The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1877-11-24
CONG RESSlONAL.--Extra Session.
THE SENATE.

In the Senate on the 18th, the Hon.
ID. W. Voorhees, was sworn in as senator from
Indiana. A number of bills were intro.
duced and referred to the appropriate com.
mittees, among them the following: BY Mr..
| Wisdom: To establish department of com.
| merce. By Mr.. Mathews: For the enforce.
ment Of judgments and DEGREES in states
other than those where rendered or made.
BY Mr.. Conovei:To provide for as urvey Of the
interior and water route and canal from the
Mississippi river to the Atlantic. by Mr.
Davis Ill.): To remit taxes on nsolvent saw
ings banks. The senate then went into ex.
ecutive session, and when the doors were re-
opened adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, during the
morning hour a number OF bills were intro
duced and referred to appropriate commit
tees. among them the following: By Mr..
Mcdonald, in relation to distilling and recti
flying spirits. By Mr.. Garland, TO authorize
the election OF delegates to congress from the
Indian territory. At the expiration of the
morning hour, Mr.. Chsffee called up the res
olution submitted by him last week with re-
gard TO the management OF the Pacific rail
rad, and spoke at length in connection with
that subject Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 14th, Mr.. Conger
introduced bill to grant additional home
steads to settlers upon public lands in the
states OF Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Florida. Referred TO subcommittee on pub.
lie lands. The army bill was taken up with
the understanding that it should come up as
| unfinished business tomorrow. The vice
president was authorized to fill the vacancy
on the committee on pensions occasiened by
the resignation of Mr.. Davis, and on the
| committee on transportation routes to the
taa ard al hv ba .f
Mr.. Saunders. He therefore appointed Mr..
Voorhees, to fill both vacancies, after which
the executive session adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Davis
| presented q remonstrance of foriy-five ma.
tional banks of Boston against the passage
| of a bill for the reconciliation of silver
Petitioners set forth that they are required
by law to hold many millions of United
States, bonds, and are,apprehensive that the
| passage OF such a bill viii greatly depreciate
| their value aud have bad influence on the
business of the country. Referred. Mr..
Bruce presented ia petition from the colored
Accidents OF Mississippi asking an appropri
atAon of 500 900 to aid them in emigrating
10 iberia. Referred. Mr.. Sargent reported,
witbAut amendment, the bill providing for
certain deficiencies in the pay of the navy
and M rine corps and for other purposes, and
Il nasss)d without discussion. It now goes to
The nresN dent for his signature. At the ex.
piration III the morning hour, the senate
proceeded \with the consideration Of the army
bill. II was finally passed
with he ans ,dments reported by the com.
m;ttes o. ~ Inspirations, and also amend.
ments .rov;d;ry that the army shalt not be
recruiteJ hsvns Il 5000 men, instead OF
20, 900, as autSoriy ed by the hous'. Mr.. Eaton
demanded a sepa ate vote on the amend.
nent jimt;n, ~ my TO 5000 men instead
If 20 OOO IL s.;S pat in his opinion 20 900
non vora .,I,,'h Make care of our inter
.sts on ,ho frons,; !" the soldiers had not
,een stat;oneJ III ley should not have
,een sI months " an would have been
10 need of thst - sue our frontier which
We have seen T,a o ment made in the
.ommittee w,s ar.s a,.o"u Teas 80, nays 49,.
$ follows. Ysas s,I;l 70 nthony, Bayard,
,ooth, Bruce, Burnside, s ..ianon IT, 49,
,ameron Wis Chsffee Chr 'i narss ' nn,
'onkilng, Conover, Davis CIIll n,,;r la III
ey, Edmunds, Garland, nd W.,i;iisn
lowe, ingalls,, Kirkwood, Land 4, Oa,1s I'M,
iathews, Maxey, Mitchell, Morr ~ ~ e 500
addock, Randolph, Rollins, 81 gem, WI W;n
ers, Spencer, Teller, Wadieicf "a, an" n mah
Nays-Bsiley, Barn ", nsen'
ockiell, Davis West Va, Esto, ,S SS,aon'
arris, Hereford, Jones (Fh.l, pp. .n.y
emerson, Merrimon, Morgan, o 10
thurman, Voorhees,, White, With ;,.s. .;
ther amendments made in conn, ';s.;s; ~,
. whole we're concurred in without ~ ~
I'd the bill was then read the third me "n ~
'ssed. II now goes back TO The :, tu hod T.,
the several amendm. ACTON OF th 'rned.
In the senate, on the 10th. N ~. Jam
on wis., introduced bill 6xiJ S %si,'s
Judges of digfyicf rau,t II 10 eh'seu