The national Republican., 1869-03-05
R0RflRfH C0NGRESS--.FHIRD SESSION
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1869.
SENATE.
The Senate reassemblcd at 10 O'Clock.

The Senate reassembled at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Me-, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported a joint resolu-
ton that the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the House
shall hereafter In lieu Of mileage, &C., for
summoning witnesses be paid his actual ex-
penses incurred, to be decided by the Com
mittee on Accounts. Passed.
The noise In the galleries was so great
that business could not be proceeded with,
and Mr.. Trumbull remarked that important
business was to be transacted and II the
ladies and gentlemen In the galleries did not
have the good taste to keep quiet, he should
insist upon the galleries being cleared.
Mr.. Buckalew referred to the fact that q
select committee had been appointed to in
quire whether corrupt influences had been
used TO influence the result In the impeach-
ment trial. The committee had not been able
i to make q report, but he would state that
/ there was no indications tending to throw
| the slightest imputation upon any Senator or
any person connected with any Sen ator, and
personally he had not the slightest idea that
there ever was any foundation for any such
suspicious.
Mr.. Conness called up resolution to pay
the Senate committee clerks per diem. during
the recess.
Mr.. Buckalew did not think II right to pay
these clerks when they had performed no
service whatever.
Mr.. Fowler moved TO include the messen-
gers; which was agreed to, and the rcsolu-
ton was then adopted.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Me-, from the committee
Of conference on the civil aud miscellaneous
| appropriation bill, made report, which was
| concurred In.
Mr.. Morton called up resolution to pay
| Southern Senators, which, on motion Of Mr..
L Drake, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Sumner moved to take up bill to give
Mrs. Lincoln q pension, which was not
| agreed to-ayes &c, nays 81.
Mr.. Davis moved to take up the House
bill to repeal the tenure-of-office act, upon
which he demanded the ayes and noes.
Tho motion was rejected-yeas II, nays 25.
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution for the
appointment OF Joint committee OF the two
| Houses to wait on the President and inform
him that unless he had some further COM
municatiOn to make, tho two Houses are
| ready to adjourn. The resolution was agreed
to, an5 the Chair appointed as the committee
on the pars-AS.iAc Senate. Messrs. Sherman
and Whyte.
At ll.5O the Diplomatic Corps entered the
Chamber and took the seats assigned them.
The Justices OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States in their robes then entered.
The staff Of Gen. Grant then entered.
At noon precisely Gen. Grant entered, on
the arm OF Senator Craigcn, and Mr.. Colfax
on the arm Of Senator McCreery.
The House Of Representatives next en-
tered.
The President pro tempore then raped
and said the Vice President of the United
States will step forward and be inaugurated.
Mr.. Colfax, standing at the desk read n
brief address, and was then sworn In by the
retiring President pro kmpore.
The Chair then declared the Senate of the
Fortieth Congress adjourned sine die.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
When the evening report OF Wednesday
| afternoons session closed the House pro-
ceeded to business on the Speakers table,
| which was disposed OF as follows;
Senate Joint resolution rendering sympathy
to the people Of Spain, the Senate refusing
to concur In the House amendments thereto
Mr.. Banks, Of Massachusetts,, moved that
the House insist upon its amendment, and
ask committee Of conference. Agreed to,
House bill relative to the claims Of W. W,
Corcoran for rents OF buildings owned by
him and used by the Government during the
war, with amendments by the Senate. The
amendment consists OF the 'iron-clad" oath,
which Mr.. Corcoran Is required to take be.
fore having his claim paid.
Mr.. Eldridge, Of Wisconsin, moved that
the House concur In the Senate amendments.
Not agreed to-yeas SO, nays 62.
Mr.. Spaldlng, Of Ohio, moved that the
i
be hon-concurred In, and that q committee
Of conference be asked. Agreed to.
Mr.. scoaeld, Of Pennsylvania, moved that
a committee Of conference be asked on the
Corcoran claim. Agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, asked 10 take from
the Speakers table the bill to amend the
judicial system Of the United States. Passed
Mr.. Covode, Pennsylvania, from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
i nhnat ad nm ha Fal0
to the articles taken from the Arlington
House by order of the Secretary Of the Int
| rior and restored to General Lee. The re
port concludes with q resolution reciting
that the articles In question are the property
Of the Father of his Country, and as suci
are the property Of the whole people, ant
should not be committed to the custody oi
any one person, much less rebel like Gene
raj Lee.
Mr.. Jones, OF kentucky, submitted a mi
nority report from tho same committee, re
citing that the articles In question arc the
property OF Mrs. Lee.
The question was first taken on the reso
luton Of the minority report, and II was dis
agreed to-yeas, 1885, nays, SO.
Mr.. Ross, OF Illinois, moved to lay the re-
solution attached to the majority report or
the table. Not agreed to.
The resolution was then agreed to.
Senate bill 10 provide for the execution in
the District of Columbia of commission
issued by the courts OF the States and Terri
tories OF the United States, or of foreign
nations, and for taking depOsitions to be used
In such courts. Passed.
, Tho House then at five o'clock and fifty
minutes took recess until ten O'Clock a. m
The House met at ten o'clock.
Mr.. Coburn, of Indiana, from the confer
euce committee on the supplementary cur
' rency bill, reported that the committee haC
been unable to agree.
! Mr.. Elliott, Of Massachusetts,, moved t
take up Senate Joint resolution to prevent tn
determination of fur-bearing animals II
Alaska and to protect the inhabitants thereof
| Passed.
, On motion OF Mr.. Coburn the doors Of tn
south wing of the Capitol were ordered to b.
thrown open to the public, Gordon Of mil
itary being stationed around the Capitol +
prevent access to II.
> Mr.. spalding, rising to q personal expla
, nation In reference TO q remark Of his tn
other day as to items inserted In an appro
priation bill by the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, (Mr. Washburne,.
declared that he had no intention Of i'm
pugning the conduct and motives OF Mr.
Washb1rne, as II seemed he was understood
to have done. Nothing was further from hii
Intentions.
/ Mr. KeIasy moved 10 suspend the rules tC