Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

ate agreed to request OF the House for q COM |
mittee Of conference on the bill to strengthen |
the public credit. The committee of conference
on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation |
bill made report. which was concurred in
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
bill was taken up and number of
were adopted. One of them ap~ |
FIVE thousand dollars to pay Miss |
Winnie Ream for her statue Of Lincoln. The |
was opposed and the statue |
sharply criticised by Messrs Sumner and How
ard, of whom the former had not seen it and |
the latter did rot like it. The Appropriation
for salaries in the office Of the depositary at
Baltimore was increased from seven to ten
thousand dollars. Pending discussion. the Sen
ate took a recess until I. 80 0 clock ?. M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr.. Schenck
from the joint Committee on Ordinance, repor-
ted a bill giving Norman $l3S, S4S for guns fur
nished by him to the Navy Department, which
was passed The House non concurred In the
Senate amendments to the bill to strengthen
the public credit, and committee of confer
ence was requested. The House passed the
Miscellaneous Appropriation bill, with amend
ments made in the Committee of the Whole
Speaker Colfax notified the House that he
would resign the Speakership to-day. The
House non-concurred in the Senate amendment
to the Indian Appropriation bill and asked for
Il
Consular and Diplomatic bill was concurred in
1t provides for ministers resident to all South
American governments. The House then pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of business on the
Speaker table. The message Of the Presi-
dent announcing the release of Costello and
Warren was taken up, and after some remarks
by Mr. Robinson, of New York, it was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill
to amend the national currency act was referred
to a committee of conference. A Joint resolu
ton was adopted expressing sympathy with the
people of Spain lii their efforts to establish the
liberties OF the Spanish nation, and authorizing
the President to recognize the independence OF
Cuba whenever, in his opinion, republican
form of government shall have been establish
ed. A number of other bills were taken up
and disposed Of Pending the discussion of
business Oh the Speaker table the House took
a recess until O clock L. NJ
Eyeaiag ,Session.-Ihe consideration Of bus
mess OH the Speaker table was resumed, and
number of bills were taken up and disposed
Of They will be found enumerated elsewhere.
SENATE w ednesday, March 3rd. The
Senate adjourned at 2 o'clock Wednesday
morning, after passing the Deficiency Appro
priaton bill, aud met again at y NJ yesterday
The Senate refused to concur in the House
amendments to the joint resolution rendering
the best wishes Of the United States to the peo-
pie Of Spain The Committee of conference on
the bill to strengthen the public credit made a
report, which virtually adopts the House BILL
After considerable discussion the report was
adopted The Army Appropriation bill was
passed with amendments The bill relating to
the lands and property of W. W. Corcoran used
by the Government was taken up and passed -
The Senate then went into executive session and
at its close took recess ui.til 7 o'clock p. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Immediate
ly after the House had been called to order Mr.
Colfax arose and delivered farewell address,
in which he resigned his office as Speaker
| When he had concluded a resolution was unan
imously adopted complimenting his skill and
| knowledge of parliamentary law, his prompt
| ness in administering the rules, &c. Mr. Pom
! eroy, of New ! ork, was UNANIMOUSLY elected
| Speaker for the remainder of the session. The
House refused to concur in the Senate amend
ments to the Deficiency Appropriation BILL and
! asked committee OF conference. A resolution
was passed providing that in lieu of the fees al
| lowed 10 the Sergeant. at Arms for arresting
members under calls Of the House, he shall be
| allowed only the expenses actually incurred
| A bill was passed amending the act imposing
a tax on distilled spirits and tobacco. The com
mittee Of conference on the bill to strengthen
| the public credit made a report which was con
Cured in. The House then took recess until
I. 80 clock p NJ
SENATE. Thursday, March 4th.-Fortieth
| Congress. Senate met at 10 o clock A M
The Select Committee appointed TO inquire
whether corrupt influences had been used to
influence the result in the Impeachment trial.
| reported that there was no indication tending
to throw the slightest lmputatlon upon any
Senator or any person connected with any Sen
ator, aud personally he had not the slightest
+bo+4 pIot
such suspicious. The report OF the conference
committee on the Miscellaneous Appropriation
bill was concurred in. Mr. Colfax appeared
and was naugurated President Of the Senate of
the Forty first Congress He then delivered a
| brief address. The President pro TEN. declar
ed the Fortieth Congress adjourned siae die
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Fortieh Con-
grress. The report Of the committee Of confe-
ence on the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill
was adopted, and several other bills of no gen
eral importance were passed. The Speaker
delivered brief address, and at II NJ. declar
ed the Fortieth Congress adjourned sine die.
| Forty first Congress The Senate was called
to order and the new members were sworn ill.,
Without tEansaclng any Legislative business
the Senate adjourned.
Forty first Congress House was called
| to order by the Clerk at o clock T. NJ and a
quorum of members was found present. After
some discussion motion was made to pros
coed to the election OF Speaker Mr. Brooks
made the point of order that the names of
members from Georgia and Louisiana had not
been called by the Clerk. The Clerk overruled
the motion Mr. Brooks refused to submit to
the ruling OF the Clerk, and a scene of great
confusion ensued. The election was finally pro-
ceeded with, and Mr.. James u. Blaine, OF
| Maine, was elected Speaker over Mr.. Michael
G. Keer. of Indiana, by a vote OF 1876 to -
Mr.. Blaine was then conducted to the Speak
ers chair and delivered an opening address. -
The oath of Office was then administered to the
| Speaker and to the members of the House. =
Objection was made to several members, among
them Mr.. Hamill, Of Maryland, and they did
not take the oath The House then adjourned.
SENATE Friday, March 5th-A resolution
was passed 10 appoint q committee to wait on
the President and inform him OF their readiness
to receive communications from him, and
Messrs Cameron and McCreery, were appoint
ed On the part Of the Senate. "A number OF
bills were init oduced, among them the bill to
repeal the Tenure of Office act, the bill to sus-
pend the Tenure Of Office act tor tour years, the
bill TO modify the Tenure of Office act, and the
bill to oVartusn the present state Government
of Georgia, and the joint resolution to remove
all political disabilities. The committee APPS
pointed to wait on the President reported that
he would Immediately communicate with the
| Senate, and in q short time thereafter two mes
saees were received. The Senate then went
| into executive session, and at its close adjourn
| ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. The exam
inaton Of the credentials of members was con
| tinued in the House. Messrs. Benjamin, Van
Horn, and Dyer, of Missouri ; Hamill, of Ma