The Portland daily press., 1875-12-21
Forty. Fourth COngress-First Session
SENATE.


Mr. Edmunds of Vermont said that he de-
sired to state before Offering resolution which
he proposed that in regard to the resolution Of
tered by HIM last Friday touching the Presl-
dent OF the Senate, there had been some dis
cusson and upon further conference with that
senator he thought that there should be no
question or doubt as to who is the president of
the Senate between the date and day of the
meeting of Congress till after the holiday re.
cess He therefore offered the following:
Resolved, that MI. Ferry, Senator from the
state of Michigan, be the president of the Sem
ate ' until Jan. 7th, 1876, and until fresh ap-
pointment be made.
The Chair (Anthony of r. l. announced
that the question was upon the passage of the
resolution.
Mr.. Salisbury said it involved the question
already before the committee on elections. The
resolution assumed that the Senate had not a
president, and he called attention to that fact
MIR. Edmunds said he had drawn resolution
so as not to assume that fact.
Mr.. Bayard offered a substitute declaring
Mr.. Thurman of Ohio president of the Senate
until Jan. 7th, 1876 or until fresh appoint
ment shall be made and upon this demanded
the yeas and nays The substitute was reject.
ed-yeas q, nays pa strict party vote.
The original resolution submitted by Mr..
Edmu nds was then adopted.
Mr.. Ferry took the chair and said
Senators, l desire to thank you for your fur
ther courtesy and confidence"
Mr.. Morrill, submitted resolution that the
committee OF commerce enquire into the eX-
pediency of reporting by bill or otherwise, some
measure to increase the efficiency of the serv-
ice of steamboat inspectors. Agreed to.
The resolution of Mr. Morton to authorize
the appointment of special committee to in
quire into the circumstances attending the late
election in Mississippi came up.
Mr.. Eaton OF Connecticut said that he would
be glad to have further discussion of this reso-
1..s cs.- - L IL
Mr.. Morton said that he had been advised
that there would be further debate upon it.
He would be glad to have it disposed of today,
but 3s number OF senators were absent he
would not press it to a vote as he was not sat-
isfed that quorum would be present later in
the day. He therefore made no objection to
the resolution going over.
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced bill to increase
the efficiency of the navy, promote the mara.
time interests of the United States. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Anthony, from the committee on print.
ing, reported back the resolution to print extra
copies of the Presidents message, and moved
that its further consideration be indefinitely
postponed. So ordered.
In making the report he said it had been
customary to print extra copies heretofore, but
the message had already been sent by telegraph
and published all over the country, and he saw
no use to print extra copies now.
On motion of Mr. Anthony the bill hereto
fore introduced by him to allow Rear Admiral
j. j. Almy to accept decorations from the
King of the Hawaiian Islands was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduced bill to transfer
the Indian bureau to the War Department.
Referred to the committee on Indian affairs
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to amend act of
June %, 1874, for the creation of the Alabama
court Referred to the committee on Judicial
ry;
that act SO as to allow insurance companies tG
participate In the distribution of the Geneva
award aud extend the time of the court one
year, being similar to other bills on the subject
heretofore introduced.
Mr.. Mcdonald of Indiana gave notice he
would at the proper time offer resolutions and
moved their adoption as substitute for those
recently submitted by his colleague, Morton, in
regard to national and state rights.
Mort0n-Introduce them and let them be
printed.
McDonald-I desire to introduce them here.
after.
Mr.. English of Connecticut presented me-
mortal of the citizens of Bridgeport favorine
the repeal of the bankrupt law. Referred to
the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Dawes presented memorial of the
Equity Safety Insurance Co. of Boston. pray
ing an amendment to the act creating a court
of Alabama claims, so as to allow insurance
companies to participate in the Geneva award
Referred to the committee ON judiciary.
The Senate then went into executive session
after which it adjourned till Wednesday, Jan.
5, 1876.
HOUSE.
There was larger attendance than was ex
pected in view of the Christmas holiday adjourn
ment fixed for to day and of the fact that nc
business was to be doLe but to hear the aunonce
ment from the Speaker. The journal of Friday
last having been read and the same Executive
communications having been laid before the
House, the Speaker announced the standing
committees Of the House as follows:
COMMITTEES on Elections-Messrs Harris of Virginia
Thompson, Blackburn, Beebe. House, DeBolt, Pop
pletoL, hoar, Wells, Baker and Brown.
Ways and Means-Mor rison of Illinois, Wood Han.
cock, Thomas, Hill, Chaplin, Tucker, Blaine, Kelley
Garfield, Burchard Of Illinois.
AppropIiations-Randall, Holman, Wells of Mo-,
Atkins, Hamilton of N. j., Blount, Singleton
Wheeler, Hale Foster, Waldron.
Banking and Currency-Cox, Payne: Goode, Glib
son, Raymond, Bnrchard of Wis., Wike, Townsend
KassOn, Eames, Hubbell
Foreign Atfairs-Swann, Faulkner, Banks, Bar
mum, Ely, Hamilton. Springer, Fornay, Monroe, c.
G Williams and Packer.
Military Affairs-Banning Glover, A. S. Williams
Ferry, Cook John Reilly, Hardenberg, MaeDougall
Thornburgh. Hnrlbut and Strait.
Commerce-Hereford Ward, Durand, Reagan
Piper, Kehr, Pierce, FELTON,. Hunter, Ross and Dun
Post ofiees-Clark, waddsl', Luttrell, Ainsworth,
Miller, Stowell and Wallace.
Pacific Railroad-Lamar, Atkins, Luttrell OF Cali
Pps kasse a and saT
Judiciary Knott, Hunton. Asbe, Lynde, Lord
Hurd, Caulfield, McCrary, Lawrence, Frye of Me
and Starkweather.
Public Lands -Sayler of Ohio Goodwin, Faulkner,
Mcfarland, Wallng, Cause, Lane, Hathorn, Nc
Dill Morey and Crounse
~ ClaimscBIght of Tenn, Neal, Brown, Robbins.
Tarbox, Cochrane, Phillips, Pratt, Bass, Bradley
War claims-Eden of Illinois, Milliken, Warren,
Ga6ell, Ellis New, Caldwell, Conger, Smith of Pa,
Naval Aftairs-whitthorne of Tenn, Lewis. Mills,
Jones of \: H. Willis, Williams Of Del, Robbins Of
Revision of Laws-Durham of KY, Southard, Bell
Metcalf, Teese, Douglass, Sparks, Crapo, Denison
Education and Labor-walker of Va, Lamar,
Mago0n, White and Nash.
District of Columbia-Bnckner, Neal Phelps,
Cate, Hartridge, Henkle, Stevenson, McCrary, viii
lard, Hendee and Phillips of KS.
Public Buildings-Holman of Ind, Wells, Harri.
Williams, woodworth, Plaisted Of Me-, and Kimbal
of Wis.
:, Patents-vance of n. G., Bagley Jr.. Douglass Of
Invalid Pensions-Jenks of Pa. Bagley, Wilson
Bliss, Hewitt, Rice, Yates, Rusk, Sinnickson, Pur:
Revolutionary Pensions -Hunton, Bland of New,
Bland of Mo-, Phelps. Clarke, Hurd, Davis, Schu-
maker, maker, 70 xnsend, Dobbins, Henderson and Will
Indian Affairs-scales of N. c., Wiltshire, Boone,
Sparks, Hooker, Morgan. Lane, Seelye, Page. Van
Voorhees, and Tufts.
Weights and Measures-Stephens of Ca, O'Brien
Potter, Sayer, Parsons, Levy, Marsh, Willard, G.
G; Williams Of Wis, Crft,enden and seely of Wis.
Territores-Southard, Caldwell, Mutcher. Frank
lin, Meade. Culberson, Wiggnton, Fort, Mackey,
Freeman, Bagley and Patterson.
Expenditures of the Treasury Department Ely Of
N. Y, Bright, HartzeI, w. B. Williams and Plais-
ted.
Accounts-Wiliams of Ind, Roberts, Powell, Hos
kins and Fort.
- Agriculture-Caldwell of Ala, Harris, Marsh,
Davis, Rea Gooding. Anderson, Smith of Pa Rusk
Van Voorhees, and Smalls
Mines aud Mining--eland of Mo-, Turney Dur.
ham, Potter, Odell, Gibson, Campbell, Evans, Wood
burn, Caswell and Lynch.
', Private Land Claims-Gunter of Ark, Buckner
Parsons, Powell, Gambler, Levy Ainsworth Ketch-
am, Joyce, Cannon and Lapham.
Public Expenditures-Miliken, Hatcher. Perry,
Cowan, DlbreIl, James b. Reilly. Campbell, Whit
ing, Norton, Wood of Pa, and Haralson.
Railways and Canals-Jones of Ky, Stone, Saw
age, Meade, Schleicher, Mackey, Landers, Davis CT
KY. Henderson, Frost and Hayes.
Mississippi Leyees-EIlis of La, Hatcher, Will.
shire, Money of Miss, Roberts, Young of Tenn
Sheakley, Dunnell, Whiting, Morey of La, and Wal
lace.
Reform in Civil Service-w -whitehouse, Brown of
KY, Throckmorton, Payne, Collins, DeBot. Cutler,
Hurlbut, Harris Of Mass, Foster and Leavenworth.
:, Manutactures-Stone Of Mo. Dibrell, Ross, Will
lams of Ala, Hopkins, Money of Miss. Burchard of
Wis.,, Farwell, Ballou, Williams Of n. Y, and Hy-