The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-11

the committee Tor tue ulstflCt OF Columbia
and Mr.. Grape of Massachusetts, was ap-
pointed iu his place.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts. was appoint.
ed to fiji the vacancy on the judiciary com.
mttee, caused by the death Of Mr.. Stark
weather of Connecticut, and was excused
from further service on the committee of
elections and Townsend of New York.
was appoited 10 fill the vacancy on the
committee of elections.
Mr.. Stevenson, OF Illinois, offered a req.
olution instructlng the committee for the
District of Columbia to examine into the
expenditures and management since 1862,
or since their respective creation of the
government hospital for an insane, deal
and dumb institute, Columbia hospital for
women, board of health of the District of
Columbia, the reform school of Freedmen's
hospital, for all of which annual appro-
prlations have been made by congress.
Adopted.
Mr.. Pierce, Of Massachusetts,, ofTeree q
resolution instructing the committee on
foreign affairs to ascertain and report what
action, If any, has been taken by the ex-
ecutive department of the government in
relation to the connection of the u. S.
minister at the court of st. James, with
directory of the so called Emana mine, and
with the prosecution of the Nachado
claim. Adopted.
Mr.. Bright, of Tennessee, offered a res
olutlon instructing the committee on ex-
penditures in the treasury department to
make careful and minute examination of
the method adopted by the treasury depart
ment, to print bonds, notes and securities
OF the government, what guards have been
adopted to prevent frauds or mistakes.
whether there has been any fraudulent is
sue OF notes, bonds or coupons, and if so.
by whose fault or negligence. Adopted
MIR. Riddle of Tennessee offered reso-
luton for the payment of the legal salary
of two representatives from Tennessee who
died before The meeting of congress-
Adopted.
Mr.. Fort of Illinois offered resolution
TO pay to the widow of the late James Buff
fintnn. representative from Massachusetts,,
Sl,S1j, which sum with the three months
pay allowed by law, amounts to the sum
which Mr.. Grape, Bnflinton's successor
was entitled to, but returned to the treasu-
ry, being his pay to the second OF Novem-
Der 1876. Adopted.
Mr.. Metcalf of New York, offered reso-
luton insiructing the committee on the ex-
penditures in public buildings 10 inquire as
to the amount expended in the construc-
ton and completion of the New York post
office. Adopted.
The house then at o'clock went into
committee of the whole, Hoskins of New
York in the chair, on the consular and di-
plomatic appropriation bill, and was ad-
dressed by Holman of Indiana, in enforce
ment of the necessity of economy in public
expenditures.
The house then at o'clock adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
Mr.. Ferry, president pro tempore, said
that while he was ever ready to do his part
OF official labor, he found that his services
on three committees cOnilicted with the re-
qrements of presiding officer and he was
not able to meet the requirements of the
service on the committee on finance. lie
therefore asked to be relieved from service
on that committee. So ordered.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the chair be
authorized to fill the Vacancy. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morton submitted resolution that
the committee on the District of Columbia
be instructed to consider the propriety of
preparing and reporting bill to provide a
government for the District of Columbia,
under which the people through the elective
franchise may regulate and control their
domestic affairs not inconsistent with the
protection, regulation and control by the
United States of public property and the
exercise of such jurisdiction as may be
necessary in the national capitol. Agreed
to.
The senate took up the centennial ap-
preparation bill, but laid it aside to come
up MS the next unfinished business.
The chair laid before the senate mess
age from the president of the United
| States enclosing the correspondence be-
tween the state department and foreign
governments in regard to the centennial
exhibition Laid on the tabie. None of
the correspondence is of recent date and
most of it has already been published.
Mr.. Cooper of Tennessee. was appointed
to finance committee, vice Ferry.
Mr.. Eaton offered his resolution of re-
spect to his late colleague Mr.. Ferry
Adopted, and appropriate eulogistic re
marks were made by Messrs. Eaton, Sar-
gent, Bayard, Hoar, Frelinghuysen, Thur
man, Wadleigh and English, as further
mark of respect to the memory of the de
| ceased. The senate at o'clock adjourned
HOUSE.
The house at . o'clock went into com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Hoskins of New
York in the chair, on the consular anC
diplomatic appropriation bill. After de
bate the committee rose without acton OF
the bill, when message was received from
the senate announcing the acton of tina
body in regard to the death of the late sen
ator Ferry of Connecticut. Eulogies il
honor of the deceased were pronounced 10y
Messrs, Phelps of Conneaticut. Seelye o.
Massachusetts, and Garfield of Ohio. Al
interesting feature in the proceedings wa
that Mr.. Garfield, in lieu of any remarks o
his own, read a speech which had beef
prepared on the subject by Mr.. Stark
weather of Connecticut, himself since dead
At the close of the eulogios, tue house, a
4.40, adjourned.