The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL
lsunmartseaa rom .hs proceedings of the pas. week.

sEsATE-Mr. Kirkwood submitted a resolution.
instructing the Committee On Post-ofices and Post
Roads to report the power OF the Postmaster Gen
eral utder the existing Law rs to modifying mail cOn-
tracts, exFed Ting / inc and increasing the number
Of TIPS, establishing post-ofiees fixing compensa-
ton for service, etc. Adopted 1.-THE Senate pro-
ceedtd to consider the House bill for the e~stablish-
ment of titles in Hot SprinSs. the question being on
the substitute reported by the Senate Committee on
Pub cLsrds. The bill YVES explained by the mem
bers Of the eommittesA and pending deba 9 the Sem
ate went into executive session. ~ gg4ane tanl
HoUsE.-The amendment: appropriating $685., oto
for payment of pensions was adopted...-.Mr.
Springer offered an amendment appropriating $1,000
for the payment Of special Deputy Marshals, to be
appointed by the Judge of the United States Circuit
Court for the district 10 which they are to perform
their duties, and no less than two CT more than
hreeappeintmeiits shall be made for any. voting
precinct An amendment to the amendment BY
Mr.. Weaver providing that when there are three
be voted for, three Deputy Marshals shall be ap-
pointed, no two of whom shah bel ing to the same
political pirty, was adopted. Mr., Coz opposed the
were packed aud demora,ized. MI. Keifer thought
the lives OF the Judges gave-the lie to the state
mentc MI, Sarneaa wanted tne Per d.en OF SIN
Findiey called attention to the fact that az the last
election there had been IL So special Deputy Mar
in Democratic districts. These special Deputies
had been used for political purposes, and he would
v te for Mr.; spridger's amendment. as being in the
direction OF a mitisationl of the outrage, which
could not be prevented. Mr.. Simonton moved to
amend MI. Gsrfeld's substitute, SO as 70 have il in
the exact form Of Mr.. Springer's amendment, as
amended by Mr.. Weaver, with the exception OF
excluding from its provision. general Deputy Nor
shals. This amendment YVES agreed to-yeas III,
nays ia. u
sRNArK.-Mr. Mcdonald, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported fayorably on the bill to author
lie Ono, Indians and Illinois respectively, to COM
mence and prosecute suits AGAINST the United States
on the calendar--..-Mr. HIl, OF Georgia. from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted a
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election case, declaring spoffofi entitled to the seat
now occupied by Kellogg. Mr.. Hoar presented a
e e.tn0r il W FigS1s; sIsn aed 8 Ss himself NE. h Msssr lea Sa II,
report, whereupon Mr. Hill read the majority re-
port. It is very long. and charges Mr.. Kellogg with
tracts from evidence taken before the committee. A
motion TO print the evidence and reports was agreed
TO without division. :. Mr.. Coke, from the Commits
tee on Indian Affairs, reported fayorably agbillto
accept and ratify the agreement submitted BY the
confederated bands of the Ute Indians for the sale
OfthsiT Tss sGnran9fs. i6 c fd9 ,sia i and d to n, make .sm the
...Hous bill appropristing 5000 o to continue
the public printing, provided that the entire sum
Appropriated for printing for the year shall not ex-
coed siG0 900. was passed .....s0n motion of Mr.. Thur
man the Geneva ward Bill was formally taken up.
REQUESTING the President to notify the Government
of Great Britain Of the abrogation of the Clayton
Bplwer Treaty. It wss referred to the COMMITTEES
resolution was offered by Mr.. Bayne, from which
we make the following extract: That the project
now attracting general attention, OF the cOnstruc.
ton of an Inter-oceanic Canal at Panama, Mica.
ragua, or some other point at the Isthmus, with
private capital, and for commercial purposes only,
Is worthy of high commentator; and il any such
project has any rival or rivals which threaten a raid
npon the Treasury Of the United States. in the in
terest of %jobbers, neither the prostitution of the
so-caIled Monroe doctrine or any other false appeal
to the patriotic sentiments Of the people of tnt
United States shall prevent the appreciation of the
former or condemnation of the latter" The reso-
luton was rtferred to the Committee on Foreigr
Affairs ar sec
SENArE.-Mr. Garland addressed the Senate OF
the Geneva Award Bill.--.Mr. Edmunds presented
exclusion Of Gentiles from lands in Utah by tn,
present system of locating town sites. Referred. ....
A resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary
Of the Interior for inf, rmation as to the number an
extent Of patents issued for land In Utah, ant
whether any discrimination in favor of Mormon
has been shown in such issues. Mr. Teller CAV,
notice of an amendment intended to be offered b!
him to the bill ~ratifying the agreement with the Ut
Indians. The amendment provides that from thu
during life, ye rly, to Mrs. A. D. Meeker, widow o
N. C. Meeker, 81 900; to Josephine Meeker, 81 90
iDfsns Children Of MIS-. Pri,ce' s5eO each until the,
are!twenty-one years cd to George Dressler. 81 LOCO
|, to Mrs. Sarah NJ Post, $500; to Mrs. Eaton, $500; ,
: to the father 81 Fred. Sheppard, $500; to the sun
viving parent of Wilmer s: Eskridge, $500. TIL
persons above named are sufferers by or relatives o
victims OF the Ute mas acre. q 20
HoUsK.-Mr. Conger said that in examining tn
. record he found that the bill relating to the Who'll
question OF the tariff, amending thirty sections {
the Revised Statutes, had been referred. in viols
ton of the rules, TO the Commute on Revision {
Laws, instead of the Committee on Ways an
Means. Mr.. Garfield moved toamend the journ,
so as to refer the bill to the Committee on Way
and Means. After a prolonged debate and a ratht
exciting wrangle between Mr.. Garfield and NJ
Townshend, it was discovered that there was 4
, quorum on the Democratic side, and the Houi
-. adjourned.
3 SKNATE-A resolution was passed appointing 8
Assistant Librarian for the Senate The conslt
q Grafton of the Geneva Award Bill was resumed. NJ
o Herman Dem. of N. VI supported the commits
bill, holding that the insurers stand in the same p
. sition toward the fund as the insured owners wou
l. have occupied. had they not been insured.
HOUSE The bill touching the tariff question, r
o .feIred to the Committee on Revision Of Laws. h
II, finally been Withdrawn, the ommitt discharg'
l aud the bill referred to the Committee on Ways al
70 Means, to whom all bills touching the revenue q
a referred. The effort to recall the bill and refer
y to the Com mittee on Ways and Means, consum,
/, four days debate in the House.