Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March G.

| SENATE.
The Senate met at noon, Vice President
johnson in the chair. sf
The Secretary read the journal of Satur-
day. ........ .tn
On motion of Mr.. Morgan, it was ordered
that a committee of two be appointed tc
wait on the President and inform him that
a quorum had assembled and were ready tc
receive any communication he might be
pleased to make. Messrs. Morgan and
Guthrie were appointed said committee.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, offered resolution
that mileage and compensation be paid to
the gentlemen from Arkansas and Louisi-
ana claiming seats In the Senate.
| MIR. Sumner objected to its consideration
at this time; so it lays over.
Mr.. Trumbull gave an account of the pro-
ceedings of the two houses on the clause in
the Army Appropriation bill prohibiting
any part of the money being paid to the
| Illinois Central Railroad Company, but
which was stricken out by the House in or
der to save the bill. He said that Joint
resolution purporting to have passed both
houses, providing that no money be paid to
any land grant railroad, and providing for
| the Attorney General to bring suit to test
the legal question involved, was presented
to the Senate, but which was not approved
by the President. He (TrumbulD under
took to say that such bill never passed the
| Senate.
Mr.. Clark explained that a bill was passed
| for the relief of Josiah O. Armes, but the
clerks enrolled, instead of this, the PROPOSE
tion to which the Senator alluded, SO his
| friend Armes lost his bill.
Mr.. Trumbull remarked that the matter
| ought to be inquired into. ....
Mr.. Clark said it was better that the
President be requested to return the bill.
Mr.. Sumner thought the Senate ought
not to act upon the matter, as they were in
Executive, not Legislative, session.
Mr.. Trumbull said it was proper to in
quire how the signatures of the Vice Presi-
dent and Speaker were obtained.
Mr.. Clark's suggestion was acquiesced in.
Mr.. Trumbull said he would not ask for
a committee until the bill was returned.
Mr.. Hendricks said he was satisfied that
no blame could be attached to the enrolling
clerks. 1t was extraordinary that no more
mistakes occurred, considering the manner
IN which business is crowded through at
the close of Congress. -N'.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, resolution
was adopted requiring the sergeant-at-
arms to remove from the Senate part of the
Capitol the sale of spirituous liquors.
The Senate here took a recess.
Mr.. Morgan, when the Senate assembled
again, reported that the committee appoint
ed to wait on the President had performed
that duty, and that he would send forthwith
to the Senate several communications in
writing. The Presidents private secretary
(Mr.. Nicolay) who had entered with these
gentlemen, then announced that he had
been directed by the President to deliver
several messages in writing, whereupon the
Senate went into Executive session. Among
the nominations sent in were Hugh McCul-
loch, to be Secretary of the Treasury, and
the following officers for the recently estab-
lished court in the State of New York /:
Charles l.. Benedict, Judge Benjamin, d.
Silliman, District Attorney, and A. f.
Campbell, Marshal.
The above nominations were referred to
appropriate committees, and will be acted
upon tomorrow. The Senate then ad-
journed.