Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-17
NIGHT
The CONGRESS-. VI
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
Full Text of the Presidents Mes.
sage.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.
The Senate met at mon, and suon
afterwards the Clerk Of the House an.
nounced the organization of that body
and also the appointment of a com
niittee to wait upon the President with
y comm ittee on the part of the Senate,
and notify him that a quorum of the
Houses had assembled, etc. A resolu-
ton instructing the Secretary to notify
the o that q quorum of the Senate
was ready for business, was agreed to.
Sargent introduced a bill releasing
C. G. Webb, Ira p. Rankin and the
other sureties on the official bond OF
Frank SouIe, late Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the First District of Cal
ifornia. Referred 10 the Committee on
Finance. He also introduced q bill re-
latiDg to the equitable and legal right
OF parties in posse ssion OF certain lands
and Improvements thereon in Califor-
MIA, and TO provide jurisdiction to de.
termine those rights. Referred to the
Committee of the Judiciary.
Thurman introduced a bill amend
ing the Pacific Railroad Acts to create a
sinking fund for li%ouidating the in
debteduess due the Government by
the Pacific Railroad Companies. Re.
ferred. This is the same bill reported
by the Judiciary Committee in July,
1879.
The House.
After PRAYER, Hale called up the
Colorado election case. Cox objected
and the House refused to consider il.
There was a long discussion OH swear
inv i'm Rntnou aud rat, aft,- rt.rlt.
list. Cox wanted to refer to the Com
mittee on Elections. but it WAS contend
ed 10y Mills and Potter, Democrats,
and others, that as these gentlemen
have the usual legal certificates they
were entitled to seats. This view pre-
vailed and they were sworn in.
The Presidents Message.
WASHINGTON, October Is.
Fellow citizens OF the Senate and
House of Representatives: The ad
journment of the last Congress without
making appropriations for the sup
port Of the army for the present fiscal
year has rendered necessary a suspAn.
sion of payments TO the officers and
men Of the sums due them for services
rendered after 30th day of June last.
The army exists by virtue of statutes,
which prescribe its number. regulate
its organization and employment, and
which fix the pay of its officers and
men and declare their right to receive
the same at stated periods. The stat
utes, however, do lot authorize the
payment of the troops in the absence
Of specific appropriations. Therefore
the Constitution has wisely provided
that no money shall be drawn from
the Treasury but in consequence OF APP
preparations made by law. and IL has
also been declared by the ststutes that
no Department of the Government
shall expend IN any one fiscal year any
sum in excess of the appropriation
made by the Congress, tor that fiscal
year. We have, therefore. an army in
service, authorized by law and entitled
to be paid, but 10 funds available for
that purpose. 1t may also be said as
an additional incentive to prompt ac
ton by Congress lhat since The com
mencement OF the fiscal year the
army. though without pay. has been
constantly and actively employed IN
arduous and dangerous service, in the
performance of which both officers
and men have discharged their duty
with fidelity and courage, and without
complaint. These circumstances, in
my judgment, constitute an extraordi
nary occasion, requiring Congress TAI be
convened in advance Of the time pre-.
scribed by law for your meeting in
regular session. The importance Of
speedy action upon this subject on the
part OF Congress is % manifest hat |
venture to suggest the propriety OF
making the necessary appropriations
for the support OF the army for the
current year at lis present maximum
numerical strength Of Is, 900 men, ieav-
ing for future consideration all Ques-
tons relating to an increase or decrease
Of the number of enlisted men. In
the event of the reduction of the army
by subsequent leg slation during the
fiscal year, the excesst Of the appropri-
atoms could not be expended, and in
the event of its enlargement, the ad-
ditional sum required for the payment
OF the extra force could he provided
for i'm due time. II would be unjust to
the troops now in service, and whose
pay is already largely in arrears. If
pay rnent to them should be further
postponed until after Congress shall
have considered all questions likely to
arise in the effort 10 fix q proper limit
to the strength. Estimates of appro.
pfistions Tor Inc support OF the Ordina
ny establishment for the fiscal year,
ending June 30th, 1878, were transmit
ted to Congress by the former Secreta
~ OF the Treasury at the opening of
its session in December last. These
estimates. modified by the present
Secretary so Ss to conform to the pres
ent requirements are now renewed,
amounting TO 49,, 436. 1854 80, aud, hav-
ing been transmitted TO both Houses
OF Congress. are submitted for your
consideration. There is also required
by the Navy Department 81. OO3 S6l q.
This SUN is made up Of Sl.446,SSS 10
due officers and enlisted inen for the
last quarter Of the last fiscal year, and
$3ll 1853 50 due for advances made by
the fiscal agent of the Government In
London for The support Of the
foreign service, $780, q duo the
Naval Hospital Fund, Sl5O. 900