National Republican., 1877-02-08
TORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
Senate.

The Senate assembled at 10 o'clock aud
was called to order By Mr., WINDOW. Present,
| MIR. SARGENT. Mr.. President, under ex.
isting arrangements suppose II will be neoes.
s6eyciore move rccsss s ihat bSr anu
| No objection being made the CHAIR declared q
further recess TIL IL o'clock.
| The Senate reasscmbled at ~ a. m. with Mr..
| FIRhY In the ehnir,
The Chair laid before the Senate the Military
| Academy bill, with the disag reoing votes Of the
House on tho ndments thereon. Mr.. WISpoM
moved that the Senate insist upon tho amend.
mcnts and ask for
COMMITTEE on CONFERENCE
Mr.. HOUSE presented a petition OF a large
number of citizens Of Fond du Lao county, wis,
| asking for n repeal of the war taxes on banks.
Referred to Committee on Finance. Also a bill
| from the Joint Committee on tho Library, pro.
vlding lot additional accommodations for the Con.
| Mr.. INGALLS,, from Inc Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported iayorably on the bill to enable
Indians M to become citizens Of the Unitei states
Mr. WRIaMT 5SSpSTe% pS yCrISy from Com
| II. Vance. Placed on calendar.
| The CHAIR laid before the Senate the House
BILL ron ESTABLISHING rosr ROUTES,
with tho disagreeing votes OF tho House on tho
moved that the Senate insist on Its amend IN ents,
and ask a committee Of conference. Agreed to,
and DAVIS as the conference on the part Of tho
Mr. DORSEY introduced a bill to amend tho
act incorporating tho National Capital Life In.
surance Company and to provide for winding up
Of the affairs OF The same. Referred to Committee
Mr.. BOUTw ELL Introduced resolution pro.
yiding that during the sessions OF tho commission
for counting the electoral vote, under the act for
that purpose, each calendar day shall be oonsid.
cred q legislatvee day. Referred to tho Uom.
mittec on Rules.
Mr.. DAVIS MAKES A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. DAVIS rose to a personal explanation and
n N m I'M
headed "a letter that Senator Davis received IN
relation to the pension frauds" Mr.. Davis said
The linton, and Il was signed by the the Hs' name at T.
taohed to that letter, but he desired to say that
Il was not caused by him, and the letter did not
| come from him. He had also received q letter
from the Commissioner Of Pensions this morning
In relation to the frauds mentioned, but he knew
nothing about them, and would turn the letter
over to the Pension Committee and let them OK.
anime into 1t. He only wanted to assent that he
had nothing to do with the publication Of the
MIR. oRAaIN, from the Committee on Naval
lief OF Nathaniel Mckay. Placed on the calandar.
Mr. CLAYTON called up the bill to empower
the account of the Ksskaskia, Peoria, Planke.
shaw, and Wea Indians Passed.
Mr.; SHERMAN called up the bill to allow
the Commission Of the Freedman's Savings and
Of ths company, Z they found IT being sold at
MIR. WINDOW moved to take the House bill
to provide for the payment Of J. u; Eads, for
opening the mouth 9f .hs 81 Mississippi river from
lie then sent up a report Of the Committee on
Appropriations to beread. 1t sets forth the cir.
serting that in the belief Of the committee Gap
tain Eads ought to be paid In bonds In accordance
WITH ne contract made with s HIM and that ne Is
Congress has had fair notice OF the consummaton
Of the contract so far, and was bound to provide
for II.
The bill was then discussed to some extent
by Mesus. MORRILL,, CAMERON, WINDOW,
Pending the discussion, the regular order was
demanded, and the chair laid before the Senate
tho
PAcIFIc RAILROAD BILL,
on which Mr. GoRDoN was Entitled to the flo
or. MIR. WINDoM said that he WOULD CALL UP
he Eads bill soon as the senator IRON Georgia
Mr GORDON then delivered lengthy speech
In opposition to the pending Pacific railroad bill,
duced ~ himself which at tho close Of bis
speech he offered az q substitute. The debate
sna SPnIp, the 0 latter % OPPOSING tSa Si M
ans M also the 'nSf p:sS
to night, without coming to q Conclusion. Nj.
WINDoM called up from the table the
DEFICIENCY PRINTING BILL.
with the House Amendment thereto Tho Amend.
ment was read which provides that after the pre-
sent session Of Congress, the Public Printer shall
not pay any greater Prise for piece @ work or day
!, ID,
and other large cities. Mr.: WINDOW moved that
the Senate non-concur In the amendment.
.nd our N
enormous one, and there was no reason why the
Government should pay any more for the same
vate Arms. He said 1t all grew out Of tho pas
sage Of the he hour law.
ses great Printing e dS
great demand made by Congress on the printing
office for documents and ali other classes Of print
InU md ha In fuvn nf VII fnt thaf
who were very Intelligent set Of men, a good
price, and not push the Government Printer Into
apostion Of antagohism against this large body
MT ANTHONY favored the amendment.
Aner further discussion the yeas and nays were
demanded and the motion TO concur with the
% The notion mott 1D' Of Si Mr @IN8oM " MON that the Senate
non.concur and ask committee of conference
Mr.. ALLISON called up the Indian Approprl.
alton bill for consideration.
Mr.. INGALLS, moved a recess till 10 o'clock
tomorrow, on which Mr., ALLISON demanded the
yeas and nays. The roll was called and the mo.
Pending the announcement -or the vote,
Senators agreed that the Indian bill should be
read 6y ths clerk &c to'morf9w morning between
should be taken upon 1t during those hours. This
was agreed to In order to advance the bill that
much on its passage and save the time In tho Sen.
ate.
the Senate then at 4:SO took recess till 10 A.
NJ, tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 A. NJ, and Immediately
took q recess until II NJ. Upon reassembling
prayer was offered by unanimous consent.
Mr.. YOUNG, OF Tennessee, introduced bill TO
remove the political disabilities Of Capt NJ. Scales
ofMemphls, Tennessee. Passed.
Mr.. HEWITT, Of Alabama, offered q bill to,
remove the political disabilities Of George D. Tur
ncr Of Portland, Alabama. Mr.. HURLBUT objected
because the petition did not set forth the reason
and occasion Of the disability.
Mr.. BANKS, of Massachusetts,, introduced q
bill to provide tfor the election OF directors Of
National Banks. Referred to Banking and Cur.
rency Committee.
Mr.. CLYMER, Of Pa, presented memorial
OF the Regents Of the Smithsonian Institute, call
ing attention to the necessity of an appropra-
tOn for the erection Of q building for the preser.
walton OF the articles donated to the United States
by foreign governments represented at the
Centennial Exhibition. Mr.. CLYMER said there
was an immediate necessity for this building, aud
he moved the reference Of the papers to the Uom.
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. So
ordered.
PRINTING OF LOUISIANA TESTIMONY.
Mr. KNOTT, (Ky.,) from the Committee on
Powers Privileges and Duties Of the House, etc.,
reported q resolution authorizing the printing Of
the testimony thus far taken by that commit.
tee
Mr.. BURCHARD, IlI.,) wanted to say that
the minority OF tho committee did not concur In
the proposition reported by MR. KNOTT. They
thought that the testimony should not be print
cd as taken because many of the witnesses had
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