The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-01
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APRIL Observation-Disclosures was re.
sumed of the Army Appropriation BILL
Bayard defended the incorporation OF gen.
eral legislation in appropriation bills, there
being nothing unusual in it. Hence, the
cry of revolution was unsubstantial and
foolish, and people would condemn it,.
House-A bill for TIE distribution of the
~unexpended balance of the Geneva award,
was introduced by Mr.. Frye, and three
financial bills by Mr.. Murch. Several bills
relative to Pacific Railroads were referred.
Among the bills introduced were two by
Fernando Wood, one establishing a perma-
nent sinking fund, and the other providing
for the appointment of a joint commits
sion to, revise the Revenue Laws.
The House, by unanimous consent, agreed
to extend the time for introduction of bills
and Joint resolutions beyond the morning
hour, until the States and Territories are
called. Bills are coming in by the score,
and the call of States bids fair to consume
days Of the session. Many hundred bills
were introduced during the day. A vast
number of petitions were filed, including
one by Warner praying for an amendment
in coinage laws so as to admit silver to un-
limited coinage on the same condition with
gold and, to provide for the issue of certi6.
Gates for bullion.
APRIL 22.-Sendte-Mr. Pendleton gave
notice that on Thursday, after the DISPOSE
ton of the Army Bill, he would call up his
bill, providing for giving heads of depart
ments seats on this floor of the Senate and
House. Consideration was then resumed
of the Army B:l. The feature Of the debate
was the speech of David Davis, who
took strong grounds in favor of the
bill; deprecated sectional discussion at
this time, and maintained the absolute
right of Congress to place riders on appro-
p~riation bills. Such action was not revolu'
%tionary, and no curtailment of the powers
of the President was involved
........ House-The morning hour was
spent in discussing Stephens's Coin.
age bill, which finally passed. The
bi l provides, in brief, that silver subsidiary
coin shall be interchangeable with fawfu
money in sum of twenty dollars, and null
tiples thereof, and shall be legal tender fol
all debts, public and private, to the SAINT
provides that all coins under a quarter
dollar shall be receivable for postag,
stamps to the extent of three dollars. The
House went into Committee of the Who'll,
on the Legislature Appropriation Bill. ant
was addressed by Bailey, of New York
and Geddes, of Ohio.
APRIL 23.-Senate The morning heu
was principally occupied with a resolution
relative to removals and appointments t.
Office without the Intervention of the pre-
siding officer. Several amendments wer,
agreed to, but before final action the morn
ing hour expired. Consideration wa
then resumed of the Army Bill
and Mr.. Williamson K ntuck took thefloor
Mr.. Williams was followed by Mr.. Blaine, re
viewing the recent elections in Louisiani
and South Carolina. IA exciting seen,
ensued, in which many Senators partici
pated. ..... House-A resolution was adopte,
appropriating So, 1000 70 meet expenses o
the Labor Committee, and granting the com
mittee leave to sit during recess. On mo
ton of Mr.. F. Wood, a resolution wa
adopted requesting the President +
consider the expediency of entering int
convention with France for the nego
: tiation of a treaty which shall secure
. more equal interchange of products an
manufactures of each country. The Hous'
soon afterward went into Committee of tn
Whole ON the Legislative Bill. Ex.Secretar
2 his remarks with a statement that remar
, made on the Republican side during tn
. discussion on the Army Bill, that Repul
. licans would vote for the lepe,
:, the law authorizing the use G
troops at the polls, if p~resente
! as a different proposition, had been mis-
understood to mean that they would vol
for this amendment. They would do mott
Y ing of the kind, but would vote to repe
! the entire section restricting the power
civil officers Of the Government I
t which was an entirely diferel
and decidedly opposite proposition. Th
amendment took al. powers from the civ
officers. The section Republicans we
> willing to repeal, restricted tho
n powers, and believing there should be
restriction, he for one would vote to repe
e the entire section. Mr.. Robson then we
into a constitutional argument on the LIE
~islative Bill.
ID April 24.-Senate-Mr. Dawes present
!, the petition of Mrs. Caroline Webst,
y widow OF Colonel Fletcher Webster, as
u ing an increase of her pension from thir
to fifty dollars per month. The lady "
the only surviving representative of Dan
Webster's family, and had been made pc
by the destruction of her Marshfeld pro
of erty. Referred to the Committee on Pt
sions. The Army Appropriation Bill "
20 taken up, and Mr.. Conkling began ]
speech, the floor and galleries bel
Fe crowded. When Mr.. COnkling finish
ne his speech, a vo e was taken on D
~ L . ~ OhNASo q wv e1ye -
ss- in regard to carrying arms to the polls, a
at it was rejected-yeas, %: nays, 80.
- amendment offered by Mr.. Window,
NC about the same tenor, was also rejected.
lg- Hcuse-The discussion of the Legislati
es Appropriation Bill was continued.
x AHRIL 25 Observation-Disclosures was
ry sumed of the resolution relating to appoi
bv ments by the Secretary and Sergeant
Arms. Amendments declaring that
Union soldiers shall be removed except
as cause, and no Confederate soldier shall t,
in the place of any dismissed Union sold
ed were defeated by a strict party vote, 26
"a. The resolution was then agreed to.
ho Eaton denied that the Committee on Fore
Relations was investigating the amount
ny public money spent in furtherlng the '
age of General Grant abroad, and consid'
all ton Of the Army Bill was then resum
M. Several amendments offered by the Rep
az lican Senators were voted down, and
~ bill finally passed by a vote OF Al to 3d..
Heuse-In Committee of the Whole, Tn
,p- DAYS session YVES continued, consider
la- the Legisla i've Appropriation Bill.
led APRIL 26-!The political debate in
NV House on the Legislative Bill came to
end in the afternoon, and the bill was pas
exactly as it CAM out of the Demccr
caucus. The closing hours of the del
developed notnlng new ol argumeul
I'VE very little of dramatic interest. The
nv. test came on a motion of Garfield to ST
- out al political amendments. The CIR
y. hackers voted with the Republicans,
the Democrats had still six majority,
ids refused to strike the amendmen's out.
nd the final question of passing the bill,
,bo the amendments, all the G~reenbackers
- cept Barlow, of Vermont voted with
- Democrats, and the bill was passed by
to 119.
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