The Morning herald., 1875-12-08
WASHINGTON.
FvRTY.Fou RTH CoNGREs.

FuRTY.FOE RTH CONGRESS
Proeeedingss, Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-After the open
iag Of Congress to-day by prayer, Mr..
H.ane stated that he was reported in the
debate Of yesterday as having said, "That
they would in an indirect way seek to
iis1onoIthe compact" By some he had
understood as applying these remarks to
Er. Lamar, of Mississippi. Such he did
rot intend, as he used the expression as 1t
would, apply to commercial paper. Mr..
Lamar said he believed from his acquaint-
ence with Mr.. Blaine that he was incapable
OF offering gratuitous insult to himself.
Mr.. Addison Oliver, of Iowa, was sworn
in. Recess was then taken.
After recess preparations for drawing
eeats was commenced. Upon motion OF
lion. Hester Clymer, a colleague of Hon.
Alexander H. Stevens, was allowed to
choose a seat for that member in advance.
Upon motion, Judge Kelley, as the Oldest
riember Of the House, was allowed first
choice. The drawing of seats occupied ons
hour and twenty minutes, after which the
Presidents message was read, ordered to be
printed, and referred to the Committee of
III, Whole.
Mr.. Cox presented memorial of William
Henry Prescott, of the S0th Congressional
District of South Carolina, in relation to
the mode of Districting that State. Pre-
ferred to the Committee on Elections. On
motion of Mr.. Holman 1t was ordered that
when the House adjourned it be to meet on
Friday next. House then at 7:3O P. NJ, ad.
journed.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, d. G., bee. 18th. The SEN
ate met at noon and opened with prayer by
tie Chaplain.
Mr.. Eaton, of Conn.,, presented the cre-
dcntials Of j. E. English, appointed by the
Governor of Connecticut to fill the vacancy
in the Senate caused by the death of VIM.
s. Ferry, of that State. Mr.. English was
sworn in.
The Clerk of the House appeared and an
nounced the organization of that body and
the appointment of committee to wait
upon the President, in conjunction with
committee Of the Senate.
The rea ling of the Presidents message
occupied an hour and fifteen minutes.
Senate adj ourned at $50 P. M.
The GOOD Work iicgun.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The National
Democratic Committee in their meeting to-
dav, resolved against all subsidies to rail-
roads and asked the Democrats in the House
to proceed on the line of reform and investi-
rate the departments as its line of policy.
The Democratic Senators appointed sub
committee consisting of Messrs. Bayard,
Davis, Eaton, Merriman and Bogy to meet
the Republican sub committee in regard to
a revision of the list of committees. Moth
inp was done at the meeting held this aftei- :
noon and another will be held tomorrow at
10 o'clock.
General Babcock started for Chicago last
evening.
The Republican Senators in caucus this
morning appointed Senators Wright, Bout
well and Hitchcock, to revise list OF the
Standing Committees and report it to-mor-
row.
The proceedings in the House to-day were
not particularly interesting, except so far
as the drawing of seats was concerned.
Edgar snowden, editor of the Alexandria
Gazette, has been appointed Assistant fost-
master of the House. ,s.N
The EMPLOYEES of the Clerks Office Of
the House hada meeting day and adopted
s series of resolutions in honor of the late
clerk, Mr.. Mcpherson.
It was something rather unusual IN the
House 10 hear the Reading Clerk read the
,otsae of the President Of the United
STA cs MS that daty usually devolves upon
Il Clerk of the House but Mr.. Adams is
new hand and he probably did not care to
risk such lengthy document for his first
eff rt.
Senator Wadleigh, of New Hampshire
has been appointed as the successor Of
Senator Ferry, deceased, Chairman OF the
Committee on Patents.
BabcOck's Indictment.
WAsHINaToy, Dec. 7.-Attorney-Gener
picrrepont said to-day, while alluding te
4,a allonod indintment of GenerRl BabCOck