The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
xLVIIth CONGRESS-.
(FIRsr sRssIoS.l


E SENATE
Jppn the Tariff commission bill Mr.. Slater
that the greatest hindrance to the
acMeS Of commercial supremacy was
pro- Htion and the only condition on which we
coeId win snccess was the adoption Of free
tradt< Mr.. Lapham offered resolution, which
ws4 s-opted, directing the Secretary Of the In
terror 70 transmit to the Senate list Of all In;
diau reservations on which troops were sta
tiofeA and information touching the destruc-
tic ~ timber thereon by troops.
c* Military Committee reported q joint ~,
oIil.:qH appropriating 10000 additional for
the 9u<ferers from the Mississippi overflow.
IN. G1ll addressed the Senate upon the Chilli,
H<z1t etters, as presented by his pending reso-
lu<kAtl favor Of settlement Of the contro-
YEA ~ the United States, and recommending
D Congress Of the Governments of North and
Central America in Washington to secure some
just method of settlement of al questions be-
tween them, claiming our commercial interests
were to be substantially benefited by interven-'
ton to prevent the disintegration and practical
extinction of Peru. The postal appropriation
bill was discussed, without action.
Mr. Malone introduced q resolution to secure
q rebate on taxed tobacco, IN the event Of any
reduction of tax on manufactured tobacco.
A discussion was held on the leves system of
the Mississippi River, Mr., Garland's bill being
up. The billwas recommitted. The Postofice
appropriation bill was considered, amended,
and laid over as unfinished business. The
tariff commission bill was considered and re-
committed, when the Senate held an executive
session and then adjourned.
I. The Senate concurred in the House resolution
increasing the appropriation for the Mississippi
overflow sufferers. The proposed amendment
to use portion of the funds to strengthen the
levees was not concurred in. Protests against
TT. d. L. Al L.
were presented by Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. Voorhees,
introduced . bill to increase the pensions Of
persons who had lost q leg, arm, or had been
permanently disabled in the army or naval SER
vice. Bill passed to erect q government building
in Terre Haute Ind. Mr.. Logon advocated his
bill to devote the income arising from distilled
spirits to education In the several States. The
bill was than referred. Messrs. Sherman, Hoar,
and Voorhees, were appointed . committee on
the Marshall statue. Mr.. Voorhees, also offered
diers or sailors, possessing the qualifications,
were preferred for appointment to ONCE over
civilians.
The Fortifcation bill appropriating s380, 900
and the Postoffce appropriation bill, appro-
priating $50, ,000, 600, including the restoration
of the franking privilege, were passed. The
o., SOC, 600 ocean mail subsidy amendment in
the Postoffce appropriation bill was ruled out
Of order by President David Davis. Mr.. Peudle-
ton addressed the Senate on the tariff commis-
sion bill. He recognized the necessity for an
amendment Of the present tariff without delay
Without entering into details, he would say he
regarded it as ve1atious, uncertain and
altogether too high, and preferred not to
specify the change he thought ought to be
made until the bill on the subject came mp.
He thought revision could be accomplished,
to some extent, before the end Of the present
session. He would reduce the amount Of taxa
ton, and then adjust the system 80 rs to make
it more consistent with itself. Time would be
needed to determine the changes to be made,
and still further time to allow the interests af-
fected to adjust themselves to the proposed
changes.
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced . select ocmmittee
on Woman Suffrage. The committee consists
of Messrs. Camp, White, sherwin, Stone, Hep
burn, Springer, Vance, Muldrow and Shackle.
preparation bill-S2O, ,290, 800. Referred to the
Committee Of the Whole. Among the bills in
troduced was one to authorize females to entel
public, lands. The Senate bills to punish
polygainy was taken up. After debate on 9
point Of order, which was defeated, and q mo-
ton for third reading of the bill, on which
no quorum voted, the House took recess.
The anti-Polygamy bill passed in exactly the
shape in which it came from the Senate-yeas,
| 1893; nays, A. The following are the names Of
those who voted against it: Armfeid, Atherton,
| Belmont, Blanchard, Buckner, Cabell, Cald-
| well, Carlisle, Chapman, Converse, Cook, Cox,
| On. CD Cravens, Dibreil, Evans, Garrison,
Gantsr Herbert HsrndOn Hewitt G Nh Y
0n Manning h1dss MeSian, sansS Mis- &orey. physser
Reagan, Robertson, Shackleford, Shelley, Sim
Tucker, Epson, Warner, WeGborn, Williams,
(Cal)
The House passed the bill for the allowance
of certain 1900 claims, appropriating $751;
600. Aresolution was referred to the Judiciary
| Committee inquiring il Sergeant Mason's con-
viction and sentence by military court was
not illegal and unconstitutional. The Senate
bill, appropriating 100000 to the Mississippi
| overflow sufferers, was amended to $150, 600
and the Secretary Of War authorized to eIpent
| portion of it in strengthening levees, etc
The Chinese bill was discussed.
he Chinese question was further considered
and Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, spoke against it.. !
resolution was adopted demanding copies OF al
the Peruvian Company correspondence OF Mr.
j. R. Shipherd. Senate resolution passed Il
regard to unadiudged claims between tn
United States and Nicaragua.
The Speaker laid before the House commu
nicatioll from the Secretary of War, transmit
ting estimates of the number Of persons desti
tute by overflow Of the Mississippi River an
tributaries. The communication estimates tn
number of persons destitute at IS, 600. as fol
lows: Missouri, 2,200; Illinois, 1000; Ker
tucky. 5000; Tennessee, 5000; Mississippi
$4,000; Arkansas, 10000; Louisiana, q, 00(
Rations distributed, 713000. The appropri,
ton already made is sufficient to purchase 800
600 rations of substantial kind. The suppl
will be exhausted in Arkansas, Mississippi an
Louisiana about the 21st. No estimate can
made of the time during which the necessit
for Congressional aid will continue. No ful
ther demands are expected from Illinois an
Kentucky, but from Missouri, Tennessee, Al
kansas and Mississippi the Department has il
formation that the necessity for subsistenc
will continue for period variously estimate
at from thirty to sixty days.