Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-03-09
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 5.

WASHINGTON, March 5.
 Senator Brownlow was sworn in.
 Cameron and McCreery were appoin- ted to notify the president that the senate was ready for business.]
 The secretary of state was notified to furnish list of the acts passed by the last congress.
 Wilson introduced bill for the equal distribution of the national cur rency.
 Thayer introduced bill repeating the tenure office act
 To Edmund's bill amending said act, Williams offered bill as a substitute repeating it till the 4th of March, 1873.
 Thayer offered resolution appoin- ting joint committee from both houses to consider all propositions for the removal of political disabilities. Objection was made.
 An amendment was offered to senate resolution to consider the Indian trea- ties in open session.
 Howard offered bill consolidating the ordnance and artillery bureaus. A committee was appointed to revise the rules.
 The following bills and resolutions were introduced.
 Appointing a joint committee to consider all propositions relating to Indian tribes and authorizing payment for certain services rendered to the government :n insurrectionary states, encouraging the production Of cotton in the United States.
 A bill granting pension to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln was objected to.
 A bill was offered enforcing several provisions of the constitution abolish slavery by securing the franchise to all citizens regardless of color. Cragin and Grimes were appointed to inform the house that the senate was organized.
 The senate took a recess and the session was resumed at l.: 45.
 A committee was appointed to wait on the president. The committee re- ported that he would communicate immeditely. General Rawlings and Major Lee appeared and presented the messages from the president.
 The senate went into executive session and shortly after adjourned. House-Messages were sent notify ing the senate that the house had organized.
 A resolution that the oath be admin istered to Van Horne and Dyer O. Missouri, was adopted and they were sworn in.
 A resolution that Hamill, of Mary land take the oath was adopted, and HamiH was sworn in.
 Papers were presented from l.. Myers, of Pennsylvania, eontesting the seat of Motfitt.
 While the house was discussing the case, of John Covode and Henry D. Foster, both claiming the seat from the 2lst Pennsylvania district there sud denly sprung up scene of great ex- citement. A message had arrived with the cabinet appointments and there was general demand that the names be read from the clerks desk, when it was read, and the house became so much excited that it was impossible to resume business for some time.
 Eldridge suggested recess for 10 minutes so the disappointed nominees might have an opportunity to commis- serate each other. Recess taken and upon resembling, Woodward resum- ing the floor, said, as to the secretary of the navy more conservative or respectable citizen was not to be found in Pennsylvania. Finally a substitute was offered by Dawes and agreed to, referring the covode-Foster matter to the Committee on elections, with in- s..ructions to report which has prima facia the right to a seat.
 On motion of Schofield, the time for taking testimony in the contested elec- ton case of Taylor against Reading from the 9th district of Pennsylvania was extended sixty days.
 Schenk, from the joint com nittee appointed to wait on the president re- ported that the committee had per. formed that duty and the president had in formed them that he had about two hours previously sent some nomi- nations to that body, but had no mes- sage to send to congress, the organiza- tion of the house was completed by the election of Edward McPherson as clerk ; N. G. Orday, seargent-at-arms Otis $. Burton. doorkeeper, W. S. King, postmaster, The election of chaplain was postponed till Tuesday. Seats were theu drawn and the house adjourned till Tuesday.
 The president sent in to the senate the following nominations for mem- bers of his cabinet: For secretary of state E. E. Washburne, of Illinois for secretary of the treasury, A. T. Stewart, of New York; for secretary or war, none named: tor secretary of the navy, Adolph Barrie, of Pemsyl- vania; for secretary of the interior, J. D. Cox, of Ohio; for postmaster general, A. J. Cresswell, of Maryland; for attorney general, l.. B. Hoare, of Massachusetts.
 The galleries of the house and sem ate were densely crowded. Many were unableto procure entrance, anx- ious to hear the nominations ofGrant's cabinet.