Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-08
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Senat,
was called to order at IL N.
After prayer by the Chaplain ant
reading Of tho journal OF yesterday
proceedings. Eaton sent to the Clerk
desk and had read the credentials o
James E. English. appointed United
States Senator from Connecticut, II
place Of o. 8. Ferry. deceased, and ID,
oath OF ONCE was administered to the
new Senator.
Adams. Clerk OF the House Of Rep.
resentatives. appeared ut the bar Of the
Senate with q message announcing the
organization Of the House md the ap-
pointmcnt OF q committee TO join the
committee Of tho Senate to wait upon the
President.
At 1876, on motion OF Frelinchuyscn,
the Senate took q recess until 1 o'clock,
Upon rsassembling. Anthony. from
the Joint committee to wait upon the
President and inform him OF the orga.
nization Of tho two Houses Of Congress,
reported that tho President said hc
would communicate with Congress i'm.
mediately in writing.
At 1:i5 Mr.. Luckey. Private Sscrc.
tary Of the President, appeared at the
bar OF the Senate with the message. and
Il was read by Gorham, Secretary OF the
Senate. The reading was concluded nj
2O8 and was listened 10 with marked ut.
tcntion by the Senators and q large au.
disncs In the galleries. Sir Edward
Thornton British Minister. was In the
diplomatic gallery. and appeared deeply
interested in those portions OF the mes.
sage In regard to the school question.
taxation Of church property and Cnba.
Our financial affairs aud tho condition
Of u navy especially attracted his
closest attention.
On motion Of Conkling tho message
was ordered to DO laid upon tho table
and printed. lIo also offered the usual
resolution 10 print extra copies. which
was referred 10 the Committee on Print
Ing.
Tho President pro tom. laid before
the Senate the reports OF the various
Cabinet officers and that Of the Con.
trollsr OF the Currency. which were Or
dored printed and to lay on the table.
Adjourned.
House.
Blaine. rising 10 n ~personal explana.
ton. saii I'M In debate Yesterday on
Louisiana. he Ind EXPRESSED the homo
tbat ibe other ala M tbe House would
mot In an incidental matter ATTEMPT TO
roon,n and disbonor Tho agreement
made Ia.t yea,' Some psrsons imacined
tha word .. disboror" hal bsen nsed
With .oms d.sira m imnpts n IN fine csn.
,,.n.n s-,n, Nf;ss,ssi,n; ,I.morI % :,
n-srsor.l s0ront Va bad used Il only
II M .sns. NJ r,llii,;rg and disrcgar,i.
in, AMI M, ,,i,h ia p.notsst idea of
ofsrino nm atfront 10 that genileman.
lama, s.id ba hal moi bcarJ tbs word
=, Sh;ch a. csu,isman from Maino was
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Az J...i,a y, sos,. ,Sa,
h.u. .e.s.a .vanJsi - aiva
az" LOU mawhsvs .h..rs ~ ,ha =somm;,,as ~
az !. .L. pS~",Jsa, e. W,,n,, al
pis;no'sn annor,uni,v 10 Ia nrsssnt
.,d 80, ,hs;r so.,. wI.n ,ho;r namos
shorIJ ho caI,.J Tho cour,esv M nj.
I%os;nc ,So oidss, c=an,ipnons msmbers
~ s.is., s.s,s In Advance of ,ho draw.
In, wss ar,.nJaJ m K.Ijv momhor
vo. oiso ns,m;tt,d n ..isct n sent for
Stonb.n. n Gsoroi,,
ALLIE %. renorted TINT the commit.
,ss bad waited upon The President and
lint n standardization in writing would
be ssnt 10 the Houso forthwith,
TN snsarsr suhm;ttsd Tho %oucstion
WHISTLER tbs House would draw seats or
have tbo P~residsnt.s message rcad. The
former course was adopted.
A blindfolded page then drew the
names from tho box n by one. and
the members drawn came from outside
the bar where oil were congregated, and
occupied tho seat which he purposed
holding for the Congress. Tho first name
drawn was that OF whitehouso and
among the first half.dozen members
were Hoar. Ely and King. The Dem.
ocrats took their seats on the east side.
to the right OF the Speakers chair. tho
side which they have partially occupied
for many Congresses. Some, however.
selected seats on tho western or Rspub-
lican side Of the chamber. Barnes sci.
ected the scat which he formerly oc.
cupied. at the extreme left, resisting an
invitation from Blaino to take q seat
near him. intimitating that the atmos-
phere about there was too strong Tor
him. II was $50 when tho drawing
was completed.
As soon as order was restored the