The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
xLyth CONGREss-ThIrd Session.


xLvth CONGRESS-Third Session.
FEBRUARY 24-SenakLThe House bill
authorizing the acceptance OF James Gordon
Benefits ship Jeanette, for polar explora-
ton, was passed. The bill repeating the
act of June 20, 1874, providing for the ap.
pointment of Commissioners, and authoriz.
ing the appointment of one Commissioner
to manage the business of the Freedman's
Saving and Trust Company, was passed.
Senator Beck submitted amendments to the
bill making an appropriation to pay arrears
of pensions, which proposes to suspend the
operation of all laws providing for a sink
ing fund, and applying the surplus revenue
In the Treasury, after paying current ex-
penses, to the payment of arrears of PEN
sions. Referred. Mr.. Cameron, of Wis.
consin, gave notice that as soon as the
Army Bill should be disposed of, he
by the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, declaring d. T. Corbin entitled
to q seat IS Senator from South Carolina,
in place of II. c. Butler, present incumbent.
The Senate in Committee OF the Whole,
voted, by four majority, to retain in the
Army Appropriation Bill the Butler amend
ment, authorizing railroads to telegraph
news business. The time of the Senate, to a
late hour of the night, wes taken up with a
discussion of the. bill to provide for the
prevention of contagious dIseases......
House--The Revenue Bill was taken up and
the House c~oncrrred in the senate amend.
ment to the tobacco clause, providing that
the tax on tobacco shall go into effect May 1,
1879, aud non-concurred in the Senate
amendment which strikes out the clause
abolishing the tax on matches. The Senate
amendment striking out the provision that
rectifiers rectifying less than five
hundred barrels of spirits a year
shall pay a license of one hun
bred dollars, was non-concurred in; also
the amendment relating to the tax on Ma.
tionsl and Savings Banks. The Committee
of Conference was then ordered. Bills
were introduced directing an inquiry as to
what funds, if any, of the SO called Con-
federate States remained in the Bank of
England, or in the hands Of E~nglishmen at
the close of the war; for the payment of
additional bounties, and to prevent con
tagious diseases. The Civil Sundry Appro-
| priation Bill, appropriating SIG, 936, 600, was
passed under a suspension of the rules.
February 25.-Senate-At roll call at
motion for adjournment showed 7 yeas and
% nays, less than a quorum. Shortly after.
ward the Sergeant.at-Arms presented a re-
port that Senators Davis, Morrill,, Dawes
and Anthony had reported in person
Blaine promised immediate attend.
ance; Conkling would give no assurance
of attendance; Mcdonald and Pf.tter.
son were at their lodgings, sick; Bayard,
Butler, Hamlin, Barnum and Chandler did
not open their doors; other messengers had
not reported. Mr.. Morgan moved that the
Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to bring
Conkling into the Senate. he made the
of any other Senators who had
defed the power of the Senate, and
refused to comply with its demand.
He wished to know if one man
should dominate the Senate, or should
the Senate exercise its authority.
Mr.. Eaton thought it was not proper to
single out a Senator in this way. 1t would
be better to make a general order to enforce
the attendance of all Senators able to be
here. Mr.. Harris agreed with Mr.. Eaton,
and moved to amend Mr.. Morgan's resolu.
ton accordingly. At four o'clock in the
morning, after debate, Harris's amendment
was adopted-yeas, 80; nays, fe-and
the motion of Morgan, thus amended
to. Mr.. Herman moved to dispense with
further proceedings under the order. Re
jected: ayes, 10; nays, "a. Pending the ex
ecution of the order 1.-THE presence of a quo
rum being disclosed by the last two votes
the Senate proceeded with the consideration
of the bill to prevent the introduction o.
contagious or infectious disease into the
United States, and to establish a Bureau o.
Public Health, and the bill was read the
third time and passed. The Senate ther
took up the Deficiency Appropriation Bill
and at 4:35 q. m. adjourned to meet at on.
o'clock to-day.....On the reassembling o
the Senate, the Vice-President sub
mitted a telegram from the Californi,
Congressional Convention, thanking Con
gress for the triumphant passage o
the bill restricting Immigration of Chimes,
and declaring that Senators and member
who supported the bill will receive tn,
lasting gratitude of the people of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Hoar objected to the reception
Of the paper under the fourteenth rule, it no
being properly authenticated A livel,
debate ensued, until finally Mr.. Kirkwoo6
objected, and the regular business pro
ceeded. By a vote of, yeas Is, nays Sc, tn
Senate refused to take up the resolution de
claring David T. Corbin entitled to a seat a
Senator from South Carolina, in place of N
C. Butler, present incumbent. TIL
Deficiency Appropriation Bill was takel
ePr oAA " oAoHOoSo Va Nv IN
1900 suse-The motion made by Mr.. Monro
to suspend the rules and pass the bill
applying $40, 000, 900 of the proceeds of tn
sale of certificates of deposit, authorized t
be issued in aid Of refunding the publ
debt, to the payment of arrears of pension:
was defeated-yeas, 116; nays, 173. TIL
House then went into committee on tn
Legislative Appropriation Bill. Afte
an hours debate the committe
agreed, by 1876 to 10, to the amendmen
offered to the Legislative Appropriate
pervisors of Election. The committee the
rose, and the bill and amendments were r,
ported to the House. All the amendment
were concurred in, in gross, except a fe'
on which separate votes were demanded
! When the vote was taken on the amend
ment repeating the laws in regard t
United States Supervisors of Election
in the division there were 107 votes j
the affirmative, but the Republicans re
fused to vote, and raised the point of On
quorum" The vote was then taken by yes
and nays, and again the Republicans d,
clined voting, the only exceptions bein
Chittenden, Fort, and Killenger, who vote
in the negative. The vote stood-yeas, 14a
nays, 8; one less than a quorum. tn
Speaker thereupon voted "yea," making
quorum, and declared the amendmeI
agreed to, amid great demonstrations of al
? plause on the Democratic side. A motto
by Mr.. Hale to lay the bill on the table wa
rejected in the same manner by the Speaker
; casting vote.
FEBRUARY 26.- Senate--Mr. Bayard, fro
the conference committee on the bill t
amend the internal revenue laws, SUI
mitted a report, which was agreed to, an
the bill passed. After two days debat
e by a strict party vote, an amendment VI,
adopted to the Deficiency Bill, reporte