The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-13

The senate.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.The Senate met al
Mir. Mcdonald presented the credentials of
Daniel w voorhees,. Senator from Indiana In
place OF o. 7. Morton deceased. Credentials
placed on file aud Voorhees, took the oath OF
Mr.. Conkling said he did not often ask the
Senate TO listen TO personal explanations from
him. but in the New York Herald of last Sunday
appeared an article of three columns purport-
Ing to represent conversation had, or vaguely
purporting to come from himJ
1t does not claim to BIZ a report t. but claims to
be the minutes of a. conversation held with him.
II seems to have been known throughout the
4 L,ountry, however. as coming from him. He
had not. for some months. had any eonversa-
tion like that with representative Of any
paper for , publication With one single exeep-
some things which he has said much else that he
never did say: 1t was not like him to utter such
words as that article ntained, and that in the
recollection OF the very gratifying work OF the
Republican party last week he certainly should
not be likely TO make any SUCH remarks as were
astsa Petons q and i Bills were presented and appro
m rfiSie' HAZE Peton F. from the entire bar of
Penobscot. Maine, protesting against the re-
peal Of the bankrupt law,
the citizens Of Milwaukee asking for the pas
sage of law whereby the government. will re-
eeve its own legal tender notes for all dues to
BY Mr.. Wallace: Petition from persons en-
ployed IN the erection of public buildings, ask
BY Mr.. Conkling: memorial against the
repeal of the bankrupt law; also, a memorial
from the National Board of Trade for the re-
moyal Of distractions In the Detroit river.
The Chair said he had before him eommu-
nieation received from the President, showing
the appropriations and expenditures for the
ting forth that Sncait's statement in relation to
the appropriation and expenditure on account
pared. and would soon be forwarded to the SEN
ate.
from further service on the Committee on PEN
Mr.. Saunders asked to be excused from fur
ther service on the Committee on Transporta-
tton to seaboard. Granted.
Mr.. Wadleigh introduced a resolution to
transpose the name Of b. Wadl"igh and Newton
Booth on the committee 50 as to bring the name
of Booth FIRST and that Mr.. Booth be declared
the chairman of the Committee on Patents.
i On the motion of Mr.. Hamlin the Senate at
1880 o'clock went into executive session. At 9
! O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON Nov. 12.-Mr. Atkins sent up and
had read copies Of dispatches sent to the Adju-
vember II. These were the dispatches referred
TO QMSaturday as never having been delivered.
ae Endorsement for p papers M states Ia that the tee-
that he sent the kilograms: that he has the
check Of the operator at the Capitol that it was
Mr.. Atkins said he had these copies read.
tn'justiceto all parties because the operator Mt
the Capitol says he never either received the
dispatches or gave a receipt for them.
The House then, as the first business in Or
der resumed the consideration OF, the unh-
nished business ssss OF , Saturday, which was the
made in the committee of the whole. upon mo-
tion of Mr.. schleicher, was to strike out the
clause limiting the recruiting as the force stood
November, 1871 This amendment was adopted
An amendment was made by Mr.. Tucker,
which limited increased recruiting to the cav
INV nvy nj N afTa 4bn,; ,,I
recruiting to 900 men. was rejected
The question then REQUIRED on the amend
ment of Mr.. Clymer. providing for the recruit
ing Of a force OF four cavalry regiments to
their full numbers. and to be employed on the
Texas border; but limiting the force to 10000
men. Upon this there, was contest The yeas
and nays were demanded, and the amendment
was adopted yeas I33, NAYS 1877;
and Wban tne rt roll ca hd 6ad 9een o completed
arose to have their votes recorded, Mr. Sayler,
OF Ohio stated that he was not within the bar
when the last name on the roll was called and
he was asked a unanimous consent to vote. The
rule is explicit that members shall not be en-
ed to r vote unless they are are present during
posed to be very close, Mr.. Conger objected to
Mr. Sayler voting.
Mr. Knott raised the question whether the
member could be depriv' d of his vote at any
time prior to the announcement of the result.
lie knew that that was the rule; but in his
yhe speaker said he was in the chair to en-
ne the rul's, and when question regularly
II pse hs would determine the subject, and his
II. spositlon would be to make the construction
favor OF the constitutional right of the men,
i..5rs.
The vote was then announced as above
Mr.. Atkins did not see how the telegram could
nave been mlsconstrued. 1t was on the record.
and any one could read it.
Mr.: Ieadly said if there was any misconstruc-
Ftion itsEas not due to the chairman Of the COM
s41e coneealment OF facts and lack OF candor and
4 Nacerity on the part Of the Secretary Of War