The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-24
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

WASHINGTON, December 16. = SENATE
for the free and unlimited coinage of the sill
ver dollar. Senator Henderson
Relating to pensions, 1t pensions all per-
sons who served for at least ore year during
the late war and were discharged upon a
surgeons certificate as unfit for further ser.
vice. Mr.. Plumb-To provide for the pay
diers Of the t.. s. Army. BY Senator saw
yer-To provide for the purchase of the Sur
Harbor Of Refuge, conn. Citing the waters of
Green Bay with Lake Michigan, in the State
Of Wisconsin II appropriates 100000. and
the canal for the United States.l BY Senator
!ngalls-To provide for determining the cx-
istencc and removal of inability of the Presi-
dent 10 discharge the powers and duties of
his Office. lit provides that on the reprcsen-
tation of two heads of departments to the
United States thar The President is unable to
Chief Justice shall convene the Court
son Of sna such seses ths inaDisfy snfs
Senator Plumb-To extend the laws of the
United States over certain unorganized ter
Der Of resolutions calling for information on
mont we're agreed TO. Mr.. Hoar's Presiden-
tial succession bill was discussed by Messrs.
Maxey, Beck, Edmunds, Morgan. Call and
Evarts: At ESQ p. m. the Senate went iato
executive session and at LAO p. m. adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr Browne und.) offered a reso-
that leave to print in the Record shall be al
lowed only when question is under con-
Mr. Norwood GaJ senate bill was as
passed removing the political disabilities of
Alexander R. Lawton. OF Georgia: The dis
cussion of the proposed revision of the rules
was then resumed by Messrs. Randall, His
cock, Burrows, Holman Wellborn and
bate, the House adjourned at 4:s5 p M
WASHINGTON, December H. SENATE-Mr.
Mitchell, the newly elected Senator from
Oregon, was sworn in. A number OF bills
Teller, providing for the issue of silver certi-
ficates on the deposit of standard dollars.
sale of the Cherokee Reservation. in Arkan-
sas. By Senator Sewell-To encourage the
erection OF monuments on,the few important
tial succession bill was passed without diyis-
ion as reported from the committee. MIR.
Edmunds' motion 10 strike on: that part pro-
viding for the repeal of existing laws direct
feated. Mr.. Edmunds' bill 10 regulate the
Presidential count, which was sent TO the
committee as an amendment to Mr.. Hoar's
bill, was reported favOrably as a separate
measure and placed on the calendar, to be
taken up at the FIRST opportunity: In execu-
tive session at $3.50 p. m. a long listiof recess
nominations were referred. The Senate ad-
journed at $40 p. m.
HoUsE-in the House the rules were dis.
Every amendment proposed was voted
down except one TO increase the membership
OF u e CCmm1ttee on Accounts to nine. At 8
D clock the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. December Is.-SENATE.--The
blu granting a pension of 5000 a year to
Mrs. Grant. passed without debate. Mr..
Hampton Introduced bill making it unlaw-
fui for Senators or Representatives to re-
commend or solicit appointments to office.
The resolution Of inquiry in regard to the al
legged organization of Dakota as State was
discussed until O'Clock, when the joint
rules were taken up and agreed to. Senator
Beck introduced q resolution authorizing
whether Section 1884 of the Re-
yised Statutes, providing for the
disposition of coin paid for duties, has bcen
obeyed. Among the measures introduced
were the following: BY Senator Frye-In re-
lation TO the departments of the army OF the
appointments. as heads of the departments
OF the q. S. Army, shall be officers selected
from the army and nominated by the Presi-
years. 1t declares that this provision
so ne emily p tho, to s e hea sS Ct st
come vacant The President may, in
his discretion, however, at any time,
ums apd the st 1nred s is
larged for that purpose. 1t further provides
that the Adjutant General, the Quartermas-
slsteDce. the Surgeon General, the Chief of
Engineers, the Chief of Ordnance and the
Paynasrer General shall be appointed by Sc
lection from officers of the corps to which
they belong. not below the rank of Lieute n
ant Colonel. and shall have during their term,
and no longer. the rank and pay Of Brigadier
be appointed from the corps of Judges Ad-
vocate, and have the rank and pay of Briga-
gier General during his term only. The Chief
Signal Officer may be appointed from any of
the ofbccrs of the army not below Captain,
10 rink as Colonel of Cavalry during his in.
cumbcncy in that office. The officers of the
Inspector Generals department are to be ap.
pointcd as at present. BY Senator Ingalls,
To prevent the unlawful inclosure of public
| lands. 1t is the bin introduced by Mr.. In.
g.lis IN the list Congress. Adjourned until
Monday
HOUSE All proposed amendments to the
new rules we're voted down, and a motion to
pr1ation was rejected-ss to Sa7. The re.
The sen.tc bin granting a pension to Mrs
Wisconsin, eione dissenting. The holiday
recess was fixed from Monday next until
January 5 The House adjourned at 6:25
PIN.
WASHINGTON, December I9.-SENATE-Not
ir session, housE.-An invitation to attend
the New Orleans Exposition December %
was laid on the @bTe. The Speaker an
on Enrolled Bills. A resolution was adopted
for the creation of select committees on the
election of President and Vice President of
the United States. ON reform in the civil ser
vice, on sbp-buildIng and sh!p-owning in
| telests, on alcoholic liquor traffic, and on
ventilation and acoustics of the House. Mr.
Seneie Presidential succession bill by unani.
| nous consent, but failed on the suggestion
of Mr.. Reed that the regular course was to
have the bill referred to II committee. A call
of the States for the Introduction of bills
was objected to. Among other measures the
follow rg were Introduced by Mr. Brown,
of indiana: Referring to the President the
i controversy between the United States and
Venezuela in regard to the award of 1868
| war; Increasing pensions of the survivors OF
the war OF 1872 and granting arrears to per