The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-08
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
70 THE Dali 2 .IE7ELh1aENoER
CONG RE S S.
~ WAsusaroN, january q :
SENATE. Z

SENATE.
Mr.. Sher6ian said 'the Senator iron
Indiana (Morton) yesterday made re
port from the Committee on Privilege
& Elections in regard to the presiding Of
Gcer Of the Senate. It seemed TO hin
that this report had better be acted upon
He therefore moved that the Senate pro
ceed to take into consideration the reso
luton offered by the Senator from Yer
mont, before recess, in regard to electint
a President pro ten ofthe Senate. Ht
made the motion with a view Of offering
substitute for that resolution should i
be taken up.
Mr.. Edmnnds thought the matte
should 60 over until tomorrow os Mon
day. . ,ssOIl hrs gfi9E., I2sh asggI
The repqytis stthe, ,Committse on, Priyc
,leges & Elections had Just been placed or
the tables Of the Seiators and they had
not yet examined II, Thurman also asked
that that matter go over.
Mr.. Sherman said he would not object
and the report was laid over.
'Mf. English introduced bill to amend
the law with respect to wills, to regulate
the transaction OF probate business in
the Supreme Court OF the District Of Col
umbia aud for, ,!ptler purposes. Referred.
Mr.. C0ckSreIl, from the Committee on
Claims, reported adversely on the bill
for the relief Of L. Madison Day, Of New
Orleans, and the committee was discharg.
cd from its further consideration.
Mr.. Davis gave notice that on Wcdnes:
day next lie would ask the indulgence OF
the Senate 10 submit some remarks in
regard TO the expenditures and revenue
OF the country, public debt, &c.
Mr.. Mitchell called up the resolution
submitted by him befGe recess in regard
to arrests in Alaska. Agreed to.
The Senate, in executive session, to-
day confirmed the following nominations:
Geo. Fl. Seward, Minister to China; Ayres
+. Merrill; Minister to. Belgium; Cyrus
C.Carpenter, Of Iowa, Second Comptroller
Of the Treasury; HORACE Austin, Of Min.
ncsota, Third Auditor oi the Treasury;
Asa c. Matthews, Supervisor Of Internal
Revenue, vice Daniel NJ. Mann, resigned.
~ .n. , MEMORIALS " g
Mr.. Dorsey presented memorial OF
the Arkansas Legislature asking for an
appropriation fOr the improvement Of
the navigation OF White river. Referred.
Also memorial from the Arkansas Leg
islaturc asking for the construction OF
national levees to reclaim the alluvial
lands OF the Mississippi river. Referred.
Mr.. CLAYTON presented a memorial
OF the Arkansas Legislature asking
Congress to pass an an act rcfunling tho
cotton tax. Referred. Also memorial
from the same Legislature asking an ap-
for tho Improvement OF navi-
CATION in Bayou Bartholomew. Referred.
Mr.. Window presented n memorial Of
the Minnesota State Grange asking for
m appropriation for the opening OF the
water channel by way Of Fox and, Wis
cousin rivefs stol connect with tho MiSsis-
sfppi river md lit lakes. Referred. .
REPORTED ADVERSELY.
Mr.. Cameron (Wis.), from the Copi-
mittee on Chims, reported adversely on
the bin for the relief OF l.ayfayctte Elder,
and the committee was discharged from
its further consideration.
The Senate thenIvent into Executive
session, and soon afterwards adjourned
ill Monday.