The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-16
FoRTY.FIFTH


MAY 3.-Houe-The special pension bills
passed at night numbered just one hun
dred. Among them are pensions to the
widows of General Robert Anderson, Gen
eral Charles L. Lowell and Admiral Charles
Wilkes. Mr.. Stephens from the Committee
on Coinage, reported a bill to retire the five
and three-cent silver pieces, and to stop
their further coinage, also providing that
fractional or subsidiary silver. coin shall be
legal tender to the extent of twenty dollars,
and shall be exchangeable at the Treasury
for legal tender money when presented in
of twenty dollars or over. Ordered
printed and ~recommitted. The House then
took up the unfinished business of yester-
day, being the Legislative Appropriation
Bill. An amendment, offered by Mr.. Gibson,
appropriating $1S5, 900 for the r~e-establish-
ment of the New Orleans Mint was agreed
to-yeas 125, nays 95. The bill was then
passed.
MAY 6.-SenateNMost of the House
Pension Bill was acted on. The proposition
in regard to salaries of agents was agreed
to. 1t makes the pay of all uniform at
1900, and fives to each in addition fifteen
dollars for each one hundred vouchers
made out. The clause requiring all Pension
Agents to be selected after July 1 from
disabled soldiers, which would have dis
placed nearly all the present agents, was
amended so as to provide that the terms of
all present agents shall expire January
next, and thereafter all agents shall be
either disabled Union so diers or the wives
and daughters of Union soldiers. The Bank
rupt Act and the bill to repeal the Specie
Resumption Act were both discussed...-....
House-Mr. Shelby, at the request of Messrs.
Robbins n Tucker, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill reducing the tax on
snuff, and on chewing and smoking tobacco
to sixteen cents a pound, on cigars at five
dollars per thousand, on cigarettes weighing
not more than three and one-half pounds
to the thousand, one dollar and twenty-five
cents per thousand, and weighing over
three and one-half pounds, five dollars per
thousand. The motion was not agreed to
yeas 100; nays, 115-not two-thirds voting in
the affirmative. The House then proceeded
to the consideration of the bi | establishing
a permanent form Of government for the
District of Columbia. The bill in its
amended form removes the property quail
and members of Council, and abolishes the
poll tax. Without disposing of the question
the House adjourned.
MAY 7.-Senate-The bill prohibiting the
further cancellation of greenbacks was or.
ucIcu W q bCCOuu IcduluH, anu luCu ItIcfT6u
to The Committee on Finance. The Pension
Appropriation Bill, after some discussion,
was referred from Committee of the Whole
to the Senate, various amendments from that
Committee concurred in, the bill was read
q third time, and passed. The amendment
requiring all vacancies in the of
flee of Commissioner Of Pensions to be
filed by disabled. Union soldiers, was
among the number adopted. The Indian
Appropriation Bill was taken up, and pend
ing discussion, the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and when the doors reopened,
adjourned.......H ouse-The District siof
Columbia Government Bill was passed.
After three ballots, the Tariff Bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole, and
Mr.. Banks spoke against ii.
MAY S.-SendteLThe bill to forbid the
further retirement of United States notes
was called up, and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance. Consideration of the In
dian Appropriation Bill was resumed and a
number of amendments favoring a-reduc-
tion of appropriations and the salaries of
employees in certain agencies were adopted.
49,. House-After the morning hour, in
which no important business was transacted,
the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff Bill. Mr.. Tucker, mem
Der of the Ways and Means Committee, took
the floor and spoke in support of the bill.
The Committee rose without action. Mr..
Ellis introduced a bill to incorporate the
Ocean Navigation Company, and to restore
the shipping interests Of the United States.
The House then took arecess to z 80 p. M,
the evening session to be for general de-
bate only.
MAY 9.-Senate-Mr. Davis, of Ill, called
up the Senate bill to provide for the distri-
button of the awards made under the con-
vention between the United States of Amer
lea and Mexico, concluded the 4th of July,
1868. A discussion ensued in regard to
certain alleged fraudulent claims Of BENZ.
Well and the Loabra Silver Mining Com
pany. Mr.. Edmunds, Chairman Of the
judiciary Committee, said there were some
things in the possession of the committee
in regard to these claims which the Senate
should know, and moved that the doors be
closed. Agreed to, and the doors were
closed for secret legislative business. Dur.
ing secret session the debate was in regard
to information as to the claims mentioned
before the judiciary Committee, which, il
was said, should not be made public, as
it might defeat the ends of Justice
When the doors were opened, the Indian
Appropriation Bill was discussed. Various
~unimportant amendments were agreed to
and the bill having been considered in
Committee of the Whole, was reported tt
the Senate, the amendments made in com
mittee coneurred in, and the bill read
third time and passed. The bill to repea
the Bankrupt Law was considered, an(
there was considerable debate ON the dat
clause, some desiring the Immediate repea
Of the law. Before the question was set
tied, a motion to adjourn was carried
.......House-The joint resolution reportet
from the Committee on Education an,
Labor for the enforcement of the eight hou
law in all the departments of the govern
ment gave rise to a lively discussion, il
course of which Mr.. Banks denounced tn
disregard of the law by the government a
scandalous and Infamous, and Mr.. Butler, 0
Massachusetts, advocated a penalty for it
disregard, and said there was more powde
and ball wanted in the administration of tn
laws. The joint resolution passed. TIL
bill authorizing the cutting Of timber o.
uplic lands for domestic use was passe
and a long debate was had in Committee G
the Whole on the Tariff Bill.
MAY 10.-Senate-The date for repeal
the Bankrupt Act was fixed at the LIST o
September, although an amendment for in
mediate rep cal vas only lost by a vote of 8
ayes to "a nays. The Committee o
Judiciary fixed the time for repeala at the II
of next January, and. it has been though
that the Conference Committee between tn
two houses would agree upon the LIST {
October; but there was such a strong fee
ing in the Senate in favor of immediate re
peal, that Thurman proposed the LIST of Ser
TENDER, which was adopted by a vote of
ayes to 20 nays. The North Carolina Sen,
tors saved the bankrupt actfrom immediat
repeal by their earnest request that
might remain for a time to meet a pressin
necessity in their State ........ House-Crin
ination and re~crimination, charges an
counter-charges, accusations and denial
vigorous waving of the bloody shirt, fgh
ing the battles of the late war over agail
and confusion and excitement general
characterized the proceedings in Commits
of the Whole. 1t all grew out of a bill
pay the executor of John Heater, decease
late of Loudon County, Virginia, the SUI
of three thousand three hundred and sixt
five dollars for the value of store and SUI
plies taken by the United States Arm
The bill was finally passed.
:. A FORMER resident of Oberlin, Obi
, who had been away from the tow
oavoro1 -oorz rofrr1a1 an N r,o,& L.