The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-03
XLVIIth Congress-First Session.

In the Senate, July 25, the conference
report on the river and harbor bill was
presented and adopted. The revenue bill
was then proceeded with. The question
was upon Mr.. Hale's amendment to strike
out the requirement for government tests
of the saccharine strength of sugars in de-
termining the duties This would leave
the section to provide simply that the sugar
duty shall be what it was before the twenty
five per centadditional duty was put on.
In the house of Representatives, after Mr.
Miller, of Pennsylvania, had answered the
recent attack on Senator Butler, and the
bill allowing drawback on material i'm
ported to aid in construction of vessels on
foreign account, Mr.. Washburn offered a
resolution to investigate the circumstances
of the loss of life on the Jeanette in the
Arctic seas. Three hundred thousand
copies of the agricultural report were Or
dered printed. The House adjourned af-
ter motion to reconsider vote by which
the House refused to agree to the confer
ence report on the River and Harbor bill
had beenlaid ON the table.
In the Senate on the 2Gth, the naval ap-
preparation bill was discussed in Commit
tee of the Whole, the especial point of
the debate being the excessive number of
officers in proportion to the number of
vessels in the navy......1n the House the
conference report on the general deficien-
cy appropriation bill was presented with
the statement the committee was unable
to agree as to the mileage to Senators for
attendance at the extra session. The
House decided to insist on its disagree
ment. The conference report on the
River and Harbor bill was agreed TOLL
to 50. On motion of Mr.. Butterworth the
Secretary of War was authorized to loan
tents to the Russian Hebrews in Kansas
Joint resolutions were passed to grant to
the widows of Stephen A. Hurlbut, Jud
son Fitzpatrick and II. II. Garnet, respect
lively, an amount equal to the husbands
salary for one year. Indian affairs were
taken up, and the House adjourned with
out action.
In the Senate, July 81, the naval appro-
priation bill was considered, and laid over
Without action till the next day. Anew
conference was ordered on the Japanese
indemnity bill......In the House, the bill
passed fixing the salary of Collector of Gus
toms at Chicago at 81 900 year. The House
passed the Senate bill in relation to copy
rights. Bill passed granting the right of
way to the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railway Company through the Indian
Territory: The information in regard to
Rear Admiral Nicholson's course at Alex
andria was ordered printed. Adjourned.
In the Senate July 2S the House bill in
regard to pay of letter carriers, and the
Senate bill to provide for the publication
of the tenth census were passed. The Ma
val appropriation bill was taken up for ac-
ton upon the committee amendments
......The Senate bill was passed establishing
ports of delivery at Kansas City and St.
Joseph, Missouri. Resolutions providing
for the expenses of the government until
August were passed, after which the
House adjourned.
In the Senate July %, the House bill to
regulate the carriage of passengers by sea
passed without objection. So did the
House bill to regulate immigration. The
naval appropriation bill was considered. The
clause abolishing the grade of Commodore
was stricken out. The Senate adjourned
after arranging that vote on the bill be
taken on Resembling on the 31st