The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


sENATs.-Messrs. Window, Blaine and withers
agreement of the Hol.e to the Senate amendments
to the Military Academy appropr' alton bill-...C1n-
bill was resumed. Mr.. Allison (Rep Of Ia. } quoted
enabling acts of the States interested, to prove that
land warrants at that tina were regarded as cash
certificates. Location on scrip was held 10 be a sale.
This was shown by the act of Congress giving Mis-
Sat-. NJ. Edmunds (Rep of VT remarked that
the deha'ts on the act named showed that that was
structiSn Of tbs Ell sSlins scts. MI. Allison said he
was showing the general intention OF the acts, If no.
their strict legal Interpretation. He held that 5 per
cent. was guaranteed to Iowa as q school fund.
Eighty-one million dollars had been paid into the
United States Treasury for public lanis in the last
thirty years by the people PIE. in the newer States; He
portion of 1t applied to the education OF the people,
IS the enabling acts intended should be. Pending
debate the Senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
HoUsE.-Tbe following bills were introduced and
referred; To repeal the duty on medicine; re-
producers of cotton the tax collected by the
Government which has been declared by the
United States Supreme Court to have been illegally
collected; admitting free of duty machinery for
manufacturing cotton fabrics; requesting the Presi-
governments relative to the importation of tobacco
into TIT IL domininns; amending the statutes pre-
hibiting the employment of conv!c s in the manu-
facture of such articles as may be brought into COM
petition with skilled labor.
SRNATF.-Many petitions were presented by rail-
road companies against tine re iuction of duty on
steel rails The bill proaiding for celebrating the
one hundredth anniversary of the RECOGNITION OF
American Independence by national exhibition at
New York in 1888 was placed on the c1lendar..-..
Mr.. salisbury presented a majority report of the
ommitt on Privileges and Elections in the H.
gals case. The report finds that bribery and cur
Iuption were employed to secure ingalls, election,
but that there Is no evidence that Ingall authorized
such improper act, or that they in fact secured his
election, A minority report was presented si&ned by
| Mr. Camar0n- Mr. H0nr and Mr.. Loan eXDreasiny
the opinion that when the word corruption was en-
ployed the report should in justice state what was
proved. R ports ordered printed mfr. Randolph
introduced the following amendment to the bill for
the relief OF Fitz John Porter: st ike out all the
hereby authorized to nominate, and by and W tn
the advice of the Senate tn appoint Fitz John Por.
ter a Colorel of Infsntry in the Army Of the United
with pay and emolumen,s OF rank from that date
until he shall be retired according to law, or at
at,1T ths sraP PtTn1oe Of such sDsh co@mi.s iaa' it tn shall nI b
Law full for the President to p'acr saii Potter on thu
retired lis. of the army, o ! the pay of a retired Co
.on.I of infantry" 0Ide,ei printed and laid on tn,
table. subjt ct to Mr. Randolph's cal.
House. The House resumed co sideration of tn,
bill regulating the removal of csuses from State t.
Federal Courts, aud debate ensued. The morning
hour having expired, the bill went over without &C
ton. The H use then went into Com pittee of tn
Whole, Carlisle in the Chair, on revision of tn
rules.
sENArE.-The joint resolution authorizing tn
Secretary of the Navy to employ a raval vessel fo
the purpose OF transporting contrl0utiorS to tn
furnishing poor of Ireland was passed Considers
tion of tie bili authorizing the sscertairmept of til
amount of public lands located OIL military war
rants and the payment of 8 per cent. OF the valu
thereof to the several States was ed. MI
Kirkwood (Rep. of Is.) in speaking in favor Of III
bill, said that Iowa was not askisg the 5 per cent q
aims because In good faith she vas entitled to ever
cent of the money claimed. r pudiation by tn
Government of this debt was as bad as any othe
reputation. Mr.. Paddock (fep. nf Neb.) and MI
. Jones ID m. of Fla } spoke in favor of the bill, n
/. MeSsrs. Pryor and KEENAN, opposed it. Withou
a tioa the Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE The Committee on Coinage reported ad
yersely on the petit on of the New York Buliio
Club praying for specie currency ......Mr. C Z (Den
: of n. " Chairman OF the Com ities on Foreig
Affairs, submitted an unanimous report of ii e con
4 mitlee in regard to the CHARGES made aga INST NJ
Acslen, which, OF demand of Mr.. Acklen, was reat
3 In substance 1t fou.d thai, Mr.. Acklen, not b in !,
1 member Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Q
the 18th of Janu .ry, preserved a paper ~lurportia
r TO be a report IF that conmiitee relating 10 tt
claims Of certsin 'itizens against the government
Nicaragua, which paper was printed az his r.
quest. A RESOLUTION recommitting 10 the Commi
tee on Foreign Affairs the report in regard TO J. (
, Ackten, with instructions TO repo I what act On,
' auy, the House should take in he matter, vi
, adopted ......Tae bill TO faci itate the refunding
1 the National debt was re DRIED back by the Con
Q nittee on Way s and Means