The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-01-26

10 che senate on the t2th. Senator Fre
~Harhuyssa presented o petition Of person.
representing the %fngnoisi, commercial man
; u~iaeturihg and business interests u Newark
New Jefsey, asking thaiin counting The sIee
tofal vote all party consideration be- laid
aside, and that pure, aaselGsb patriotism
guide the action Of congress. The petition
was received. and after q brief speech by
s%enator frrliugtuysen, referred 10 = special
committee Of seven senators, appointed Ia
consider the presidential didiculti6s. Senator
Thurman submitted q resolution instrcting
the committee on revision Of laws o. inquire
into the propriety Of providing TOR the pub.
lcatt0u Of . new edition u the revised stat.
uies, as corrected, and 10 include the laws
passed since 1873, aud also the articles Of
confederation aud constitution Of the
United States. Agreed to. Senator Paddock
intro iuced q bill 10 authorize the removal Of
the distractions Ia the channel OF the Mis-.
souri, river, and to repair and protect the
leyees at Omaha, PlattsmOuth aad Ere wns-
willie, Nebraska, aud Sioux City and Council
Bluffs, Iowa. Referred. 1t authorizes the
secretary Of war TO expend the sum of So.
90 in removing sand-bars and other obstruc.
tons in the channel of the Missouri river,
between Brownsville, Nebraska, and Sioux
City. Iowa, and $4,000 to repair the leyees
at Omaha, Plattsmouth and Brownsville,
Nebraska, and Sioux City, and Council
Bluffs, Iowa Senator Chaflee introduced q
bill to abolish the use of stoves for heating
passenger railroad cars. Referred. Senator
Maxey submitted a joint resolution to amend
the resolution of July 3, 1875, authorizing
the secretary of war to issue arms to certain
states and territories, so as to proviue for
the issue of fifty ball cartridges for each arm
issued. Referred. Senator Gordon intro.
duced a bill to create a sinking fund for the
liquidation of the government bonds adj
vanced to the Western Pacific railroad com
pany, the Central Pacific railroad company
of California, and to the Union Pacific rail,
road company, under the act of July /, 1862,
and the acts amendatory thereof, for the set.
Element of the claims Of the government in
regard to said bonds. Referred. Senator |
Booth called up the resolution submitted by
him on Monday last in regard to counting
the electoral vote, and spoke at length in
favor thereof. AT the conclusion Of Senator
Booths remarks consideration was resumed
of the bill to perfect the revision of the
statutes of the United States. Senator Ham.
lin submitted an amendment, setting forth
in detail the fees to be allowed to weighers
and gaugers, and explained that it was for the
purpose of making the revised statutes agree
with the law as originally passed. The
amendment was agreed to and the bill
passed. After executive session the senate
adjourned until Monday.
In the senate on 18th, a number of
bills of a private character we're considered,
when the report OF the committee on rules,
prescribing new rules for the government of
the senate was taken p. The committee
report an amendment the third rule so as
to compel the attendance of absent senators
whenever it shall be ssccrtainCd that a uuo.
rum is not present. The special committee
to inquire into the changes which have taken J
place In the relative value OF gold and SILVER |
was given until the 18th of February to re- I
port. The senate then resumed consioera- r
ton OF the report Of the committee on rules. /
Pending discussion the senate went into ex. !
session and soon ad journed. l.
The senate on the 10th, was occupied
with speeches in reference to the sending OF
to Petersburg, Va, etc. Adjourned d
In the senate on the 18th, during the a
morning hour, the senate passed a number y
Of private bills, after which Mr.. Morton took {.
,he floor and replied at length TO the re h
of Messrs. Johnson and Withers, OF q
maze yesterday i'll regard to the e
occupation Of Petersburg by the military on h
he day OF the election for president. Con a
ideration OF the report Of the committee on n
he rules, revising the rules for the govern. /
lent OF the senate, was resumed After ex. :
ended discussion upon the amendment pro- y
osed by the committee to compel the at. II
OF absent senators when necessary e
} make a quorum, the amendment was g
greed tC. The committee also reported an q
ncndment, declaring that the vice.presi- f
ent shall by his vote, determine a question n
hen the senate is equally devided. After T
'me dl c%assiOn, it was amended, so as to !
.ad, MAY by his vote dettrmine," and as IL
nended was agreed to. The report of the c
was then agreed to, and it was |;
that a sufficient number Of cnpie r
the revised rules be printed The senate !,
zen went into executive session, and adj (
II
In the senate on the 18Th, Mr.. Ed !
onds, from the special committee appointed a
devise me ans Tor counting the electoral Ii
'tes, submitted q report in writing, accom-. "
anied by a bill 10 provide for and regulate "
e counting Of votes for president and vie. q
sident, and the decision Of question, 81
Using thereon for the term comlnencipp W
arch 4th, AnHo DUmini 1877. After tht O
port and bill read the senate took the re-. h,
ution recently submitted by Mr.. Wallace es
the SAME subject, and Mr.. Bogy spoke al
myth In answer 10 the recent argument al I'll
r. Sherman in regard to Louisiana mat
In the senate on the 10Th, the house ca
making appropriations for the consular an
d diplomatic service of the..governm,nt for an
e fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, wa ia
ken up, several amendments reported b, pc
e committee on appropriations wer, ha
reed to, and the bill passed without dis 70
ssion. Mr.. Cooper presented a number tr,
petitions frem southern conferences OF a.
: Methodist Episcopal church in favor of AZ
wing The claim of the Methodist publishinp Gu
use Of Nashville, Tenn. Referred. Aftc, tn
session, adjourned. tic
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