The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

priatjon bill was passed. 1t appropriate
| 9215.d91 for two military depots on the pro
ie,,Cd Northern Pacific road. The bill fo
establishing an agricultural college was lait
Oh the table by the action of the Senate il
refusing a conference. Mr.. Garfield made
/ conference report on Legislative. Executive
and Judicial appropriation Eiii. The amend
| ment in regard T. salaries TO take effect afte
1 the 4th of March. 1878 i ~ follows: Presi
| dent of the United States 10 receive @j00G1
/ Vice President $4,000; Chief Justice of tL>
/ Supreme Court $4,000; Cabinet Officers @i1
/ COS; Assist ant Secretary of the Treasury
| State and Interior departments $4,000: Speak
| er of the House, after the present Congress
! 510,0 Senators. Representatives and Dele
gates, inClEding the present Congress, 51,UUO,
/ this to be il lien of all pay and allowances
! except actual Individual travelling expenses
! from their homes to the seat Of government
! and return by the most direct route of usual
| travel for each session. The Pacific railroad
| bill providing for the recovery by suit of all
moneys Overcharged by the Credit NObilier,
| for constructing the read, and also withhold
ing any money due the road for the transpOr-
tatl0l~ of soldiers. etc, was passed. The
| Morrill, amendment to the appropriation bill
that no money be paid for losses during the
Waf except to 'oyal persons was struck out.
! The report was then adopted. Ayes 103, nays
| 81. The salary question came up for debate,
Tarno 0Tth wanting to amend SO that the
fer ale ciarks should receive s., 200, instead of
So Nar annum. A long debate followed !;
fnat.v ,i}- .Ote was taken with the following
Te .;l': ives 103 nays 81. Senate bill author
i'm, lGiries into the cause of steam boiler
eA t.IOSiOnS passed. Senate bill to encourage
growth OF timber on Western prairies passed.
Senate bill to place slaves who enlisted in the
army on the some footing other soldiers
passed Mr.. Voorhees, presented a resolution
of thanks to Speaker Blaine, for efficient SER
vices as Speaker during the 42d Congress
Passed unanimously. special committee on
Judge Sherman's case reported back want of
time, with partial evidence, asking the matter
be referred to the next Congress. A minority
report was also presented asking that COM
mittee of 3 be appointed to prefer articles of
Impeachment.
SENATE, March 4-The following is
the proceedings which came over the wires too
late to be published with yesterdays proceed
ings: The following bills were passed, au-
thOrizing condemned ordnance for monu-
mental purposes; several private relief bills ;
promotions in the medical and ordnance de-
partments: TO extend the time of filing claims
for additional bounty; TO authorize the Secre-
tary of War to distribute arms and military
equipments to the States that did not receive
their quota under the act of 1868: pension
of $50 month to the widow of Gen. w. W.
Morriss also like pension to the widow Of
Gen. Wood, daughter of ex-President Taylor.
Bill removing disabilities of r. NJ. T. Hunter,
of Virginia. passed. Messrs.- COuking and
TIumbull we're appointed committee to wait
on the President and to inform him that both
Houses were ready to adjourn if he had no
other communication to offer. Thecommittee
waited upon the President. who informed
them that he had no further communication
to make to the Forty-second Congress. The
Forty second Congress was then adjourned
sine die, not however, until Vice President
CofaX made his retiring speech. He then ad
ministered the oath of Office to Vice President
Wilson, who also delivered his inaugural
speech. Vice President Wilson then called
the Senate of the Forty-third Congress to Or
der. and announced his readiness to admins
ter the oath of office to Senators elected to
the Fortv-third Congress, and accordingly the
following Senators were sworn in: Allison,
Bogy, Cameron, Conkling, COnover, Devils,
Dorsey, Howe, Ingalls,, McCreery of Ky,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Morton, Oglesby, Patterson,
Sargent Sherman and Merriman. Senators
James. Wadleigh. and Gordon did not appear.
After the oath Of office had been administered,
the Presidents proclamation was read con-
Germ ug the Senate in extra session at u
o'clock, noon. \ procession was then formed
to witness the inaugural of the President. At
1880 the Senate returned to it's chamber. \
committee of was appointed to wait on the
President and inform him that they were
ready to receive any communication he might
have 10 make. Senate then adjourned until
Thursday noon.
HOUsE.-Senate bill in aid of execu-
ton Of laws in Utah laid aside. Senate Texas
Pacific railroad bill defeated by a vote of ayes
50, nays Is. Committee on Judge Locke's
case of Florida. who Was also State Senator,
asked to be discharged as Judge Locke had
resigned the Office of State Senator After
transactin; some unimportant business the
Speaker arose, and delivered his yaledictory,
after which the House formed a procession
and entered the Senate chamber for the pur-
pose OF witnessing the inaugural ceremonies.