The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
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Isummarised from the proceedings Of the past week..


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Summarized from the proceeding Of the past week.l
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sENArE.A a bill from Mr.. Thurman, from the
on Judiciary, for reviving aud { Intipu.l
ing the Court of Commissioner of Alabama claims |
and for the Distribution Of unappropriated money
of the Geneva award was tlaced on The calendar
20 also was a bill from MI. Pendlston, from the
Re n%l; y sS O1 I hnsaaa A to dspo g aa esrfsin i sns ss IS
the United States Treasury in lieu of Investment
IA bill was passed providing that 3 writ oferror
Supreme Court Of any Territory shall be in crim-l
inal cases where the accused shall have been sem
Iowapce of such writ shall operate as o supersedeas |
and all cases removed from the Supreme Court Of |
any Territory tothe Supreme Court Of the United
States, as provided by the ret, shall have preced- |
ence Of hearing in said court. The act aptlies TO
all cases heretofore tried and determined in which
defendant shall have six months from the passage
Of this act In which to obtain and perfect such writ
census, reported a bill to amend the act to provide |
for taking the tenth and subsequent censuses .....A
resolution was adopted for the employment Of a
complete Ieportof testimony for the purpos, Of
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduced and referred
we're the following: -Appropriatings 800, 900 for the |
II a commission Of Miiissry, oiaii aud Naval En-.
inter-oceanic communication also, REQUESTING the |
President to tender to Peru, Bolivia and Chill the |
3COQ OmCe8 OF TINS Government Tor the restoration l
Of peace for the free coinage of the silver dollar; |
bills to facilitate transp, ration between Lake Ere i
aud the n~ayigable waters Of the Wabash; proposing
a Constitutional amendment, providing that the
House of Representatives shall be composed Of !
three hundred members TO be apportioned among !
i asti issye r. Of s'a a@eu a pTSsif fe tb in S ssStaG9 I q
repealing clause % Of the Texas Pacific Bill, which i
rants land to the New Orleans and Baton Rouge
the New Orleans Pacific. Railroad Company....The
Houee considered q bill reported rom the Commit
tee on Commerce making the following appIopria-
tons: For continuing work on, the Muscle Shoals,
Tennessee River, $4,000; simprnvem emit of Dayis
Island Dam ION the Ohio kiyer, $4,000 so. The bill
making appropriations for the Improvement OF the
Susqnehanna, Ohio and Tennessee rivers was
"a sec, rs was also a bin authorizing the secre.ary
o. me tnse,lor and Of war to employ additional
petite the settlement of pension applications.
SEsATE-Mr, Bayard, of the Finance Commits
Beck statedsthat the report was not unanimous and
ne hoped the minority would be heard in regard to
1t at some future hme......A resolution was adopted
calling upon the Secretary Of the Interior to COM
munlcate to the Senate what changes have b en-
made in the general line of location of the Pacific
siahSrsv T0f% pam ,s ane : 20 ~ . t ssssem "a 1.a ~ i anu
pany-..A petition for an appropriation OF $1,000
goo to finish the building of the double-turreted
monitor Amphitryon and three other vessels, now
lying idle in the Harlem and Hollingsworth ship-
yard was p eseted and referred .---..T The Committee
on Military Affairs rtported adversely ON the bill
record. At tn. request of Mr.. Kirkwood the bill
wss placed on the ca.endar.....A bill was recon-
rightrof way through public lands 10 the Cheyenne,
Back Hills AMI Montana Railroad and Telegraph
Company. r. T.a.saI. .HEtaI-yIEg}TI0
Public Builiing, and Grounds was adopted calling
on the Supervising Architect of the Treasury De-
partment for information regarding all public
buildings now in course of erection and those
; ected within the past three years, the cost of the
same aud why such buildings have cost more than
the amount limited by Iaw......An amendment sub
mitted BY Mr.. Aiken, Chairman of the Committee
On Agriculture, providing that the commi tee shah
receive estimates and report appropriations for the
this Mr.. Browne, OF the mi on Military
fairs, moved TO amend Clause 9 Of the rule so as
to provide that the shall have power to
bring in approp;iat atoms for the support of the army.
Mr.. Blackburn opposed the amendment. when
the House deterDdned to d stribute appropriation
pills 1t had better put some cheek upon the un-
lin ted power OF eleven tonm tees to take out of
the Treasury any amount of money they choose"
Mr.. Garfelf was of the opinion that the precedent
over appropriations TO: the Agricultural Depart
ment was an enormous blunder. Mr.: Whitthorne
believed there ought to be one committee in charge
OF the appropriations of the Government but he
believed hat that should be confined to
jurisdiction. discretion aud work of all o her COM
mittees. Mr.. Randall thought that the House, on
Agricultural Committee charge Of the apprSpria-
tions for the Agricultural Department. After q
prolonged debate the amendment offered by Mr..
sExATR.-A joint resolution introduced by Mr..
whyte (Dem@"f Md was passed. authorizing the
Senator Cbandler-..A bill was Introduced 10 pre-
| vide for the payment of addit onal bounty to so'-
| diers of the army of the United States during The
war of the rebeli n.--.-The hill for tine relief of Ed
ward Bra ion and j. w. Angus, for extra labor and
| materials ex expended in the construction Ola Quar-
ter-master supply depot at San Antonio, Texas, was
....Mr. s alter. from the Committee on Indian Aft
| fairs. reported the bin directing the Secretary of
| the Interior to negotiate with Umatiila, Warai
| Spring and certain other tribes of Indians, occupy-
| ing reseI vationi in Oregon fur the xtinguishment of
the title to lands now occupied by them and for
their removal to other lands or reserverations with
| out the limits of Oregon. P. inted aud recon-
mite 1.-The bill authorizing the conversion
of natiosal gold tanks into national banks wa.
/ HOUSE T Joint resolution appropriating $40 :
| otO to enable the Con- missioner of Fish and Fisntr-
les to repre-; ant the United States at the Interna-
,ional Fishery Exhibition in Berlin in April next
was passed, the money to be expended under the
direction of the Secre tary of Statei yeas, les; nays,
| 69-...The matter Of appropriaii ms came up again
aud occupied a greater part of the day. An amend
ment was submitted by Mr.. Money dem. of Miss
which was finally def. ated, providing that the
p~ostofice appropriation bill shall be prepared and
reported to the House by the Committee on Pos :
Offices aud Postroads. Mr.. .Blount Dem, of Ga
mittes on Postofices aud Postroai Is might have re-
lieved the Committee on Appropriations of a vast
amount of work. done the country q vast service,
ane saved over 81 100000 If it had seen Mt, but ii
had not. The amendment was defeated-90 to 81
SENATE--A petition was presented praying the
sciary under the propossd Bill for the distribution
of the unclaimed bounty fund......A bill was re-
fer.ed asking fol the relief of certain emplo ses on
Rapids-..Mr. Mcdonald Dem. of Ind.) introduced
a bfli 10 establish a port of delivery at Indianapolis
the national and subsequent censuses, approved in
March, 1879, was taken up on motion of Mr.. Pendle-
ton, and q substitute, reported by the Census Com
mittee, was con,idered and passed. Tn bill pro
vides for the free transportation Of all mail matter
relating 10 the census. It allows the reports re
quired from railroad, express, telegraph and in.
surance compauies 10 be made for the fiscal year Of
the company terminating nearest to Ju*e ], 1880
1t requires the enum ration to begin June ! 1880
and requires the enumeration IN CT les having oven
10000 Inhabitants to be tiki within two we1kl
from that date. 1t also requires Supervisors to for
ward two sets of enumrrato,s' returns; one to the
census office at Washington and the other to the
office of the Secretary Of State. Section s of the
bill app. pirates $3.50, o0o, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the enumerators for the
additional services r gu red by this act. l3sI III
HoUsE.-Tbe Senate bill Tor the conversion o.
rational gold banks was passed LA petition IRON
loo citizans in Kansas was referred TO the Com
Dittee on Railways and Canals asking Congress, tt
grant a right # way through the country near tn.
are constructed or may be hereafter constructed
1.-THE following bills were intro iuced by Mr.
0'C. nnor Dem. of S. c. and referred: Making
silver certificates receivable at the United State
Treasury in redemption of circulating of issue o
national banksi recurring the Secretly 9th,
u uffiasdar{ states at pa Bonds Gdrfe Without IN sEe fssOec alt to 5es saae 9
assignment OF, transfer .....Th matter of control Q
appropriat' ons vas resumed. Mr.. Shallenbarge
(Rep. of Pa) submitted an amendment to tn
nineteenth clause o.. the rule, providing that tn
Committee on Public Buildings and Ground
should have jurisdiction over app opriations TO
public buildin.s. After a lengthy debate tn
amendment was adopted by a vote of 1oO 10 81
Mr.. Frye tRep. of Me.) protested vehement,
against the action of the committee in refusing :
d stribute tne appropriation bills to the navy am
war committees, but in conserving to do 50 in tn
case Of the Committee on ommer and Publ
Buildings. ~ = 80 aNt-
HoUsE.-A bill was introduced asking for an az
preparation of SIS, 900 with which TO purchas
Fraye's equestrian statue of G neral Winfield Scot
THE testimony taken by the committee 81
, pointed for the purpose Of investigating the Cir
cinnati election was ordered printed 1.-THE bi
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury t. ascel
tain and report to ConSress the amount of none
J expended and Indebtedness assumed oy Texas !
Eanalli % and I'M. rdint nnairst Indian and Maxica