The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Condensed and Put Into Read.
able Shape.
UoNanEssroNAI. pRoCEEDrNe,


In TIE United States Senste on the 10th bin
was INTRODUCED for the transfer to the Interior De-
partmens Of all lands belonging to the Naval
department not needed for naval purposes. The
E1aenee Committee reported fayorabiy the bill for
S1e Issue OF duplicate c ecks by the Sunerintend-
1on approprtating Sio0,N0 for the Census Bureau
was adopted. The Tarif bill was considered, but
none OF the amendments proposed was adopted.
...;.::ln the house, bill was in reduced appro-
Rratfhg, $4,000 TO defray the expenses Of
the SeeSlnghaus contest. A resolution accepting
ehe Invitation Of the Amsterdam Exposition was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations 1t
xTs decided to appoint conference committee on
the Postofice Appropriation bin because Of nom
special mail facilities and the date Of the letter post
age reduction. In COMMITTEES OF the Whole the
Tariff bill was considered. debate being limited to
thirty minutes on each amendment. Thirty-fve
OF the one hundred fifty items in the chemical
schedule were considered, and then the committee
was subjected to some flibustering that ended in
ne quorum.
In THE United States Senate on the s1st, Mr.
Miller tCal.), from the Foreign Relations Com
mitteA reported favorably the bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company (the Nicaraguan
company. Mr.. Hawley introduced bill to retire
Quartermaster-GeneralR Rufus Ingalls, with the rank
Of Major-Generai. The bill providing for holding
Centennial Cotton industrial Exposition in 1884
was called up, and, after being amended so rs to
provide that Invitation TO foreign nations to par
dcipate in the Exposition shall be given by the
Beard Of Managers instead Of by the President,
was passed. The Senate insisted on its amendment
70 the Postofice Appropriation bill and conferees
were appointed. The Tariff bill was then taken
up. Mr.. Frye offered an amendment to make the
dnty on sugars Of all grades forty per cent. ad
ysiercsp, and on molasses twenty-five per cent.
1Sase resolutions relating to the death Of Repre-
tentative Ortb, when Messrs. Harrison, Frye and
Voorhees, made addresses. The resolutions were
adopted, and the Senate then adjourned In the
House, on motion Of Mr.. Caswell, the Senate
amendments to the House joint resolution making
csnsus ~ was concuGred @ in. III The % House, % in com- COM
mittee Of the Whole, struck from the Tariff bill
the item placing duty of ten per cent on sulphate
ing consideration Of 6fty-two of 16o items in the
chemical schedule, the committee rose and the
aeuse began sulogies on the late Representative
Orth, Of Indiana. Resolutions of respect were
adopted and the House adjourned.
In THE United States Senate on the LIST, the
President presented joint resolutions of the Legis
hture Of Illinois in relation TO the Yellowstone
National Park. Messrs. Blair and Malone pre-
sented petitions for National aid to common
schools Mr. Ingalls, presented petitions of citizens
asking its admission with its present boundaries.
Mr.. Vest presented o memorial favoring extern
sion Of the limits Of the Yellowstone Park.
M. Morrill, offered resolution suspending 80
much Of the act of February 2s 1873, author
Les and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase silver bullion at the market price, not
less than 100000 nor more than "a ,0t 0 900
worth per month, and cause the same to be coined
Into dollars as fast as purchased. Mr. Sherman in
boundary Of collection district in sandusky; also
resolution which was agreed to, directing the
Committee on Education aud Labor to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law against the
employment Of convict labor by the United States,
either on public works or by contractors under the
United States. The credentials of Mr. ddi, ber
ger, Senator-elect from Virginia, were filed. at
the close of the morning hour the Tariff bill was
taken up and considerable portion Of it disposed
I'm the House it was agreed that the daily
Tariff bill was disposed of. The bill was then taken
up In Committee Of the Whole a. n large number
In the United States Senate IN the I'd Mr.. Hoar
presented the petition of President EI,iott and
other Professors of Harvard, asking that none but
. professional astronomer of experience shall be
hereafter eligible for the position Of Superintend-
emit Of the United States Naval Observatory. The
Tariff bin -as then taken up and the paragraph
embracing potato, corn and rice starch was consd-
ered. M. Hale moved to make the duty on potato
Hr. Anthony interrupted the debate to oSsr =; !;
Joint resolution directing the Public Printer to
move so much Of the stored property As was nee
essary to render the building entirely safe, and ap
prcpriating 900 for this purpose, and to pay for
the storage OF s the property ssewherei NE Joint
my. Mr.. Chilcott presented the credentials of Mr..
Tabor, elected FROM Colorado, and he was sworn in
and took his seat. The Senate resumed considera-
don of the cotton schedule which consumed the
rest Of the day........In the House Mr.. Cook (New
York; presented memorial from the Chamber
Of Commerce of New York. urging Con-
gsess to pass bill limiting the coinage OF silver
dollars to the requirements of the people. After
the appointments Of the canferees on the Postofcs
Appropriation bill, the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the tariff, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mr. Curtin, to increase
the duty on tanning bark from ten to twenty per
cent. ad valoren. The amendment was adopted.
The chemical schedule of the bill was completed
In connection with the Legislative, Judicial and
majority Of the committee decided to move its pas
sage on the 4th under suspension of the rules. A
joint resolution authorizing the removal Of certain
material from the Government Printing house was
passed.