The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-07
WASHINGTON.
FORTY. THIRD CONGRESS,

SoNuNhSS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I. $3.50 SENATE. -
The Senate was called to order promptly
at noon by Vice President Wilson. Rev.
DIR. Sunderland, Chaplain, in the open
Providence tor the many blessings be
stoWn upon our nation and said: Owe
acknowledge our chastisements and pray
we may be corrected through them we
beseech thee to show thy favor upon this
people and help the government in Its
great responsibility help the Congress of
the Uni'ed States may the candle of the
Lord light them through every diff
Guilty" Vice President Wilson then
took the chair and Mr.. Anthony, from
Rhode Island, offered resolution in
structlDg the secretary o the Senate to
inform the House of Representatives that
quorum OF the Senate had asse nbled
and the Senate was ready to proceed to
business. Agreed to- He also su bmit
ted an order providing that the hour of
meeting of the Senate should be daily at
IL o clock until otherwise ordered.
Agreed to.
Mr. Conkling offered a resolution pro,
NiulEk IoA VIZ Va WV
bers of the Senate to JON committee on
the part Of the House to wait upon the
President and inform him that "a quorum
of each House Of Congress had assembled
and we're ready to receive any communi-
cation he may desire to make. Agreed
to and the cbar appointed Messrs. Conk
ling and Thurman on the part OF the Sen
ate
MIR. Morrill,, of Maine, from the select
commit &c appointed at the last session,
to frame government for the District OF
| Columbia submitted written report &C
companied ly sundry statutes. 1t pro
vides tor placing the District under a
| board OF three regents to be appointed by
the President aud confirmed by the Sen
ate, and who shall themselves appoint
| subordinate i}Uar.s OF tiealtb, Police,
etc the powers of all being mlnute|y de
| fined. The people are to elect three
members of the Board of Education. ALI
expenditure are to be controlled by Con
gress. Laid on the table and ordered
| printed.
The Chair laid before the Senate certii-
J, cares or ect l,on Of Heorgc r. ~ IA a..n';
United States Senator from Vermont, and
| w III. W : - Abob3 iiOLi Cvh'"N'+"''' Avn
the term commencing March 4, 1875.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. I. -- HOUSE,
Tho boar preceding the opening OF the
session was spent by members IN greet
ings and shakings, and expressions of re
greet or reiocups over the results OF the
recent elections. The galleries were crowd
ed and the corridors almost impossible.
AT noon the proce sdlngs formally opened
with prayer by Inc Chaplain, Mr.. Butler
who. p,aYe among other things. for the
purlticatiop and ncrca ,ed power OF the
grea- engiue. the press. The clerk then
called the roll. which showed present 23o
of the sol members constituting the
House. Four new members. MesSrs
Schel and Nhittanden OF New York, Car
nenter of South Caroline, and Flnck OF
Ohio. hal he oah administered.
Resolutions were offered by Messrs.
Garfield aui Dawes. to notify the Senate
that the House is in session and Tor the
rlapp0intment OF a Joint committee to wait
upon the President aud inform him that
Congress was prepared ID receive any
communication he desired to make.
,. Messrs. ia YES, Hale of New York, and
Beck were appointed as such committee
|, on the par OF the House
Mr.. Phelps asked unanimous consent
for the Introduction and immediate
consideration of bill t. repeal the Ia"
: known as The press gag law.
George T. Hoar Mass asked whether
it was customary to transact business oeior'
the receip: ofthe President message.
Mr.. Butler (Mass).-Oh, yes.
S The Sp3aker-Ihc usage Is not to
: transact business until after the COMMITTEES
e is appointed to wait on the President ha
= beeu heard from.
: Mr.. Cox-Lst the bill be read and per
c hans there will be no otjecti n
u The bill was read. 1t amends the sec
D ond section OF the act of june -, "A, b.
II providing that the provisions OF thu
thirty-tairl section Of the judiciary act
y 1859, shall apply 10 all cases except Ii
i action of libel and SANDER in the court
. created by act of Congress in the Dis:ric
v of Columbia.
e Mr.. Hale (N. VI object unless th'
e bill be referred to the Judiciary Commit
" tee.
IS The House at 1886 took a recess O
. half an hour.
=, The recess was further extended 10
III half an hour ami at the cod of that tim
'e the President me sage was received AM
y read to the House by the Clerk.