The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-03
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.

JUNE 23.-House- Under q call of States
for bills for reference, many were intro
duced, mainly Of a private character. The
Presidents secretary delivered the message
in writing vetoing the Supplementary
Judiciary Bill; also announcing that he had
signed the Army Bill. At the conclusion OF
the reading of the veto message. which was
received with a slight demonstration OF ap.
nlaase on the Republican side, the a ouse
pr9Sceeded to vote on the question whether
the bill should pass Notwithstanding the
objections of the President, and it was
decided in the negative yeas 104, nays Is;
not the necessary two.thirds in the firma.
tive. Adjourned. ...... SenGte-Mr, Wallace,
from the Committee on Appropriations,
reported House concurrent resolution, fix
ing the date OF final adjournment with m
amendment substituting Wednesday,
25th day of June, at 8 o'clock p. M,
instead of Tuesday, the 18th.
The resolution submitted BY, Mr.: Mcdonald,
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
furnish Information as to the action of the
National Board of Health, under the act
authorizing the contract for the purchase
and construction of refrigerating ships, ETC..
was taken up and adopted. On motion of
Mr.. Garland, the House bill concerning the
superintendent for members Of the Legisla-
tive Assembly of the Territory of Montana
was taken up An amendment in the nature
of q substitute, reported by the Committee
on Judiciary, extending the provisions of
the bill to all Territories, was concurred in,
and the bill passed. After passing q few
unimportant bills, an executive session was
held. When the doors reopened, the
Senate adjourned.
JUNE 24.-SenaS-Mr. Beck submitted q
concurrent resolution providing for q joint
Committee, composed Of five Senators and
seven Representatives, to report at the next
session what changes, if any, ought to be
made in the mode of guarding or collecting
revenues, either from customs OF
internal taxation, or in the
management of the various departments
and bureaus of Government, with a view to
the efficiency of the service and economy
in appropriations Of public money, and
whether changes from permanent to annual
appropriations would be advantageous or
not. Placed on the calendar. House
The Speaker made the announcement OF
Mr.. Briggs as a member of the Committee
to investigate election frauds in Cincin.
natl, in place of Mr.. McCook declined.
Business on the Speakers table was dis.
posed of as follows: Senate amendments to
the bill relating to the Territorial Assembly
of Montana were concurred in Senate bill
for printing twelve thousand extra copies OF
| buC ICpOtb ~ pEOCCCuluSb VI Tx L dIlo u1Ou'
etary Conference passed Senate bill for the
benefit of the widow and children
of the late General James Shields, and an
increase of the pension of Caroline s. Web.
ster, passed. The next bill on the table
was the Senate bill relative to vessels not
inpelled wholly by sail or by internal mo.
tive power of their own. Without dis.
posing of the bill, adjourned.
JUNE 25.-Senate-Mr. Vest introduced
the following joint resolution: "That the
complete reconciliation of silver, its full
restoration as q money metal, and its free
coinage by the Government of the United
tates of justice and wise statesman
ship" Ordered printed. Mr.. Vest
gave notice of his intention to speak
upon it tomorrow. Mr.. Burnside intro
duced a joint resolution substantially as
follows: "Whereas, The people of this
Union for fifty years have adhered to the
Monroe doctrine thai the nations Of the
American continent, by the free and
independent condition which they have
assumed and maintained, are henceforth no
to be considered as subjects of future
therefore be it, Resolved, by tht
Senate and House of Representatives
that the people of these States would mo-
view without serious inquietude any at
tempt by the Powers of Europe to establish
under their protection and domination &
ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien
and such action could not be regarded il
any other light than as a manifestation
of an u%nfriendly disposition to
wards the United States" Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
The joint resolution providing additional
pay for employees of Congress was consid-
cred, the pending question being on amend
ments adding the language of the recent
Judicial Expenses Bill. Mr.. Beck gave no.
tice of his intention to offer two amend
ments, one in substance making it a penal
offense for any officer of the Government to
violate sections 1878 and 1879 of
the Revised Statutes, and the other
being similar to the political CON-
tribution bill now before the House.
...... House-A resolution instructing the
Committe on Rules to sit during vacation,
for the purpose of codifying and simplify.
ing the rules of the House, was reported by
Mr.. Blackburn. 1t gave rise to considerabl
discussion regarding the complex, unintel-
ligible and contradictory system Of rules at
present governing the House, and was
finally adopted without division,