The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-20

yeas, ll6; NAYS, ITO. Patterson was then
| sworn in as Representative from the State OF
| Colorado.
In the Senate, December IA, Mr.. Cameron,
of Wisconsin, called up the House joint reso-
luton relating to reservoirs, to promote the
| navigation of the Mississippi River. Passed.
Mr.. Edmunds, by request, introduced bill
to extend the operations of the act OF Febru-
ary 81, 1875, to provide for a settlement with
certain railway companies for one year. Re
ferred. At the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of Mr
Matthews's resolution declaring it the right
of the Government to pay the bonds in
silver, and Mr.. Hereford spoke i'll favor
thereof. At the conclusion of Mr. Here
fords remarks the Senate went into
executive session, with the understanding
that the doors should be reopened soon
and legislative business continued.
At 4: 05 the doors were reopened, and Mr..
Sargent, from the conference committee on
the Deficiency Appropriation bill, submitted
a report, and in explanation thereof said
that reductions had been made by the COM
mittee in the amount provided for in the
Senate. The total amount of the bill as
agreed upon is So ,645, 1873. The report of the
Conference Committee was agreed to, and
the bill passed. The Post Route bill, with
amendments, was passed, and bill relative
TO the burial of efficers and others of the
United States Navy who persisted by the
wreck of the U. S. steamer Huron n.........
In the House, Mr.. Singleton presented re-
port of the Conference Committee on the
Deficiency Appropriation Bill. He ex-
planned that the difference between the two
houses was $171 900, and the Committee of
Conference of the House had yielded S102,-
600 to the demands of the Senate committee.
After some discussion the report of the
Committee was accepted. 1t now goes to
the President for his signature. The Paris
Exposition Bill, with the Senate amend
ments, was passed. Mr.. Wood, from the
committee of Ways and Means, presented a
resolution, which, after some parliamentary
disputation, the Speaker directed to be
read 1t instructs the several committees
having in charge matters relating to Indian
affairs, naval affairs, military affairs, Post
offices, public lands, etc, to inquire into any
errors abuses or frauds in the administra-
ton of the laws affecting such branches of
the public service, with power to send for
persons and papers, to sit during the
recess, etc. much hllbusterlng took
place, the part of the
Republicans, to prevent a vote on the reso-
luton, without effect: The Republicans,
under the lead of Mr.. Butler, declined vot-
ing, so as to show the absence of a quorum,
when, under the rule, nothing is in order,
but motion for call of the House on a
motion to ad journ. After several votes
were taken by ayes and noes, the House, at
Z 20, adjourned.
In the Senate December Is, during the
reading of the journal a message was re-
ceived from the House announcing that the
Speaker had received number of bills
among them the Deficiency Appropriation
Bill-all of which were Immediately signed
by the Vice-President. Mr.. Butler sub
mitted a resolution for the investigation of
the discharge of the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections from the consideration
of his credentials at the extra session, but
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, objected on the
ground that the resolution was in violation
of an agreement not to transact new
business; and after an animated discussion
the resolution went oyer......1n the House,
the Democratic side under the lead of Mr..
Wood has been endeayoring all day to force
vote on the resolution for wholesale
investigation, while the Republican side
has shown an equal amount of determina-
tion not to allow a vote. After considerable
filibustering Mr.. Mills moved to postpone
until the 10Th of January, which was
carried