The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

THURSDAY, March, 12-Senhts.-The gal
leries were crowded before the hour Of meeting.
The chair Of the lat" Senate Sumner was draped In
mourning, and a large bouquet OF white flowers was
placed on his desE. The readiog II the journal only
occupied 4 moment, aud, upon its completion, the
Rev. Byron S~unierly. Chaplain to the Senate. de
hyered a short and very impressive prayer, the SEN
ators all rising and standing with bowed heads dur
ing its delivery. A painful pause Of Il few min
uies' duration snsued then Senator Anthony, Of
Rhode Island, in Il broken voice made The official
announcement OF the death Of Mr.. Sumner. This
paiuful duty wou;d have deyolved upon Senator
Boutwell, had he been present, but, he bein& quite
III at his resi1encr, Mr.. Anthony al Mr.. BOutwe!ls
request. delivered the few necessary words, supple
meniing them with a resolution for the appoint
ment pi appropriate committees. They were sec
ouded by Mr.. Cuukling iii an appropriate manner
and adopted by general consent after which the
Senate adjourned.
Houss.-After the reading Of the journal, no bust
ness was entered upon, and no motion Of any kind
was made, but the members sat in their seats wait
ing. amid the murInur Of conversation, for the ex-
pected message from the Senate announcing its
action OH the death OF the Massachusetts Senator.
A. soon as the message was received, Representative
T.. Il. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, arose and, in = tremu-
luus voice and with great sadness Of manner, Of
fered appropriate resolutions touching the sad
event. Hurlhu,, Hale OF Maine, Foster, Rainey,
Clayton, Scuddsr. Randall, Beck and Hancock were
appointed Il committee on the part Of the House, to
accompany, with the Massachusetts, delegation, the
remains to their place of burial. The House then
adjourned.
FRIDAY, March l3.-Sendfe.-The chair
(Carpenterl announced as the member to fill the
vacancy on the Joint Select oInmi,te To investigate
the management of affairs in the District of Column
bia, Stewart, Of Nevada, to be chairman of the COM
mittee, in place of Boutwell,, who was excused on
account Of his Ill health -. Adjourned until Tues
day, 18th.
Ho,ps.-The House, after prayer and the reading
Of the journal, took. an informal recess for fifteen
minutes, and subsequently walked in procession to
the Senate Chamber, to attend tn. funeral services
Of Senator Sumner. 80. When the House returned,
Ill Adjournment was moved and carried unani-
mously.
SATURDAY, March 14.-Snor.-Not in SEES
sion.
HoU@.-Tlie session of the House was given up
exclusively to debate. Kellogg concluded the
speech begun by him Wednesday, on the Iegi-la-
tive Appropriation bill. All the other speeches
were on the bill to regulate Interstate railroad COM
merce, and were made by Pratt, StanArd, Hazleton
(Wis.l, Burrows, aud Eden.
MONDAY, March l6-.Sendte.-Not in ses-
sion.
House.-Bills were introduced and referred: BY
OBrien, prohibiting the use of public horses and
vehicles for private purposes in Washington, aud
forbidding the Government officials to require their
servants to wear livery; by HerDdon, for a commits
sion i'll relation TO the preservation Of forests ; by
Carson, Ia give land warrants to soldiers and sail
ors i'll the late war A bill was passed appropri-
ating $4,000 to be expended in the course Of the
current fiscal year in the improving of the mouth
of the Mississippi river....An Intellectual attempt
was made to bring up the bill to create a National
Board Of Health. A evening session was h I'D,
which was devoted exclusively to the discussion OF
McCrary's transportation bill.
TUESDAY, March Observation-Disclosures pc
titionS for and against initiating the currency were
presented. =. Frelinghuysen made u statement in
reference to the late Senator Summers Civil Rights
bill. He said that the bill would not be reported by
the Judiciary till Edmunds was well
enough to appear as its Champion. The coninittee
had spent two days In perfecting the bill, and it had
received the approval, he SAID, of u majority OF the
members. ...On motion of Thurman, the
record Of the Senate was amended ~ that
Stewart's appointment ~ member Of the Distric. Of
Columbia Investigating Committee shall he that OF
member simply, and not OF Chairman. the Com
mittee having elected Allison Chairman -. The
currency debate WAS resumed in the SENATE, the
ball being opened by Logan, who argued in favor
Of free banking and Nh increase in the volume of
the currency. ..f.
Hotse.-A bill was passed exempting Kansas and
Missouri from the operation of the act of May,