The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
summarized from the proceeding. of the pas. week.

AAoM sNc PSe "Oo2sI ~
sENArE.-Mr. Morgan, from the select Commit
tee on Counting the Elec oral Vote, reported with
amendments the bill introduced by him to enforce
the obset vance of the Constitution OF the United
States in reference to the elections OF President ard
calendar. Mr.. Edmunds stated that he and Mr..
Teller were unable TO concur In the report OF the
majority of the committee. Mr.. Morgan, from the
troducei by him providing that the President of the
Senate shall submit to the SenaCs and House OF
Rep sentative When assembled to cednt the votes
for President and Vice President, all packages pnr-
porting 10 contain elect raj v ties. Ind, fnitely post
poned ......The bill TO establish q retired list for non
commissioned army officers was etken up: Ihe
pending question was on Mr.. Dawes amendment.
requiring the President to appoint yearly hye cadets
| amendment to Mr.. Aiiis,n's amendment requiring
the yearly appointment OF two coiored cadets. Mr.
Kirkwood moved to add to the bin that when an
years in the army honorabiy aud faithfully, and
the last fve years thereof ss . non-conmissioned
Second Lieutenant tnnr + \, : any sng, eorps Of of s spP pine In abies
he has served He wished to hold on to privates
the prospect Of honorable advancement. Amend
ment adopted. The bill was read the third timt
and psssed......M Garland addr, ssed the Senate on
the X nogx resolution. After some remarks Mr..
Garland gave notice that he would at the proper
time offer the following MS substitutes for pending
resolutions: " Rcsofced, That William PITT Kellogg
was not duly and legally elected to- seat in the
louisiana, and the seat now occ piei by him in the
Senate be AMI The same is hereby declared va ant =
II a. A6lbE Wy CuIddhts ALI II
floor for 4 few moments, AMI urged the Senators to
read the whole Of the printed testimony. Mr. KEEL
| iogg then analy red the testimony st great length,
Printing out the discrepancies as he went q ong.
l. HoUsE--The bill to carry into effect the second
and sixteenth articles of the treaty between the
United States and the Great and Little Usage In
Public Lands was considered and laid over without
action. f.
ard, was taken up. Mr.. Mcmillan moved to add to
the bill q pr " so that Marshals Of the United States
for whom deputies shall be appointed by the court
und4r this act shall not be liable for any Of the acts
of ssch deputies. Mr.. Bayari saw nothing uprea-
amendment was agreed to, and the bill was then
tile was amended by. emitting. the word
Especial. .....The Legislative, Executive AMI judi
ment increasing the appropriation for Senate en-
p'oyes from s6l no to SsS,327, and various minor
amendment were eoueurred ia. The bill was then
| reported to the Senate, the amendments made in
Committee of the Whole agreed to, and the bill
passed.
HousE-Mr. Cox, Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Afairs, reported back the resolution calling
on the President for informal on in regard TO the
| expulsion of Israelite citizens OF the United States
from 81. Petersburg by the Russian Government
Adopt d.
sKNArF.-on motion Of Mr.. Hampton the bill
was taken up and passei 70 complete The survey oil
the Gettysburg battlefield, and to provide for the
compilation and preservation Of the data showing
the virious pos tions and movements, Of the troops
at that battle, illustrated by diagrams- It appro-
s1tending the northern boundary Of Nebraska so as
to include the present Terri o:y Of Dakota south Of
the fortv-ihird parallel and east of Keyofada River
ami west If the main cham ] Of the Missouri River,
when Indian titles be e1tinguished---.The Morgan
joint rule for counting the cleo, oral vote vas taken
speech.
House. Resolutions were adopted for the print
oosmmis Il ! n, aud 5000 eopsssoi the ieeort Of the
National B ,arj of Health....Mr. Cook, Chairman Of
the Committee on Public Buildings aud Grounds
/ .fA shat - Honsa hoN raforrod 20 his nornp ,ftfoo
80 biils for public b~uilding., involving an appro-
priations of stS.o s0, 900, 81 which number the COM
mittee had :. portei bacx IS, involving about IS,
600, COO.
~SENArE-The bill passed appropriating s15, 70
for the statute of Joseph Henry, late Secretary Of
/ Smithsonian Institute 49, The Senate resuni d con.
sideration of the Morgan joint reso utiont providing
a rule for counting the electoral vote. Mr.. Teller
member of the select committee from which the
it 1t was plausible on its face, bnr mt far in fart.
1t was a mere temporary expedient, and might even
progress Of the count. This would Indicate the adj
Visibility of passing the bill instead of the resolu-
ton, but he did not insist on this point. In hi
vas the frst sie.3t ~ari encouragement BY which
the two Hou mould not only count the votes re-
| turned o into the whole question OF the quail
hcat. - 9 ectors and all facts connected with cleo
10 !. Perhaps the presumption was that Congress
would act justly. but u was dangerous to place thlr
power and temptations In the hands of the pofit-
cally divided boiy. He believed the measure tended
toward confusion and anarchy He Wished th.
l aQOpIOQ OF some measure pIOVlu1DR o y IalE COUNT
but was opposed 10 any measure taking the decision
of the vote OF q State out of its ON 8 halds. Mr.. In
I gals spoke against The Ieso ut on.
HoUsE.-A minority report upon the .Tarif ID
and Frye. was presented in the House BY Mr.. Gar.
field, end ordered printed. II rs . sub
s sap,ssr fer Ss.t the RsI,' ding a9sv; TsTis 81 slif . asm sdGpsiSn e e
revise the tariff. It takes the grouod that tht
present bill, while it might accomplish some eoot
adjustment of the present tarif; that any tariff re-
form should be the result of mature ~legisiati n
u HnsefIs irns PssIsnt 4sn 81 Of ef tariff a1 dut ess;'M that 70 tn b
principle has always prevailed In the establishment
Of tariff duties, that manufactured articls should
bear q higher duty than raw materials entering int
its composition. The report then takes up in detail
various articles affected by the new bill, and showi
riodicals, pamphlets, ETC., are placed on the fre'
list while sl the numerous materials OF which they
are composed are taxei, making a direct discrimin'
paper and oooks.....T The Sundry Civil Appropriation
Sili was taken up. Mr.. Bonn. explained the PFC
81 aa, 900, bel g s. 600, 900 less than the estimates
and S1.3oO,00 increase over the appropriation TO
the present fiscal year. The Committee on A pro
~priations had endeavorei to KEEP dowr apprO prta
tions, and he thought both sides OF TIE House wnult
agree that ne committee had acted wise , in NO
forcing an expenditu g which would require an ad
ditional taxation on the people.
Ho6sE.-The Chairman laid befor, the Senat, q
commune ition from the Secretary Of the TIeasur,
in response to a resolution of j quiry, .tsting tn
public lands in that STATE, i s1sS, a6s.....TSe Asri.
cultural Appropriation Bill was placed on the calen
S fa1i,s also 20 ,S sss , n0uss si aasndIsg the St sf% SU,; : r.
goods. On a division The Supervisors Bill was takel
up. The bill was read as follows: - Be it enacted
etc, That the term Of office Of Chief Supervisors o
Elections provided for in Section 202S, Revise
Statutes, shall be two years. Such term shall begil
on the LIST day Of May Of each even numbe, ed year
LIST day of May, 1880, and their successors shall b
appointed from the qualified Electors of the prope
srr1fo fENr1 h- rha Dr2oIIa-A " AZ 1T-iAo
States. by and with the Twice and consent Of tn
Senate" Following a remark by Mr.. Conkling, Nj
Bayasd sad Inc oli was r.p.rted In March. .
. amend by substituting July l." Mr.. Hoar offere
the following amendment as on additional section
5 recess of the. Senate, who may hold aud exercis
their Office until the next session of the Senat.
: in such nominations within thirty days after In
next ensuing session of the Senate.t running de
bate followed between Messrs. Conkling and Yool
hees. Pending.
. HousE-The House went into COMMITTEES Of III
Whole on the Sundry Civil Bill, and Mr.. Crap
j, moved to strike out the act repeating the law undo
Adopted. A motion by Mr.. Morse to Increase h
o appropriation for the Coast Geodetic Survey froI
, was resisted BY Mr.. Blount who has charge s't II n
Q bill, and who said the geodetic part work Was of n
e practical benefit tothe masses Of the people. 1t W,
a advocated by Messrs. Hawley, Garfield and Hooke
. who insisted on the high importance and great a,
: euracy of the work, and finally the amendment ",
a adopted. A like motion, an item for the survey
the Racihc Coast (the other being for the Atlsn,i
q and Gull Coasts was increased from SI6l,OO 0
t SlSO,0Oo. MI. Warner moved to reduce the item q
furniture for the public buildings under control
r the Treasury Department from $40, 600 to 500 o.,
a and Mr.. Cannon moved to increase II TO s750 M
The latter motion was agreed to. '
. SKNArE.-On motion Of Mr.. Thurman =,
passed authorizing .ne purchase Of ground cer