Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12
FORTY-THIRO CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

" AsHISGToS, Dec The Senate
was called to order promptly at noon
by Vice President Wilson.
Mr.. ANTHONY, from Rhode Island,
offered resolution instructing the Sec
retary Of the Senate to inform the House
of Representatives that quorum of the
Senate had assembled and the Senate was
ready to proceed to business, which was
agreed to.
He also submitted an order providing
that the hour Of meeting of the Senate
should be daily at twelve o'clock until
Otherwise ordered. Agreed to.
Mr.. CONKLING, of New York, Of
fered a resolution providing for the ap-
pointment Of two members of the Senate
to join q committee on the part Of the
| House Of Representatives to wait upon
the President and inform him that q
quorum of each House of Congress had
assembled and was ready to receive any
communication he may desire to make
Agreed to, and the Chair appointed
Nessrs. COnkling, of New York, and
Thurman, of Ohio, as the committee on
the part Of the Senate.
Mr.. MORRELL, of Maine, from the
I al
last session to frame a government for
the District Of Columbia, submitted a
written report, accompanied by sundry
statistics for the organization of such
| government. Ordered to be printed.
The following bills were introduced
and ordered printed and lie on the table
until the appointment of standing conf
mittees:
By Mr.. SHERMAN-Biu for re.
vision Of the laws for the collection
Of customs duties. It provides for
commission OF seven persons to
be constituted as follows: One mem
Der of the Senate, 10 be designated
/ by the President of the Senate; two
members elect Of the next House, to be
designated by the Speaker of the pre-
sent House, and two officers in the Gus
toms service and two citizens familiar
with the customs laws, TO be sppol1ted
| by the President.
Bir. INGALLS, introduced bill to pro-
vide that the homestead and pre- -emption
settlers in Kansas shall be allowed years
absence from their lands ravaged by grass-
hoppers, without loss of their rightai
Mr.. HITCHCOCK introduced . bill
apprcpriating 500, 900 for the purchase of
food TO be issued to starving sufferers from
the ravsges Of Prasshoppers.
Mr. SARGENT introduced a bill TO
protect persons Ct foreign bilth against
forcible restraint.
The Senate took 3 recess and on reas-
sembling at one o'clock
Mr.. WRIGHT gave notice that en-
Wednesday next he would ask the Senate
to proceed with the consideration Of the
bill to abolish the Western Judicial Dis
tries Of Arkansas.
Mr.. INGALLS, submitted . resolution
inssructiDg the Committee on Indian At
fairs to inquire, into the recent disturb
N rcss in Indian Territory and to report to
the Senate what measures are necessary
for the protection Cf life, liberty and
property in that region, and whether the
best interests of civilization do not de-
mand the establishments of courts Of the
United Ststes in said territory, as pcovi.
ded by the treaties Of 1866.
The Senate took another recess a1d upoa
reassembliDR
Mr.. CONKLIKG, from the COMMITTEES
appointed to wait upon the President, re-
ported that that duty had been discharged
and that the President would soon commu-
I:35 General BlbcSck delivered the Presi-
dents Message, and It was read, after
which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Tie House was called to order at the
usual hour. But little business was trans
acted beforethe reception of the Presidents
message, the reading Of which was con-
cluded at 2:45.
; Mr.. GARFIELD, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the Lsgisla-
tive, Executive, and Judicial Appropria-
tion bill, which was made 3 special order
for Tuesday next.
Mr.. HALE, Of Maine, from the sane
committee, reported the Naval ApprOpriA-
tion bill, which was made : special order
for Wednesday next.
Mr.. WHEELER, from the same Com
mittee, reported the Army Appropriation
bill, which was made special order for
Thursday of next week.
Mr.. LOUGHRIDGE, from the same
committee, reported the Iudian Appropria-
tion bill, which was made special order
for Friday of next week.
Mr.. STARKWEATHER, from the same
reported the Fertilization bill,
which was made special order for the ed
Of December.
The amount of appropriations by the
several bills is as follows Legislative,
sl9, ,653, 434; navy, sic. 1916. .0O6; army,
81, TOT, 500; Indians, 81. Sol, ,507 fortii-
cations, $3.50 900.
Mr.. TYNER, from the sSms committee,
reported = bill sppvopriAting $50. 900 for
the purchase Of scales for the use Of the
Post Office Department in executing the
law requiring prepayment of postage on
Passed.
Mr.. cox introduced q bill to exempt
the operations of the law in cases where
were taken prior to January
l, 1875. Referred.
Mr.. PHELPS gave notice that next
Monday he would move for tho repeal Of
the 'tpress gag law.
Adjourned.
The court house at Franklin, Ind, was
destroyed by an inoendiary fire yesterday.