The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
pean coast passed The general de-
iciency bill was discussed, the


special. point under discussion being the
item of expense connected with the illness
of President Garfield. The appropriation
was fixed at $57, 900, and proviso was
adopted requiring the claimants to
file a release under seal of all
claims against the representatives of
the late President growing out of his i'll
ness and burial. In the House Mr.. Rob
inson presented resolution, said to be
humorous, in which the demand was
made upon Secretary Frelinghuysen to
inform the House what the British
Minister had asked respecting the
recent debates as to the Irish suspects. The
bill to correct the error in the revised
statutes as to kilt goods was passed. The
bills for public buildings at Harrisburg and
Arlington, Va, were passed, in spite of
some contemptuousa allusions by Mr.. Bragg,
of Wisconsin, to the growth of pennyroyal
and sassafras in those towns.
The Senate, on the 5th, postponed until
next session the consideration of the bank
rupt law. Notice was given that the con-
sideraUion of the river and harbor bill
would be moved on the 9Th. The bill to
create the Territory of Pembina was taken
up.....In the House the naval appropria-
ton bill was discussed in committee, and
finally reported with amendments. The
previous question was seconded, and ther.
the subject was left for the day.
In the Senate, July 6, the River and
Harbor appropriation bill was taken p,u
and it was stated that as it came from the
House, the bill appropriated S1S, ,367, ,S75
The Senate Committee had added $780,
600, making a total of $40, ,453, ,975. The
amendments of the Committee were con-
CURED in as reached, but final action was
postponed......In the House the joint reso-
luton authorizing the President to call an
international conference to fix on and rec
ommend for universal adoption common
prime meridian, was passed. The amend
ments of the Committee of the Whole to
the naval appropriation bill were adopted.
In the course of the debate an alteration
| occurred between Mr.. Robeson, of New
Jersey, and Mr. Whitthorne, of Tennessee,
the sum of which was that the former
the latter as a thief: The sundry civil
appropriation bill was considered in Com
| mittee of the Whole. In the course of
the debate the subject of civil service
| reform was energetically canvassed, and
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, said
that the Executive and those upon
| whom he called for advice had under
taken the hurculean task of stalwartiz-
ing the Republican party, and that, too,
| when the very name of stalwart had be-
come reproach. The bullet of Guiteau
| had placed a mark on the forehead of
stalwartism that could never be effaceh.
In THE Senate, on the 7th, the river
and harbor appropriation bill was
| considered, the foremost subject be-
ing the Hennepin Canal amendment,
| which was supported by Mr.. Logan,
who said that the undertaking would
not cost more than $4,OOO.0O0 and op'
posed by Mr.. Vest, who argued that the
era of canal building was past. MF. Sher.
/ ma raoa od a for inc m
to the bill.....In the House the Sundry
civil bill was discussed in Committee, Mr..
Butterworth replying to Mr. Bayne's criti
cism of the stalwart tendencies of the
| administration. A colloquy occurred
between the gentleman from Ohio and Mr.
| the Chair was on the point of requesting
ladies to retire from the galleries. The
clause appropriating $4,000 for the sala
ries of the Utah Commission was stricken
cut A-biH to regulate the carriage ol
passengers by sea, drawn in accord
ance with the suggestions made by
| the President in his recent message an
nouncing his veto of the bill of same title
presented in the House, July l, was intro
| duced, also a resolution asking informa
tion of the President in reference tt
changes, if any, that have been made il
the stipulations with the French Cable
| Company.
The Senate, on the Sth, passed the join
resolution to allow the employees of tht
Government Printing Office pay for tim,
lost during the Garfield obsequies. Th,
river and harbor bill was taken up, and tn,
committee amendment to the Hennepir
Canal was adopted providing an appropria
ton of 800, 900 for surveys and estimates
to be reported at the next session Th
remaining amendments of the committe,
were agreed to.....The House went int
Committee on the Sundry Civil appropria
ton bill, the pending amendment beini
that striking out the proviso restricting
investigations of the National Boar'
of Health to diseases of choler
and yellow fever, which, after debate
was rejected. An amendment including
smallpox among the diseases to be investi
gated by the board was adopted. Al
amendment reducing letter postage to tw
cents was ruled out on a point OF order
The debate on the bill was marked by on
little scene which led a member to remarl
that he was tired of seeing the Nationa
Congress turned into beer garden.