The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-09-25

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'As@ WAsurxarox. Sept. 81.
SENArE-The senate was called
to order 1T IL, N. Prayer.
Mr.. Anthony offered the follow
ing resolution !:
Resolved, BY the senate (thc
house concurring), That the presi-
dent Of the senate and the speaker
Of the house adjourn their respect
i've houses until IL o'clock noon the
10th October, and that they then,
unless otherwise ordered by the two
houses, further adjourned their re-
spective houses until the 10th Of
November at IL o'clock noon, and
that they then unless otherwise or
dered, further adjourned their re-
spective houses to the LIST Monday
Of December, at II o'clock, at
noon. ..sess4s.
The resolution was adopted, 33
to 1--Buckalew voting nay.
Mr.. Buckalew offered q resolu-
ton requesting the house to inform
the senate if quorum was present.
When that resolution passed some
debate followed during which An
thony and Edmunds contended that
Mr.. BIS, resolution was discount
eous. The resolution was concur
red in and the senate adjourned.
Messrs. Buckalew and McGrcery
were tho only democratic senator's
present.
Most Of the senator's left Washing
ton tonight for home.
A similar resolution was ANNOUNCE
ed as having been adopted in, the
house, which was concurred in, and
the senate. adjourned.
HousE-The house was called to
order at IL NJ. >.. ID
Prayer was made by Rev. Mr..
Boynton.
Mr.. Scbenck offered = resolution
OF adjournment. +
Agreed to-Brooks, Eldridge and
Randall declined voting.
Schenck asked leave to offer q
resolution providing that during the
remainder Of the session it shall be
in order to suspend the rules at any
time.
Mr.. Brooks objected. SD
Mr.. Schenck moved to suspend
the rules, but subsequently withdrew
bis motion. 2 ."
A count by the members showed
only los members present.
Mr.. Schcnck then asked leave to
offer the following %rh
Resolved, That the committee
on public expenditures DO directed
to inquire into the reasons why the
supervisors Of internal revenue pro-
vidcd for in the law Of July, 1868,
have not been appointed also, to
ascertain whether or not since the
passage Of said law there has been
any failure Of any officer Of the gov
eminent properly to administer the
internal revenue laws, or any at
tempt on the part Of such officer, or
Of any person to defeat, embarass,
prevent or improperly interfere with
the prompt administration Of such
laws, and with potter to appoint a
subcommittee to sit during the re-
cess, and sead forpcrsons and pa.
pers.
Spaulding. republican from Ohio, I
objected to the resolution or any
business.
sehenck proposed a recess Of half
an hour. tss
Brooks objected.
Schenck renewed his motion to
suspend the rules. .4.-f
Brooks made two points Of order;
they were both overruled by the
speaker. Gas. af
Spauldingr demanded yeas and
nays-98 yeas, 2 nays. II,
The speaker stated that 107 con-
stituted quorum.
At the close Of the session there
wero 224 members on tho roll, but
Stevens and Finny, Of Penn, have
since died, leaving 221 on, the ROLL,
Washburne, Of III, moved to con-
cur in the senate resolphn Of ad
journment.
Randall objected. 'tse e
Mr.. Mullins moved call Of the
house, which was made-only 100
members answering to their names.
Democratic members present, but
not neutrality-suspicious., Eldridge,
Boyer, Phelps. Haight and Randall.
A message was received from the
senate that that body had concur
red in the house resolution of ad-
journment.
Schenck moved that the house
adjourn.
This was agreed to, and the spea-
ker announced an adjournment to
Friday, Oct. 10th, noon.
Speaker Colfax leaves Washing
tom kO.morrour niOht for Naw Ynrk