The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
summarized from the proceeding. of the past week.

= ~srNATE-The Senate resolutions Of the Louisiana
Legislature, declaring that Kellogg was T OF legally
elected Senator, and that spofsrd was and should
have a seat, were ordered printed and referred ....-
Mr. Pendleton (Deni. OF o presented the petition
of citizsns of Ohio for the improvement Of the Sault
Ste Marie and st. Mary,s Riyer-...The Committee
on Judiciary reported adversely on the joint rescluA
tiOn aGsho6is siI3s' the P5ss eamai IT, veto aS I RsTts OF az a.
fairs presented o minority report on the bill for the
r, liefof Fiiz John Porter; laid on the table, The
bill to revive and continue the Court Of Csmmis-
sioners of the Alabama Claims was taken up and
Mr.. Davis, # Illinois, made a speech. Mr.. Davis
said that S9.553, 800 of the 15,5 1000 awarded by the
Geneva tribunal remain in tue United States Treas
ury. He argued that by the principles of The marine
insurance law, the underwriters, who have ins
IDENTIFIED the owners Of the vessels fortheir losses,
became entitled to all the proc, eds afterward recoy-
cred. whether from the sta, fir capture, or from
the justice OF foreign States, from the property on
E IN Inc ansuranGe was Paaa. ne suppor[eu .me
ment- Mr.. Edmunds hoped that the former action
Of Congress would not be reversed excluding insur-
coed the war profits. Mr.. Blaine opposed the bill.
He said be was opposed to men putting their hands
into the Treasury and gorging themselves On the
profits of the misfortunes of their countrymen. The
bill was laid aside for the future.
HoUsE.-Bils were Introduced as follows:
Aut1 S"Ia. Il the So Sserst "a bo Oh the ea treasury %n! to Issue
redeemable in 1881; also fer the issue Of additional
coupons to holders of re United States
s se1S5; sas = 3bi5s8 States shs .ss yssssI 70 OF ear ,1 H,6 MsyE %
lions to ireland free of charge; to prevent general
legislation on appropriation bills; 10 remove duty
the cause, and for the prevent on of Contagious
diseases among domestic animals, the Commits
sioners to have $1,000 a year, one of them to b, a
and one a business man familiar with live stock;
fcT a public building in Frankfort, KY; to reduce
the duty on printing and Other materials; to reduce
and reorganize the army.-...A hill by Mr.. Ryar,
from the ommitt on Public Lands, was passed
creating an additional district 1.-THE Southwesterp)
In Ksnsas..-...The bill directing the Secretsry Of the
Interior, within ten Gays, TO transmit 10 the United
States Land Office at Lift e Rock, the final report of
the Hot Springs Commission, showing their award
of title to lots in Hot SP ings as awarded, ard to
cause patents therefor TO be issue, etc was taken
up. 1t states that the persons to whom titles are
awarded Tor their legal representatives, shall have
time within twelve months, by paying for each
certificate covering one acre or less, SO; covering
mo- 81 than nal one 1fod acre ,s and ;m mot over Two NO. acres ss, S s;9,
would keep, after q prolonged debate, the Hou:e
adjourned.
SENATE.-The vice-Presden mt laid before the Sc :
Council of Milwaukee for the repeal Of the COM
pulsory legal tender power of the United S atei
notes; referred:::..The House joint resolution ap-
proprorriating $40 COO to enable the United States
TO be represented at the International Fishery Elk,
position at Berlin next April was passed $500 On mo-
tered by MI. Davis, of West, Virginia, q few day
ago, TO reconsider the vote by which the commit c
was appointed to consider the subject of an inter.
I oCCdhlS OdhdAl . t1ACa uBs III oOAuOu NdluL udl
December 2he introduced areeolution refer 1 9 tha
subject Of the canal 10 the Committee on Com.
merce. His object in so doing was to sssure this
government as vel as Europe that we would moi
be laggard in protecting the enterprise which might
be inaugurated on the 1sthmus. Mr.. Go-don's ad-
dress occupied a good portion OF the day 1t con.
France controlling SO important a comm, rcial in
stitution as this promises to be upon the American
ize the Secretary of the Treasury TO ascertain the
amount Of land located on military warrants In
certain States was taken up. Mr.. Edmunds op,
posed the bill at length, and gave notice that b
would speak on the subject-at a future time.....
The bill authoriz ng the Secretary OF The Interior
to deposit the Iudiaa trust funds in the Treasury o.
the United States, and TO draw tn, interest ttipu
lated by treaty or prescribed by law in lieu OF in
vestment was passed..
HoUsE.-The Committee on Ways and Means re
ported back the bill for the relief OF colored emf
grants. which was passed. IL provid,s that al
charitable contributions imported for the relief o
colo:ei persons who have emigrated from thei
homes to other States shall be admitted free O
duty. The act takes effect immediately. ....Cun
sideration was re umed of the Hot Springs bill
MT aaH VI {h sf Sili 81 p en- : 1st SAD I'D. that tn thu Snd GGvs sne pro
would be $50, 600. He thought that 8 Uacle Sam
ought to at least get his hat bick after he bat
tRep. Of MINI J and CoDger tRep. Of Mich oppo E,
the bill. They both advanced the op MON tina
should the bill be passe it you'd result in endles
litigation. Mr.. Dunn Dem. of Ark spoke in favO
of the bill. The bill passed by a vore of lbs 10 l2l
.--.A resolution was adopted calling on the Presi
dent Tor copies OF all correspondence between thi
aud other countries conc: rning the Iutsi -oceani
Canal. Mr.. Belizhooyer Dem. of Pa introduce,
q bill, which was referrei, IrovidIDg Tor genera
amnesty. 1t asks for the removal of all'polltica
disabilities arising under tina thru section of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitu ion.
SENATE Mr.. Cockrell (Dem. of MOI, from th
granting a pensi IN to the widow of the late Genera
Custer. at the request of Mr.. Ferry, it was place,
on the calendar-.-..The bin for the recla' nation O
arid and waste lands wa reported favorably upol
nv the COMMITTEES on Phil q lands and nlaapd nj
the calendar.....Th bill for the relief Of Winnebag
Indians in Wisconsin vas report d from the Com
the Indians to obtain subsistence by agriculture
pursuits THE bill f II the relief Of FiIz J Ihn P.I
Ter was made the special order for February 18th
......Consid ration was resumed of the bill authoIi il
ing the ascertaiaing ofthe amount of land leased u
military warrants, etc Mr.. Eimunds argued tina
the 8 per cent r,ferred TO IN the enabling acts G
the States named in the b II was pr cent Of tn
cash revenue from sales of pubic lands. If tn
revenues were small the S ates would get a Iitue
but they would suffer no injustice on that account
LOt alton on military. warrants was not a sale, an
nothing could be claimed by the States on lands 5
locaiei. He stated the amount Of land located O
warrants TO be SO, 900 900 acres. Five per cent. {
its valuation would b sb tut $40 0 600. If due,
should be paii. but he thought he had shown
was not due. Mr.. McDouald Dem. of Ind.) spok
in favor of the bill. lie showed that in 1886 tn
former policy regard ing 5 per centum was abau
donet, and in-te d tf 2 per ceptum being expende
by 'he general government and 8 } eI centum b
payment OF thu whole 5 per cent. 10 the states, an
included the Indian Rest vations as sales" i'll e.
timaiirg the amount. Ia S bill proposes 10 tres
locations on bounty warrants as sales. he suggeste
this provision on the g outd of equity.
HOUsE.-ln the rep TT unlimited by the Con
mi tee on BInking and Cur ency concerning tn
affairs Of the German National Bank OF Chicago,
Is st lated t nat the testimony taken before the con
mittee demonstrated that there had been gre
i'm e2uiaiitf in the aft IRIS of that institution fl
which the irectlrs are resp1Dsible in snuch
they failed to do their duty. The committee r.
commended t1at stockholders, whose duty it. WI
to elect directors. should also he held DprSonan
responsive not only for the smount of tneir stool
but also for an additional sum quail to said amou.
The report was or erred printed aud lait on tn
table MIR King (Dem. of La }, Chairman Of tn
Committee OH the IDter-oceaIic Canal, r POI te
the fol'oWiog %Iesolutio which was adopted
"ReSOired, That the Secretary Of the Treasury b