The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summarized from the proceedings of the pas. week. !

Bill making appropriations for
payment of claims reported allowed by the Com
! missioner of Claims. . Southern Claims Commits
thereof. passed. The approx, fnions amounted to
about s240,00O-...The General Deficiency Bill was
| taken up. Mr.. Eaton stated the Senate Committee
on Appropriation had made reduction in the House
Bill amounting TO $23o,557, and had added by
amendment $3.50 3I2, le wing the total of the bill as
| reported to the Senate $4,59i, 1853. The Senate as in
| Committee of the Whole, considered the bill for ac-
ton on the Committee amendments, after which
the bill wal reported to the Senste, the amendments
concurred in, and the bill passed."-.Mexican Pen
sion Bill pending.
HousR.-In the Ute agreement, 1t was agreed that
if there should be sufficient arabic lands in Colo
rado the indians should be settled in that State,
hut If not, then that they should be settled in Utah
and New Mexico......T The Senate resolution proposing
then taken up, and Mr.. Van yorhis spoke in oppo-
sition to the measure. ~Afrer Mr. Brown and Mr..
Caswell had opposed the measure, and Mr.. Sparks
spoken in its favor, Mr.. Bicknell dema, ded the
previous question, pending which Mr.. Keller moved
To adjourn. Rejected. The Republicans refusing
TO vote lett the House Without a QUORUM 1s1;. a cal,
tn commit the pending resoluti n TO the Committee
on Eli ctoral Count, with Instructions TO report by
bill. Rejec ed-yeas, Al; nays, 16O. Bill pending.
SENATE.-Tbe bill amending Section 8 234 Of the
Revised Statutes psssd. 1t adds to the section a
provision that dealers in leaf tobacco TO an amount
less than twenty-five thousand pounds in any one
-Lecial tax ye4r, which they receive direct from the
planters shall be required TO pay q special tax Of
SIS instead of the S25 n quired from dealers in leaf
| tOOacCO......On motion OF MI OdrlA0Q, DFmOcTdlJ
of Arkansas, the Senate concurred in the House
mendments to the bill regulating the pay and ap-
p1intmrnt of Deputy Marshals. The bill now goes
to the President.
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.....Mr, Bickne],
l Democracy Of Indiana. demanded the previous
I ts sss5tih ON 'h sea dIsc slisus Sepai aeS Ieit =; e ana so 1ne
without q quorum. After teveral roll calls, Mr..
Bicknell stated that 1t was evident that the RePub-
licans did not intend TO allow the resolution to be
voted upon, withdrew the demand for the prev;or q
question, AID moved that the resolution be ma G
the speI ial order FIR the first Monday in December.
Agreed to-yeas. So: nays, T5......Mr. Wright, de =.
oc'ai) Of Pennsylvania, moved to suspend the rules
and pas the joint resolution to enforce the eight
hour law. A half hours debate took place, and the
bill passed by 100 to 81.
SENATE.-The conference report on the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill was submitted by Mr.
Brent, who explained it.. The House genera ly
%priations for public buildings. The appropriation
for a lighthouse at Stanard's Ro, K, Lake Superior
the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers was compromised a
s4O,o So The appropriation for furniture f or d ,hs
new building at Cniea.o Is compro%lsea az syo.SUI
the principal point of diffet ence is compromised al
about 81, 1000, 000. The report was adopted 1.-THE
House bill granting a pension to Della B.nner
widow of Hiram Benner, of the Eighte NTH Infan'
try passed. Bonner became famous for herosm
during the yellow lever epidemic.
HousR.-Mr. Blount submitted a report of tht
Conference Committee on the Sundry Civil Appro
priation Bill. The statement which accompanies
the report sets forth the effect OF the action Of thu
Committee on the Senate amendments, and wa
read in full. The bill, as il p ssed the House. ap
propriated S21 $50, 647. The Senate amendment
amounted to 81 IA 1854. from which the Senate re
coded to the amount OF SITS, $40 The bill as agreed
TO by the Conference COMMITTEES, appropriates s22,
523, SOL. Tine clause directing the Secretary OF thu
Treasury to pay the money appropriated in the bil
ia silver coin, is stricken out, and a clause addet
appropriating $4,000 for expenses Of the Indial
Commission. The report was adopted. Mr.. Dt
breIl submitted a report Of the Conference Commit
!, tee on the Agricultural Appropriation Bill. Tn
bill as agreed to appropriates 1921 300. The repor
from the Committee on Appropriations, introduced
bill to constitute a Joint Commission for carryin
into effect the Convention concluded between tn
settlement of certain claims of citizens Of eithe
country against the other, and signed at Washing
ington the 18th of January, 1880, and making a.
appropriation of 500, 900 for the payment Of sala
{ 1ies, &c. The bill was passed. The Senate bill O
the same import had been sent to the Committee G
the Whole on the ground that 1t was not compsten
for the Senate To originate such Q biz,