The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-15
EATON. OHIO. THURSDAY. MAY Is, 1884
.XLVIIIth CONGRESS.
First Session.

First Session.
= WASHINGTON, May 7.-SENATE.-MrS Sewell,
from the Committee ON Military Affairs, re-
ported favorably the bill to authorize the sale
of a portion OF the Fort Hayes Military
Reservation, in Kansas, to the ELLIS County
Agricultural Society, in Kansas. Calendar.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred: By Mr.. Edmonds-A bill to place
the United States upon faeF the retired ii list q the
army In moving the reference of the Dill TO
the Committee on Military Affairs, Mr..
alton of that Committee for reasons which he
said everybody understood.
HoUsE.-Mr. Broadhead, from the Commit
tee on gdieiar & reported the Fl Erebeh enc SpS
Mr.: Stewart, from the Committee on Foreign
the OF
ers to visit the Principal countries
of South and Central America and Mexico for
the purpose Of collecting information leading
to the extension of American trade and comb
merce and strengthening friendly and mu-
ttially advantageous relations between the
Hnsd States and all other Fbs %5ne Ma
Military Affairs reported resolution direct,
management of the Soldiers Home House
calendar. Mr.. Perkins, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported bill granting
Territory to the Southern Kansas
RairCad Company House Caendar Mr.
mother Of Washington. Committee of the
Marv rs fe the S for tRe
establishment of a branch Soldiers Home
in Michigan, COMMITTEES of the Whole.
lie Buildings and Grounds, reported a bill for
the sale of the real estate and riparian right
owned by the United States at Harpers
from the Committee on Rivers and Harbors,
reported the River and Harbor Appro-
Psa50n Bill The Hse ten grnteS snd
to consideration of the business on the Speak
er's table. The. Senate amendment to the
House bill repeating the iron clad oath was
that for the relief of Fitz John Porter, with
Senate amendments, Mr.. Keifer
mSyed Mtsr to refer the bill the Ho1se
refused tor refer the bill to the Committee on
Military Affairs and then refused to concur
In the Senate amendments.
WASHINGTON, May s.-SENATE.-The Chair
laid before the Senate the House Message
announcing nonconcurrence in the Senate
amendments to the pleuro-pneumonia bill.
The Senate insisted on its amendment, and
the Chair appointed a Committee of Confer.
ence on the part of the Senate, Messers Mil.
Ter, OIL new fOrk, PlumD ana WIll1amS Inc
Chair also laid before the Senate the House
message announcing gnon-concurrence in the
Senate amendment to the Fitz John Porter
bill. The Senate insisted on its amendments,
and the Chair appointed as Committee of
Conference on the part of the Senate MesSrs.
sewell, Hoar and Cockrell. The Senate then
took up the shipping bill discussed it further,
and finally passed the House bill.
HousE.-The Senate joint resolution passed
In regard to the ceremonies to be authorized
on the completion of the Washington Monu-
na anf Ar Tl1aE hn
bill to enable the National Banking
oef and ehange their
name. House calender. Mr.. Clardy, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported bill au.
River Commission. Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Dorgan, from the Committee on Pat
ents, reported bill providing for the revision,
lating to patents. Committee of the Whole
The Senate then went into Committee of the
Whole the Bill The SStaSn
passed, and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-SENATE.-Mr. Dolph
introduced a bill to provide for the construc
tion of harbor of refuge at Port Oxford
| Pacific Coast Referred. The chair laid be-
| fore the Senate the resolution offered yester
| day by Mr.. Van Wyck, directing the Secretary
the to tb f4r
Pacific Railroad until Congress decides
| the question of The forfeiture of suci
Indiana ia @ appropriation % bill, wi Which b wa va,
considered by sections and considerable pro
| gress made without debate, except upon the
| Senate committee had reduced the amour
from $4,000, allowed by the House to $4,000
| Mr.. Hawly moved to make the amount So 600
| Pending debate on the amendment, the Senat
| went into executive session, and when th
| doors reopened, adjourned until IL O'Clock to
morrow. About l o'clock the Senators will
| proceed in a body to attend the unveiliAg o
| the Marshall memorial statue.
HoUsE-Mr. Willis presented aremonstranc
| from the Louisville Board of Trade against tn
enactment % TIM OF the bankruptcy law Referred
widow of General Francis p. Blair passed. Il
| grants her S. 900 for her husbands service il
to to fifty dollars '' month. non Mr. Foliett, fror
the Committee on Appropriations, reporte
| back the District of Columbia appropriated
| bill from the Committee of the Whole. 1t wa
| ordered that when the House adjourned to-da
| it be to Monday, and the Speaker requeste
| the members to assemble in the House tt
| morrow, in order to attend in body the vi
| yelling of the statue of Chief Justice Mai
| shall. The Speaker laid before the Hous
communication from the Secretary of Wal
| recommending an additional appropriation G
S100, 600 for the relief of sufferers by floods /
the Lower Mississippi Valley. Referred. Th
House then took a recess until 8 So'clock, tn
| evening session, for the consideration of per
| sion bills. e
WASHINGTON, May y10-SENATE-The Chai
| appointed as visitors to the next annual e,
animation of the Naval Academy, Senator
Miller, of California, and Pendleton. NJ
Farley presented a concurrent resolution
| the Legislature of California, relative to I'll
| appropriation already made by Congress II
the improvement of Sacramento River, bl
which, according to the resolution, the Seer
tary of War rufuses to permit to be expende
| on the ground that the amount of debr
constantly floating in the river makes the e
penditure of money useless. The resolutio
urges the expenditure of the money! Refe
red to Copmittee on Commerce. The Sena'
proceeded to the consideration of the pensio
bills. At few minutes before l o'clock pr
ceedings were suspended to permit the q
tendance of Senators at the unveiling of tt
statue of Chief Justice Marshall. On the r.
turn of the Senators to the Chamber I'll
Senate adjourned.
| HoUSE,-House not in session.