Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-19
Congressional Summary,

SENANE.-On Monday March 10th
the Committee on Elections were instructed
to examine and report at the next session the
best and most practicable method of electine
President and Vice-President of the United
States, together with plan for the organiza.
| ton OF tribunal to determine all contested
questions connected herewith. The case O
Senator Caldwell, of Kansas, was considered
but no action taken.
SENATE In the Senate on the 18th.
Rev. DR.. Neman was reelected Chaplain OF
that body. Spencer was admitted to a seat
and sworn in. The credentials of Wm. J.
Mcmillan, elected by the McEnery legislature,
were presented. The credentials of Roscoe
Conkling were also presented.
SENATE. in the Senate, on March
9th, Messrs. Jones, Of Nevada, Ferry of Con-
necticut, and WoOdleigh, of New Hampshire.
were sworn in. Considerable discussion was
held upon the question OF admitting George
Il. Spencer, of Alabama, whose seat IS con
tested by Sykes. but the Senate took 10 final
action in the matter President Grant adyis-
ed the Senate that he would have no commu-
nication to make except in the form of norai-
nations.
SENATE the adjournment of
Mondays session Of the Senate the following
additional bills were passed Authorizing con-
! demned ordnance for monumental purposes ::
several private relief bills; authorizing pro-
motions in the medical and ordnance depart
ments to extend time for filing claims for ad-
dltOnal bounty authorizing the Secretary OF
War to distribute arms and military equip
ments to states which have not received their
quota under the act of 1868: for the relief of
j. ". Fee, late Lieutenant of the 1st Kentucky
! Infantry; authorizing Joint entries on public
lands by pre-emption settlers; granting
pension of fifty dollars per month to the
widow of General W. W. Morris also like
pension to the widew of General Wood, daugh-
ter of ex-President Tyler.
On Tuesday, the 4th, the Senate reconyened
at $50 A. NJ, and passed bills providing for
the purchase of a site for a public building at
Plttsburg to remove the political disabilities
of r. NJ. T. Hunter, of Virginia and to ex-
tend the time for the restoration to market OF
the Ottawa and Chippewa lands in Michigan.
Messrs. Conkling and Trumbul1, having been
appointed for5that purpose, waited upon the
President, and on returning reported that he
had no further communication to make to Con-
gress. AT q few minutes before twelve the
Vice-President elect, escorted by Senator
| Cragin, chairman of the committee on
arrangements, followed by the members
of the Cabinet, entered the chamber.
-Presidc~t Golfax then addressed the SEN
ate. He cs.cluded by introducing the
new Vice-BTesldent, to whom he administered
the oath, alter which the latter made few
remarks. The Senate Was then declared ad-
jCuned. Yice-President Wilson then called
the Senate of the Forty-third Congress to
order, and announced his readiness to admin
ister the oath of Office to Senators elected to
the Forty-third Congress, and accordingly the
foil swing Senator's were sworn in: Allison
Bogy, Cameron, Conkling, Conover, Den
mis-, Dorsey, Howe, Ingalls,, McCreery.
OF Kentucky, Mitchell, Morrill, og-
Conkling and Merriman. Senators Gordon,
Jones and Wadleieh did not appear. After
the oath of office had been administered to
the new Senators, the Presidents procama-
ton convenlng the Senate in extra session at
II O'Clock to-day was read { A procession was
then formed and proceeded to the platform on
the central portico Of the Capitol. At 1880
the Senate returned to its chamber. COM
mittee was appointed to notify the President
that the Senate was ready to receive any COM
munication he might have to make. The
Senate then adjourned to Thursday.
HoUsE.-The following Senate bills
were passed: To provide board of Commits
siOners to report a system Of irrigation for the
San Joaquin, Sacremento and TulareS valleys,
California; to establish board of local IN
spectors of steam vessels in Michigan; to
amend the act to enable discharged soldiers
and sailors to secure homesteads on public
lands; donating cannon balls to the GettyS-
burg Battlefield Memorial Association; to au-
thorIze the lntermGnt Of hOnOrably discharged
soldiers and marines in national cemeteries.
The Senate bill to authorize the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company to connect with, consolI-
date with or lease other railroad lines in Cali
fornia, except through lines to the Pacific
Ocean, etc., was defeated. The number OF
standing committees was increased from nine
to thirteen. Mr. Garfield made personal ex-
planation, in which he protested against that
portion Of the report of the Poland Credit Mo-
bilier Committee which referred to him. At
10 O'Clock Speaker Blaine delivered his vale
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tatives of the Forty y-Second Congress adjourn
ed SINE de