The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-03-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Dom.ss,e. rore1sn ana Po,,s.o.
,CoNaREssuoNAL rRoCnEprNes.

CoN9RESSIONAL PROCEEDIN1s,
On THE assembling Of the United States Senate
On the 27th, the following was read: "To the Sem
ate: In view Of the possbls exigencies that might
Affect the public service. deem # proper to give
neties Of my intention to resign the Office with
which The Senate has honored me at noon on Satrr-
9Iay tne ID day OF March, proximo. DAVID
HPegraphical unions ssainst the proposed action
relating to the Government Printing Once. The
}1,ss .s, re.olrnon ior tsrminssi1g tss aawaiian
directing The Secretary Of the Treasury 70 furnish
Of Justlcs slacs @ J.nuary j, 1854. com. con,
Tariff I'm. The bill to inoresse the pensions
insss........The House adopted the Reed Rule By .
vote Of 12s to a. the Democrats generally refaining
from voting. resolution was adopted instructing
port upon the constitutional objections to fnan-
cisi bill originating In the Senate. The motion to
appoint conferences committee was then adopted.
of the River and Harbor bil which, after an acri-
uaonious discussion, went ever until the 2sth.,
In THE United States Senate on the 2sth, Mr..
Edmunds, from the Committee on Judiciary, re-
ported adversely the House bill To- provide for the
restoration of citizenship to sdch citizens of the
United States as have become naturalised citizens
ton providing for participation BY the Government
In the National Mining and Industrial Exposition
to be held at Denver. Adopted. message was
on the Internal Revenue and Tariff bill. A resolu-
ton was agreed 10 requiring the Senate tariff con-
ferees II they found that the House had placed any
Limitation upon Its committee to retire and report
the faot 10 the Senate. The bill to allow in
creased pensions to one-armed and one-legged SOL
dier: was considered and passed In the House
Mr.. Randall refased to serve on the Tariff Confer
euoe, and MI. Morrison, of Illinois. and Mr..
Tucker, Of Virginia. refused to take his place. The
House then when into Committee Of the Whole on
the State Of the Union and after brief contest In
regard 10 the respective claims for precedence Of
the Deficiency and River and Harbor bills, consid-
Grafton OF the latter measure resumed. Before
II was 6nally taken up, Mr.. Springer made point
of order that the Tariff bill frst In order The
friends Of that measure IL seemed, had left 1t in
the committee TO die but he thought its considers
ton should be proceeded with. The Chair, how
ever, ruled Otherwise. and the River and Harbor
bill was taken up: An item was inserted appro-
priating $4,000 for the improvement Of Calumet
River. bill was reported to adjust the salaries
OF postmasters The night session was devoted TO
the River and Harbor BILL
IS THE United States Senate on the lst, Messrs.
Bayard and Beck asked 70 be excused from further
service on the Conference Committee, which was
granted. Mr.. Garland offered resolution instruct
ing all the Senate conferees to withdraw from the
conference. Mr.. Allison objected to the present
consideration of the resolution and 1t went over.
The President then appointed Messrs. voorhees,
ence Committee, both Of whom declined TO serve,
Is did also Messrs. Harris, Morgan, Cor
Mas ham, MsSd MRIsi, N M.Ss{, { Jonss s, and Butler;
and accepted. Mr.. Cockrell presented joint res
olutton from the Assembly of Missouri, setting
forth the great Importance Of the Improvement q
the Mississippi and Its nayigAble tributaries, and
requesting the Senators and Representatives of that
State TO their best endeasors to secure the APP
PEiatiSn. TOR the next ascal year IecOmIended BY
presented the conference report on the Fortidca-
cations Appropriation bill. Agreed 70. The
President a laid before the Senate eommuni-
announcing the completion of the list Of PEN
sioners, with their addresses, rates Of pensions.
the Appropriation bill....In the House the con-
ference report on the Fertilization Appropriation
blu wa. agreed to. Il apPropriates sas5 900 more
went into Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, but Mr. Hiscock objected 70 the River
and Harbor bill, and the committees ross and no
The River and Harbor bill be resumed, and imme-
diately went into committee that bill. The
Deficiency Appropriation bill was passed under !
suspension Of the rules.
LIZ TBs United States senate on the ID, Mr. Car
penter, under instructions from the COMMITTEES on
Education aud Labor, called up the Senate bill
amending the ac. granting public lands to Federai
States and Territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts.
Passed. At the conclusion Of the hour the Senate
amendments on the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill were nom concurred in. The Senate conferences
report on the District of Columbia Appropriation
tee of conference on the Postofice Appropriation
bill, reported that the conferees failed to agree
upon two proyisons in the bill the appropriation
for fast mail service and legislation relating
70 Pacific Railroads. The report was agreed to,
and new conferees appointed. Bills providing for
the Louisville and Denver Expeditions was passed.
The bill making the law of 1875 relating to claim
agents and attorneys in pension cases. applicable to
amend the pension laws, and for other purposes y
Mr.. Logan submitted the conference report on the
Army Appropriation bill. Agreed to. (The item
railroads for army transportation was stricken
from the billy At the evening session the Senate
agreed to the conference report on the Tax and
Tariff bill by vote Of 80 yeas against 81 nays-;..
In the House the conference report the District
Of Columbia appropriation was agreed to. Mr..
states continued disagreement on tn,
items providing for special mail facilities and limit
roads. Mr. Robinson, Of Massachusetts,, moved thai
the House recede from its disagreement to the two
amendments and sgree to the same. Agreed to-
pass the bill retaining the appropriation of sIs5
for special mail facilities, and without the clause
limiting the compensation 10 be paid subsidized
railroads for mail transportation. In the contested
election case Of Buchanan vs.. Manning, of Missis
dpp, resolution was adopted confirming the righ
Of Mr.; Manning to the seat. Under suspension o
the rules the bill to adjust the salaries of
was passed.
AT HOME.
WIN. DAVIDSON, member of the Arkansa,
Legislature from Sharp County, while in
toxicated, jumped into the river on the
2Sth, and was drowned The body has no
been recovered. Both houses adjourned
out of respect to his memory.
A RIoToUs demonstration was made upoI
the Chicago & Evanston Railroad at Chicagt
on the 2Sth. About midnight band O
about 800 men, well organized, marched
up equipped with crowbars, jimmies, ant
pick-axes and under the direction of lead
ers proceeded to tear up the track. Fiv
hundred feet of rails were turn up ant
twisted out of shape, and the ties and road
bed completely destroyed for that dis
tance. The police had expected riot, bu
the mob by strategem had deceived tn
officers as to the time and place, and whel
the latter arrived the rioters formed il
line, marched some distance in an orderl,
manner, and dispersed. Nor arrests wer
made.
A NEGRO was hung by an infuriated mo
~ 1c4hSp q lew udyS dSO, IOE ~
tempting to rape little thirteen year oil,
school girl.
JoHANvAs GEIsELMAN, formerly a lette
carrier in Wurtenburg. Germany, wa
arrested on the steamer Bothnia, in Ne,
York on the 28th. As the vessel neared tn
dock Geisslman shot himself. dying in
stantly He was charged with embezzle
ment.
BANKS and Cunningham, the two negroe
who murdered H. H. Rudd, in Wake
County, Ga, about month ago, were ser
fenced on the 2Sth. at Lafayette, Ga, to b
hanged on the 23d of March. A mob of owe
1000 persons had collected in Lafayett.
and it was feared the prisoners would b
lynched.
The Peck Line of Missouri River steam
ers have been seized by the United State
Marshal at Omaha. Neb. Liabilities, S25
900, distributed among numerous credi
tors.