The Hickman courier., 1877-11-02
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

Tue Question, Dtlu5 d SUBSTITUTE IcloIIlHg
the credentials to a committee, after q
debate, by vote of SO to 35, the substi
tute was agreed to, and the credentials
of Spofford were referred to the committee
on privileges and elections. Whyte sub
mitted the following as an amendment
to the resolution referring credentials,
ete.: ''and that said committee report
thereon on or before me 1st of November,
1877" The motion of Mr.. Whyte to
instruct the committee was rejected
yeas, 81, nays, 35. After some discussion,
during which Mr.. Conkling said he
modified his amendment so as to read,
''and the same committee shall also con-
slider and report upon the credentials of
! William Pitt Kellogg" The amendment
was agreed to, and the resolution passed
as amended. Mr.. Thurman then moved
that j. p. Eustis be sworn in as senator
from Louisiana, for the term commencing
March 4, 1878. The motion of Mr..
I Thurman 20 have Mr.. Eustis sworn in
having been decided out of order, he then
moved that the committee on privileges
and elections be discharged from further
consideration of the credentials of Mr..
Eustls. Objection was made by Mr.
Edmunds, and under the rules the motion
was laid over until the 10Th. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Senator
Morrill, submitted a resolution instruct
ing the committee on pensions to inquire
and report, by bill or otherwise, reducing
and properly adjusting the salaries and
fees OF the pension agents. An amend
ment by senator Ingalls,, directing the
committee to inquire into the expedi-
eney OF abOlishing all pension agencies,
and to have pensions paid from Wash
ingtOn, was agreed to, and the resolution
passed. The following bills were intro
duced and referred: To alter the times
for holding elections for electors for
president and vice-president, and casting
the vote in the electoral college; to re.
peal section 476l of the revised statutes
so as to restore to the pension rolls the
names of all those stricken therefrom on
account of disloyalty. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d, bills were in
| trOduced and referred
To repeal section 8 of the act TO pro-
| vide for the resumption of specie pay
ment, approved July II, 1875.
To repeal the act to provide for the
resumption of specie payments.
To authorize the coinage of a dollar
/ of forty-two-and a>half grains of stan
dard silver, and for other purposes.
To establish a pension agency at To
peka, Kansas. Also, to reimburse the
state of Kansas for expenses incurred by
the the state for the United States in re-
pelling invasiOns and suppressing Indian
hostilities. Also, a bill granting pensions
to certain soldiers and sailors of the war
with Mexico, and widows of deceased
soldiers and sailors.
Authorizing the adjudication and pay
ment of certain claims upon the fund
created by section Is of chapter 459 of
the laws of the forty-third congress in re-
gard to the distribution ofthe balance of
the Geneva award.
To divide the state of Nevada into two
judicial districts.
Amending the revised statutes relating
to the transportation of animals. Adj
journed.
In the House on the 22d, the regular
order OF business. proceeded 10 the con-
siderRtiOn of the Colorado case After
numerous debates the matter went over
without action.
Dlr. Cox presented a petition for in
creased compensation to letter-csrriers.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the house, on the 18th, after the
reading of the journal, the disputed cleo
ton case from the fourth district of
Louisiana was taken up.
Mr.. Gibson offered substitute pro-
viding for the immediate swearing in of
J. B. Elam. After some debate the s1b-
stitute was adopted-yeas, 144; nays,
119. Mr.. Elam took the modified oath.
Mr.. Frye offered a resolution reciting
that Chas. E. Nash had presented a GER
tiicate of election, signed by Governor
Kellogg, then duly recognized and acting
as governor of Louisiana, but that the
clerk of the house declined to place Mr..
Nash's name on the roll, but had substi-
tuted the name of f. w. Robertson, on
the authority of paper signed by Gov
ernor Nichols, and direct that the name
of Mr.. Robertson be struck off the roll,
and that Mr.. Nash be sworn in. After
some debate, the substitute offered by
Mr.. Ellis, that Afr. Robertson be sworn
in, was agreed to. and the modified oath
of office was administered to Mr.. Robert
son.
The case of Mr.. PachecO, of California,
was then taken up, when Mr.. Garfield
moved that the oath of office be admin
istered to him. Agreed to after some
discussion, and Mr.. PachecO took his
seat.
The Colorado case next came up, and
after short debate, it went over.
Adjourned till Saturday, with the
understanding that no business is done
on that day.
In the senate, on the 18th, Senator
Beck introduced q bill authorizing the
payment of fifty per centum of customs
duties in legal tender notes. Referred.
i. Al. fol
lowing, which was laid over until to-
morrow, at the request Of Senator Bay
ard:
ResOlUed, That a committee of seven
senator's be appointed, whose duty it
shall be to take into consideration the
state of the laws respecting the ascer-
tanning and declaration of tie result of
the election of president and vice-presi-
dent of the United States, and that said
committee have power to report by bill
or otherwise.
On motion, Senator Morrill's resolu-
ton, filling vacancies on committees as
fellows, was agreed to: Senator Mat
thews, of Ohio, and Wallace, of Pennsyl.
vania, on foreign relations; Cameron, of
Pennsylvania, on military affairs and
public buildings and grounds; Arm
SJrODQ, vi nlloSOuIls
OF Oregon, on private land claims Arm
strong, of Missouri, on enrolled bills
Ferry, of Michigan, was made chairman
of committee on post-of6ces and post
roads, in place of-Hamhn, who retains a
place OH that committee as a member
and Hamlin was made chairman of com.
mittee on foreign relations, in place of
Morton, who retains his old place as
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections. Morrill, stated that it was
the wish of the senator from Indiana
CMorton) that this latter change be
made.
A large number of petitions were pre-
sented and referred, among them one
from citizens of Iowa, asking the passage
of a law making silver legal tender for
all sums. Another from the legislature
Of Michigan, asking congressional aid for
the construction of a tunnel under
Detroit river, at or near Detroit. The
citizens of Mattoon, New York, petit
toned for the reconciliation of the old
silver dollar.
BiIls were introduced, and referred,
authorizing the citizens of Colorado,
Nevada, and the territories, to fell and
remove the timber on the public domain,
for farming and domestic purposes to
nravent abuses of the sale of postage
stamps and stamped envelopes; by Sena
tor Plumb: To donate portion of the