New-York tribune., 1874-12-24
XLIIID CONGRESS--IID SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDING4.
SENATOR CARPENTER ELECTED PRESIDENT PRO
TEMPORE or THE sENATE-AN EFFORT MADE IN
THE HOUSE TO TAKE UP THE SENATE FINANCE
BIrI-ADJOURNMENT or BOTH HOUSES TILL
JAM S.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Dec. %. 1874
The Senate was called to order by Chief
Clerk Mcdonald, who read u communication from wee
President Wilson, stating that he would be absent from
the city upon the OF the senate to-day sbu re-
nuesting bim to inform tEo Senate OF that la't. .,
MIR ANTHONY tR3p ~ "msrev T%soiion o,dont the
Hon Matthew II. Carpenter be chosen Pre'idehI pr'
's Mr. s srEyEVsON DEM XIV moved to amend 40 Gs to
DrOyide tnnt the election be Dy ballot. hRreeh TO-
Mr. ANTHONY nominated Mattne" H. Carpenter o'
Mr. STEVEN SON nominated A. g. Thurman Of OHIO,
@ CLEit@ appointed Mess Anihony anu 'aix?
Whole nun'r o. votes M M TrPsnsf
MIR Carpenter was tnerciore declared Pr silent Pc
ten. senate, aud he was escorted W INC chdr Wy
Upon taxing the chair, Mr.. CARPENTER sad:
sENATonG: Please accept tIaEks for tn,s renewed
turn can make Will b3 an .impartial discharge of my
duties. 1hich slall end ;ay"r TO 90. ,.o.;n,,h ,hs
Mr.. ANTHONY su mi ied rc9oIntloh instruc inE ,ne
Secretary the President OF the United Snt.s
and House OF Representatives. or Tue erection " tr
Hon. NJ IL. Carpenor Presiaont pro TONI Oi tho ocha'o'
Mr.. WEST ,cp, La) said that yesterday no was con-
st,,ned to do very racious thing by Objcctng 10
the pabsngr OF resolution for the holiday RECESS He
mad. the objection In deteronoe 10 the Wishes o MS
colleagues from the Southern states VINO naa EotVu W
Oppnsc any reccsS He now moved tnat the senate pro
coed to the consideration OF that rcsOlutio Aseen o
Tao resolution was then read ana agreed 10 "Hhou'
discussion. -,,
Mr.. FENTON Dab. Rep, N. y presented q memorial
OF tne Common Uunc vi Cry Of Rochester protest
ing against the proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty
also similar memorial from me Boarn OF Iraue oi
OswcgO Goth OF which referred TO the ConlHlttcc
Oh Foreign Relations He also presented nein0llh VI
publishers VI pcriO cas In tue Guy OF NrW-hoIk com
planning Of unjust Determination against porlodicais I'D
The nCw postal law. Referred TO the Committee OIL
Post Offices and Post Roads. w..
The Naval Appropriation bill received from the Iouse
was read by title aud referred TO the IOiltIec on
Mr. MORTON (Rep., Ind.) submitted the following and
askrd for present con- licrltlIn ~
Senate recglizs the Validity OF the cradenh
of p a - pcbck a. cerlled Governor VIM T. krl ~ OF
the seal OF tho afIre,d state and tue oonme os
instructed 10 examine anu epOrt SAN
p B. 80 Pincnack eatlei admitted tbs prtm1 tae r'sc
mae such aDsion shon be postponed hh' @
be to
Mr.. THURMAN Dern. Ohio) obacted to tho present
oOnsldcral iOh OF tho resolution, and IL went over
Dir. CLAYTON Qs"p, ArkD Submitted the ioIiO"ing'
and Asked It, present consideration: ,.,...u,
Rev.rei That Secretary oil War be eqneated noi M
unc reports Of M1or Lewis Merrill u ~ a.
pg 20 LOUISIANA Auown the Cousiai u0Ioe
Mi. BAYARD (Dcm, DclD OBJECTED, ana IL was iaiu
OVER. a., 49,, ,,. ~, >,
MI EDMONDs (Rep., W. called up the House blll to
provide for Tie standardization Of tho Rtysed statutes
n ta limited States to preserve the originals OF all
Laws IN the Depar; nient II state, Passed =,
Nj. WRIGHT (.p. IoWa) offered an inenuine , u, ~ III
government for The District OF Columbia. OrdcFcu W
De printed and lie On thc table ...,..o, a.,
Tae amendment OF tue House OF R2presentaIivrs 10
surgeons in no army TIL Feb lo''' Was cOhcurtcd III
ThS senate tneu, at O'clock on motion OF Mr.. Ed.
MIJNLS (ise VI, proceeded to tho tOnslucraIOu VI
Executive business, and III 1i5 the doors w"' rcJpeheu
ana the .uourued tan Tuesday, jan 5.