The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-06
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session.

TO extend for two months the powers of the
Chief Clerk of the Court of Alabama Claims,
with authority to employ the necessary force
to wind up the business of the Court. The
House bill relating to the bonds of brewers
was amended, requiring that the bonds shall
be renewed once in four years whether the
Collector of Internal Revenue requires 1t or
not. Passed. bill was passed for the COM
% he az
his proposed constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoholic
merce bill was then taken up and Mr.. Van
Wick addressed the Sen tie. He was followed
by Mr. Stanford. The post-ofice appropria-
tion bill was reported and placed on the calen-
dar. Mr.. Camden's amendment to the inter
State commerce bill, relating to ''the long and
short haul, was discussed by Messrs, Camden,
Harris, Patt Brown, Wilson and Cullom. +.
HoUsE.-A bill was reported forfeiting the
lands granted in the State of Michigan to aid
in the construction of railroad from Mar
States a number of bills were introduced and
referred. including bill to establish De-
gabTreasury gtHms ate at LousVille, KY, sH was taken
up and pending action the House went into
committee of the whole on the river and har:
bors bill. Some progress was made, several
amendments being adopted and rejected.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-SENATE.--The re-
port of the Payne investigation from the
Ohio Legislature was submitted. Mr.. Payne
report was referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. At 2 d. m. the Inter-
Beck, Beck Cali, Cuilom. G Grover. We She Sherman, ma Coneer
and Miller discussed Mr.. Camden's amend
ment. At $3.50 p. m. the Senate went into ex-
HoUsE-A Senate bill was passed extending
for two months from the 30th of April, 1885,
the duties of the clerk of the Alabama Claims
Court. The 4th and 9th Of May were set apart
for the consideration of business reported
from the Committee on Military Affairs.
Chairman o Neil, of the Labor Committee, and
r. EOran a controversy alleged
Misrepresentation by the former Of the lat:
ter's remarks on the labor troubles. The bill
was considered and action postponed until
May 15. The river and harbor bill was taken
up. and motion to ,trike out the paragraph
accepting as gift the Muskingum river inn
provements in Ohio was defeated.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-Mr. Call denied
certain published statements regarding his
connection with land claims in Florida.
Several bills were passed authorizing the
construction of bridges across Western rivers.
Mr.. Logan reported favorably his bill for the
sand increase omitted a Bill was introduced
granting fifteen days leave of absence each
year with pay to Navy.yard emPloyesa The
the post-ofiice appropriation bill at 2 p. m
The subsidy clause was debated by Messrs
Beck, Plumb and others until p. M, when
the Senate adjourned.
HousE-A confer; nee committee was
appointed on the bill to protect the rights OF
the United States In the Potomac hats; Ihe
posing tax on oleomargarine and regulating
It's sale. The river and harbor bill was taken
mp and discussed until 5:4op. m, when the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-sENATE.--A bill
was passed appropriating $1,000 for the pur
| chase of a strip of land for the post Office
| July claims bill was taken up and passed
with an amendment allowing the Merrill
estate in Mississippi for supple
/ priation bill was discussed at length b,
Senator Beck, who spoke in opposition II I,
sSbsaS snG aap ye apa
the Senate went into executive session, an
adjourned in about an hour. The nomina
| tion of Associate Justice Pollard, of Montana
was rejected on charges of questionable Law
| practice In Indiana.
| HoUsE.-The clerkship of the committe
oee S was
an agreement made between commissioner
appointed by the States Of New York an
the States. A bill was reported for tn
retirement. and recoinage of trade dollars
The river and harbor bill was taken up. A
preparation under the control of the Secretar
Missouri River Commission was los, >,
appropriation for continuing the reservoir
at the headwaters of the Mississippi rive
was lost. An effort was made to increas
| from $500,000 to 5000 900 the appropriation II
the Mississippi from the mouth of the Illino
| river to the Ohio river, but it failed. Th
Lower Mississippi paragraph of two and
quarter millions had been reached when tt
! committee rose. A bill was reported gran
ing right of way through public lands |
J any canal or ditch company formed for tt
| purrose of navigation, after which the Hous
} at $50 p. m, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 80. - SENATE. - II
Presidents veto on the bill to give the u
claimed bodies of paupers to medical &C
was that certain provisions of the bill WEI
} indefinite. The private calendar was take
up and number of bills passed. The pos
office appropriation bill was then taken L
D and considered until p. m. when the Sena
adjourned over until Monday.
HousE.-A bill was passed appropriate
, s6,492 to supply deficiency for survey
South Pass, Mississippi river. A resolutit
, was adopted, fixing May 13 for the consider
tion of bills from the Committee on Agricl
ture, including the Oleomargarine bill. III
a river and harbor bill was then taken up al
considered down to the last item. To preve
n its going on the calendar motion to adjou
y was carried, at 6:45 p. m, before the bill! W
y completed, making it the unfinished busine
for Tuesday next.
n WASHINGTON, May 1.-SENATE.-Not in 81
sion.
HOUsE.-Mr. Findlay (Md.) from the Co
mittee on Civil Service Reform, submitted
0 report against the resolution offered by n
Taulbee (Ky.), directing the Secretary OF
Treasury to inform the House by what q
0 thority the practice of permitting the e
= tutes is allowed: Debate followed by Mess
% Taulbee Millard, Cannon and Findlay. L
70 resolution was tabed-l14 to 1l3. Repo
70 were heard from comn1ttees, followed b.
brief debate on the Oklohama bill by Mess
Hill and Baker.