The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-12
FORTY.SIxTH CONGRESS.

JUNE 2.-Senate-Mr. Mcdonald being
absent, consideration Of his resolution was
postponed. Mr.. Blaine gave notice Of a
proposed amendment to the Constitution;
also, to refer to the Committee on Alleged
Election Frauds the facts in regard to
Southern districts referred to by him on
Thursday last. The Senate took up the
House bill which provides for the purchase
of sites for dams out of the appropriation
Kanawha and Kentucky Rivers.
Mr.. Conkling opposed and Mr.. Here.
ford advocated the Bill House
Under call of the States very many bills
were introduced and referred, among them
the following: By Mr.. Wise, for the taxa
ton of promissory notes, bonds and mort
cages, and making it unlawful to exact more
than five per cent interest for q loan of
money; by Mr.. Sanford, prohibiting the
funding of United States bonds payable in
currency into coin bonds by Mr.. Lowe, to
substitute legal-tender currencyf for National
Bank currency; by Mr.. Springer, prohibit
ing any soldier stationed within two miles
of any place where a special or general cleo.
ton of Representatives in Congress is being
held from leaving his barracks for, any pur-
pose except that of relieving the guard.
The bill for the appointment of a Missis.
sippi River Commission and apprepriating
$175 600 to meet its expenses, was passed.
Mr.. Cox (Demoefat6 of New York, Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
moved to suspend the rules and adopt a
Joint resolution in relation to international
exhibitions to be held at Sidney and Mel.
bourne, Australia, in 1879 and 1880.
Passed-yeas, 1873; mas, 50. Ut a%ppropri-
ton of the United States at those exhibit.
tions9 -
JUNE 3.-Senate-House bill extending
the time for the payment of pre-emptors on
public lands in Minnesota and Dakota was
passed. House bill to confer certain powers
and Limitations on the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia was taken up.
Consideration was interrupted by the ex-
piration Of the morning hour. House bills
establishing post routes then came up.
The bill passed. The Senate then took up
the bin to amend the act relating to a GER
tain Judicial District of Texas, and with.
$1,000 MISREPRESENTATION was resumed OF
the business Of the morning hour-the bill
amending the statutes syelative to- the re.
moval of causes rom State to Federal
Courts. Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, having
Withdrawn his demand for the previous
question, Mr.. Cox made a speech ~favorine
the repeal of the Test Oath laws. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Cox's speech, the House
adjourned, and a Democratic caucus wa
announced for three O'Clock. -
JUNE 4-Senatc-Mr. Bayard, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported, with an
amendment, the Senate bill repeating sec
which prescribe a jurors test oath, etc., and
said he would probably ask leave to call il
up tomorrow for consideration. Ordered
printed and placed on the calendar. The
bill compromising E. E. Rice for property
transferred by him to the United States
for use Of its consular and di
plcmatic Representatives in japan
was taken up and passed. The Senate
took up the bill to amend the act il
relation to Judicial Districts of Texas
House billauthorizing the District Commits
sicners to issue twenty-year live per cent
bonds to redeem certain funded indebted
ness OF the District of Columbia passed..
House-The Senate ; amendments to tn
House Grasshopper Bill, extending the tint
of the payment by 'pre-emptors, has beer
agreed to. Mr.. Buckner, Chairman ct tn,
Committee on Banking and Currency, re
ported a resolution directing an investiga
ton into the affairs of the Ocean Nationa
Bank of New York and German Nationa
Bank of Chicago, especially into the man
agemento of assets by the respective receivers
The resolution was adopted: yeas, E12s
nays, "a. zi
JUNE 5.-Senate-By a vote of aye
twenty:one and nays eighteen, thel bill
reported yesterday by Mr.. Bayard from tn
Judiciary Committee relating to juries an,
the repeal OF Sections sol, S21 and 82I o
the Revised Statutes was then taken up
Mr.. Hampton, after briefly supporting tn
bill, spoke upon the general politica
issues. In the course of his speech, MI
Hampton said. he would not in any even
vote to deny necessary appropriations t
support the army and the departments o
the Government. The Presidents message
: transmitting the record in the Fit
John Porter case, was referred t
: House-Mr. Atkins reported the Legislative
I. Executive and Judicial Appropriation Bill
and moved the bill be printed and recon
, mitted. Mr.. Hawley offered an amendmer
: to the motion, ~instructing the Committe
on Appropriations to report a bill substal
TALLY in the form of the Legislative Apr
r p~riation Bill last agreed to, excluding Their
:, from all general political legislation al
all appropriations for judicial expense
T Mr.. Atkins thereupon withdrew the bill
r The House then resumed the business
the morning hour.
JUNE 6.-Sendte-The Committee
Finance had q special meeting to-day,
decide whether the Warner Silver Bi
9 should be taken up for action the preset
s session. The motion pending an adjour
ment of the previous meeting was the oil
i submitted by Mr.. Voorhees, that the col
" mittee proceed to the consideration of Il
9 measure. Mr.. Morrill, to-day moved
amend the motion by adding "al
n for the purpose of having time f
its full consideration, further actit
. thereon shall be postponed until Il
= first Monday in December mex,
The amendment was adopted by the folio