The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-27
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session.

First Session.
WASHINGTON, May T.-SENATE.-1he Ship
ring bill was passed, with the Fay bill as an
amendment This latter limits the privileges
accorded to foreign vessels in our ports to
the privileges given our ships in foreign
ports. The Pension bill was debated as the
regular order, but was vas not presented at onn. .ne
hrmed as postmaster at Louisville.
HoUsE.-Numerous bills were introduced
in the House under the call of States The
were suspended, and the 9th and sth of June
were set apart for the consideration OF
measures from the Pacific Railroad Commit
the public schools of the Territories and the
District of Columbia of the effects of alco-
hOlic drinks and narcotics was passed.
o% fS %hen
bitration bill. Fhe pension bill was the regu-
HoUsE.-The House devoted the day to the
ocean subsidy cIause of the post-ofbce bill.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-SENATE--The Sem
ate during the morning hour, discussed the
bill for the B. & o. bridge from the Jersey
reached, Mr.. Mcpherson, of New Jersey, con-
suming the time in opposing the Dill; Inc
Pension bill was taken up as the regular OF.
who depends upon his own exertions for
support, who honorably served three months,
with his labors for support. The minimum
pension under the bill is to be four dollars
per month.
HOUsE.-The House occupied the day in
further discussion of the $sO0,Oo0 ocean sub
sidy.
WASHINGTON, May 20. SENATE. - Bills
passed: Authorizing the Cheyenne and
Northern Railway Company to build its road
the Fort Russell and F9F }ne connfes
of Howard, Little River and Sewer from the
Western and adding them to the Eastern
to aieot haet snis already Us entered: similar bill
detaching the county of Attila from the
Western and attaching it to the the
5adeal pisiret Of Mssisspp The staten
Island Bridge bill was taken up and discussed
At 2 O'Clock the bankruptcy bill was placed
before the Senate and temporarily laid assoc
to permit the continued consi sideration OF the
bridge bill. After further debate, and tns -,
| voting down of some amendments. the Oil
ported from COMMITTEES, with the sol sole "a add nn
ton of Mr.. Vests amendment. Ihe ents oank
ruptcy bill was then laid before the Senate
and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Breckenridge (ArkD from the
| Committee on Ways and Means, called up
bill providing that, for period of hve years
| ish maokerel, caught between March 1 ane
| June l, shall be imported or landed IN tns
| United States The consideration Of the pii
| was postponed until tomorrow, and the
| House went into committee of the whole Ont
Hammond, of Georgia, in the chair on tn
nghaie nristien ~ biii. The amendment setting spar
$4,000 of the appropriation for the free de
| livery service, for the establishment OF thu
now now ueli Established, % was IS conc ooncurred in. Th,
amendment was rejected which author
lied the Postmaster General to con con
in one route. Also the amendment increas
ing by $4,000 the appropriation for , raiiwa. wa
concurred in increasing from SIS, ,725 to s291
| 600 the appropriation for necessary ant
| special facilities on trunk lines. The foreigl
mail service amendment having been reached
| Mr.. Blount (Ga.) moved a non-concurrence II
| it. Several amendments were offered and re
| jected. The Senate amendment was non,con
| Cured in without division, and the commute
rose and reported its action to the House
| The House confirmed the action OF the CON
mittee on the foreign mail service "a amemo enc
ment by the vote of yeas l7s. nays So. Gll IN
! bill amendments will now be sent to the Ser
| ate, and then go to a conference committee.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-SENATE-The bi
providing for closing the business OF tn
Court of Alabama Claims was take
up. The reports of the ;t.as major,s
We're read. The majority report maintain
that the difference in value between coin an
the currency at the time OF the 3. Gsnex zen e,
neva award bonds, was and is the property Q
the U. Treasury. and should not form an
Of the court should be paid. The minority r.
port contends, on the contrary, that tn
United States occupied the position OF
trustee for the claimants, and could not Sc
the bonds named and credit itself with tn
difference between the gold and currenc
values. The bill was passed as it came froI
the House: The urgent deficiency bill wa
passed without debate; also a II providin
| for the forfeiture of wagon-road land grant
in Oregon. House bill establishing life-sa'
ing stations at the following places was pa
| sed. One at Plumb Island, Lake Michigan
one at South Manitou Island, Lake Michigan
| one at South Chicago, Ills. ; cne at Bois Blan
| Island, Straits of Mackinaw; one at Dulutl
one between Point Reyes and Point Diabl
CAL; one between Point San Jose and Poll
Labos, CAL; and one on Lake Ontario, N:
| at or near the mouth of the Niagara rive
. | Adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE-The bill prohibiting the import
ton of mackerel during the spawning seaso
, was passed. The consideration of priva
bills reported to-day, and on previous Friday
| IRON the committee of the whole, wei
passed. Among the bills passed was one r
record of FRANKLIN Thompson, alias S. E.
Seeye. tThis is the case of a woman who II
, two years served in a Michigan regiment as
House then took recess until 1880 this eve
iig, session to be for the consideration
! pension bills. The House, at its evening &c
sion, passed thirty pension bills, and at 10
m. adjourned until tomorrow.
: WASHINGTON, May 22.-SENATE.-No Sc
! sion.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill was passed e
tending the time for two years within whit
the st. Louis and San Francisco Railros
Company may complete its line through Il
commerce bill was reported back with t!
3 House bill as a substitute and referred to Il
, committee of the whole. After passing
! few private bills the free ship bill was TAXI
| I'm md discussed for the rest OF the day.