The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session,

te ted for the sPgointpent Of j9int committee
ssTss ssses Of osspq.oS Ss
lssa at Washington, Of the Centennial an ~
nissrsaIy Of the formation Of the Gov
four the
isss; Il went over The army HSff'sa iii Was DE- i
Frye the oog aha Sesteap a aappqs1sssai spesoi
sss hsae fasstSRf b Sf SoshSs fol2E
executive session.. afd At $40 D. m. adjourned d
until cam anr Of
was one for the appoint1nent of a joint com. com.
mittee to consider the subject of centennial
celebration at Washington in 1852 extending
tage to one and . half cent ana postsi ec cards S
to half cent resolutions on the f<heriel
QUESTION: for the appointment of a com
At the conclusion of the call of States, Mr.
Morrison reported amendments to certain
the aeass ps nois S Of under nss
The Senate bin for the relief Of settlers in Ne.
bills were also passed under suspension OF
the rules: For the erection of public build.
tive communications were received and peti.
mons s1 pre@sshtea, ser SOME Ct the iAttef protestibe
ton OF cofored citizens of kansas prayed
for assistance to ernigrate to. Africa The
| iaDpf arbitration bill was favorAbly reported
Logah's bill to increase the army was re
sumo Gsp%ed; !. y Nj; Logan spoke at length, The
HnaiP tha P laid before the Senate a message from
grafton. Mr. HawIey obtained the floor or
| the army bill. but gave way for executive
| session at 4:45 p. m.
| H9UsE.-A communication from the Act.
| ing Secretary of the Treasury denied that the
| payment of silver dollars rs refused at the
sdopea cana ID the OF state
copies Of all correspondence with represents
tives of France, Germany, Austria and other
| sion Of American pork. Bills were reported
from committees for the issue of small bills;
| providing for the construction of a
and sugPf s.sanef for GEh The tss es
tablisshmept ia s Of lig4tship At the entrance
efhciehcy OF the army; to consolidate certain
BUREAUS Of the Navy Department; to investi
gate sa .. existing s dinereqces between railroads
Of local and special laws in the Territories
The post-office appropriation bill was taken
postal CLERKS was lost. An amendment to in
M fSa fS Iii Sss n2 to Sss,es Sas aos ,Ss
House adjourned.
WAsH1sGToN, April z,sENAr..-Mr. Call
spoke in favor of his resolution instructing
bill forfefting all railroad grants not earned
The 70 Foads in Florida were especially alluded
70. Inc resoiuCon was referred. Mr.. Haw-
an an Increase: is A geherai debate followed, in
which Messrs. Teller, Van Wyck, Hawley
tahsn on re %otio of Mr fHSe Haze
to strike out the second section, which pro-
X1ded for IN increase Of five thousand men.
additional section repeating Section is1s Of
the aS
ernment from appointment to the army of
the United Unite a., stsatesmyess ate = nays e On the
HoUsE.-The Presidents message on the
tee on Foreign Affairs. a conference report
building at San Antonia, Tex, was agreed to-
The river and harbor bill was reported back,
The 22d, 18th and 26th of May we're set apart
for the consideration OF the free ship" bill
The bill providing for a select commission to
called up, but went over. The Bland bill for
Tree coinage Of silver was debated BY Bland,
Norwood and Baine. At5p m. the House
being for debate on the silver question. A
vote is expected tomorrow. :. =
WASHINGTON, April s--SENATE.lThe L.
brary bill was passed as it came from the
House; also the bill granting to the Kansas
and Arkansas Valley Railroad Company
Indian W b WAS repofssd
with amendments. At 2 p. m. the bill for
the admission Of Washington Territory
u
the fisheries resolution should be taken up
tomorrow. The Voorhees, amendment, pro-
posing an enabling act for the Territory's
After further debate BY Messrs "a Rosr niEs Ia
munds, Beck, Platt, Butler, Brown and Call
the bill went over, and the Senate adjourned
debated all the afternoon, until the time
An oered By pibbe nGbs s eIls9e ct s9s
pending further coinage Of silver under the
yeas 81, nays 70 vote was then taken on
the fes bill, and it was defeated-yeas 126, nays
wAsHINaToN, April ils.-sENArE.-The newly
Pired term of the late Senator Miller. Mr.. |
Riddieberger called up Mr.. Platt's resolution
relative to open executive sessions. 1t was
proposed to make the subject the special or
der for Monday next, but no conclusion was |
transmission through the mails Of weather
reports was called up and debated. but no ac- |
ton was taken. Mr.. Frye took the floor en- |
The washington Territory Admission bill was |
taken up. The Eustis amendment limiting |
II; nays, rs. At 6:l5 p. m. the Senate ad. |
journed until tomorrow.
HoUsE-A night session was ordered for |
the 18th OF May, to deliver eulogies on the |
late Representative Hahn, of Louisiana A |
resolution was adopted calling on the Secre- |
tary of the Interior for information relative |
to discrimination by the land-grant roads |
against the Denver and New Orleans railroad. |
The committees were called for reports of a |
into committee Of the whole on the private cal.
mittee rose, and Mr.. oNeiil asked i unanimous ami nous
resolutions reciting tina, the House of Repre- |
sentatiyes of the United States sympathized |
with Mr: Gladstone in his efforts to secure
free Parliament for the people of Ireland |
and coDgratulating that country on its pros,
poets E for self-government Mr.. Cox; of North
took a recess until 7:3O p. m. At the evening
session twenty-five pension bills were passed.
At S:15 adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April Observation-Disclosures
knights of Labor, PRAYING for the passage Of |
the the Arbitration M bill. The bill for the admis-
passed-yeas 3D. nays 13. The Senate adjourn
ed until Monday.
for the construction of bridges and the rees-
tablishment of lighthouses were passed. and
at S:l6 p. m. the House adjourned
"A few years ago this town had
only one physician, and he not regu-
lar practitioner. Then only a small
plot answered for a cemetery Now
there are any number of regular physi-
clans, and the graveyard is full, and
the town has purchased fifty acres
additional San Bernardtaao (Cal.)
Times.
"A new gold country is said to have
been discovered by shipwrecked
French sailor in Patagonia, between
The Straits of Magellan and the River
Gallegos. The man had collected
rom the sands little fortune when
AIKEN off the coast by steamer.
Land in Connecticut upon which
pine trees were planted few
years ago, is now worth one hundred
dollars an acre for its timber.-Hurt-
ford Post
A darky preacher in Waco, lining
out hymn from memory, said:
Plunged in a gulf of dark despair,