National Republican., 1877-11-16
45TH CONGRESS.
Special session.
THURSDAY. Nov. Is. 1877.
SENATE.
Tbe Sonato met at twelve m.


SENATE.
The Senate met at twelve m.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate communities |
tinn from the Secretary OF the Interior transmit.
ting IN accor lance with resolution Of the Senate
the report from the Commissioners Of the Land
Oni,e In relation to the Pacl6c.Railrosd. lie.
ierred.
Bills and petitions were presented and referred
as follows:
BY Mr.. DAWES: A protest from iorty Ave ma
tinnai banks IN Boston apains, the passage OF the
bill pending in the Senate providing for the none
By Mr., HoAR: A similar protest from several
savings banks and national banks In Massachu'
By Mr.. DORSEY: A hill to revoke the charter of
the we.hinpt N Market Company,
BY Mr.. EATON: a petition OF Seth Deiggs In re-
BY Mr.. BRUCE: petition from a number Of
colnrrd citizens. asking for an appropriation oi
silNO0 to en4hle them 10 emigrate % Liberia.
Jackson Couniv No. asking for an extension of
the Jurisdiction Of the Court OF Claims s to en-
brace cases ieiore the Department.
prntons, rep ,rted back the deficiency bill aud
Il, ked It, imincd ate consderaton. He said the
hiu was reported hack without amendment and
The hili was considered as In Committee Of the
whole aud passed with,ut amendment
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Printing.
repored the bill I" provide for printing the Bien'
BY Mf. EATON: bill to amend article J. secti"n
Q Uf the Con.tltutlIn. In relation - election OF
President mud vicePrcsident nf the United states.
To select comm tteee OH questions arising In Presi-
Mr, MAXEY cal ed up the bill to remove the po-
liiIcal d abilities Of Z. W. Fields, Of Virginia.
Passed. .,
Committee on Naval Affairs To inquire into the ex.
pediency OF removing the Naval Observatory in
Washington ~ some desirable p,silon IN the
city He had read letter from the officer
In charge Of the Observatory setting fUr'h
he o' jecii"ns to tue Present location.
The resolution was adopted
| The III iIR la d bulore the senate the army ap-
MI. BECK said the bill wss an anomaly. lie as.
serted that the number Of officers IN the army was
altogether dspr N Iriunate t. the number Of Ell.
listed men. lie read the details of men which the
law provides for. and then said the regiments had
been 40 much reduced that there were not over ten
men tn n company, aud yet the companies aud
.egiments had ml compliments Of Officers
lie said he should vote for the bill, but he hoped
Al the next session that the regiments would be
MIR. WINDOW explained briefly the nature OF the
amendments proposed by the Senate Coniin.tte on
The bill was read by sections and the first
mandnggcnerars Ofliee ir I'm 5000 u ", 900 was
| I'D opted. The third amendment, Increasing pay
masters CLERKS from iifty two to hny.iour, Was
The fourth amendment to strike out the follow
ing: "Froriied, Thata force OF fur cavalry resi-
nienIs shall lie recruited tn 100 men In each tom
puny. And the same shall bc employed In the de-
iense OF the Mexican and Ind All rrunter OF rex.
as" aud in,erting 'thut cavalry regiments may be
recruited to 100 men In each company, and kept AS
near Us practicable to that number; and SUN
cienl fIrce uf cavalry shall he employed In the de
frn.e fthr Mexican and Indian frontier OF Texas,
was adopted.
The IIexl amendment, to strike out "Prouiici
TnLt nothing herein contained shall authorize the
recruiting the number Of the men on the array
ros including Indian scouts and hospital slew
ards, beyond 2lO0D Of whom four rill cavalry reg
meuts shall be kept In service On the Mexican on
| I'm Pa nIlp pl nm n,ltl lIIl r
THURMAN. making the number BON, and retain
ing all but the words after 'thuusand'
| The other minor amendments were adopted, and
the bill pasSed in Committee of the Whole, and re
ported IN the Senate.
Mr.. EATON moved To strike ont tho word
twenty five thousand" and insert the word,
twenty thousand
Mr.. THURMAN said he moved IN make the mum
her - EH bvculsc he feared II read II would b,
, construed ~ 10 allow the army To be recruited
up IL SJIyn and he wanted " limit the number l.
2iooo. lie would prefer u have ths number as !
came FROM the House. va: DUO, " he wA ceitaii
, II wuud he Gunined tn that number.
The CHAIR sai'l the question was upon ngree
Ing Y! the ainendnent made In the Committee 0
the Whole. max ny the number 2U0 and on tina
the yeas and nays were ordered. resulting IN yea
. %. ,iavs 10. aud the amendment VA; ad"p,ed;
The vote In detail wns Mes,rs. Allison. Anthnny
Bayuni Bomh Bruce Burnside, Cameron Uf Pa
> Cameron Of Wis, Chatee, ChIi,tisncy, C"ke Coma
ling. ,C"nnver, DAVIS Of III; Dawes. Dorsey, e.
, X rkwood Lamar, McM Ian: Matthews, Ma%cy
, Michel. Mrrr!ll Ogle>by. Paddock i,snd;!pl
NDlllIs, ShlgeNt, Shuhueis Spi'Hltt, ltIl 7, Nhn
d le Oh. aud W,nIium IN the nilirnniNe-D. lh,s
voting In the ucg tlvc were MessTs. bailey. lccs
COckrell, Davis Ut Nest Va, Eaton, hprlnl, Harrl'
! Hereford, Jones of Fla, MeClcrfy MrIhrrs"l
I McrTimOn, Morgan, Ransom, lhuTniun, NoOrhec
A Wlylr, aud Wilhcrs- -.
| lhc hiil WL> then passed
| MIR. DAVIS, ui ". Va. said he had yielded IA
= day, Hs he did not wish tnnntasuniSr the army b
/ but he mut,cr thai hc wnunl adii"-- the -cI
ale Ia ~ rrUW On hs rIspIutirn IN relation 10 tn
| Treasury nee Juml Discrepancies,
On In"tl"n "t Mr. iiAALiS, the Senate al S2) wen
o Into executive scssipn aud NJ III the door wrr
= opened ant the Senate adjourned.
: morse or RErRESESriTITES
:, Mr.. SrHLElCHER introduced bill I
A CquRIzG promotions vi army "fivcrs IN the line
a the army also bin D. provide for cheap tamspu
tatIun III fcIght between tldewater o or near III
Atlantic Ocean aud the Ohio aud Mississippi Va
:. l,ys. Both re erred.
, Mr.. CHALMERS introduced bIll to enlarge III
y national cemetery near vcksburg Miss, by III
purchase Of the lot containing the Grant FembC
> ton monument Referred
II Mr.. MILLS presented the memorial Of the sta
i Gmnge ~ Texas nsking that the missioner
Agriculture bc made y Cabinet officer. Referred.
Mr.. SAPP introduced u bill To pfOviuc tnr Ch"a
& transportation Of freight from tide water ni The
r. lantic Ocean to the West by the construction Of
r railroad and branches from New York 10 COunC
y, Bluff. Referred
u Mr. COBB. from the Committee on Mileage sui
miltrd report a. the effect that there was 40 la
authorizing the pay uenl nf mileage u members