The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
XLVIIIth CONGRESS.
First Session.

WASHINGTON, may yxu.-oENATE.-uf OioO0r
offered resolution which went over, re-
questing the President to inform the Senate
by what authority Commissioners had been
appointed in examining the report upon the
section of the Northern Pacific completed sub
sequent to the time the road was required to
be completed under the acts of Congress. The
bill extending the time for laying the Atlantic
cable to August 8, 1885, passed: On motion OF
of a public building at Detroit, Mich, was
taken up and passed.
HoUsE-Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, from Com
mitttee on Appropriations, asked leave to re-
port joint resolution appropriating 100000
sissippi river. Mr.. Connolly, of Pennsylvania,
objected, and the resolution was PLACED on
the calendar. Committees were then called for
reports. A considerable number were made ana
placed on the calendar. The Senate amend
ments to the Indian Appropriation Bill were
non-concurred in, and Messrs. Ellis, Holman
part Of the House. The Senate amendment
to the Shipping Bill were non-concurred In.
Mr;Converse,in in accordance to previous notice;
called I'D the contested election case OF
English VS.. Peelle in the Seventh Indiana Dis
trict. The report of the majority, recommend
ing the contestant to be seated, was read.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-SENATE.-The fol-
lowing bills were passed: For the erection of
public buildings at vicksburg, 100000; Chat
tanooga, 800, 600; Opelousa, La, $4,000; Port
Dayton, o., $150,000; Springfield, O., 800, 600.
The above sums include cost of site and
buildings.
HoUsE.-In the House the contested cleo
tion case of English VS.. Peelle was taken up,
and the minority report of the committee de-
claring Peelle Repubhcan) entitled to his seat
was adopted by yeas 12l, nays III.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-SENATE-The Senate
by a vote of yeas q nays 20, refused to recon
slider the bill prohibiting in the mail newspa-
pers containing lottery advertisements, and
It goes to the foot Of the calendar. A bill
passed authorizing the construction of bridges
across the Mississippi at st. Paul. The
Morgan Committee on Foreign Re
lations submitted a proposed amend
ment to the consular n1 ar and diphnSmattSe tSe
President to open commercial or diplomatic
intercourse with the Congo country. "A bill
femaie nurses for serViee during @ the war
bill passed appropriating 5000 to compen.
safe the officers and men of the Government
by the sinking of the steamer in the Missouri
River in 1877. The Utah bill was laid aside
and the Senate resumed the consideration OF
the Labor Statistics bill. Pending debate the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The motion to reconsider the vott
declaring Mr.. Peelle Rep) entitled to his seal
was taken up, adopted, and the minority re-
port, seating English Dem.) was passed by 9
also adopted appointing committee to ascef
tain whether or not VIM. e. English, ST., ha6
not violated the privileges OF the HOUSE nool
by lobbying,
WASHINGTON, May .23.-SENATE.-Tht
House bill ''to provide for the muster ant
pay of certain officers and enlisted men o
volunteer forces" passed. The Labor Bureau
bill was taken up, discussed and passed. Ths
Utah bill was discussed and the Senate ad
journed until Monday.
HoUsE.-The house spent the greater por
ton of the day in speech-making upon a reso
luton offered by Mr.. Kellogg to investigate
himself in the Star-route trials. A bill wa
passed providing for the payment $500 ,Oo0l Q
to Tennessee, and the evening session was de
voted to the pension bills.
WASHINGTON, May yA.-SENATE.-Senate no
| in session.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hatch (Mo.) presented the cor
ference report on the bill to establish
Bureau of Animal Industry. The amount @
/ appropriation is $150,OO0 and the jurisdiction
| of the Commissioner OF Agricuiture Is nmite
| to such investigation and such disinfectio
| and quarantine measures as may be necessar
/ to prevent the spread of contagious and in
| fectious diseases from one State or Territor
| into another, and is prohibited from applyin
| any money toward paying fer animals it
found necessary to slaughter in order to pr
vent spread of the disease. The report wa
| agreed to. Under special order of the Hous
/ this day was assigned to measures called u
by the Committee on Naval Affairs. The FRI
| bill called up was Senate bill granting pc
mission to L. X. Reynolds. of the U. S. Nav!
to accept the decoration of the Royal and In
/ perial Order of Francis Joseph from tn
saving the lives Of eleven Austrian a,ls; sal
| cradle debate. The bill passed. The ne1
BILL restoring Alfred Hopkins to the rank (
Captain in the navy, gave rise to a long d
bate. Hopkins is the officer who left Pens
cola without leave when the yellow fever pr
vailed there, and was dismissed from the Sc
vice.l Mr.. Lyman moved to strike out the e.
acting clause. Lost The bill was then la
aside with a favorable consideration
and when the committee rose. the bill passe
The next bill was considere
provides that that part of the naval a
of 1882 which limits the number of graduat
of the Naval Academy to be retained in Il
service each year.. shall not apply to tho
classes which had completed four yeaI
course at the academy prior to the passage
the act, and those members of the class
1881 who had been honorahly discharged m,
return to the service and take their places
the Naval Register in the same manner as
that part of the act had not been passet
After debate, and without action, the col
mittee rose and the House adjourned.