The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
WASHINGTON.
Xiv C0Bgress-SecOndS Session.

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at noon, Is Senators being present.
Before the reading of the Journal, Mr..
Morton, Chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, said it was import
ant to have another member added to that
committee. Tho great body of the com
mittee had gone South to make the investi-
cations ordered, and there was not quorum
of the sub. committee assigned to duty in
Washington now in the city. He therefore
moved that another member be added to
that committee. Agreed to-.
TheChair appointed Mr. Mitchell (Oregon)
as the new member.
The Journal of Fridays proceedings was
then read.
Mr.. Ferry Mich. }, from the Committee
on Rules, presented the revised rules, show
ing changes proposed by the Committee, &c.
Laid on the table.
The Senate then went into Executive
Session, and at 1915, when the doors were
reopened, adjourned until Friday next.
SENATE NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
Nelson Trusker to be U. s. Attorney for
Indiana.
James NJ. Currie, Collector of Customs,
St. Marks, Fla.
Charles B. Thompson, of Pennsylvania TO
be second lieutenant, seventeenth infantry.
The following to be postmasters:
Charles H. Stacy, at West Newton, Mas
sachusetts.
James H. Jones, Ashland, Mass.
Edwin A. Bartlett, Cuba, N. Y.
Owen G. Allen, Warren, Pa.
John E. Johnston, Warsaw, III.
John D. Hunter, Webster City, Iowa.
IN THE SENATE TO-DAY.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
message enclosing the report and journal of
proceedings of the Commission appointed in
accordance with the provisions of the Indian
Appropriation bill Of last year, to treat with
the Sioux Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT of
their right to the Black Hills, &c. He calls
the special attention of the Senate to the
articles of agreement between the Ccmmis
sion and the Indians, as among other ad-
vantages to be gained by them is the clear
right of citizens to 60 into country of
which they have taken possession, and
from which they cannot be excluded. Or
dered to be printed and lie on the table.
(The report Of the Commission has Al
ready been published.)
PAVING PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
The President also sent to the Senate the
report of the commission appointed last year
to superintend the work of paving Pennsyl-
vania avenue in this city, and it was ordered
that it be printed and referred to the Dis
trict Committee.
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The Senate In executive session to -day
confirmed the nomination OF Nelson Tru skier
as United States Attorney for Indiana.
THE VOTE OF FLORIDA.
The electoral vote of Florida, as cast by
the Republican electors of that State, was
deposited by messenger with sena or
Ferry, President pro TEN. of the Sena te,
yesterday. No receipt for tho vote as
given the messenger, as there are now two
sets of electoral returns from Florida, each
party OF electors having voted.
THE CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Pre.'ident
sent in to-day the correspondence between
the United States and Great P,ritsin on the
subject of the extradition trefity. Some Of
1t has heretofore been published, and the
conelusion shows thas the itesty has been
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