The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-22
F0RTY-sIxTH

doHse.-Ihe following bllls were introduced
and referred To reduce the tax on deposits
subject to payment with persons and associa-
tions engaged in banking business; to facili-
tate refunding the national debt; for the pay
ment of Southern mail contracts ; to increase the
circulation of the national banks and relieve
them from the payment of tax on circulation /;
for the importation of pork free of duty for
the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War
Department; to restrict Chinese immigration;
fixing a time for counting the votes of President
and Vice-President; to create q mineral
bureau at the seat of governmcnt-Mr.
Warner offered a resolution, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury to report when and
under what conditions the United States Treas
ury became a member of the New York Clear
ing House, and whether said Clearing House
accepts Treasury certificates, payable in silver
coin, in settlement of balances, or whether the
settlement of balances in standard silver dol
lars or certificates is prohibited by the rules of
the Clearing House.-Mr. Hatch (Dem. of
Mo- offered a bill providing for the importa-
ton of salt free of duty.
Senate.-A communication of the Secretary
of War was laid before the Senate asking for
an appropriation of SIT ,404 for the construction
of officers quarters at 0maha-The Com
mittee on Pensions reported favorably on the
Senate bill for the increase of the pension of
the totally disabled soldiers and sailors
Bills were introduced as follows To authorize
the secretary OF the INFERIOR 10 all0t lanQS In
severalty to the Indians; instructing the Com
mittee on Territories to inquire as to the ex-
p~ediency and propriety of establishing a terri
torial Government for Alaska-A bill was
passed for the relief of the sufferers by the loss
of the Government steamer j. Don Cameron.
Hsuse.-A bill was passed appropriating
s. 1000 for the purchase of furniture for the
House. A resolution was passed instructing
the House Librarian to purchase works on
political economy and finance to be kept
in the Ways and Means Committee room.
"A communication from the Postmaster
General relative to lotteries was referred
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
created considerable debate. Mr.. Dunnell de-
nouneed the charges made by the press that the
bill was a gigantic steal. Mr.. Brown was OPP
posed to one committee controlling and monopo-
LIKING all the power relative to appropriations
The people, he said, held every member of
Congress responsible for all appropriations
made.
,Senate.-A bill was introduced relative to re-
funding a part of the national debt at
a rate of interest less than four per
eent-Bills touching upon the following
subjects were introduced To preserve
the secrecy of kilograms; to establish an
additional land district in Kansas to increase
the sc, 800 appropriation to 81 500 for arrang-
ing Confederate archives-The bill to extend
the jurisdiction of United States Supreme Court
was reported adversely upon by the Committee
on Judiciary.
Senate.-Mr. Davis, of Illinois, the Vice
President, Messrs. Beck, Williams, Allison,
Kirkwood, Baldwin, Ferry, Davis, Pendleton
fer the removalof their political disabilities and
for a constitutional amendment giving women q
citizens right to vote. A petition favoring
the Bayard resolution Withdrawing the legal
tender quality of Treasury notes was presented.
Several petitions were also presented asking
for a commission of inquiry into the alcoholic
liquor trafic--The bill to increase the pen
sions of totally disabled soldiers and sailors was
taken up and passed. It increases the pen.
sions of such persons from $50 to $72 pc,
month.
House.-A bill was referred, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, favoring the app ro-
priation of 5000, 200 for the erection of suitable
posts for the protection of the Rio Grande From
tier-The following were passed; Remittine
the duty on an alter from Rome
for st. Johns Cathedral, Indianapolis grant.
ing free importation on articles intended for the
MiIler's International Exhibition to be held a.
Cincinnati in 1880 a bill for the free importa.
ton of classical antiquities was passed-The
Secretary of the Navy asks for an appropria-
ton of SIG, 900 to enable him to fulfil his con.
tract with Winnie Ream Hoxie for a statue of
Admiral Farragut.
House--Mr. Price, (Rep. of ILL., spoke al
length on the bill relating to bank reserves
He declared himself opposed to any tinkerinl
with the currency, either as to the quantity o.
quality of the paper which was circula.
ting. he was also opposed to taking away
the legal tender quality Of the greenback. Thi
bill requires that one-half of the reserves il
national banks be kept in gold and silver coir
of the United States-..Mr. Horn Rep. of Mich.
made a speech of great severity on the manner
in which his committee has been continuousl,
lighted by other committees whose duty it haI
been to the appeal to the Committee on Manu-
features for information instead of running al
over the country in ~fruitless search, and thel
induce the passage of appropriation bills tina
facts did not warrant His committee, b.
said, had been created in 18I9--yet never wa