Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-12


Mr. Jones, Of Nevada who did not vote
in the former roll call, voted aye on
this call.
Mr. Lamar, with whom he was paired
off, having come in since first call.
Mr.. Davis (Ill voted with the demo-
crats.in the negative,
Mr.. Thurman moved that NJ. c.
Butler be now sworn in as senator from
South Carolina.
Agreed to yeas %; nays 2S-as fol-
lows:
Yeas Nessrs Bailey, Bayard Beck Cockril
Coke, Conover, Davis, wv Va }, Dennis Eaton,
Garland, Gordon, Harris, Hereford Hill, Jones,
lFaD Herman, Lamar AcCreery; Mcdonald, Nc
Pherson, Merriman. Morgan, Patterson, Ran
dolph, salisbury, Thurman, Voorhees,, aiace
! and ithers-29
Nays--ycssrs. Allison, Anthony. Booth Bruce
Burnetde, Cameron. tPa.L Cameron, wis.,
Chafce. Christiancy, Conking Dawes, Dorsey
Edmunds, Hoar. Howe, Jones. New, kirkwood
Mcmillan, Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Og esby,
Paddock. Rollins, Saunders, Spencer Teller and
Messrs. Kellogg and Butler were then
escorted to the vice-president's desk,
and the oath OF office was administer
ed to them-the latter taking the modi-
fled oath.
The senate then, at 2:l0 A. NJ, went
into executive session. and when the
doors were opened, adjourned till 2
O'Clock to-day.
HOUSE
DEC. 1.-The house passed few bills
of private nature one to provide for
the relief of the Huron sufferers. and
then having no longer quorum ad-
Ijourned until Monday.
/ SENATE.
DEC. 1.-The senate, after brief SEES
sion and without transacting business of
general interest, ADJOURNED until 10 A.
NJ. Monday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The senate did
no business in the morning and at II
A. NJ. the special session adjourned. AT
Il o'clock the regular session met and
Messrs. Anthony and White were APP
pointed committee to join similar
wait on the president and inform him
that quorum ofbOth houses were ready
to receive any communication he might
| be pleased to make.
Soon thereafter Mr. Rogers, private
secretary of the president, appeared
wit. the message, and twas Immediate
yread and ordered printed
The department and other reports
were then presented, and the senate add
journed till Thursday next.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The house met
at 10 A. NJ. and transacted little bust
ness, the onl y thing of a general nature
being the refusal to pass the bill author
ling producers of tobacco to sell 500
worth Of the same without paying any
tax. Rejectcd-yeas, 96; nays, 1O2.
AT II 80 the special session adjourned
and at II the regular session organized
Theroll call showed 22l members pres
ent.
THE MESSAGE
The usual committee was appointed
to inform the president that congress
was in session and short recess was
taken, when the message was handed in
and read, occupying one hour and TWEEN
ty-tivc minutes, 1t was referred to the
committee of the whole on the state of
the union.
December Mr.. Prince asked leave
to offer a resolution, reciting the al
legged charge that the 10Th joint rule,
which prohibits the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors in the capitol building,
was being violated, and instructing the
officers of the house to enforce the joint
rule.
The speaker said that, as he believed
Il, |, l 1
endeavored to have the sale of liquor
stopped and that the keeper of the
house restaurant had been notified that
he was violating his contract. He was
entirely in accord with the resolution,
though the officers of the house were in
no wise to blame for the violation of the
resolution. TWAS adopted,
Mr.. Reagan, chairman of the COM
mittce on commerce, reported back
the joint resolution, directing the score
tary of war to make such preliminary
examination Of the head waters of the
st. Croix, Chippewa and Wisconsin
rivers, as NAV determine the extent
and practicability of the reservation of
the same; passed
Mr.. Frye, from the judiciary COM
mittee reported back the bill, prcscrib-
ing an oath of office, whHh eliminates
from the statutes, the law which pre-
scribes the taking of the iron clad oath;
passed. Also the bill repeating section
! 4,S20 of the revised statutes, which
provides for the disqualification of any
! juror who has without duress or coer-
cion, taken up arms in defense Of any
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United States. or who has given aid or
comfort thereto; passed.
A few bills We're introduced, the most