The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-12-12

mittee of the Whole on the Military Acad.
envy Appropriation Bill, which appropriates
S276,647; $4,000 below the AUTHORIZATION
for the current yeBr. The Military Academy
and Fertilization Bills were passed.
DECEMBER 4,-Senate-Mr. Ferry, Mr..
Davis, and Nh. Randolph were appointed a
committee to inquire about the omission of
the Hot Springs clause from the enrolled
sundry Civil Appropriation Bill last session.
Mr.. Salisbury introduced a bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
redeeming United States legal ten1er
notes, as required by the Specie
Resumption Act, to pay seventy-fve per
Gent. in gold coin and twenty-five per cent.
in standard silver dollars. Mr.. Eustis in
troduced a bill appropriating $5,O DOC, 900 for
constructing, rebuilding and repairing the
levees on the Mississippi River in Mis-.
souri,, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mis-.
sissippi and Louisiana, the money to
be expended under the direction Of the
chief engineers of the United States army.
Laid on the table, and Mr.. Eustis gave no.
tice that he would call it up on Thursday of
next week to submit some remarks there
upon. The motion of Mr.. Matthews to take
up the Texas Pacific Railroad Bill was re-
lected-19 yeas, % nays-on the ground that
1t would lead to a long discussion.......,.
House Mr.. Schleicher offered a resolution
calling on the President for a copy of the
dispatches of October 9, 1878, addressed to
the Secretary of State by the United States
Minister in Mexico, together with copies of
accompanying communications on the sub
Ject of the commercial relations between the
United States and that country. Adopted.
Mr.. Atkins introduced a bill correcting the
error in the enrolment of the C~ivilSundry
Appropriation Bill, in relation to the Hot
Springs Reservation, and asked for its i'm
mediate passage. On motion Of Mr.. Hewitt,
of New York, a provision was added direct
ing the Superintendent of the Hot Springs
Reservation to provide and maintain
a sufficient number of free baths for the
use Of indigents. The bill then passed. Mr..
Kelley offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information
as to the deposit of government money in
any National, State, or private bank on the
30th of September and November I, 1878,
other than the deposits made by q dfsburs.
ing agents. Adopted.
DECEMBER 5.-Senate-The Vice,Presi-
dent announced as the special committee
on Yellow Fever Investigation Messrs.
over, Garland and Eustis. Mr.. Morrill,
submitted a resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
ton as to the amount of deposits
in the Treasury to the credit OF the
Freedman's Saving and Trust Company,
whether the interest should be allowed
thereon as the expenses to settle the affairs
of that company, and what legislation is
necessary to close up the affairs of the COM
pany and have the Commissioners retire.
Agreed to. Mr.. Ferry submitted the fol-.
lowing: "Resolved, That the President be
requested to transmit to the Senate any
information which may have been received
by the departments concerning postal and
commercial intercourse between the United
States and South American countries,
together with any recommendations desir-
able to be submitted or measures to be
adopted for facilitating and improving such
intercourse" Agreed to. The following
changes in the standing committees were
made by unanimous consent: Mr.. Eaton
to retire from the Committee on A%ppropria.
tions; MIR. Wallace to take his place. Mr..
Morgan to retire from the Committee on
Patents; Mr.. Eaton t. take his place.
Mr.. Wallace to retire from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations; Mr..
Morgan to take his place........H House
Mr.. Cox, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported back a resolution calling
on the President for all correspondence be.
tween the United States and the German
Empire relative to the expulsion of Julius
Banner, a citizen of Chicago, from the Ger
mai Empire. Adopted. Mr.. Garfield, from
the Committee on Rules, reported aconcur.
rent resolution for the appointment of a Vel.
low Fever Commission which was adopted.