The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
FORTY.stxFH CONGRESS-.

introduced; 70 establish a Court Of Appeals
to provide that no person on the retired list of
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps shall draw a
salary to admit free of duty all articles in
tended for exhibition at the Millers' Inter
national Exhibition, Cincinnati, in June, 1880
to appropriate $500, 900 for continuing the work
of the construction Of locks at the easeades;
0regonl for an appropriation for the Improve
ment Of the Missouri River do. Little Ka-
nakha River do. Monographs River in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania; fixing compen-
sation of United States District Attorneys and
United States Marshals and Deputies MIR.
Logan, (Rep. of. Ill., presented a very large
number Of petitions Of soldiers for the equal
iaation of bounties-0n motion of Mr..
Morgan, Dem. of Ala as a mark of respect
to the memory of the late Senator Houston, the
Senate adjourned-Luke Pryor, Yho was
formerly Mr.. Hoesten's law partner, has been
appoia ted by the Governor to fill the Senatorial
vacancy caused by Houston's death.
House.-0n the 9th, a resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the In
terror, for copies of all correspondence since
with the said Secretary or Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, as well as copies Of alt correspond
ence by Governor Pitkin and Generals Hatch
and Adams, and Special Agent Pollock, with
the Interior Department concerning the Ute
Indians"A resolution was adopted calling
On HI OocIoIhIy 1 the 4I6dSuIy IOI q eIdle-
ment of all moneys paid into the Treasury TN
der the act of June 2, 1877, by the respective
United States Shipping Commissioners-After
some unimportant business, the House adj
journed, as a mark of respect to the late Sena-
tor Houston.
Senate.-0n the 7th the following by Mr..
Pendleton dem. of o. as an amendment to the
Senate joint resolution was ordered printed and
referred to the Finance gpththittse "and said
notes shall not BE available for any of the re-
serves required by national banks, and all such
reserves shall be kept in coin"-The CORES
pOndence asked for concerning the Utes, was
received-A bill introduced to establish
a United States Court in the Indian Ter
ritory. A resolution was adopted calling for
information regarding the navigable condition
of the Missouri River between Omaha and
Plattsmouth, Neb. A bill was submitted by
Mr.. Windsm Rep. of Minn.l instructing the
Committee on Appropriations to consider the
expediency of establishing an additional ex-
ecutive department of the Government in be-
half of agriculture and commerce, to be called
" the Department of Agriculture and Com
merce." Mr.. Davis, (Dem. W. VAL favored
the bill. Mr.. Carpenter, (hep. of Wis., did
not think the Constitution gave Congress any
such authority. The bill was laid on the table
subject to call.
House.-0n the 7th, the case of McCabe rs.
0rth, Ninth Indiana district, was argued 1;
decision Oh the 13th-Mr. Townshend Dem.
OF ILL., abolishing ENJOYS Extraordinary and
Ministers Resident from the United States to
foreign countries The following were
offered: a request to the President to invite
Mexico to enter into a treaty also Brazil for
recoinage of the silver dollar restricting the
emigration of Chinese calling the Postmaster
General to account for mot complying with the
law requiring him to furnish a double postal
card to prevent and punish the sale OF fire.
arms and ammunition to uncivilized Indians !;
to prevent the use of the United States flag for
advertising purposes to keep " reservation In
dians" out OF Texas extending the land laws
to the Territory of Alaska, to establish the
Territory of Pembinaj to allow the aiscoverer
of a mine TO dispose Of his claim without the
necessity of first securing a patent for the
same. The latter bill created considerable dis
cussion.
Senae.-0n the 9Th Mr.. Plumb (Rep. Of
Kas.) from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
| ported a joint resolution that the time allowed
the Secretary of the Interior to instruct the
| United States Land Officers at Little Rock, un-
der the act relative to the Hot Springs Reserva-
| ton be extended sixty days, and further pro
ceedings under said act be suspended till that
time. Passed--The following bills were
introduced and referred To create an adj
ditional land district in Kansas; to repeal the
I'D section of the act to incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company, and to aid in the
construction of its roai-The Senate Com.
mittee on Appropriations reported back to the
Senate the Military Academy Bill with an
amendment increasing the amount voted by the
House for the erection of a new hospital frou
$4,000 to $21 ,618. The latter amount is the
total estimated cost.
House.-On the 9Th, a communication wa.
presented from Horatio Seymour asking for tn,
passage of a bill for the erection of a monu.
ment to General Herkimef-A bill was re
ported allowing mining prospectors to stake of
a claim on the public domain of Colorado o
1,500 feet in length and 900 feet in width, and
the same be valid provided the mining of tn,
same is pushed diligently forwards thirt,
days suspension of, work to Forfeit the claim
The river and harbor bill was brought up
regarding an appropriation for the same, t
which a gre alter portion of the day was givel
in debate.
House.-The following business was trans
acted en- the 9th: By Mr.. Ryan, of Kansa
admitting free of duty clothing, etc., des
tined for the relief of colored emigrants b.
Mr.. Hayes (Rep. of Ill., granting a pension
to all survivors of the Mexican war who wer
neither in war nor abetted the late rebellion
The House went into a Committee of the Who'll
and reported the following bills to the House
For the relief of Samuel Lord, jr. for the relic
of Thomas Langton, of Michigan for the relic
| of Calvin Bronson, of Ohio.