The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-22
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, July 13.-The Chair laid before
the Senate the resolutions of the con-
vention of Republican editors of Ohio,
urging an investigation of the charges
as to the. election of Senator Payne,
and two other memorials on the same
subject; referred to the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elect ons Among the bills on the
calendar passed was one appropr ating Ss5.-
600 for monument at Stony Point. N. Y, to
there. The Senate, in Comm ttee of the
Whole, resumed cons derat on of the River
completed amendments to the bill it was re.
ported to the Senate. Without action on the
amendments the Senate adjourned.
on Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment. reported back a resolution calling for
information from the Secretary of the Treas
yestie ate the charges Of fraud against R. D,
LANCASTER, at present Surveyor Of the Port
OF st: Louis; the resolut on was adopted.
then accorded to the Committee on Ways
tons asss and @ ss Revised statntess see ee
lating to the manufacture and sale of to-
bacGo; t also bill repeating section s151 of
pointment of inspectors of tobacco and
c'gars. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Joint resolution direct
ing payment of the surplus in the Treasury
on the public debt. Without reaching u con-
clus;on the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, July H. Consideration of the
session to-day. Among the amendments
agreed to were those appropriating S350, ,O00
for the purchase of the Portage Lake canal
and the Lake Super or and Iron Company
and Mich gan canal, and for the he constrnction @ tn
OF the Hennep' n canal. Without progressing
HoUsE.-After a long and vigorous debate
the House by vote of yeas t07, nays 81,
passed the Morrison joint resolution, com.
pelling the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
out the surplus cash in the Treasury in pay
ment of the Nat on's bonds The resolution
was warmly advocated by Mr.. Morrison and
opposed by Messrs. Hew tt and Mckinley.
SENATE, July 1.-THE reports of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections upon the
Payne case were subm tied to the Senate.
They were three in number and were all or
dered printed as one document and placed
on the calendar The major ty report. signed
Dy Messrs. Pugh, Salisbury, Vance and
Eust 8, and the one signed by Messrs. Teller.
Evarts and Logan, agree in recommending
TINT the committee be discharged from fur
ther consideration of the subject. The third
report, signed by Messrs Hoar and Frye,
recommends an investigat on of the subject.
tamnps tne mouse s, Joint resolution extending the
Government to July 81 was passed. The
Senate then resumed consideration of the
River and Harb0r II, discussion Of which
continued until adjournment
H0USE.-The resolution continuing in force
until the Sist of July the provisions of the
joint resolution providing temporarily for
i the expenditures of the Government was
passed: also the following bills reported
from the Committee on Labor: To prevent
labor upon public buildings and other public
works; amending the act to prohibit the i'm.
portation and immigration OF foreigner and
| al ems under contract or agreement to per-
form labor in the United States; to protect
| mechanics. laborers and tradesmen in the
| District Of Columbia in their wages; direct
| ing the Commissioner of Labor to make in
yestigation in regard to convict labor in the
Un ted states. Adjourned.
SENrF, July 16-The House bill inc reasing
| the pension of John Ryan and the Senate bill
| granting a pens on to James Noyes were
| pnssed; also House bill granting pension
of S25 monthly to Miss Mary A Thomas, who
had acted as volunteer army nurse and su.
per ntendent of nurses at Frederick, Nd.
consideration OF the River and Harbor bill
was then resumed After debate the quest on
was finally token on agreeing to the COM
| mittee amendment Producing the appropria.
tons twenty-five per cent? and Il was agreed
| to-yeas III, nays Is The bill was then p sscd
| Yeas AZ. nays IA. The Senate then took up
| the Naval Appropriation bill. The amend
| ments reported by the Committee on Appro.
| priat!ons were all agreed to. without ques
tion, and the bill was passed. The Senate
then ad jOurned.
| HOUsF.-After the transact'o on of some
| routine bus ness. Mr.. Matson called up the
report of the Committee on Invalid Pens ons
on certain veto messages of the President
| Joseph Romiser the committee were unani
| nous In their op' nion that the bill should be
passed over the veto and it was thus pas ed
| yeas 175, nays 30 The House refused to
| pass over the Presidents veto the bills grant
ing pens ons to Elizabeth Luce and Cat herne
| McCarthy-the vote on the former standing
| yeas ll6. NAYS l24. and on the latter, yeas Il,
| nays "a; neither being constitutional two
thirds in the affirmative The evening ses
| eion was devoted to the consideration OF
/ pension bills.