The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-13
FORTY.FIFTH

branches Oh the treasury anu OIneI uepdIt
ments, passed. II limits the cost to 100000,
and the cost of the site to $27 1856. After
discussion, the amendment of the House,
fixing June II as the day for final adjourn
ment, was concurred in-yeas, SO; nays IL.
The concurrent resolution on the fishery
award was passed, authorizing the President
to pay the award after further correspon-
dence with Great Britain, if he shall deem
that the National honor demands it........
House-The following bills were passed:
A bill authorizing the Solicitor of the Treas
ury, with the consent of the Secretary OF
War, to cancel certain contracts for the
sale of land made at Harper's Ferry in
1869, to resell the same, and to sell or lease
all other real estate or riparian nights
owned by the United States at Harpers
Ferry; a bill changing the time for holding
the District Court for the Western District
of Virginia; a bill to provide for holding
the United States District and Circuit
Courts at Kansas City (the bill divides the
Western District of Missouri into two Judi
cial districts, the courts for the Western
division to be held at Kansas City,; a bill
dividing Colorado into three judicial dis
tricts; a bill recognizing the judicial dis
tricts of Michigan; a bill for holding terms
of the United States District Court for the
district of West Virginia at Martinsburg.
JUNE 3.-SenGte-The Post Route Bill, so
far as the part to which that title relates is
concerned, was passed with all the amend
ments proposed by the Senate Committee.
another feature which was adopted was
that providing for a change in the mode of
computing the compensation for the trans
portation of mails, SO as to pay for space in
stead of weight. The proposition to restore
tie vote, 20 against 20. The Senate then
entered into debate upon the proposed sub
sidy to two lines of mail steam
ers, to Brazil, one from New York
and the other from New Orleans.......
House-After the introduction and refer
ence of several bills, on motion of Mr.. Gid
dings o bill was passed appropriating $751;
600 for continuing the improvement of GAL
weston Harbor. The House then proceeded
to the consideration of the bill amending
the Internal Revenue laws, Mr.. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, in the chair. Mr.. Vance offered
an amendmentpreventing the removal from
State to Federal Courts Of suits for violation
of the State laws against any internal
revenue officer. Adopted-106 to 63. No
further progress was made on the bill.
JUNE 4.-Senate-The President pro tenn
pore announced that he had signed the bill
to r~epealthe bankrupt Law. 1t now goes
to President Hayes for his signature. The
Select Committee, to inquire and report on
the condition of affairs between United
States and Mexico, was continued until next
session, and authorized to sit during the
vacation. Mr.. Burnsides from the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, reported back, with
amendments, the joint resolution providing
for the appointment of a commission to
consider and report upon the whole
subject matter of reform and r~eorganiza-
ton of the army, and moved it be re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations
to be considered as an amendment to the
army appropriation bill, and also that it be
placed o n the calendar to be considered as
an Independent measure in case it should
not be acted upon as an amendment to the
army bill. So ordered. Mr.. Blaine. from
ported the army appropriation bill
calendar. The. Committee has unan.
imously agreed to strike out all the
sections by which the House proposed the
reorganization Of the army and the reduc.
tions in the number of officers and men, and
in the rank andp pay of officers. The House
clause prohibiting the use of the army as a
posse comitatus was stricken out by a party
vote, but the sections providing for the
transfer of the control of the Indian affairs
TO theWar Department was agreed to- to
2-Windom and Allison. House
Mr.. Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a bill for the relief of pur-
chasers of land sold for direct tax in insur-
rectionary States. Referred. 1t provides
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay,
without interest, the proceeds of the sale of
lands sold for direct taxes in the insurrec-
tionary States to the owners thereof, pro-
vided that the owner shall execute a COM
plete quitclaim conveyance. The tariff bill
was read. The reading was interrupted by
q nronncriop Of puflor ~ have a eo,ora
vote tomorrow at twelve o'clock, by yeas
and nays, on a motion to strike out the en-.
acting clause. The Committee rose. and the
House took recess. Evening session to be
for debate only on the Mexican award bill.
JUNE 5.-Senate-Mr. Sargent, from the
conference committee on the pension appro.
priation bill, made report, which was agreed
to, and the bill passed. In explanation OF
the report, Mr.. Sargent said the second sec.
ton of the bill had been stricken out. By
that section the House proposed to vacate
all the pension agencies on the LIST of July,
and fill them with disabled soldiers. The
Senate amended the section so that in case
of vacancy these Offices should be filed by
appointment of disabled soldiers
and the conference committee com
promised by striking out the section
After several Intellectual attempts, the Sen
ate succeeded in reinvesting itself with the
Thanking privilege. Should the amendment
be agreed to in the House, members of Con
gress may send communications of two and
a half ounces through the mails free; blu
they can not receive packages free, nor car
they exceed the limit of two and a hal
ounces in sending. Senator Matthews arose
to a question of privilege and made a per
sonal explanation. He recited thu
testimony of Anderson before the Potter
Committee, and said it affected not only hi
own reputation but that of the Senate. 81,
knew of no frauds practieed in Louisiana
and no wrongs except the one committed b,
Anderson, which Anderson acknowledged
to him and protested repentance. Anderson
in confessing a wrong act done, placed il
his [Matthews'1 hands certain papers as al
evidence of his repentance, which b.
[Matthews] held in order to prevent a pub
lie scandal. He had interested himself il
Anderson's appointment because he had de
voted his time to advancing the Republican
cause in Louisiana and had incurred tn,
hostility of the Democratic party. In con
~clusion, Mr.. Matthews moved tn
appointment of a special committe
of seven to take testimon,
touching the election held in Louisiana il
1876. The motion was agreed to....... House
consideration of the bill amending tn
internal revenue laws was resumed. At tn
dPPO1hSCu lmC " mill up tiC III VI
the internal revenue bill was laid aside
and without going into Committee of tn
Whole a vote was taken on striking out tn
enacting clause and it was agreed to-13
yeas to 100 nays. The Mexican award bill
after an amendment, was passed. The bill
amending the internal revenue laws unde
, consideration, and the tax of tobacco WI
l reduced to sixteen cents.
l JUNE 6.-Senate-During the morning
, hour, Mr.. Voorhees, spoke in favor of tn
early consideration of the bill to repeal tn
specie resumption act, and said the Senat
, might as well look this matter in the face
1 If it was not going to repeal this act, let
t say so by its vote. At the expiration q
f the morning hour, and after a long discus
sion, the Senate-yeas 35; nays, 23-teo.
up the army appropriation bill. By unaI
: imous consent the five minute rule wa
: applied to all amendments except that j
regard to the transfer of the India
Bureau, and forbidding the use of tn
! army as a posse comitatus. Mr.. Alliso
i submitted an amendment to strike out
the House bill the clause intending to pc
manently fix the number of enlisted me
o in the army. Agreed to. After debat
the amendment of the committee on Al
! preparations, increasing the army t
3 $4,000, was agreed to-yeas, IS
r nays, IS. A number of amendment
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