The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-08

HousE.-The, report OF the Committee Of the
Whole on the Army Appropriation Bill states tna.,
alter deliberate study OF the estimates and a Jul III
duiry OF the various officers Of the War Department,
the Committee. had concluded that the estimates, OF
she department. could be reduced Si,2oi,675 leaving
the sum Of s2s, 4a5, soS, Th hc lis Is tssm an. 1moun II
appropriated for the present fiscal year. The repoI'
contains nothing but the absolute regular approRt.ii:-
ations for the supply O. the srmyT.' An9ss adj
snSAFr.-The bin providing for the International
Exhibition in New York in res was taken up aha
Msr. Paddock, to equaiise homesteads BY allowing
locations in more than one place where necessary "
make I1;ss up .SS acres Tres T imMps ssiss;- pe des %Srn Bsi was
taken up.
HousE.-Consideration was resumed of the con:
sssstsd, election n;e.1?s, g case . Of gsrdl5H =: s sssGsS ii q r.
SAWYER In Eehsif Il The contestes a vote was taken
on the minority, the resolution reported By Mt
by 60 to f52. The Question then ,rscatreS Oh the
majority resolution def!a ing William F. Slemous,
contssteet entitled TO the seat; Adopted-14st to 81
offices and Railroads, reported back the Post Route
| Bill and 1t passed..
s~ENArE:-The bill euthorishg the. Secretary o
t Ssf .i t. s e s6fs t st6s sss en Teass s'1 %ss : pa iaasi to tn Fl
\ bill authorizing the Secretary Of War to apply tn,
proceeds Of the military prison at FIT Leavenwortf
70 as sns .upRS5e 81 Sii 1n nst ifshs9 the as wes Ssnen WITH nR t II,
E@[1G o-ress 49, 80
Ute Indians Fas t ken up. After the bill and re
port OF the Committee on Indian Affairs, teBeth.j
with the letter from S~eeSetaty SehhrE, showing th,
urgent nectsstty fer the passage of such q bill, ha,
beeh Rad by the Clerk, Mr.. Coke yield d 20 a mo
lion for an executive session, which prevailed.
HOUSING. Singleton, Chairman of the C ,mmit
tee ON Printing, reported a resolution for prlntin
1000 copies Of tho report of the Select oil
Depression of Labor upon the subject Of Chinese i'm
migration, which, after some opposition. was anaiI
agreed to......T The Hohse procseued 70 consideratio
Of the Sen ne bill to Smehd tie census act, and III
amendments 81 the House Committee on the Censu
thereto. Ihose amendments striks out OF the Sepat
bin the folio Ing sections: Section ?, wh'chtstriks
out of the census act so much as provides for in
quiries as to the naturalization of foreign b0rn pei
sons, and as the ownership ,ef the public deb
Section 6, which, relates % the duties Of the Enum
orators; secticn :. which requires each Supervise
of the Census. to forward one of the two sets Of n
turns received from the Enumerators to the Com
missioner's Office, at Washington, and to file th
other in the office Of the Secretary of State Of tn
State to which he belongs; Section 9, which NJ
propriate, $3.50 600 to pay the EgnqeTators fol, ID
extra scr vie. 5 REQUIRED ny this act. , The S6fniritte
also Recommend the adoption of an, ariendmer
directing that the Superintendent Of the Censt
shall collect AMI publish statistics of the peopl
Industries and resources, of the District of Alaski
rue amendments we're adopted, and the bill pssse'