boat for that river; in.
creasing the appropriation for improving
the mouth of Red River, Louisiana, from
$4,000 to $150,000.- House-A debate
sprung up on the duty of government to
make generous appropriations for public
buildings, in order to give employment to
labor in hard times. Several members
advocated this doctrine. Mr.. Ewing
said he would increase the expenditure
for buildings at such a time, and would first
take the sinking fund and apply it in this
way, and then the ten millions of green
backs deposited to redeem fractional notes
| uuo thCh hC nOutu 1obuC Ii oCNCAby III
lions of greenbacks which had been re
tired, and would thus raise the amount tt
four hundred and fifty millions. The result
was that the House raised the appropria
lions for public buildings at Atlanta, Ga.
from $40, 600. to 100000. The appropriation
for the Custom Houses at Cincinnati, Chi
cago, and st. Louis will probably be RAISED
from $1,000 0 each to 100000 each.
JUNE 11.-Senate-The River and Harbo
bill was passed, which appropriates in tn,
aggregate about s., 800, 900, over a million
of which was added to the bill by the Sen
ate. Senators Conkling and Thurman, ant
until the bill was to be put upon its passage
when they made records for themselves il
words of strong condemnation OF the meas
ure. The bill passed by a majority o
more than q dozen votes. 1t will
now go back to the. House. Sena
tor Matthews succeeded in havin,
|, tackled upon the bill the following amend
ment, which Mr.. Sayler was prevented from
!, offering in the House: "For the construc
ton of a harbor or harbors of refuge a
t Cincinnati, to protect the river cemmercy
from the flow Of ice in the Ohio, $4,000 Il
be expended under the direction of tn
Engineer Corps of the army.".....
House-An amendment to the Sundr,
) Civil Appropriation Bill, by Mr.
: Banning, to increase the appropriation TO
| the new custom-house at Cincinnati fror
/. 100000 to 100000 was defeated by "a t
; rs. The appropriation for the building a
| Evansville, Ind, was increased from $40
| 900 to $4,000. The appropriation for tn
| building at Grand Rapids was increase
: from $4,000 to 81, 900. Mr.. Cole offere
E tien for the st. Louis custom-house froI
| $780, 900 to 100000. Rejected.
: JUNE 12.-Senate1The House bill author
izing payment of the claim of Tennessee
for Keeping United States prisoners, passed
e Messsrs. Davis of Illinois, Blaine and Thu
e man were appointed a Conference Con
mittee on the part of the Senate on the bi
providing for the distribution of the ava
made under the Convention between tn
United States and Government of Mexic,
/; Mr.. Dorsey, from the Conference Con
mittee on the Post-ofice Appropriate
I bill, submitted a report, which was agree
4 to. and the bill then passed;
4 10 the fe ao1ernment te %orRsgop ssa sbo aaIGre :,
ceive as much for eight hours labor 9
e mechanics in similar establishments col
e Quoted by private citizens receive for tie
hours' work came up for consideration, an
t after a long debate, on motion of Senate
Eaton, it was postponed until the next Sc
r sion of Congress by a vote of 81 to 2
Among the bills passed by the Senate wa
e one authorizing the State of Ohio, Indian'
e and Illinois to prosecute suits in the 81
preme Court to recover from the Unite
States a per cent arising from sale
r of public improvements for tt
benefit of those States.........
In the House, the Speaker appointe
Messrs. Wilson, Chalmers and Banks col
ferees on the Mexican Award Bill. Tt
House then went into committee of tt
whole. Mr.. Carlisle in the chair, On tt
Civil Sundry Appropriation Bill. The Sc
ton in regard to the coast survey havir
d been reached, Mr.. Young offered an amen,
ment, a%ppropriating $123, 900 for reclaimin
a~lluvial lands of the Mississippi delt
It Ruled out on point of order. Mr.. Stever
a moved to increase the appropriate
g for Signal Service from $325,000
d $4,000. Adopted by 100 to A
Mr.. Price moved, in regard to the Roc
Island Arsenal, further appropriate MS a
J. ~gregating 1856, 900. Adopted-1O2 to So. o
y motion of Mr.. Thompson, the paragrap
d providing for the sale of the arsenals
l. Pittsburg, Pa, and Pikesville, Nd, W
stricken out. The committee then ros
% and the Speaker laid before the House
message from the President recommends