The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-12-25
FORTY-stxTH

Senate.-0n the 18th, Mr.. Voorhees, presented
a petition from 1000 ex-soldiers and sailors
asking Congress to pay them in greenbacks the
difference. between the value of ~greenhacks, In
which they were paid for s~erviees to the Gov
eminent, and the value Of gold at the time Of
payments laid on the table-A bill was in
troduced asking for an appropriation for the
Improvement Of Big Sandy and Elk Rivers, in
West Virginia, and for continuing. the iMs-
provemento of New River and the Great Kanawha
River in that Stete-Mr. Butler Dem. of
SEQ presented an amendment to Mr.. Bayard's
Senatc Joint resolution, which makes it read
"That from and after January /, 1885, Treas
ury notes Of the United States shall be receive
able for all dues to tho United States except
duties on imports, and shall not be otherwise
legal tender; and any Of said notes that shall
thereafter be isseed shall bear this subscrip-
ton !" refefred-The Postmaster General
asks for a deficiency appropriation of 5000, 212
for exigencies of service caused by extension of
star routes and for other deRcieneies-A bill
was passed appropriat,hg Sl4 900 to enable the
Secretary Of War to purchase land to enlarge
and protect the United States Arsenal at San
Antonio. After a short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
House.-0n tie 18th a bill was introduced
by Mr.. Morse (Dem. of Mass,) for the eneour-
agement Of American ship building BY the ap-
pointlnent Of q eosArissioh to ascertain and re-
port q basis fGf 4 reciprocity treaty between
the United States and British provinces-The
following bills were introduced and referred
For the payment Of arrears pensions to widows
and minor children Of persons who died of in
juries during the war; for the establish
ment of a branch mint ut Indianapolis;
do. st. LeuiB to encourage the education
of the eclured face granting a bounty of land
DO soldiers who served in the war of 1861 for
the erection of public buildings at Pittsburg
to prohibit "omnibus legislation )" for count
ing the votes Of President and Vice President
of the United States to established an ine0Bie
tax to remit datlss oR salt whsn used for
packing beef and pork; changing time of meet
ing of Congress to second Monday in January
for commission on alcoholic liquor traffic. After
discussing a bill for the settlement of all out
standing claims against the District, the House
adjourned.
Senate.-0n the 18th, a bill was passed
donating twelve condemned bronze cannon
to the Francis P. Blair Monumental Associa-
ton of st. Louis-A bill was ordered printed
and laid on the table appointing a commission
of five to inquire Into the cause of the negro
exodus from North Carolina to Indiana-The
following bills were passed House bill author
izing an allowance for loss by leakage or
casualty Of spirits withdrawn from distillery
warehouses fof expectation bill amending
Article 103 of Rules and Articles of War, pro-
viding a limit to prosecution for desertion.
House. = On the 10Th a resolution was
adopted for the appointment of a committee Of
eleven to examine into the subject of a selec-
ton of a suitable route for the Inter Oceanic
Canal-The following bills were passed: For
the establishment of a land office in Montana
Territory establishing the same in Dakota
Territory restoring to the public dnrdhin part
of the military resnrtafinn of Eorr Rinlev
Minn-A resolution was adopted calling for
information as to the passage of lottery matter
through the mails.
Senate.-On the 18th a joint resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Morgan (Dem. of Ala
restoring to the public domain lands appropri-
ated to railroads which have not been earned
under land grants. Should this resolution
become a law, the number of acres of land that
would be forfeited by railroad companies is not
less than 1876, 000, 000-The following was
offered by Mr.. Morgan: "Resolyed, That the
continuance of the existing volume of the
United States Treasury notes, with their legal
tender preserved, and the maintenance of their
equivaleney in value with coin, is demanded
by the present necessities of trade, commerce.
and industry, and that the full restoration Of
silver coinage to an equality with gold is
necessary t~Osecure to the people of the United
States a sufficient and permanent supply Of
money to maintain our national prosperity"
On this resolution, which materially differs
from the Bayard bill, a long debate followed.
"A bill was reported for the free transmits
mission Of the tenth census reports in the mails
from different points in the country to Wash
ngton.
House.-0n the 18th a bill was passed ex-
empting postal employees from serving on ju-
ries-A bill was passed authorizing the next
TInitad Sfataa niafrinf Oourt for tina district If
W. Va. 10 be held at Martinsburg-Mr. Bal
lou (Rep. of R. ~ introduced the following:
BE it enacted, etc., That section 1858 of the
revised statutes, making United States notes
legal tender on payments of all debts, public or
private, except for duties on imports and inter
ests on public debt, is hereby repealed and
that hereafter gold and silver coin shall be ten
der in payment of debts" Also, repeating
stamp tax on bank checks. Refer ed "A bill
was passed giving Congress power to grant,
protect and regulate the exclusive right to use
and adopt trademarks.
Senate.--On the 18th the resolution of Mr..
Voorhees,, Dem. of Ind.) was taken up. The
resolution calls for the appointment of a COM
mittee to investigate inte the cause leading to
the negro exodus to Indiana. Mr.. Hill spoke
against the resolution. In Georgia, he said,
$4,000, 900 in real property was owned by the
negroes. They were no longer a ward, but
had a right to go where they pleased. A vote
on the resolution resulted in q yeas and IL
nays.
House.-on the 18th among the bills re-
ferred was one to create permanently a deep,
wide and straight channel through Sandy
Hook, New York Harbor, for the purpose of
forming an improved commercial outlet
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, a resolution was
adopted authorizing the Committee on Missis-
atnnt 1araau IN nroaaoA nuar fha htoos.s-n,
River to its mouth, at such time as the Commit
tee may direct, for the purpose of acquiring
knowledge Of its peculiar condition and wants,
and gathering information relative to the best
method for improvement, with power to take
testimony-The House went into Committee
Of the Whole, and consumed a greater por-