The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-30


Mr. Thurman. of Ohio, opposed the
amendment, and argued that Congress had
no right TO make ----.-
SUCH AN ENACTMENT.
It was rejected. The bill was then read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. Fenton, OF. New, York, called up the
House bill to declare the bridge across Nj
agsra river, authorized by the act Of Con-
gress of June 80 1870, a post route. Passed.
Q The Senate then, at /: 20, on the motion of
Mr. Sherman, went into executive session
The Senate, in executive session, agreed to
| q resolution of the House TO extend the ses-
siop till o'clock thisevening. Subsequently,
tho Senate, still in executive session, passed
O'Clock this evening. fN''
The doors were reopened at Us O'Clock,
| and on the motion of Mr.. Sherman the SEN
ate toofta recess until 5:l5.P M.
The Senate reassembled at Sis, and Mr.
Anthony, from the conference committee on
the bilto print extra copies of the report of
the commissioners on education, made re-
port, which was agreed to.
A message was read from the House an
nouneiDg the passage of resolutions for the
appointment of a committee of that body to
| join committee on the part of the senate to
notify the president that that two Honses of
congress were now ready to adjourn, end to
inquire ifhe had any further communication
to send in. The resolution was concurred in,
and the chair appointed Messrs. Edmunds,
Anthony and Bayard members of the COM
nittee on the part of the senate. ~
| Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, called up the
House bill to relieve the political disabili-
ties of John Forsyth, of Alabama. Passed.
| . The Senate then, at $40, on the motion OF
Mr.. Edmunds went into executive session.
| At B "a the doors were reopened, and Mr..
Sargent called up the Senate bill authorizing
the coinage of the 20-cent piece of silver at
| the mints of the United States. Passed.
Mr.. Goldthwaite, of Alabama, called up
the House bill to relieve j. L. Pugb. OF Ala
bama, of his political disabilities. Passed.
! Mr.. Buckingham, of Connecticut. called
up the House bill to confSpi the agreement
band, for the the pu5hase of por-
ton of their reservation in Wyoming terri
tory. Passed. The Senate, at 5:45, held
short executive session. Upon the doors
being reopened, Mr.. Edmunds from the
committee to wait upon the president, re-
ported that the committee had performed
the duty assigned them and that the presi-
dent replied that they had concluded
- '-f ALL THE DUTIES M
that deyolyed upon them, and he had nc
further communication to send in. y
The chair appointed Mr.. Morrill,, of Yer.
mont. a commissioner on the part OF the
Senate. to provide for the erection of statue
of General Nathaniel Green.
2 At 6 O'Clock, Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware
| offered the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted.
z Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate
are due and hereby are rendered to the Hon.
| Mat thew H. Carpenter fof the courtesy and
ability with which he has presided over theil
deliberations. aar
! Mr.. Carpenter replied; Senators, should
/ do great Injustice To my own feelings if
did not return to you nv heartfelt thanks
! for your kindness at the present session. It
! is remarkable that the more we see of the
constitution of the United States and the
more familiar we become with it in
practice, the more we admire the
wisdom of its provisions. l have, since
presiding here by your favor this session,
come TO esteem as / never did before the
wisdom of the provision which separates
the presiding officer from the mem bers OF
the body. He who occupies this chair the
duties OF which are so nearly judicial, ought
not to be a senator. For as A senator he
must, more or less, participate in de-
bate and take more or less inter-
est in questions which are pending
here, and if not suspected by others
of partially towards those questions in
which he takes an interest, he must, if be be
right minded man, suspect himself of par
TALLY, and it may be while endeavoring to
avoid this that he will be too far the other
way. / thank you again, gentlemen, for
your courtesy, your kindness, the patience
with which yoL have borne errors which
were necessarily the result of my inexpe-
rience as presiding officer, and
hoping that you will in safety
reach your homes and there meet an APP
proving constituency, that we shall meet
here again in December in health and pros
perity, and returning to this corps of clerks
my thanks for their cooperation In perform
| ing the duties of the chair, now proceed tC
/ execute the the order of the two houses o.
Congress, and declare that the Senate of tbs
United States is adjourned sine die. Zap
P1""'e'I srnil en-.-o ts1r
r aoC Ci v5in HOUSE. erla1
PASSAGE OF THE POSTAL BILL-H0W civil
SERVICE REFORM WAS DEALT wITH-THl
| INDIAN DEPARTMENT wHTTEwASHED :