The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-02
HOUSE.


Bills were introduced to repeal the land grant
of the Atlantic Pacific Railroad Company; to
provide for publishing list Of all claimants
for pensions; to grant pensions to all soldiers
in the Indian wars prior to 1910, and to regu-
late or limit Chinese immigration; to establish
. uniform paper currency; to reduce the salar-
les OF the heads Of departments, fixing that Of
the President at $50, 900; to regulate the duties
on sugar and molasses; proposing constitu-
tional amendment authorizing the Supreme
Court Of the United States, upon its attention
being duly called thereto, to declare what con-
stitutes Presidential inability under the Consti-
tuition to perform the duties of that Office to
establish bureau Of mines and mining; to
pension soldiers Of the late war confined m the
so-called Confederate prisons; also, fixing at
e37.60 per month the pensions Of such soldiers
as have lost an arm or leg, or are otherwise
totally disabled; to amend the national bank
act and establish national currency. Under
the call of the States S35 bills were introduced
and referred.
Mr.. Haskell, Of Kansas, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported back . bill ad-
mitting free Of duty all clothing and other ar
tcles charitably contributed for relief of the
colored people who may have emigrated to
their homes from other States, and not for
sale. After considerable discussion relative to
striking out tthe word " "eolored" the bill passed.
A resolution calling for an itimized statement
Of the expenditures of the Signal Service
from 1876 to 1881, also q detailed state
ment Of the accounts Of Captain b. W.
Howgate was adopted. The House went into
Committee Of the Whole (Mf. Robertson, Of
Massachusetts, in the chair) on the fertilization
bill The total amount appropriated is S37E,-
900, as follows: For the preservation, repair,
and protection of fertilization, S175, 900;
armament for seacoast Notifications, 800, 900
torpedoes and their preservation, $100, 900.
After an nnimportant discussion, the COM
mittee rejected . couple Of amendments, re-
ported the bill to the House, and it passed.
The Senate bill permitting Associate Justice
Ward Hunt, of the United States Supreme
Court, to retire, was passed by vote of 1877 to
80. 4 letter from the Secretary Of the Treas
ury was referred transmitting an estimate of
the appropriations required by the various De-
partments to complete the services of the fiscal
amounting to $23, 159, $50. After paying .
tribute to the memery of Senator Matthew b,
Carpenter, the House adjourned as Q mark Of
respect.
Mr.. Neal, Chairman of the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, reported bill ap-
propriating 81, ,000, 900 for reclamation of the
marshes in the harbors Of the cities Of WASH
ington and Georgetown. Referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Browne, of
Indiana, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions, r ported q bill calling upon the Secretary
of the Interior for information as to what ap-
preparation will be required annually to pay
pensions during the next twenty-five years, If
al the claims for pensions arising from the wal
Of the rebellion shall be adjudicated within
the seven years period terminating June 80 h,
1888, and II, at the end Of that time, the sur
viyors of the war with Mexico shall be PEN
sioned at $8 month. Adopted. A bill to
regulate the Chinese immigration was ordered
printed. bill granting an additional pension
TO the wife Of Abraham Lincoln was passed.
A resolution calling for information from the
Secretary of the Interior as to the efforts of the
Mormons to incite the Indians to acts Of law
Iessness was adopted. The private calendar
Was considered in Committee Of the Whole
The apportionment bill and postofice appro
priation bill were reported.