The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-12-21
IMPORTANT EVENTS
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Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL PaoCEEDINGs.
IN THE Senate on the 18th, petitions were pre-
sented from Pennsylvania asking an increase of
pensions to one armed and one-legged soldiers.
Bills we're introduced to prohibit the. custom Of
political assessments and for the relief of private
persons. The arsendments proposed by the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform to the Pendleton
Dill were agreed to and Mr.. Pendleton made 4
speech. Others members also speke, and a number
OF amendments were oHered......In the House the
Postomce, Military, Academic and Agriculture
appropriation bills were reported, and referred
resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary
OF war for information as to what action had been
taken TO relieve certain soldiers from the charge of
desertion. A resolution asking the President for
q statement Of all moneys that had been expended
forthe improvement Of rivers and harbors since
the beginning Of the government, was offered, and
referred spirited debate the Library bill
concluded with the rejection of motion to Law
it on the table. Adjourned.
IN THE Senatern tHc 18TH BIZ was fnt-ciucesl.
to cor pr sccilts cf 7aals
fuptt 10 fs7ai destes Mr. E1mnnas' snIotian to
feier Nj Beck resolut on fof the Investigation Of
political assessments and the substitute offered sy
Mr.. Hate. TO the Committee on the Judiciary alter
debate was adopted. The. Psiidleton Civil Service
Reform bill was then d scussed d......1n the House
the Congresssonal Library bill recommitte with
instructions TO the committee to report back the bid
for the erection Of the library ground belonging 10
the United States IN Washington. The Agricultural
Appropriation b'll was sidered in COMMITTEES Of
the Whole.
IN THE Senate, on the 14th, the bill to promote
the efficiency of navy Captains by increasing their
salaries, was rejected. The Pendleten Civil Ser
dressed the Senate. He was decidedly in favor Of
the BILL Mr.. Brown of Georgia, opposed It. He
regarded 1t as bill to give the Republican party a
ment, giving the President and heads Of depart
ments the privilege Of removals without assigning
cause. Adjourned ..... In the House the Postofice
uvaa in, aff f1a hala
and after many members had spoken, without clos
ing the debate, the committee rose and the House
adjourned
IS THE Senate, on the tn, Mr. Anthony, Of the
Committee on Printing, reported the House amend
ment to the resolution providing for printing the
report of the Tariff Commission. Agreed to. It
provides for printing indexing and binding forty
two thousand copies Of the report, testimony and
accompanying papers, for the use of Congress and
the tariff Commission, and for printing twenty
thousand copies of the report without the testi-
mony, for the use of the houses At the close OF
the morning hour, consideration 0f the French
Spoilation bill was resumed and, after debate, the
bill was amended and passed. he Senate then re-
sumed consideration Of the Pendleton Civil Ser
vice bill. On motion of MIR. PendIeton, the first
section Of the bill was amended so to require
Civil Service Commissioners be confirmed by the
senate, Adlourned In the aouse, James y,
ond District of Missouri, declared eligible to
his seat by = vote Of IA 10 Is. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole and resumed
consideration Of the Postofice bill Debate lasted
until the hour of adjournment, and no action was
taken.
AT HONE.
TIE knowledge of third abduction
came to light at Milwaukee, Wis, on the
18th, the last victim being a Miss Hattie
Knickelbin, aged sixteen years. Seven
weeks ago little Maggie Hennecke was
stolen, and three weeks later Mrs. Mary
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same CITY. Up to the 10Th not the SLIGHT
est clue to their whereabouts or the iden-
tity of their abductors had been obtained.
WILLrxM EDWARDS, sentenced to the
Moundsville wv. Va Penitentiary, Jump
ed from the cars while en-, route there. ON
the 18th, and was instantly killed
Ar Vandalia, Illinois, on the 18th, John
elartins, twelve years old, while being
chastised by his stepmother, drew knife
and stabbed her fatally.
THE Enterprise Cotton Mills, Manayunk,
Pennsylvania, were burned on the 18th.
Sixteen employees were badly burned be.
fore they could escape from the building.
The loss is about S75, 600. .-ss.aza--ez-z-,
The Cation stock farm at Joliet, Illinois,
was sold on the 18th to William B Fasig,
for Russell Sage, jr., of New York. The
noted pair of mares, Gypsy Maid and Jen.
ME Cuyler, were transferred. at q large
price. - fa
TIE Board of Trade of New York urges
upon Congress the passage Of an equitable
and uniform bankruptcy law; that the to-
bacco tax be not changed; that a tribunal
be established for the supervision of car
riers in intestate. business; that the
Hawaiian treaty should be discontinued
ut the expiration of its term, and that
Government postal telegraphy be estab
lished. F , .335lE.i1,.f bnC
THE Secretary of the Treasury on the
18th decided that sugars now made in
Hawaii are not different, within the mean
ing of the law, from those made at the
time the treaty was signed, and are enti
tied to come into the United States free o.
duty. The ruling will have direct bear
ing upon s, 1000, 600 duties upon sugars
ALBEIT PALMER, Democrat, was, on tn,
18th, elected Mayor of Boston by two thou
sand majority over Republican, Citizens
candidate. s sci e-,,
ABOUT fifty rollers, who commenced worl
afey days ago at the Laclede Rolling Mill
St Louis. stopped work again. on the 18th
by order of the Union. The mills are nov
entirely idle.
SUR was entered on the 18th against tn,
Pittsburg Morning Dispatch by Mrs. Gross
ala, Emma Weldon, an adventures, VIII,
has been yictimizipg parties at Buffalo
Bradford Jamestovn and elsewhere
WV. l.. GInsoN ex-casbier of the Cit;
zans, National, Rank of Flint M;cbr wb,
ba. h.en ~, tr;ol in tba m conrt a+ n.
troit. on the charge of violating the Ma
tional Bank law in making a false repor
to the Comptroller of the Currency. wa
acouitted on the 18th. under instruction
from the Court. the iury not leaving thei
seats. =
THn boiler At Jobnson,s saw mill. tbre
miles from osage Mission Kansas bley
mn ON the 18th. The nronIietor. W. 1
Jobnson and ANDY Beekvood were killed
Three Others were seriously wounded.
SEczErAEy FoLeEn ON the 18th directed
the Collector of Customs at New York t,
relionidate the entry free from duty. O,
an assignment of Sandwich Island sugar
nnon vb;cb sssessment was m made.recentlv