The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-13
xLyth CoNGREss-Third Session.

FEBRUARY 3.-Senate-Mr. McCreery In. !
a bill to transfer the Office of :
indian Affairs from the Interior to the War
1t was laid on the table, to be !,
.alled up hereafter by McCreery, who ;
gave notice that he desired. to submit J
some remarks. Mr.. Teller presentd
from the colored people of
Louisiana, complaining that they are
not protected, either in life or property,
met by armed white men, known as the
Club; that they were shot, and
allowed to hold meetings. They. there.
fore, invoked the protection of the Federal
1t was referred to a select
committee, of which Teller is
Chairman. ..House-Among bills in
troduced, was one by Mr.. Cut
Ter, appropriating one hundred mil
lions Of dollars for the payment of arrear.
suspend the rules and pass the bill authorize
ing the issue of four per cent. bonds to the
amount of $40, 600, the proceeds Of the
sale of which shall be applied to the pay
ment of arrears of pensions. A vote was
taken, and resulted in yeas, 140; nays. 81.
So the motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill was defeated, there being less than
two-thirds voting in the affirmative. The
House then commenced the memorial ser
WIVES III TcbptCL u Lie lhtc lCTTCuCC -.
Quinn, Representative from the State of
New York. Resolutions appropriate to the
occasion were offered by Mr.. Lockwood,
and unanimously adopted, and eulogies on
the life and character of the deceased were
pronounced.
FEBRUARY 4.-Senate-Mr. Maxey re-
ported an amdendment to the Postofice APP
preparation Bill, establishing steamboat
lines between New York and Rio Janeiro,
and New Orleans and Rio J~aneiro, granting
a subsidy of $3.50. 900 annually to each. Re-
ferred. The majority of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections reported in favor
of Corbin, of South Corolina, in the Butler
Corbin contested election case. The minor.
ity reported in favor of Butler. Consid-
Grafton of Edmunds's resolutions consid-
ering the validity of certain constitutional
amendments was resumed, but no action
taken. An unfavorBble report was made
on the bill to return certain collected rev.
enue taxes to Faran & Mclean, Cincinnati.
........ House-The Army Appropriation Bill
was considered in the Committee of the
Whole, and debated at length. An evening
session was held, devoted to the bill for the
Improvement of the Mississippi River.
FEBRUARY 5.-Sendte-A bill passed ap.
propriating $4,933, to pay the Richmond
Female Institute, of Richmond, Va, for the
use &. its buildings by the United States,
from October, 1866, until October, 1866.
Mr.. Hamlin presented a letter from the
Secretary of State, saying that the family of
the late Bayard Taylor, United States Min
in af1uent circumstances, and recon-
mending that the salary of the
Minister to Berlin be continued to
Mrs. Taylor for one year. Referred.
Senate resumed the consideration of the
resolution of Mr.. Edmunds, declaring the
validity of the 18th, 14th, and 18th amend
ments to the Constitution of the United
States. After much discussion q motion to
postpone the matter till March 8, after the
expiration OF the present Congress, was re.
jected-yeas, Is; nays, 80. Several amend.
ments were rejected. Mr.. Edmunds sub.
mitted the following as an amendment to
the substitute of Mr.. Morgan: "That the
right of the people peaceably to assemble
for the purpose of p%stitioning Congress for
redress of grievances, or for any thing else
| connected with the powers and duties Of the
) National Government, is an attribute OF
national citizenship, and, as such, unde,
J the protection of and guaranteed by the
United States, and within the
scope of the sovereignty of the
United States to protect by penal laws"
nays, 16. Question then required on the
substitute Of Mr.. Morgan as amended by
Mr.. Edmunds, and it was rejected-yeas
: ID; nays, 26. The question then being or
!. the resolutions as submitted by Mr.. Ed
r munds, he demanded a separate vote OF
each resolution. The first was agreed to by
, a vote of-yeas, %; nays, II. The secone
/, resolution was agreed to by a similar
l vote, and as agreed to the resolutions read
" ResoIued, As the judgment of the Senate
!, that the 18th, 18th and 18Th amendments tt
tho C0ncfifnfsnn of fho T1pffa1 Skofa, how.
!, been legally ratified, and are as valid and o
!, the same paramount authority as any othe
! part of the Constitution; that the people o
each State have a common interest in the en-
: forcement of the whole Constitution il
every State of the Union, and that it is alik
, the right and duty of Congress to enforc'
: said amendments, and to protect every cit
| izen in the exercise of all rights thereb,
secured by the laws of a genera
e character already passed for that purpose
and by further appropriate legislation, 81
far as such enforcement and protection
are not secured by existing laws, and tina
= it is the duty of the Executive Department
I of the government faithfully and with dill
;. gence to carry all such laws into impartia
execution, and OF Congress to appro
: pirate all moneys needful to that end
Resclued further, That it is the duty Q
Il Congress to provide by laws for a full an
r impartial protection to all citizens of tn
United States, duly qualified in the right t
vote for Representatives in Congress, an
to this end the Committee on Judiciary b
! and it hereby is instructed to prepare, an
e report as soon as may be, a bill for tn
protection of such rights, and tn
punishment of infractions thereof.
$ On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the Senat
took up the House joint resolution propol
: ing an amendment to the Constitution {
the United States prohibiting claims of di
loyal persons for property injured or d.
stroyed il the late war of the rebe
lion, so it would be unfinished bus
ness tomorrow. Housc-The Missi
= sippi River Improvement Bill ws
RFs ss'sd' .DDoln Thish Of provides oown fS
l sion of five, three of whom shall be arm
engineers, who shall survey and repol
upon a plan for the permanent improve
{ ment of the Mississippi from Alton. ILL.,, t
o the Gulf. The bill appropria.es $3.50, 900 t
e pay the expenses of the survey, and PR
10 vides that the report shall be made to til
Secretary OF War, who shall report I
, Congress.
FEBRUARY 6.--Senate-A resolution W,
adopted instructing the Committee O
- Agriculture to inquire into the reporte
% cattle disease. The bill to provide fl
- taxing the next census was considered, an
Is after several amendments passed. The bi
d TO constitute Portsmouth, o.. a port of emit
was reported on adversely by Mr.. Conklin
of the Committee on Commerce.. . House
~ The Army Appropriation Bill was called u
10 in Committee of the Whole. A long d
bate ensued on propositions to amend it b
attaching clauses providing for the prime
!, pal features of the Burnside Army REQ
= gauization Bill, and the transfer of the Il
IN dian Bureau TO the War Department. TIL
Id former clause was adopted, but the latt
of was left open for action.
,e FEBRUARY 7.-Senate-Mr. Sargent ga,
a notice that he would call up next Wedne
y. day the bill reported back the Cor
h' mittee on Foreign Relations to restri
re Chinese immigration. A bill from NJ
rs Harris to prevent the spread of cont
Id gious disease and to establish a Bures
Il Of Health, and a joint resolution fro
" Mr.. Matthews authorizing a committee
o. sit dnring the recess of Congress, and
retain the services of three experts, wi
[r. shall visit Havana and such other places
ly the committee may direct, to inquire in
,is the history of yellow fever, were place
upon the calendar. The Senate proceed,
IL to consider bills on the calendar, and Il