The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-06
XLvIIth Congress First Session.

In the Senate, June "a, the Pension
Committee reported in favor of Pensions
to the widows of Major Generals Custer
and French. Senate bill to amend the act
donating public lands to several States
and Territories which may provide col
leges for the benefit of agriculture and
mechanical acts. passed. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was further discussed and laid over.
received and referred......T House passed,
without division, the bill to regulate inn
migration as agreed upon by the Commit
tee on Commerce, and then proceeded to
the consideration of the bill to reduce in
ternal revenue taxation, which was passed
by vote of-yeas 127, nays 80.
In the Senate, June 26, the conference
report on the Consular and Diplomatic
appropriation bill was agreed to. The
day was given chiefly to the discus
sion of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill lin the House
a resolution was reported by Mr.. Orth
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs
requesting the President to communi-
cate additional information relative to
the incarceration of Americans in British
prisons. The resolution was adopted. A
resolution was passed requesting the Pres
ident to demand of the British Govern
ment the reason for imprisoning Ameri-
can citizens in Ireland, etc. The naval
appropriation bill was debated in Com
mittee of the Whole.
In the Senate, June %, the House bill
creating a district at Gallipolis, Ohio, for
the inspection of hulls and boilers of steam
vessels, passed. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was COM
pleted, but not disposed of. The House
resolution making temporary provision
for the expenses of the government by
continuing the existing appropriations
until July 15 was concurred in
with an amendment making the period of
extension twenty days, to July 2e......In
the House the naval appropriation bill was
discussed in the Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate. June 80, the joint resolu-
ton to provide temporarily for expend-
itures of the government (up to July 2o).
was signed by the Chair. Resolutions were
received from the House announcing the
death of Representative Hawk, of Illinois,
and providing for joint committee to es-
cort the remains to their last resting place.
On motion of Mr.. Logan the resolutions were
concurred in. Messrs. Logan, McDill and
George were appointed on the committee,
and as a further mark of respect to the
deceased the Senate adjourned......In the
House the desk lately occupied by Repre-
sentative Hawk, of Illinois, who died last
night, was draped in black and decked with
flowers. The Chaplain touchingly referred
to the death of Mr.. Hawk, and invoked a
divine blessing upon the bereaved family.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, an
nounced the sad intelligence to the House,
and offered resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted, expressing the sorrow of
the House, and providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee of
three Senators and seven Repre-
sentatives to superintend the funeral
ceremonies and escort the remains to their
last resting place. Messrs. Payson, Davis
of illinois, Moulton, Calkins, Caball, Nc
Kenzie and Cullen were appointed at such
committee on the part of the House.
Messrs. Henderson, Singleton (of ILL.,
Williams (of Wis.), Kelley, Springer,
Haskell, Robinson (of Mass. }, Cox (of N.
Y. J, Knott and Lewis were appointed pail
bearers, and the House, out of respect to
the memory of the deceased, adjourned.