Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


illerous bills were introduced, and some of
them passed. while others were referred or
indefinitely postponed.--The Southern Pa
cifc Railroad bill passed by very close
vote-The Cincinnati bridge bill passed by
a vote Of SO to 20.--The bill to provide for
three Judicial districts in Ohio and one in
Illinois was Iost-At the evening session
the Senate took up the army appreprf ation
bill which was concurred IN after q brief
discussion. -The report OF the conference
committee Oh the deficiency, river and har-
Dor, and naval appropriations, submitted
their reports, which were adopted.-At2 :20
a. m. the Senate was still in session, with the
omnibus bill still under consideration. rye.
In the House, the report of the conference
on the Southern Pacific Railroad
bill was agreed to-The House joint reso-
luton constituting the act If July Is, 1870, so
as to admit free of duty animals specially
imported for breeding purposes from the Do
minion of Canada, was pasSed."Ihe con-
ference committee on the fertilization bill
made a report, which was agreed TO-
Banks moved to concur in the Senate. anepd-'
ments to the House bill relating to tele-
graphic communication between the United
States and foreign. countries. Agreed to-
The Senate bill to pay ST, 800 to George
Wright, as royalty for patent Inch pin,
was taken up and passed.-The Senate bill
to provide for the redemption of copper. and
other token coins was taken up and passed
The Senate bill in relation to the Selma,
Rome and Dalton Railroad Company, Ala
bama, for a certificate of land which should
have been issued before the war, was taken
up and passed.-The resolution to pay
Thos. Baird, of Georgia, 81, 800 for contesting
the seat which he was not entitled to, was
reported from the Committee on Elections,
and passed.--At the evening session the
conference report on the Post Office appro-
'priation bill was made and agreed Ato.--
After an animated discussion, the conference
report on the army bill was also agreed to.
Tile Alabama Railroad bill was taken
from the table and passed with amendment.
The conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill was agreed to afterba long
and exciting debate upon the subject.-The
report of the conference committee on the
river and harbor bill, and the deficiency and
naval bills, was agreed to.--At 2:20 a. m.
the House is still in session, waiting for the
omnibus bill to-conle from the Senate Z :
At 2 o'clock a. M, on the 4th, the
Senate was still in session, considering the
omnibus bill, portions of which were agreed
to.--The bill repeating the duty on coal
was again brought up, and again received its
defeat.-At 5 o'clock a. m. the Senate took
a recess until 1890 a. m.-The bill appro-
priating $50 900 to pay for the destruction of
the Hospital of the Sisters of our Lady of
Mercy at Charleston, S. c., was agreed to.
The President notified the Senate that
he had no further communication to make.
The hour of IL o'clock, the time fixed by
law for the expiration of the session, arrived,
when the President addressed the Sen
ate as follows: Thanking the Senators for
your approval of my official course which
you have placed on your records, I declare
the third session of the' Senate of the United
States of the Forty first Congress adjourned
The time fixed for the assembling of the first
session according to lawof the Forty second
Congress having arrived, the Secretary will
call the roll of names of the Senators elect
who will present themselves in front of the
Presidents chair to take the oath .oi
office.'-In accordance with the invitation
of the President, the organization OF
the Senate was proceeded with, and the fol-
lowing new, Senators came forward and took
the oath of office: Anthony, of Rhode
Island Caldwell, Of Kansas Cragin, of New
Hampshire Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey
Ferry Of Michigan; Hitchcock, Of Nebraska
Kelley, of Oregon; Logan, of Illinois,; Nor
/ rill, of Maine; Robertson, of South Carolina
Stevenson, of Kentucky salisbury, of Della
ware Cooper, of Tenness e; Wilson, of Mas
sachusetts; Wright, Of Iowa; Window, o
Minnesota; West, of Louisiana.-Commit
tees of notification to the President anC
House of the organization of the Senate were
then appointed. At l:l5, the Senate ad
journed till II o'clock on Tuesday.
The House continued its all-night session
until five o'clock in the morning. The SEES
sion was decidedly the stormiest Of the sea
son. Finally, at 1870 o'clock the omnibus
bill came over from the Senate with enor
| NOUS batch of amendments tackled to it
which were read. COncurred in.-A recess
was taken until 10 o'clock.--The House re
convened at 10 o'clock a. M, and theSpeake
presented several Executive communications
among others message from the Presiden
vetoing the House bills, and which was re
ferred to the Committee on Claims.-Afte
the presentation of the Executive message
the House took a further recess until l.
| o'clock The session was renewed at |
Several motions were made and resolu
ftions offered, but Randall objected, and gave
notice that he would object to everything.--
At 11:4O the President sent word to the House
that he had no further communication Il
hour of noon arrived, whe1
| the call was interrupted by the fall of thu
! Speakers gavel. Suddenly the clamor il
| the House was hushcd into perfect stiffness
when the Speaker delivered his valedictory
address and adjourned the House sine die
After a short pause, Mcpherson, Clerk o
|
der, and proceeded to call the names of mem
| bers by States. The roll having been com
pletcd, the Clerk announced that 222 mem
bers had answered their names, the full
| Representation being 24S.---Blair, of Michi
gan then moved that the House proceed II
the election of Speaker, and nominated Mr.
| Blaine as Speaker. Wood nominated Nor
gan, of 0hio@ The Clerk appointed as teller
! Messrs. Banks, Cook, Beck and Eldridge, anC
I 70 falyo 10 10 ~ N
been completed, the result was announced
by Mr. Banks, as follows: Whole number
! of votes cast, 2l9; necessary to a choice, 10
of which Mr.. Blaine had received 1876, anC
Mr.. Morgar 90. The Clerk thereupon de
eared that Mr. Blaine, having received ;
majority Of all the votes cast, was duly
elected Speaker Of the House of Represen
/ tatives of the United States for the Forty
I second Congress. On being conducted to thu
chair, Mr. Blame thanked the House for thu
honor again conferred upon him, and pro
ceeded to take the oath of. office as Speaker
which was administered by Dawes. The
| Speaker then proceeded to administer thu
| oath to the members, beginning with The
members from the New England States. -
! Dawes offered resolution, which was adopt
ed, declaring the following persons officers 0
the House for the Forty-second Congress
Edward Mcpherson, Clerk; N. G. Ordway
| Sergeant-a Arms 0. S. Buxton, Door
keeper; w. S. King, Postmaster, and j. G
Butler, Chaplain, being the officers Of the
last House, The delegates from the Ter
ritores, seven in number, were then called
and sworn in.-A committee of the House
was appointed to join a like com1ni ttee~ OF
| the part Of the Senate, to wait upon tn,
! President and inform him that Congress was
ready to proceed with business. Messrs
Hooper, Niblack and Scofield were appoint
ed.-Dawes offered a concurrent resolution
for an adjournment size de on "Wednesday
next, the Sth of March, at IL O'clock. Thu
resolution was agreed without yeas and nays
147 to 1.-THE House then proceeded t.
| draw for seats q proceeding attended will