The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-02
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SEsArl.-Mr. Pratt presented the ere
dentials of Anthony Kennedy, elected Sen
ator from Maryland for six years from
March 4th, 1857.
Mr.. Doug las introduced bill for the cree
ton OF Post Office building at Cairo.
Commerce was discharged from the consid
Grafton Of the memorial Of the Boston, Con
cord and Montreal Railroad Company, ant
from the memorial Of the Legislature Of
Iowa asking grants Of lands.
Mr.. Seward, from Committee on Com
merce, reported bill authorizing the Pres
ident to procure steam revenue cutter to
be stationed on the Pacific,
Mr.. BiQler, from Committee on Post Of
fees, reported bill to provide for carrying
the mails from New York to Para, South
America, touching at intermediate ports
and bill for carrying mails from Panama
10 Valparaiso, west coast of South Amer.
ga. on connection routes already estab'
lished, or to New Orleans, New York and
California.
Foo,e moved that The Committee on Pub
lie Lands be discharged from the consde,a
ton OF petitions Of citizens of Vermont
praying Tor the modification of bounty land
avs. and from the IN emoral Of citizens o.
Kansas praying for the enactment of q
homestead hill.
Mr.. Trumbull said be had been requested
TO ,resent memorial from ~ Senators and
sS members of the House of Representa-.
lives of the General Assembly OF Indiana
stating il was important for their rights as
we'll as the right Of that State. that there
should be speedy decision in the case Of
Mr.. Fitch who claims to have been elected
10 a seat In the Senate. He said the re.
oues, of the petitioners seemed go reasonable
that he trusted It would receive the favor
able consideration OF the Committee on Ju
dietary, and that they would make early re.
por, on the subject.
Mr.. Toombs reported that he was pre-.
pared to make report now, and proceeded
to read it. II sets forth that the Committee
found some important matters OF tact alleg.
ed BY contestants relative to the manner
in which the election was held, and deem.
ed by him unsatisfactory, and hence il be.
came necessary 10 take testimony OF per.
sons residing in Indiana for better ascer.
,sinme Mt of disputed facts. offered 4 resolu-
ton that, touching the case Of contested
election of Fitch, returned and admitted to Z
scat from Indiana, the sitting member and
all protesting against his election be per.
mitted 10 take testimony on allegation OF
contestants, and of said member touching
all matters therein contained, before q
Judge Of the District Court of the United
States, or any Judge Of Supreme or Circuit
Cont of the State OF Indiana, by first giving
ten days notice OF time and place of such
proceedings, in some public gazette, printed
in the city OF indianapolis:
Mr.. Toombs remarked, one Of the most
important questions involved in considera'
ton of the legality of the election was
whether three persons who acted as Sen.
arors in General Assembly were legally en-
titled to their seats or not. This was con-
t,oyerted point, and the Committee were
unable to report the facts to the Senate
without further testimony.
Mr.. Stuart objected TO the present con.
| sideration, as the subject was likely 10 give
Use TO debate, and interfere with the morn
| inc business. The resolution lies over un
der the rules. The report was ordered t
be printed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill appfoPii
| stinp 100000 Tor court house IN bos
| ton.
MIR. Rusk, from Committee Oh Post Off
ces reported bill to expedite the construs
ton of telegraph line or lines from the Al
lan,ic TO San Francisco. The bill was pass
ed-yeas 50, nays 10.
The Senate then took up the House TART
bill.
Houss.-TOok summary action to-day o
all remaining general appropriation bill
noon it's calendar, in order to proceed i'm
N ediately on the reports OF the Corruptio
| Committee, which comes up to morrow
Nothing whatever was done with them tc
day.
Mr. sumner was in his seat in the Senai
| hall an hour to-day, and was warmly we
coined by his friends