Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-10-27

respecting the ascertaining and declaration
oi the result OF the election of president and \
wee president of the United States. and thai |
Sald committee have power to report by bill !,
or otherwise.
On motion, Senator MorrilPs resolution,
hlllng vacancies on committees as follows,
was agreed to: Senator Matthews Jhiu1,
ana Wallace [Penn.l, on foreign relations;
Cameron, LPenn.L on military affairs and
public buildings and grounds; Armstrong,
MO on railroads; Grover, [Oregon1 on
private land claims Armstrong, TMo.1, on
enrolled bills. Ferry, [Mich.l, was made
chairman OF committee on post Offices and
post roads, in place Of Hamlin, who retains
aplace on that committee as member and
Hamln was made chairman of committee on
foreign relations, in place of Morton, who re-
talnS his old place as chairman of the com,
mlttee on privileges and elections Morrill,
stated that it was the wish of the senator
from Indiana (MortOn) that this latter change
be made.
A large number of petitions were presented
and referred, among Aem one from citizens
OF Iowa, asking the passage of law making
silver legal tender for all sums. Another
from the legislature of Michigan, asking cons
gresSionaI aid for the construction Of a tun>
mel under Detroit river, at or near Detroit
The citizens of Mattoon, New York, pet.
toned for the reconciliation Of the old
silver dollar.
Bills were introduced and referred Au.
thOri2ing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada,
and the Territories to fell and remove the |
timber on the public domain, for farming
and domestic purposes; to prevent abuses
OF the sale of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes; by Senator Plumb: To donate
portion of the military reservation of Fort
Harker to Kansas for the establishment of
an educational or charitable institution, and
to open the remainder to settlement.
Senator McCreery introduced bill to re-
peal the bankrupt law, and all acts menda,
tory thereof. 1t was ordered that the bill
lie on the table to be taken up hereafter. |
The senate then went into executive session.
The doors were reCpcned and the senate
adjourned,
In the senate, on the 18th. COnsidera-
ton was resumed Of Mr.. Thurmans resolu. |
ton to have the oath administered to Mr.
Spoford, OF Louisiana. Pending the cues.
ton, being substitute referring the creden.
tias to a committee, after debate, Tiy vote
of SO to 35, the substitute was agreed to, and
the credentials of SpofOrd were referred to
the the committee on privileges and elec.
tiOns.
Whyte submitted the following as an
amendment to the resolution referring ere.
dentials, etc. "And that said committee
report thereon Oh or before the 1st of No.
vember, 1877"
The motion of MIR. Whyte to instruct the
committee was rejected yeas, 81, NAYS, 80.
After some discussion, during which Mr.. |
ConkIing said he modified his amendment
so as to read, "and the same committee shall |
also consider and report upon the creden.
tials of William Pitt Kellogg" The amend.
ment was agreed to, and the resolution was
passed as amended.
Mr.. Thurman then moved that j. P. Eustis
be sworn in as senator from Louisiana, for
the term commencing March 4, 1873;
me monoh OF Mr. thurman 10 nave Mr.;
Eustis sworn IN haVlhg Deen decided OUT oil
or9er' ne 'heh moved thSt 'le committee On
privileges ana elections be discharged from
;urther consideration Oh 'he cre9en.lals OF
Mr. Eusts' ODJectlon was maze by Mr.
Edmnnds, ana under the rules the motlon
was lala ever uhVil lle l9In. AGJoufneu'
In the senate, on the l9th, Mr. M0rrllI
submitted resolution instructing the com,
mittee on pensions to inquire and report by
bill or otherwise; reducing and properly
adjusting the salaries and fees of the pension
agents.
An amendment by Senator Ingalls, direct
ing the committee to inquire into the expe'
diency of abolishing all pension agencies
and to have pensions paid from Washington,
was agreed to, and the resolution passed,
The following bills were introduced and
referred: 10 alter the times ior holding
elections for electors for president and wee
president, and casting the vote in the elec'
tOral college; to repeal section 47Gl OF the
revised statutes so as to restore to the pen
sion rolls the names of all those stricken
therefrom on account OF disloyalty. Ad'
journed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House on the 18th, after the
reading Of the journal, the disputed election
case from the fourth district of Louisiana
was taKen nm