The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-21
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
WAsHINGroN, December 20.
SENATE.

communication from the Secretary of the
Interior, transmitting papers connected
with the investigation into the affairs oi
the Usage Indian Agency. Ordered II
be printed and lie on the table
Mr. Bayard presented the credentials
of Robert II. Mari, signed by John Nc.
Emery, rs Governor of Louisiana, ap-
pointing him Senator from Louisiana
to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the re.
slgnation OF VIM. l.. Mcmillan. LAID
upon the table.
Mr. Edmunds offered the fllowng
resolution:
ResOLred, That Thomas w. Ferry be
President Of the Senate until January 7th,
1876, aud until fresh appointment shall
be made.
The Chair Mr.. Anthony announced
that the question was upon the passage
of the resolution.
Mr.. Saul bury said he did not desire
to interpose any objection to this resolu-
tion, but it seemed to him that 1t involv-
ed questions already before the Commit
tee On Privileges and Elections. The
resolution assumed that the Senate had
not n President. and he merely wis he'd to
call the attention of the Senator from
Vermont to that fuct.
Mr.. Edmunds said he mad drawn up
the resolution so rs not TO assume that
fact. The resolution did not declare
whether or not Mr.. Ferry was President.
Il merely declared that he should be. If
Mr. Ferry is not President of the Sen.
ate then he will no until the time named
nv the nass,oe of the resolution.
Mr. Bavard offered n substitute declar-
ing A. G. Thurman President of the Sem
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,rans,or the Indian hureau from the In
,.r,or rDansrtmertt to the War Denart-
ment Referred
Mr. Davis introduced a bill MAKING an
appropriation of $50 600 to continue the
improyement ofthe Mononralisin West
Vircini. and PENNSYLVANIA. Referred
Mr. Boutwell, introduced a bill to in
crease the efficiency OF the navy and
nromote the maritime interests of the
United States. Ordered TO be printed
.cd liza unoo the table The hill nronoses
81 svstem Of bounties on shin buiIdinp ~
follows: The Secretary OF Treasury is
IN offer . bounty Of not more ihap
e;,ht dollars ner ton to Ia maid c,ch
vesr for the pcriod Of five vears f,r tho
construction IN the United states of iron
steamships of not less than 1OOOD ions
| each nor exceeding 500 600 tons in the
aggregate, not more than 100 600 tons to
he sutnor,zad in anv one year. said shins
to he e,nploved exclusively in foreign
trade. Proposals are to be received and
nr.,.renc. 1,yen the first wear for 40 600
iopnare ON the Atlantic coast, % 600 on
the great Lakes and the Mississippi
river and u GOO on the Pacific coast
MA yessoI. ara - hn can.
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