The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-12-14
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Domestic, Foreign and Con.
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CONGREssIONAL PROCEEDINes.

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the Senate on the 5th, Mr.. Brown, OF Georgia,
presented credentials Of Senator Barrow, chosen to
FL the unexpir, term of the late Senator Hill.
The oath Of Office was administered to the new Sem
ator. On motion Of Mr.. Anthony the committees,
they existed at the close of the last session. were
continued. Senator sauL ders presented memo
rial in relation to the admission of Dakota and in
connection Herewith he would call up in
few days the bin for the admission Of
Dakota, now on the calendar, and remarked that
3 doubts which may have existed to there be-
admission as state must have been re-
moved BY the return OF the number OF
senator Beck offered resolution setting forth the
law against lsvying political assessments and in
s,ructing the Judiciary Committee to investigate
recent election, how it was spent, and whether
sons dismissed and from how the maS9 ggSc ., 'sGs sSss
faiisd 70 contribute. The resolution requires the
committee to report before February !.
eers 70 hold Official positions in the Te,ritories
the Senate, 1t p. m, on motion OF senator
tSs .s as
Xitsr the reading Of the journal the Speaker pro
from the Ways and Means, reported bill e
abolish the internal revenue tax on tobacco snun,
cigars and cigarettes. Referred to the COMMITTEES
of the whole and the minority granted leave to file
views on the subject Mr.. Anderson, OF Kansas,
asked that the bill be read, whereupon MI kasson,
tobacco in all its forms, to take effect July
nsxt, and that strong minority dis
ssnssa from rom TN the .Ia o. 5e death oi
senator Till, and after few touching remarks BY
Mr. Hammond Of Georgia, the House, as mark
OF respect to the memory Of the deceased at l;So
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9Th Mr.. Sherman, Of ohis
presented pc titions from citizens of Ohio,
for the passage of bill to increase the pensions to
those who lost an arm or leg In the service. Nr.
ingalls, presented similar petition from citizens Of
Kansas. Bills were passed for the relief of VIM.
Schuchart, Commercial Agent at Predras Negras,
of Virsinia's indemnity to the mother of General
W. A: c: Ryan; A bill for the relief of Robert
Son % 6n the E4
eron the Senate at $3.50 went into executive
se:sion..:;.....In the House, Mr.; Willis, of Ken,
in the Senate on the 5th by Mr.. Beck, directing
the Committee on Civil Service Reform, to inquire
made upon Government employees during the
recent election; sa.o IT The bill 70 pay the State Stat
Sr5 St Gsorga fss0S e1pend%sd the STATE
up. A lively discussion followed. Mr.. Me-
Lane, replying to Mr.. SinQeton's assertion that IL
should not be paid the State had gone out of the
Union, held that State went out of the Union but
rebelled, and were brought into subsection to the
laws again. Mr.. Holman offered, as an amendment,
that the sum should only be paid when
the State shall pay her share of the war-tax Of
1861 but failed to get support and the bill passei by
recting the Committee on Civil Service Reform to
quire what amount OF money has been furnishe ed To
the Democratic party by the Golden Club and the
Free Trade League for in the late campaign. Re
ferred. MI. kasson presented q minority report
from the Ways and Means Committee, on Mr.. Kel-
ley's bill removing the tax on tobacco The report
Va ne 0f he for
PENSIONS aud oth.r expenses are more definitely de-
termined it would not be wise to remove more than
made separate report In which they say they thiuk
reduction of the tobacco or whisky Tux shou Re
made until the tariff ,s has been thoroughly revised
revenues of the Government and purely to its
lation to American industry, leaving the remainder
of the expenses OF the Government to be met by the
tax on whisky and tobacco. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 7th Mr.. Vest offered q res
,lution, which was adopted, directing the Secre-
tsry of War to send to the Senate copies
of any contracts made by the Interior
nsRaIt%ent IN regard to leasing the
privilege of erecting hotels and telegraph lines and
running stages therein. At two o'clock the Senate
ssu%S Of the Bill
pared by the Judiciary Committee, and then som-
committee conn amendments mend rsPOrtsd by Mr. In
who fails for twenty days to dis
vi suit shall be deemed bankrupt Agreed to.
The Secretary of War directed to furnish esti-
mates of the Mississippi River Commission for the
year. Adjourned In The House, Mr.. Kelley,
Chairman of the Committee on +" ays and Means,
soD. Of Rs s.oFs Gs'@qSn d Se fer fsg gC C
mission. Pa sed. Also resolution setting apart
Wednesday the 18th h,., of tS, tDSs,sember for the
endar previously reported from the
Committee, He stated that the bills
referred to r. related tSs to the adj
adopted. The House then went into COMMITTEES
Of the Whole, Mr.. Page of California in the chair
amount of the appropriation provided for in the
bill is s5 2os s99 being s414 200 less than the ap-
than the estimates; Mr. Ryan, of kansas, who
had charge of the bill spoke at some length in it,
favor, and it vas finally passed.
tain the title to certain lands in E'ie Pennsylvania
and establish home for INDECENT soldiers and sail
a. eo o1 M
at the last sessio- Finally, Mr. Hewitt, of New
York, moved to strike out the enactlng clause The
committee agreed and the House later frmtd the
action. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the sth, Mr. Maxey, Of Texas
from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
bill recty and establish the title Of the Unitei
States to thesite Of the military post at Ell Paso
Texas. Passed At the close of the luorning hour
into political assessments uponG employ
Mr.. Beck modified his resolution IS to omit the
call for the names of pension claimants; but tn,
discussion continued until O'Clock, when thu
Bankruptcy bill taken up. Mr.. Jones, o.
Florida, offered an amendment, giving the part,
sought to be thrown into involuntary bankruptcy
the right to demand jury trial as to the round
of bankruptcy. Agreed to. Mr.. Morgan Offered
ntsT an Seans making i ae act Of
articles Of prime necessity, such as c. m, sugar
cotton, rice, etc.. Agreed to.....The House wen
into Committee of The Whole the bill for tn
relief of the officers and crew of the monitors VIII
participated in the action with the Merrimac, OIL
the 9th of March, 1852. In the of discussion
Mr.. Bayne. of Pennsylvania, called attention t
the fact that the House voted down 4 measure TO
the benefit Of soldiers who mo were, were In poor.hoqses
opposition to the rescue of impoverished soldier
Ialluding to Mr.. Hewitt of New York; arose an
described a conference which he at one time ha
attended, and how he and that conference ha
saved the spoilation of New York City, and toll
how he wanted to appropriate S2J0, 600 to the fe,
men who had taken part in the combat with tn
Merrimac- If those people were poor let New Yor
take care of them. The enacting clause of the bi
of Ohio, by a vote of 1G2 to 30. The committe
rose, but no action on its report was taken by tn
House. Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvan a. reporte
bill reducing postage to two cents Rsterred
AT HOME
THE residence of Mr.. Collum Harre. c
Cleveland, Ohio, was entered by burglar
on the 9th, and robbed of $12 600 worth c
jewelry and other valuables.
FRANK BAUER and Joseph Borden, mi
ners, were killed by fall of coal i
Cables ore mine at Reading, Pa, on tn
9Th.
TwENTY-rHREE persons have subscribe
$40 1000 towards the erection of the pedest,
for the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty in Ne
York harbor.
R. E. DALE, a farmer of Noxubee Count.
Mississippi, who also owns a plantatio
store, discovered that somebody was in tt
habit of entering his premises and stealth