The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

fore declaring the order of adjournment,
permit me, senators, to express my obliga-
tions for the trust confided and for the cour-
tesy extended to me throughout an arduous
| session of eight months and over, now
drawing to a close. For your generous
support through an impeachment trial and
during my first regular sessions experience
as your presiding officer, accept my hearty
thanks. This session has drawn to a close,
and while associated with other historical
events it will especially be notable as en-
bracing the union of two centuries in the
life of the republic. National permanence,
! however, is no guarantee against personal
! change. We are about to part, but not with
out the suggestive reflection that in the first
month of the new century and next to this
| in which we separate our number was
| broken by the death of one whose short
| senatorial career had won the attachment of
many and the respect of all, and by the de-
parture of another whose longer career had
| qualified him for the merited place of exc
| cutive adviser, which he now honors with
| credit to himself and the senate. In re-
| tuning to your several states to greet their
approval of your distinguished services may
| heaven kindly care. attend and return you
all with added strength to renew your Ia
| bors next December. 70 the officers of the
! senate whose yalu ed aid, has enabled me to
hold your confidence, tender sincere ac-
knowledgment. Finally wishing you safe
| return to your re pective homes, now pro-
nounce the first regular session of the sen
ate of the Forth-fourth congress adjourned
without day.
The house met at one O'Clock, on the
14th, in continuation of Saturdays session.
Mr.. Singleton then proceeded to address the
house on the condition of public affairs in
Mississippi. He gave an emphatic denial to
the statements made in the house and SEN
ate that there had been frauds committed in
the recent election in that state, and said
that no such thing had been charged on the
part of the government of Mississippi or of
the election judges. Mr.. Henry Watterson;
member elect from Kentucky to FIJI the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Parsons,
presented himself and took the oath of
office. Mr.. Schleieher made speech in ad-
vocacy of the silver bill. His speech closed
the legislative session of Saturday last, aud
that of to-day was begun under the ell of
states. A few private bills were introduced
and referred. Mr.. Randall submitted the |
report of the committee of conference on |
the Indian appropriation bill. The report |
was agreed to without discussion. Mr. Ran |
dali then proceeded to make sCme general |
remarks on the several appropriations. Mr.. |
Foster, member of the appropriation COM |
mittee, replied to what he called the ingen- |
ious misstatements of the gentleman from |
Pennsylvania (Mr. RandalD The speaker |
al
president in regard to the river and harbor |
BILL stating that if it had been compulsory |
to expend money therein appropriated he |
would have violated it, but as 1t was not he |
would take care that no public money should |
be expended on useless works or upon any |
that were not clearly national. The message |
was referred to the committee on commerce, |
and the house took a recess till eight o'clock. |
Evening session-There great confusion |
on the reassembling of the house and many
members were noisily endeavOring to at |
tract the attention and receive the recogni-
ton of the speaker. The house at two |
o'clock WIS still in session, without having |
been able to accomplish anything, except |
voting to adjourn and answering a call of |
the house.
Monday night session of the house
continued till six o'clock, a. m. of the 18th,
most of the time after midnight being taken
up in dilatory motions aud maneuvres to
prevent Cox resuming his speech in reply to
Kasson. at last about five o'clock this
morning a truce was effected between the
opposing forces and an opportunity was af-
fOrded to both Cox and KasSon to make due
apology to the house, and to each other for
exhibiting any angry passion or the viola
ton of any parliamentary decOrum that
either might be guilty of. After Mr.. Hewitt
took the floor and in a speech which was
frequently applauded by his own side of the
house, defended Gov. Tilden from the as
saults made on him by Mr.. KassOn and
eulOgized him as the standard bearer of
national democracy. A message was read :
from the president, announcing that he had
signed the diplomatic and consular apprO- | ,
priatiOn bill, but calling attention to the | ,
fact that constitutiOnally the house, had no
right to order the withdrawal of cOnsuls or
ministers, though it might reduce or with
hold entirely the salaries to be paid to said
officers. Mr.. Lawrence thought congress
was as morally bound as political duty, to |
appropriate for salaries of ministers for
any other officer. Mr.. Page moved to take
up and pass the senate bill to increase and
promote telegraphic communication be- |
tween America and Asia. After some dis
cussion, and the adoption of the amend
ment offered by Mr. Holman to guard
against telegraph monopoly, the bill was
passed. Mr.. Randall reported the bill ap- J
$1,000 to defray the expenses of
the commission to prepare suit2ble form of !
for the district of Columbia. :
Passed. On motion of Mr.. Wiltshire, the {
senate bill limiting the expenditure for a !
public building at Little rock, Ark !, TO $780,
900, passed with the amendment of Mr.. HOl-
man, reducing the amount to 100000. On
motion of Mr.. Grouse, the bill providing
for the sale of portion of the reservation
of confederated Otoe and Missouri Indians
and Sacs and Fox Indians in the states of
Kansas and Nebraska was taken up and |
passed by two-thIrds vote over the presi-
dents vote. The speaker pro TEN, then an
that the hour fer final adjournment
had arrived, and thanking the house for its
courtesy, he declared that the first session
of the house of the Forth fourth congress
stood adjourned without day.