, 1873-03-05

act Of 1885, for tho relief Of J. n Fe late Lieutenant
in the Frzt Kentucky Infantry; authorizing joint en-
tres on public lands by Pre.empon settlers 4or -
al@Es also . lie pension to the widow Of Gen.
Wood, tLe daughter Of ex-Presdent Zachary Taylor.
until halfpast O'Clock this morning
The Senate met at o:30 but there 1as no quorum,
and brief recess taken, after which the bi pro
wiling for the purchase Of site for the public build
political dissbites of 4 Il Hunter, M - of sf Yirsiaia,
Nj. FERRY, Of Michigan, called up the bill extend
Ing The t1ms for The Fe.oration e market q tho
| passed.
| NOTIFYING THE PRESIDENT.
Mr. CONKlISG, at l1:l5 T. H., offered resolution,
which was agreed to, for the appointment Of COM
mittee OF two to wait upon the President and inform
him thai, unless he had some further communication
to mako, the two Houses, having nnahed. buzness
before them. were ready to adjourn.
| The UcE-PREs1DENT appointed Messzs. conklng
! and Trumbull as such Committee.
The Committee withdrew, aud at 11:5o returned, and
reported through Mr. ConKiug that the President had
been waited on He had no further communication
| to mako to Congress.
| ENTER THE PRESIDENT.
At few minutes before 12 the President and Vice
o. The commitse of Arrangements, 9 followed By mem
! be1s Of the Cabinet, entered the Chamber.
| EFT coLRAL
VicePreBdent Co1fn1 then addressed the Scnate ~
| fo1ows:.
6KNACons: Tho hHe h1ed by the Constitution for
% he hono1ed Cd" aon q wSo has
been chosen by the people as my successor. Admins
trations terminate and Congresses expire years pass
BY, but the nation livet and grows and proape1s to
be served In future By those equally faithful 70 It's IN
terests and equally proud Of 1ta growing influence
among the nations OF the earth. To be called By the
representatives OF the people, and afterwards BY tho
successfully the two Houees Of Congress- for the
| past ten years, from the era Of War, through
more mo than i ls ths measure of IN honorable ambition.
Looking buck over these ten exciting years. can cla1
pro- The misplaced lint called lie me to ill.,
ponnon but, also, that have atriven in is official
duties to administer the parliamentary Inv with tho
same imparttal,ty with which IN upright Judge upon
tho bench decides in questions Of life and liberty; to
faithfully protect the rights OF the minority well as to
Of public business to remain calm unmoved amid
the e1cttemens Of debate TO temper and restrain d.
pcrtcs and to guard against personal .ntagoninus*
picking duties Of the Chair without psrtisaa n
decisions nade by often the instant, none has
been reversed. and scarce any se1iousy questioned.
difficult to express in words. Il has been bounded by
party and soafGsd He'd b. no n Roea! " Aft s
appreciation of this support And, while zealousy de-
Tending my principles before the people, this defense
Of the eminent public men With whom have 1ered-
No aspersous On their character have dshonored nay
tongue; epithets or nveetiyes have fallen from ny
hhistoIy. and x..hins yoa. ss9sto5s; IT u;stul
and thanking you for the resolution spread on your
JOURNAL and invoking the favor Of Him who holda the
hand, am ready to administer the oath Of Office to
the Vlce-Preaident-elsct, whom now introduce to
| you
v1cE-RREspEsT WILSON.
The Efcd pre8fGentAeCf standing at tho HGCJEfAfY4
| desk, then addressed the Senate a. folows:
=; In assuming the Position assigned a py
Of the obligations 1t imposes l. service here some
what prolonged covering period crowded with great
dred and thirty Senator'S rAny Of them statesmen OF
large and varied experience, have impressed upon NE
tho occupant Of this chair under tho rules q The SEN
9 .hen rom L. II. bsTs Sa
than eighteen 3ea71 to this cha1, trust com-
thing, too Of the tone and temper Of the senate In
r~.eidiuB vrot yvur deiberadons shall eyer strt7e
from Rsr.Sn pTeudis sSG y btu.
9as4' aa rea
conside1ase just, and impartial ss ths lot o,
humanity permits To the justice, generosity, and
for tht counsel and encouragement that foEbearanco
and Indulgence, which am sure shall often require
- your preaiding & otnce1: u .xT .n,<,,<7anrn
The retiring yice-Pzesident adntnistered The cath
Of Office to the Vice,Pzesdent-eleet snd thsn said:
/ AoA 80
United States adjourned sine die"
| sENATE-roRTI-TH1HD CONGRESS.
vice-Prestdent Wilson then called the Senate Of tho
| Forty-thtrd Congress to order, and announced his
elected to the Forty third Congress- and accord
inRy the following Senators sworn in: Messts.
boise9 RoEe AesS ngss Me6reery kentaety MITCHELL
Morrill,, Morton, Osesby, Patterson. Sargent, sne1-
man, and 2errimon.
tias had not yet been received, but Mr.. HAIIN re-
marked that the Senator's election was matter OF
public uotortety, and moved that the oath Of Office be
administered to him, which WAS unanimously agreed
Senators Gordon, Jones, and Wad1ctgh did not ap-
After the oath Of Office had been administered to tho
Senators, the Presidents proclamation eonFenang
the Senate in extra session 81 IL O'CLOCK "a'
| procession Was then formed and proceeded to the
platform or ths central portteo Of ,t1 The csptto1
On motion Of Mr. ANTHONY, the hour for daily
meeting wns fixed at II O'Clock.
appointed notify the President that the Senate
ready to receive any communication he might have
| to make.
| pointed such Committee.
The Senate then adjourned until Thursday at noon.
HOUSE,
| AIscELLANEoUs
Tho % net r. y ahs La
lowing Senate bills passed: To provide Board
Of Commissioners to report spsem Of irrigation FOR
San Joaquin Sacramento and Tularns Valley, Cal !;
to establish Board Of Local inspectors OF steam Ees
GELS in Michigan: TO amend the act to enable dis
charged soldiers and sailors to acquire hoDesteads On
public lands donating cannou-bnls to the Gettysburg
battlefield Memorial Assocstion; to authorize tho
interment OF honorably discharged SOLDIERS ana ma
xines in nntio1al cemeteries.
TEAS PACIFIC RAILROAD. . .
Tha senate bill to authorize the Texas pncinc Rail-
road CompanY to connect WITH consolidate with,
lease other railroad lines in California except through
| lines to the Pacific Ocean, etc., was taken up.
| Mr. HOLMAN opposed the BILL as tending to great
railroad monopoly. The bill wns defeated-yeas a
| uays. 7-uot tWo-thirds in the Affirmative.
LAID OVER
Tho Senate bill to amend the act Of the 10th OF June,
1s72 tho relief Of certain tribes Of Indians tn tho
Northern SUPPLEMENTARY wns laid aatde lne hen-
ate bill authorizing appointments and promotions IN
the pay department. WAs laid aside-