The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 26.
Senator Carpenter was selected as President
pro tenn.
The Committee on Elections, heretofore in
structed to inquire into the most practicable
mode of electing President and Vice President,
were given le we to hold sessions in Washing
ton or elsewhere.
Mr. Anthony offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Interior to report at the
next session the reason why the pneumatic
tube, to connect the Capitol with the Govern
ment printing office, has not been completed,
how much money was expended on the same,
and all the facts connected Herewith. Mr.
Anthony said there was only hole in the
north of the Capitol to show anything of the
tube, and it Is not known whether there was
money enough to fill it up. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Window called up the following resolu-
tion heretofore submitted by him:
Resolved, That the Select Committee on
Transportation rontes to the seaboard be d-
rected to inquire and report to the Senate at its
next session as to the nature and extent of the
obligations subsisting between railroad compa-
MES and the postal service OF the country, ana
whether any and what additional legislation is
necessary to guard the postal service against
hostile action the part of any or all said rail-
road com panieS.
Mr.. Window said that although Congress in
creases the compensation of railroad companies
some 100000, it is now understood that they
as to postal cars.
Mr.. Morrill,, of VT, said the railroad compa-
MES having entered into combination, it was
necessary to make inquiries in order that the
Senate might take prompt and efficient action
when they met again. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr. Morton referred to the fact that at the
commencement of this session Rev. DIR. New
man was elected chaplain, that Senator Gamer
on afterwards moved to reconsider the vote, but
mil 70 n h or for
not now being in Washington has asked the
Senate to dispose of the question. The Senate
then voted, refusing to reconsider.
The following resolution was adopted:
ResoEved, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Secretary of the Interior respect
lively he directed to transmit to the Senate any
information of their respective departments
as to the amount of bonds issued by or on credit
of the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
forming first mortgage or lien on the Com
pany's road and property. and what property
specifically, and also the amount of said bonds
issued from time to time, and what dates they
they were issued, also to ascertain and report
under what general designations such bonds are
commonly designated or known, and to trans
nit all the said information, be brought down
to the latest dates, and the Senate at the COM
mencement of next session of Congress-.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, offered an amendment
to the pending resolution of Mr. Anthony re-
lative to Ex-senator Patterson, as follows:
port Of the Committee of the Senate respect
ing the Credit Mobilier of America, by j. w.
Patterson be received, filed and printed with
the report of said Committee"
The resolutions as thus amended passed.
The Senate adopted Mr.. Windows resolution
instructing the Committee on Transportation
to enquire into the general subject of the trans
! portation of products and commodities bet weeu
! the interior and seaboard
| On motion of Mr.. Anthony it was resolved
that the President of the Senate at four O CLOCK
to-day declare the Senate adjourned sine die,
| and on his motion a committee of three WERE
| appointed to wait on President Grant and in
| form him that unless he had further commune
cations to make they were ready to adjourn.
| The Chair appointed Messrs. Anthony, Nor
| ton and Casserly such committee.
The Senate at / 40 went into executive SEES
sion.
At 1926 the doors were opened, when
| the commit tee appointed to wait upon the
| President reported that they had perform e(
that duty and the President informed them he
| had no further communications to make to til,
| Senate.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Mitchell ant
| Davis additional members of the Select Com
mttee on Transportation.
On motion of Mr. Stockton of New York, i
was unanimously resolved that the thanks O
the Senate are due aud are hereby respectful,
rendered to Hon. Henry Wilson. Vice Presiden
of the United States, for the ability, courtes,
and mpartiality with which he has presided
over the deliberations of this body.