The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-24
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session.

First Session.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendments to the
Atlantic and Pacific land forfeiture bill were
concurred in. Under the call of States
number of bills and resolutions were intro
duced. Business from the District of Colum-
bia Committee was the regular order under
the rules, and measures were passed incor-
porating the Young Women's Christian
making in the District. The bill to incorpor.
ate the Washington Cable Railway Company,
Of the District of Columbia, was taken from
adjournment having arrived before q vote
could be taken.
WASHINGTON, June 15.- SENATE The
Van Wycks amendment was passed, declar-
ing the forfeiture of lands coterminous with
the uncompleted portion of the Cascade
Fsas az !ae o tne OF me act
all lands coterminous with such portions of
the road as were not completed on July 4,
1873, and to confirm the title OF actual settlers
HoUsE.-The Senate bill for the relief of
soldiers of the late war discharged after
three months service, who are disabled and
dependent on their own labor for support,
was reported favorably. Consideration of
speeches bearing on the tariff were delivered.
The salaries of the assistant treasurers at st.
Louis and San Francisco were Increased to
making an appropriation for Inspectors and
clerks of the general land officers engaged in
investigating fraudulent entries was rejected.
The salary Of the Commissioners OF Pensions
was fixed at $4,00
WASHINGTON, June 10. sKHArE.- Mr..
Dawes presented memorial of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature: which was read. The
Massachusetts views with deep concern the
recent interferences of the Government of
Canada with the rights of fishermen of the
United States. and urges COngre-s to secure
immediate relief for that class of citizens.
The Senate deci ed to take up the House bill
timberc9lture and desert land acts. M.
Wilson Qa) obtained leave, pending
the regular order, to address the Sem
age on fourth-class mail matter two cents
an ounce. Mr.. Wilson gave way. however,
for the consideration of the invalid pensions
Mr.. Logan and at once passed by the Senate,
as reported from the Senate Committee on
Appropriations; The Military, Academy ap--
passed. as reported from the Appropriation
Committee. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the House bill repeating
the pre- emptiOn, timber culture and desert
land acts, which was discussed until adjourn
ment.
Company to build road through the Indian
Territory was passed. The House went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Blount (Ga.l in
bill. The clause relating to the Pension Of
fee gave rise to the usual discussion as to
partisan methods employed in the conduct of
that bureau by the present and previous Ad-
ministrat.ons. The salary of the Commits
sioner of Patents was fixed at 81, 600 instead of
ee
short debate was agreed to, increasing the ap-
preparations for the Bureau of Labor in the
priation equal to the estimates of the Com
missioner of Labor. Mr., Cabell, Va9 Of
fered an amendment, which wa was 9 agreed to,
preparation for the salaries and expenses of
agents, surveyors. gaugers and store-keepers
committee then rose and reported the bill to
the House, and the bill was passed. Some
Twenty-Five bills of private class were
passed at the evening session.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-SENATE.-Ab bill was
passed to secure to the Cherokee freedmen
their proportion of certain proceeds of lands %
sold: After passing number OF private bills
the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The morning hour was spent in
flibustering against the consideration Of q
bill for the forfeiture of,the Sioux CITY and St.
Paul land grant A motion by Morrison to go
into committee of the whole, for the purpose
of taking up the Morrison tariff BILL was lost
yeas 140, nays 157. The naval appropriation
bill was then taken up and considered until
adjournment.
WASHINGTON, June e1S.-SENATE.-Mr. Beck
notion he to- ea ie xots
on the bill to prohibit Senators ard members
from accepting retainers from railroads
aided by the Government. A resolution was
agreed to calling upon the Postmaster
General for information as to the amount
OF compensation alleged to be due
postmasters under the act of March 8, 1888.
The FItz John Porter bill was made special
order r next Thursday. The bill to repeal
the Civil Service law was indefinitely post
poned by vote of SO yeas to nays. The
Senate then went to the calendar and passed
a number of bills. At 4:55 executive session
was ordered, and at $50 adjourned until
Monday.
HoUsE.-The Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was passed. and after some resolutions had
been offered and reports made, the Naval
Appropriation bill was taken up. The debate
on Stanton was renewed and continued at
length. The Dolphin episode was discussed
until p. m, when the House took a recess
until p. m, the night session being for the
consideration of pension bills.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-SENATE.-Not in
session.
HoUsE-Soon after the reading of the
journal in the House this morning, Congress-
man Anderson again asked for unanimous
consent to take up and pass the bill providing
ton of a public building at Dayton, o. Be-
fore the bill had been read through Mr.. Beach,
of New York, arose and said that the bill was
probably the most meritorious one Of the
its consideration for the reason that if
Congress kept on there would be no
money left in the Treasury. The
House then resumed consideration of the
Naval Appropriation bill, and disposed of it
= few minutes before three o'clock. Immedi-
eral Anderson noticed that Beach, 1.-The OBJ
jector." was not in his seat, SO he at once re-
newed the motion to take up the Dayton bill.
This time he was successful, and the bill
passed without any further opposition. 1t
has already passed the Senate, and will be-
come law just as soon as the President gives
it his approval, which will be early next
week.