The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-29
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, July 20-Among the memorials
presented was one from the Evangelical
Alliance of the I'm ted States. referring to
the recent outrases and massacres perpe.
trate9 on Cinnamon on the Pacific Coast,
W tn letter from branch of the Alliance
n China setting forth the in ur Gus effect of
these ontrages on Amer cans and Chr st ans
consideration of the Oieomargnr ne bill.
Amendments to the II were adopted re-
duo ng the tag from five cents apound to
TWO cents: also strik ng out from the sixth
section the min mum penalty-be ng the
words less than S10J" and the words less
bill was passed"yeas 81 nays seGoes a. nsder. tne
alton of the Sundry Civil Service bill was
thon proceeded with, and after disposing of
SSevonty,sx OF the JOG pages of the bin the
HousE--A Senate b'll authorizing the con-
struct on OF bridges across the Tennessee
ana un6erland rivers by the Ohio Valley
Ia lroad Company. wGs passed The House
then went nto Comm ttee of the Whole on
ton by Mr. Hewitt to strike out the clause
making mai an aPpropr alton for New York har-
por seiosed no quorum present, and the
back the concurrent resolution fixing July
Is as the day for final ad iournmcnt. but
pend ng action the House took recess un-
even ng At the even ng sess on a large
number of b lis were passed authorizing the
construction of bridges.
SENATE, July 2l.-Nearly the entire session
to-day was occupied in the consideration of
the reports in the Payne election case
Speeches were made by Messrs Pugh. of
Iiiino s and Teller, of Colorado all being
against an investigation except that of Mr..
Hoar ithout reaching a conclusion on
me matter the Senate adjourned.
aausE-Mr Morrison's concurrent resolu-
ron reported from the Ways and Means
july dqf the
by Messrs Regan. Weaver Baync Hepburn
ana me WI 3, was passed by vote Of l45 to 49,
up and discussed until ad djournment.
SENATE. July 22-The following bills on the
calendar were taken up and passed: Senate
oil for the relief of enlisted men on the
freely expedition tpa ing each sTn3 in lieu
OF commutaticnl House bill for the relief
granting pension of Ss5 a month to Sarah
f. Norton, volunteer nurse during the war
fourteen pension bills were passed. includ-
of Sergeant Plunkett of MASSACHUSETTS,.
hr. Aliiscn, from the conference comm :tte
On On q Inc iesslat We Appropriation bill, report
ga thdt mo committee had been unable to
agree. tho House still insisting upon its dis
agreement to tho three pend 'ng PROPOSE
ro ntcd The Senate then resumed con-
slcerat'on of tho Payne e'ect on case, dis
cnss on of which continued until adjourn
HoUsE-Mr. Hatch. from the Committee on
Agriculture. reported back the Oleomar-
garine Ill, with Senate amendments, and
WI u i'.CoiHincuudL on tnaC tney ne nom
concuri ed in: referred to the Comm 'ttec of
me Whole The House then went into Com.
m ttee of the Whole on revenue lis, the
)b'cct he ng to reach the Oleomargarine
Dill: The Morrison Tariff bill, the b II giving
1ntife of the term nation of the Hawa ian
treaty, md other bills relating to the revenue
wcrc laid aside but without further action
iourned
SENATE, July 2s-Mr Fdmunds introduced
I resolution. VIII ch went over, author zing
the Comm ttee on Foreign ATa RS to inquire
INTO the rights of the United States yesse' 9
N Cnnndian waters and such rights had
Jecn violated. and to sit during the recess
OR such purpose. Tho ravne election case
vas then tnken up. Debate on the Cuest ON
Nns closed by Mr Hoar. when vote was
:akcn on his resolution provid ng for a
inrtll"r invest'gat on and It was lost-yeas
U; naJs IL The resolution of the ma r.ty
THAT there should be no further invest ga
sidernt on of the Sun Try Civil bill was re-
snncd. but without act on the Senate ad-
inuruc,..
HnI'sE--After routine business the House
went nto Committee of the Whole on revenue
measures. and setting all others as de finally
reached tho Oleomargar ne h II. After a
shnit cons deration the committee rose and
repoc:cd the bill to the House. All the Senate
amendments to the bill were concurred in
SeaS ~. nays 7h. The bill now goes to the
Ptcsi lent for his action. At the evening
session number of pension bills were
passed. among them the Senate bill granting
q pens on of 500 a month to the widow Of
General Stannard.