Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
PrOceedInesiut l,e Senat,

proceedings In the senate.
| WASHINGTON, March 5.-Mr. Brown
low was sworn in.
Messrs. Cameron and McCrery wer
appointed to notify the President that tn
Senate was ready for business.
The Secretary stated that he was mott
fled to furnish list of acts passed by The
last Congress.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill for tn
more equal distribution of the nationa
currency.
Mr.. Thayey introduced bill repeating
the tenure~of~office act.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced one amend
ing said act, and Mr.. Williams offered ;
substitute repeating it till the 4th o
March 1873.
Mr.. Thayer offered resolution ap,
pointing joint committee from both
houses to consider all propositions for the
removal of political disabilities. Objec>
ton made.
An amendment was offered to Senate
rules to consider Indian treaties in open
session.
Mr.. Howard: A bill consolidating the
ordnance aud artillery bureaus.
A committee was appointed to revise
the rules.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced /:
Appointing joint committee to COL
slider all propositions
Relating to Indian tribes
Authorizing payment for certain SCI
vices rendered the government in the in
surrectionary States;
Encouraging the production of cotton
in the United States;
Granting pension to Mrs. Lincoln, OBJ
jected to
Enforcing the several provisions of the
constitution abolishing slavery by Sc
curing franchise to all citizens, regard
less Of color.
Crogin and Grimes were appointed to
inform the House that the Senate was
organized. Recess.
The committee appointed to wait on
the President, reported he would CONS
municate Immediately.
Gen. Rawlings and Major Lee appeared
and presented three messages from the
President.
The Senate went into executive session
and shortly after adjourned.
Proceedings In the House
Messages were sent notifying the Sen
ate that the House was organized.
A resolution that the oath be admins
tered to Van Horn and Dyer, of Missouri,
was adopted and they were sworn in.
A resolution that Hamill, of Maryland,
take the oath was adopted, and Hamill
was sworn in.
Papers were presented from L. Myers,
Of Pennsylvania, contesting the seat of
Murrill
While the house was discussing the
case of John Covode and Henry D. Fos-
ter, both claiming q seat from the Dist
district, there suddenly |
that q messenger had ar
rived with the cabinet appointments, aad
there was q general demand that the |
names be read from the clerks desk. 1t |
was read and the house became so much |
excited that it was impossible to resume
business for some time.
Mr. Eldridge suggested a recess Of ten
so the mOurners might have an
to commiserate each other.
Laughter.
Recess was taken, and upon reassem>
bling Mr.. Woodward, rising to the floor
said as to the Secretary of the Navy,
more conservative or respectable citizen
was not to be found in Pennsylvania.
Finally substitute offered by Dawes
vas agreed to, referring the Covode- FOs-
er matterto the Committee on Elections,
With instructions to report which has
,rims facie right to the seat.
On motion of Mr.. Schofield the time
or taking testimony in the contested
election case of Taylor against Reading
rom the 9th district of Pennsylvania, was
extended until tosday.
Mr.. Schenck from the Joint Commit
zee appointed to wait on the President,
reported that the committee had per-
ormed that duty and the President had |
the committee he had about |
.wo hours previously anticipating the
Senate would be in session, sent some
nominations to that body, but had no |
message to send to Congress.
The cases of Cliff, Tiff, Edwards, Gov. |
Price and Young, Congressman from
Georgia, were referred to the Committee
IN Elections.
The organization of the House was
by the election of Edward
clerk; NC. Ordway, sergeant
Otis G. Burton, dOor>keeper;
w. S. King, postmaster. The election
Of chaplain was postponed till Tuesday.
The seats were then drawn and the
House adjourned till Tuesday