The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-06-05
XLVII1th CONGRESS.
First Session.


WASHINGTON, May y27.-sENATE-Several pc
titions were presented opposing Government
assumption of telegraphic functions. Mr.. Sla-
ter, from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported favorably the bill to forfeit the grant
of land along the uncompleted portion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Hill sub
mitted a report from the Committee on
Post-ofices and Post-roadsi on the sub
ieet IF a postal telegraph. MI Lapham
i miitee on Privileges iipS'l and Elections OH the
ing q minority report. Mr. ,sauisbufy sub
ty Investigation. Mr. ingalls, introduced a
bill to provide f6f the sale of lands belonging
to the prairie land of Pottowattomie Indians.
AoUsE.-The Speaker appointed Messrs
Dfbrell, williams and White 6Minn.) as the
Conference Committee on the agricultural
bill. Mr.. Ellis called up the joint resolution
appropriating further sum of 100000 for
the relief of the sufferers by the overflow in
the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Passed. The House then resumed consider
alton of the Wallace-McKinley contested
election case. A vote was taken upon the
titled to the seat. 1t was lost-yeas l0s, nays
l56. The majority resolution, seating Wallace,
was adopted without division, and that gen.
tleman appeared and took the ath of Office.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 2s-SENATE-A bill was
States for interest paid on war loans. The
Mexican Pensions Bill was then taken up.
Senator Cullom reported from the Committee
on Pensions bill comforting a pension upon
all persons who served three months durfRE
the war and have honorable discharges and
cause not the result Of their own gross care
lesspess, disreputable conduct or vicious
habits, and shall also be dependent wholly Or
in part upon their own labor or peculiarly
assistance from others for means of com
Portable sGpp6ft:
HobsE.-Mr. Cobb. OF indiana. from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported tie bill
to forfeit tiiieariied iahd granted the Atlantic
L. Pacific Railroad Company. House ealefi
der. The morning hour was dispensed with
and the House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on the Legislative
Bill. il reduces the number of Internal Rev
enue Collection Districts from eighty-fOur tC
sixty-three and increases tho force in the Pen
sion ONCE. Adjourned until Monday. ~
WASHINGTON, May 29-SENATE.-Mr. Becl
presented memorial from the Managers ol
the Southern Exposition at Louisville, asking
an appropr iation OF $25,OOO on account oi
G6vernment exhibits. Mr.. Voorhees, presentet
a memorial from citizens of Indi ana, praying
that General John C. Fremont be placed Oh
the retired list. Mr.. Allison reported from
the Commiitee on Appropriation 100000 fol
asd Tbe senate
mittce do not favor the appropriation in tht
| form presented, nor the amount mentioned
aneyypended hney r baiance of tbe apnpopriatior ria M
| fnade fof the Ohio River sufferers.
HoUsE.-The Speaker announced the fol
| lowing announcements: Slocum, Dibble an,
| bingcrs, toiifefes on Shipping Bill. Dol
| sheimer, Tucker, Reagan, Collins, Eldridge
Bingham, Cannon and Laird, h commission o.
| part,of the House to make arrangements TO
| the dedication of the Washington Monument
Hanimo1id, Rogers tAfhansasl, HENLEY
Riggs, Bayne. Wakefield and Milliard, selec
| bers have abused the privileges of the fiool
The bill to prevent the patenting of unearne
land grants was ordered printed and recop
| calendar: Regulating the forms of bills @
| lading; regulating the expectation of imts
| ton butter and cheese; to divide the Judicia
proposing the following as article sixteen Q
the Constitution: ..The right of citizens of th
United States to vote shall not be abridged
the United States or by any State on accour
| of nativity" A bill was reported increasin
to s., ,o0O0 900 the limit of the appropriation fc
| public building at Louisville, Ky. Referre
| to the Committee on tue Whole. The Hous
went in Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Cox, {
N. Y, in the Chair, on the Legislative bill
| Adjourned until Saturday.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-SENATE.-Senate NJ
in session.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed restoring the la
of 1857 in the matters of appeals from Circu
corpus cases. This law was repealed fe
years ago while the McArdle case, from Mi
sissisppi was pending before the Supren
Court. Mr.. Perkins (Kas9 reported a b
granting the right of way through the India
Territory to the Kansas City, Fort Scott ar
Gulf Railroad Company. House calende
On motion of Mr.. Wellborn tTex.) the reeol
tion was adopted authorizing the Comnitt'
on Indian Affairs to investigate all matte
touching the leasing, sub-leasing and fenciI
of lands in the Indian Territo
and disbursement of So 0,000 appropriated 4
the Cherokee Nation during the Forty seven
Congress. A bill granting the right of We
through the Indian Territory 20 the gulf
the Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Compar
gave rise to good deal of discussion. It W
finally passed, after its consideration had co
sumed a greater part of the day. A bill W
also passed granting the right OF way thronJ
the Indian Territory to the Southern Kans
|, Railroad Company. A bill was considered a
: thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to G
tain from the Red Lake Chippewa Indians
cession of a portion of the Red Lake resery
| tiou in Minnesota, but without final action t
| House adjourned.