The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-09
FORTY.FIRSTC CONGRESS First Session,
Senate.

WAsHIEeToN, March S.-Mr. Sumner presented
&C saY
MR.. sumu.r also presented resolutions OF the Log,s
lapre M OF Ma.ssch1se,t, urging he pas, age OF me
can ne of seaT Uy bns ws9n m @ 70 es aesh an Ameri
Committee on onmeice w 'Ae
mei and s powners Tor tne % sion innmerous
Isln tonnage duties. Referr' to the Committee on
Nr, Williams, from The Committee on Finsncs.
the shape pssssa spe Rsoe ssnse Gsed sIS 10
gave nisice @ thai he wool9 CALI up to.moTow Anu
Commerce The ein passed bg The senate at It's last
and L ndon Telegraph Company 10 land their snh
marine cable on The snores or the United sta es and
aske0 @ ts immediate consideration, bat Mr.. Grimes
Gr Sherman. from the ommittee on Finance
rel orted without amendmt Mt the bill suppIsmentn
10 the Ma ions CURRENCY act. and gave notice tnst
The, morning hour having expired. Mr. sherman
moved TO proceed 70 ihe consideration Of the bii to
fhe Vice. President That bin has been referred to
the Commits @ On me Jaaiesry and the only way In
the committee rom lis consideration. A"'s'"s
Mr.. sumner-I object to its consideration to day.
MIR. sherman--A motion to discharges COMMITTEES
msy HTlTsy: ne % %aes ana ,n is nwSys ia order ord
that i shoua lie ont,e table for ths and
sS3 ,s 5 Sas shSnIG ca . & up on the next day and
oons,esrS9n S,ea! @ts1I. WI @ rr re,erenee s
70 discharge the committee from the considers lon Of
Mr.. Sumner-That motion is In the nature OF a
outop, and der the rules OF Senate objec
10 It's consideration on the same day in which Il is
The vice.PIesident ruled that the objection was a
Al this point the following message was received
% e S Of he se have the
honSI 10 I est to be PeImh.sd TO withdraw from
9Th instant, quespg the passage OF jolnt resoiu.
lion by the Two ht uses Of Oorg ess TO relieve the
posed by 50 cton of the act of Congress approves
'TST W. sHiseToS' SKIS On March o. 1869 . '"ANf'
o D mellon OF Mr. sumner. the message was laid
On motion OF Mr.. SpIague, the request made In
BY the IS me messenger another rressaZe from the
President was received Transmitting, in compliance
seca State vs ali ne passes es
at the third session Of the Forti.!h Congress.
Of bearing S animal. psVs IN Alssfs n was
then taken up anu passea In the sorm in which it
%sqn s o MT saPTsg1e the S for the relief Of
of Delaware was taken up, and af er brief discus
Thep. at 80 The s'nAte on motion OF Mr.. sumner
adjourne'.
House of Representatives.
The Spt aker laid before the House the resIgnat
Of Mr.. Washburne now Secretary or State, as
Representative from the Third district Of Illinois
Mr. Judd nominaseS , Rev. 81 But e5 Of washlngOai
ncs G Sn S Hay e. Harvey
Mr.. Randall nominated Rev. John Chambers OF
Mr. woodward nominated Rev. Gilman Jackson
O'N MI Vooihees nominated Rev. James Mckinney, of
| Indiana.
Jhe vote was taken, and resulted as follows:-
| For Mr. Butler. 49, for Mr.. Chambers 18. for Mr.
Jackson, l6: for Mr.. Mckinney, IA Mr. Butler was
| therefore declared duly elected chaplain.
Mr.. May nard offered preamble and res9lution
i'm reference TO the ast Congressional election I'm
| Louisiana and instruciiI the Committee on Eec
lions TO INQUIRE intv the validity Of such election In
the several Congressional districts, 10 ascertain In
| which of them. II any, valid elections were held
elected 10 such districts aualidsd TO take their
1 seals win power 10 oend for pfnons and papers,
ard to report at any lime.
| The TesO ution was adopted. .- -. =
The prf anblf also was agreed 20 Yeas VOC; NAYS 40
/ Mr., Schent K Introduced a bill 70 reduce Into one
| act and 10 amend The laws relating 20 in,ernal
mod fcatiOns Al d chan ges made by the Comm ttee
OF The hole and by The House nc the last session,
NOV ed thatit be referred 70 The Com mittes OF the
/ Whole on the Slate OF the Union and psin ed.
MT Maynard suggested that It be put on its passage
%T' schsnck said that that would suit him very
| we'll .. :. -.
him and the bill referred TO the COMMITTEES oil
/ the Whole and ordered TO be printed