National Republican., 1877-03-14
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE CAPITOL
YESTERDAT.

Confirmation of Presidential Nominations
Tho Status Of the Louisiana Quostion-vain
Endeavors Of the senator from Illinois to
Take His Seat.
Tho proceedings OF the Senate yostordsy were
brief and OF minor Importance. Tho Senators
wcro slow in assembling. and made very poor
showing when the Presidents gavol foil at noon.
The same lack of interest was noticed IN tho gal.
leres, and 10 was not until Just before tho ai-
journment that they presented anything like tho
usual attendance on such occasions. Tho cause
OF the moagre attendance lay in the general un.
derstanding that, beyond acting upon certain
nominations OF the President, the Senate would
do nothing. Tho strength OF tho Republicans
in the Senate has boen decidedly impaired by the
designations Of Senator sherman and Senator
Cameron aud the absence of Senator Edmunds
and ono or two others. THIS was probably tho
main reason why the report of tho Comlnl'toe on
Privileges aud Elections in the Louisiana case
was not presented yesterday.
There will 6s a majority %pi minority report
tor Morton, In favor Of the admission Of kollogy,
and tho minority report by senator SALISBURY,
cral impression is that the whole matter viii be
postponed until NEXT session, in order thht INC
In the case OF Louisiana. 1t Is asserted. on tho
other hand, that the case will be called up to.day
and speedily difpos,d Of but this view has bnt
unless tho case is called up to-day the extra se,.
sion Of the Senate will adjourn this week or in
business was opened yesterday by Senator An.
thony who offered resolution relative to the
printing Of the proceedings both Houses during
The counting OF the electoral vote which, nt hts
request was referred tQ tho Committee on Print.
ing. Another resolution offered by the same gen:
Hicsey's .Tonstitu,Sn q tho United states" at
u price not exceeding Si.Id per copy was sinl.
senator Morton introduced an order providing
| that the telegraphic dispatches nov In the pos.
session OF the Committee on Privileges and Flee.
| tons be deposited with tho Secretary of the
Senate, to be turned over to Mr.. WIN; Orton
| upon his giving receipt for tho same. This
laid over, on motion ofMr. Mitchell,
Mr.. Bailey presented memorial in relation to
| tho Howgate Arctic expc ion which was or
! dered to lio on the table until the Senate was
Quite . iuii occurred At this point, aud Mr. In.
gals arose and said that unless there was some
bu.nes, before the Senate he would "a move 70 a.. VI
| guostcd the withdrawal oil tho motion, which was
| done; and It then became certain that something
| appeared to be some delay In tho matter, Mr..
Hamlin moved that recess Of half an hour be
taken. At the suggestion Of MT. Blaine the time INC
| Ex-senator Cameron came in during this time
sofy BY namSs
| Senators, who expressed their regret at his sud
% Iayis appeared to bo the principal attraction for
| sightsoers, and considerable merrthont was
created by his search for seat suficiontly large
| 10 elcphhhtihe piVPVitivns' nv
| tried several chairs, but found none Of the re-
| quired dimensions. When hc sat down he had to
| content himself with the edge Of q ohair-a most
uncomfortable position. Senator Conkling was
| busily engaged In answering letters oil the day,
| and took no part Whatever in the Proceedings
| Mr. Grover, the new senator from Oregon, was
| surrounded by his brother Democrats. He made
| enemies Of the ladies in the galleries BY tho
dense clouds OF smoke that assembled from his
| cigar.
| Upon reassembling the doorkeeper announced
| message from the President, aud Mr. Rogers,
his private secretary, was ushored In, and turned
| the documents over to the Senate.
| On motion OF Mr. Morrill,, the Senate then, nj
1887 o'clock, went into executive session for the
| confederation of appointments, and ten minute,
| later adjourned till to-day at Il o'clock.