The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06
XVIII CosGREss-rhird Session.

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JANUARY 27.-Senate-Gen. Shields-pre.
his credentials, and was sworn in as
Senator from Missouri. A bill to abolish |
the volunteer navy Of the United States
was passed. The House joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con.
stitution, prohibiting the payment of
claims of disloyal persons for property
destroyed during the war Of the rebellion,
was reported back and placed on the calen.
dar. The bill to pay Warren Mitchell for
cotton seized during the war was debated
at length, and laid over. The Senste then
went into executive session, and the New
York nominations were considered...
House-The bill allowing five hundred dol.
lars to every man not worth three hundred
dollars, who desired to take advantage of the
provisions of the homestead law, was de-
feated by q vote of % to 212. A bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to erect
headstones over the graves of Union sol
diers, in public or private cemeteries, was
money to build public buildings in various
cities of the country was under considera-
ton when the House adjourned.
JANUARY 28.-Senats-The testimony of
Jas. E. Anderson, taken before the Commit
tee of the House, and affecting Senator
Matthews, was received from the
House, and referred to a select COM
mittee appointed last session. The bill
makingthe 22d of February a legal holidayin
the District of Columbia was passed. The
Senate refused to remove the National Cap
ital to a more central portion of the Union.
The bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton
seized by the Government during the war
was considered at length, but a third read
ing was refused-17 to 80, By a vote Of 20
to 16, Mr.. Edmunds's resolution declaring
18th constitutional amendments was
taken mp, but Mr.. Edmunds not desiring
to occupy the floor, the Senate adjourned.
....., HoUse-The Legislative Appropriation
Bill was reported and referred to the Com.
mittee Of the Whole. The bill to restrict
the immigration of Chinese was passed.
yeas, 1856; nays, r.. The Post-ofice Appro-
priation Bill was considered. The amount
to be allowed for railroad transportation of
mails was increased to So. 1000, 600, and for
steamboat transportation to 8 $1,000. No
final action was taken on the bill. An addi-
tional land district was created in Idaho.
JANUARY 29.-Senate-By a resolution
passed, hereafter all persons not accompa.
floor of the chamber. A bill was passed
PlONiu1hS shos nv PSAoSh NhASA bAO
age of twenty-five or thirty.fye
shall be appointed chaplain in the
army. The widows of the late Admiral
Paulding and Gen. Robert Anderson were
allowed pensions of $50 per month each.
The pension of DR.. Mary E. Walker was
increased to 500 per month. Mr.. Allison
was placed on the Judiciary Committee in
place of Mr.. Christiancy. In execu.
tive session the appointment of
Senator Christiancy as Minister
to Peru was unanimously confirmed.
......Housc The Post-ofice Appropriation
Bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole, A number of amendments were
discussed, and afterward adopted. No final
bills were passed authorizing the Chilli
cothe and Des Moines Railway Company to
bridge the Missouri at Lexington, and the
Bloomfield Railway Company to build a
bridge across the Wabash.
JANUARY 30.-Senate-A special commit
tee of five was appointed to report upon the
ments to the Post Route Bill, which in
cludes the Bazilian Mail Line subsidy.
Mr.. Edmunds'sresolutions declaring the val
idity of certain constitutional amendments
was discussed, Mr.. Morgan, Of Alabama,
making the set speech of the day
in opposition to the resolutions. Before
Mr.. Morgan concluded, the Senate went
into executive session.. .... House-The
Postoffce Appropriation Bill, after many
of the items were increased in amount,
was finally passed. A wrangle ensued on
devnting the morning hour to discussion Of
the Southern claims, and the remainder Of
the session was taken up in roll calls and
other flibustering. In the afternoon Q
number Of bills were introduced and re
ferred.
ant Private Secretary of the President, ap
peared in the Senate Chamber with a mes
sage from the President. He was aecompa
MED by a messenger bearing q huge bundle
of documents, supposed to be from Secre
tary Sherman, regarding the New Yorl
Customs appointments, but the bundl,
was not disturbed in open session. TIL,
Vice President laid before the Senate tn,
credentials of George G.Vest, elected Unitet
States Senator from Missouri. Placed OF
file. Mr.. Saunders, from the committee II
inquire into the expedieDcy of transferring
the Indian Bureau from the Interior to tn
Wal Department, reported that the com
mittee had been unable to agree, and sub
mitted a report accompanied by a bill
to authorize the President t
temporarily transfer the custody, con
troll, and management of the Indian
ment and for other purposes. Laid on tn
table, and Mr.. Saunders gave notice that b
would call it up for consideration at a
early day.....H ouse-Mr. Morgan, from tn
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
bill for the relief Of settlers in absente
Shawnee lands in Kansas. Passed. TIL
House then went into Committee of tn
Whole, Mr.. Covert in the chair, on the pr
vate calendar, the pending bill being th
one known as the Fairfax Seminary Bill
Mr.. White opp sed the bill as a war CLAIM
and Mr.. Potter defended it, arguing ths
it was not a war claim. After a furths
debate the motion to report the bill I
the House was defeated-yeas, rs; nay
rs; and on motion of Mr.. Burchard, tt
enacting clause was stricken out, and tt
committee in accordance with rnle u roI
and reported its action to the House, whic
by vote of yeas III, nays SO, concurre
in that action.
FEBRUARY 1.-Sendte-Mr. McCreor
from the joint committee appointed
inquire into the expediency of transferri1
} the Indian Bureau from the Interior to Il
|, War Department, submitted a repol
signed by four members of the committe
= IL ldfO4 VI IL oouciOAs 0kuOiCo pIlubO
Mr.. Hoar, FROM the Committee on Privileg
and Elections presenteda minority report
2 favor of the sixteenth amendment to Il
t Constitution, prohibiting q State from d
f~ranchising persons on account of Sc
Ordered printed. Thereport was signed
Messrs. Hoar, Cameron Wis., and Mitche
+ The Vice-President laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary of WI
inelosing a letter from the Chief
= Engineers respecting the plan of t
: national survey proposed by the Nation
. Academy of Science, and transmitting
drawing TO accompany the report of t
Board Of Officers on the Eads %improvsme
# at the South Pass of the Mississippi Riv
the letter of the Commfssary General
Subsistence relative to the organizati
OF a Subsistence Department, as propos
d by the bill to- reorganize the army, and es
e mates of additional appropriations requir
i for the War Department, all of which W,
Il referred. He also laid before the Sen,
a communication from the Secretary
Q War, inclosing a letter from the Attorn
General in relation to extravagant. dana,
awarded by local juries for damages un(
he the Fox and Wisconsin River %Improveme
r. Act. Referred. Consideration was then
sumed of the resolutions of Mr.. Edmun
declaring the validity of the 18th, 18th, a
N 18th amendments to the Constitution, a
m Mr.. Morgan continued his argument in
vor of tho ruhcftfufo nrocapfod hv hi