The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-17
FORTY.FIFTH

JANUARY 10.-Sendte-The great part OF
the morning hour was taken up in the
presentation of q large number of petitions
from various parts of the country in favor
of the adoption of q Sixteenth Amendment
prohibiting the States from DISTINGUISHING
persons on account of sex, all of which we're
referred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. A large number of bills were
introduced and referred to the appropriate
committee. One of these, introduced
by Mr.. Sargent, regulates Chinese immigra.
ton. Another, by the same, gives female
members of the bar the priv eye of prac-
ticing before the Supreme Court of the
United States. Mr.. Edmunds submitted a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, pro-
hibiting the States from making apprcpria-
ton for sectarian purposes, the provisions
of which are similar to the amendment
proposed during the session Of 1856.
Referred to the Committee on the Judi.
ciary. After the morning business lad been
isposed of, Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont,
called for the regular order, and the
Senate esumed the consideration of the res.
o ution of Mr.. Matthews, submitted before
the recess, declaring the right of the gov
eminent to pay the principal and in.
terest of the bonds in silver coin.
Mr.. Beck spoke in favor of the remonetiza-
ton of silver. The discussion was sus-
pended to admit a resolution in favor of
permitting the representative women as
sembled in Washington to be heard in the
Senate Chamber at some set time in regard
to an amendment to the Constitution allow
ing women the right of suffrage. After
debate, the resolution was rejected-yeas,
10; nays, 81. The Senate then adjourned
.........H ouse-The thread of legislation was
picked up where it was dropped before the
holidays. The subject was Fernando Woods
resolution from the Ways and Means
Committee, providing for a general in.
v~estigation by all the committees.
The Republicans, however, wished to re-
strict the investigation to cases where
specific charges might be made by respon.
sib e persons. Upon that issue the debate
and contest turned. There were two amend.
ments, one by Burchard, providing that the
committees shall not have power to send for
persons and papers, except after notifying
the House of the specific reason, and a sub
stitute proposed by Hale, requiring charges
to be certified to by some member as q con.
dition precedent to an investigation. The
Burchard amendment was adopted by 10l,
to SO. there being fourteen Democratic
absentees. The Hale substitute, as amended,
was finally adopted in committee of the
whole by a similar majority.
JANUARY 11.-House-Among the bills
introduced and referred was one by
Mr.. Sapp, to give construction to the act fol
resumption Of specie payment; also, au,
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury tc
issue coupon bonds of denomination of SIS
S25, $50, and 800 for the investment of saw
ings. Mr.. Hale moved the previous question
on the substitute reported yesterday from
the Committee of the Whole, which is to the
effect that the committees desiring to make
investigation may at any time apply to the
House for leave to send for persons and
papers, but requiring them to present Q
statement of the charge. The previous
question was not seconded-1O0 to Ill. Mr.
Wood (Dem.l N. Y, then offered a substi
tute for Mr.. Hale's, and demanded tn,
previous question, the substitute being hi,
original resolution without change. Mr.
Hale made the point that the Committee O
the Whole having rejected the proposition
+now-presented, the House could not b.
asked to vote upon it. The Speaker, aftel
some colloquy, overruled the point of order
but stated the vote must be first taken OF
the report of the committee, that is OF
Hale's substitute. The previous question
was seconded. The first vote was on Mr.
Burchard's amendment to the original reso
luton, which was to insert words authori
zing the committees to apply to the Hous
for power to send for persons and papers
The amendment was rejected-yeas, 106
nays, Ill. The next vote was taken on Mr.
, Woods substitute offered to-day (being tn
resolution as originally presented) and i
was adopted-yeas: Ill nays, 107. Mr.. Co,
asked leave to offer a resolution asking tn
President to communicate his reasons TO
refusing to recognize the present govern
ment of Mexico under General Diaz, witt
such orders, correspondence, and other doc
1 n ,,orte N q ralafa. 81 thai nrksAAS Dafor~o
to Committee on Foreign Affairs. Tn
House then considered private business.