The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-12-06


MoSDAY.-The Forty.third Congress
met, 10 the Senate, Vice President Wilson
presided. The usual committees TO call
upon the House and the President wese
appointed. Mr. Sargent, Of California,
read the telegram from Senator Casserly,
announcing the lattcr's resignation. Mr..
Sumner introduced bills supplementary to
the Civil Rights act authorizing the issue
Of compound interest notes to take the
place Of legal tenders to prevent kidnap-
ping abroad !; providing for the adjustment
Of the French spoliation claims; and look
ing q constitutional amendments providing
for the election of the President by direct
popular vote, abolishing the Vice Presi-
dency, and limiting the Presidential ten
ure to single term Of six years. Bills
were also introduced by Mr. Edmunds,
creating commission to adjust the COM
pensations involved in the award Of the
Geneva Tribunal; Mr.. Wright, repeating
the SALARY grab" Mr.. Logan, repeating
the Bankruptcy act; Mr. Morton, re-
pealing that portion of the Bankrupt law
which nrov;des for ;nvolnn,,rv hantrpn,or.
NJ Esn,on rav;s;n, ~ C,s,onsa a',.,
and Mr. Rnck;nohau ov,.nd;nnth, -,
ties. Mr.. Merrill offered resolution
cons;dor no exnod;onor 81 ranas,;no =
b;ll 10 nrov;do ar Sreo ~ H. ri 60; =
~ ymoa,s nnd NJ. -. e. S1N Fl. 49,
t;cn ;nstructine tho Same Comn,;t,ae -
renort remedies far The nyosent 6nsno;aI
dnrangament All Ia;J ~ tLo M
In the House Tho roll was c,Iied hv tho
Clorl and o7e mar,har, .ns,ra.,I =. ~ -
names Tbe rlarL s,.,ad a., 49, 49,, -,
lint two pneballengeJ cort;6oa,es fro,n
Louisiana and n,Iy two msmSors fson,
that Sat- were ,hsraearo anraiIoJ ~.
two certificates wore nresonted from 4 ,lan
sas and OWING 10 III cona;c,;na oiao,;oa,
IN West VIRGINIA onlv ono me,nhor mas
enrolled from that STATE Tho n,rors
returned FROM tho Ninth Ind;ana n;str;os
were not IN accordance with law and thoro
was M person onroIloJ far tba, J;s,r;a,
The House oro,n;ycd hr 'oloo,;nc NJ
Blaine az Maine Sno,kor oomS,;,,ao
were then anno;nted 10 wai, mon ~
President in connection with ,bd Sara,o
Committee 10 ;ncarn HIN ,ba, ~ uonas,
werc ready N receive INV con,,,,,n;a ouoo
he might make The T.rri,or;ai dalona."a
were then sworn in amon@ ,h"n, NJ
Cannon. of Utah to Whose aJm;ss;on
opposition was made The d,awin9 snr
seats then tool Mace axcon,;om r.; -,
made in favor of Mcssrs Dawes ~ M"asa
chusetts and stephens of Goara;. ~
were allowed 10 select tbe;r sea,s WV
TugspAY-In Inc senate NJ Srmnor
moved 10 nrocecd 10 tho cons;dar,,;oa os
his supnlementarv Civil RightS lii h.
the Senate refused 70 ,,to = M NJ"
Buckingham introduced ! lin 70 nror;do
for free BANKING an elost;c cnrronev 90
On mot;on Of NJ W;nJom a. go. ~
of the Treasury was requested 10 re-,
the Senate of Tho omonnt exnonSod Ln' H.
United States for npbIic worLs in oaoh
State and Territory with ,bo ca,orn, 49,
expenditures ON canals and railroads IT,
Pres;don,'s .s''iv'u Ane
and. on motion of Mr. Conli;nn - ,e
to be printed and laid on tbo ,n5Io TSa
Senate then went into orecn,;,a so..;a-
and soon after adjourned
Tn the Houso Nr N;LI,oL
of bill to chance tho s,lar;os e cona.Oa ,s'
men; Mr. Parsons Of I'M - ronoa7 ~.
Bankupt law. Mr. Morev af C;n;I
Rights bill and Mr. Dew;tt 81 = cons,;,,, ~"
tional amendment nrov;d;nc ,b.t ne ,aa.
increasing Coporessional soio Ill N 70"
effect until after m election - pann . "~e
tatiyes shall intervene tn prol;1 tse
message was received and road NJ ps,
Ior,s rasoln,;oa Sa's;... INV ,Iau Sr' put
Sheldon. and PincbbacL ~ Ton;s;:ap"
seats in the Uonse w,s eons;JornJ ai !,
was agreed 10 vote sonora,oIr ~, ~ %nu y
mission of each claimant yo,o -; ~
taken, Sypher was admitted hv leo "aas
to 95 nays. and Sheldon was ,hcn a aGo 70,
by a viva voice vote The aonun ,..eu
were then sworn in Inn, ,bo H. ea "a
iourned without disnosinc of Tho aas. ~ e
Pinchback.
WEDNESDAY, the Ser,,o ,bo ,,.;,
feature of the day was snescb h. Mr
Morrill,, in which be advocoteJ tho -
date resumption of snecic norman,a nj
asked that the Finance Com,n;i,eo T. anu ~
strueted 10 renort In, sr .hs. pc M
In the House the resolut;on 49,. o,e'
Mr.. Pinchback's case WAS lo;d ON rho IN
and the papers were referred - ~" ny , or.
mittee on Elections The stand;nS Com Co
mittee on Elections was annonnooJ NJ
George L. Smith was admitted ~ . D.
from the Fonrth Io. : iep
district all the other Ion;s;ann oasou Sa;n
referred. ''s
THURspAy-In tho sono,o NJ. O..
disabilities and Mr. Roremon on ~ p e .h