National Republican., 1877-02-01
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.

bHnAtC.
"WEDNESDAY, January 81, 1877.
The Senate was called 10 order at 10 m.
Bills, petitions, &C., were offered and referred
% follows
The CHAIR laid bc fore tho Senate oommu.
nication from tho Interior Department, trans
mitting the report Of the work Of the Patent o.
fco for 1875.
Also, q communication from the Justic, IS Of
the Supreme Court, notifying tho Senate that
they had selected Judge Bradley to act with
them on the commission for determining quss-
tions arising out Of the electoral count.
SENATOR uEnrponp SWORN IN.
MIR. COOPER presented tho certificate OF
election Of FRANK HEREFORD as Senator, to hll
the unexpired term Of Mr.. Oaperton, from West
Virginia.
The certificate was read and Mr.. HEREFORD ad.
vanced to tho Presidents desk, was sworn in and
Immediately entered upon his duties, taking tho
had taken lie r,c seat occupied by Mr. Price.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the creden.
New Jersey for six years from March newt
Also, memorial Of the Board q Trade Of Kan.
m Sy praying for roPssii iPss q the tax on tho
Of the District Of Columbia, asking for the pas.
abolish tho Police Commissioners. Laid on the
table to be called up during the day.
Several petitions were presented asking for
MT MAxEY presented a petition from ctl.
ferred to the Committee on Post Officcs and Post
Roads.
THE DISTRICT RELrEF BILL.
Mr. WINDOW from the Committee on Appro.
priatioDs, reported iavorably the bill for the 70.
lief Of the destitute poor Of the District OF Colum'
bia. He asked present consideration,
Mr.. CoCkRELL objected, and the bill was
MIR. MERRIMON presented a petition Of J. A.
% peaceful p solution % Of the Presidontial question.
He also orr reported ported from the Committee on Rules
votes for President and Vice President no person
except those now entitled to the floor Of the
GSpto, under II the oRarso oYtbo % House Of Repre-.
sentatives except by tickets, to be Issued BY tho
Committee on Rules Of both Houses.
the distribution OF tickets made under the direo-
tion of the Sergeants-ofArms OF both Houses, In.
stead Of imposing the duty upon the Committees
Amer further discussion, the amendment was
adopted, and the resolution M passed, p1 ,, ,,, =,
had been ascertained, upon examination, that
tho resolution as passed would not meet the end
desired. He moved that the vote be reconsidered;
that all the tickets to be issued shall be dis
tributed by the Sergcants.at.Arms. While the
General Of the Army, SC, were entitled to the
floor, their families could not obtain access 70 the
galleries without tickets, and this Amendment
tickets to them and others. The amendment was
adopted, and tho resolution passed again, as
MIR. MORTON said that as considerable busl-
ness would come before the Senate tomorrow
before the great business Of the day began, ho
to meet to morrow at II o'clock. Passed. A.
Mr.. CRAaIN, from the Committee on Naval
the S
appointment Of civil engineers In the navy, &C.,
and asked its indefinite postponement. Agreed
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Print.
ing, reported back the resolution to print ten
thousand extra copies Of the Presidents message
on the electoral count, with an amendment that
the number be reduced TO two thousand i've hun.
not te adopted. The message was patriotic and
important, and the larger number OF copies ought
MT. SHERMAN said the message was short,
and every newspaper In the country almost had
printed II. Millions OF copies Of It had been cir
snla,ed n this C way and everybody had read It,
The amendment was adopted, and the resoiu.
IN MI 'tsOc 'CtsOcKRELL, from tho Committee on
Claims, reported back adversely the bill for the
relief OF Captain ]. q. Adams, and asked that the
bill be Indefinitely postponed Agreed to: Nj, =,
the bill for the relief Of J. b. McCulloch Placed
on the calendar.
lief Of o. b. Lathum, without action by the com.
mittee, and without prejudice TO the bill. asks to
be DISCHARGED from Us consideration. soordered;
section 1903 Of the Revised Statutes. provlding
on on the list Of promotion for moritoious conduct.
objection arose, and pending the debate the
morning hour expired, and
Tie CHAIR laid before the Senate the
BILL TO AMEND THE PACIFIC RAILROAD ACTS,
on which Mr.. WEST was entitled to the floor.
Mr.. VEST yielded to Mr.. CLAYTON to report
| favorably from the Committee on indian Affairs
ADJUST and settle the he accounts Of the KasESs
| kia, Peoria, Piankeshaw and wild Indians.
| Placed on the calendar.
to the Indian bill, at the request Of delegation
Of osaSes, now in the city; Ordered printed.
AVE MIST % saa he would yield 70 the senator
plain some portions OF his remarks made yester
Mr.. THURMAN briefly explained some por
tlons OF his speech, upon which some Senators, he
said, had obtained wrong impression:
floor, and, at some length, opposed the bill.
He closed at O'Clock, and Mr.. BoGY took the
NM Mt. " SHERMAN said that the amendment
| further examination, to meet fully the case, anc
he did not know as he should press It, II,
thought, perhaps, hs could better express hi
Mr.. THURMAN said the Judiciary, Commit
saS
decided that II would work no hardship to them.
| Mr.. WlTHERS said that Mr.. GoRpoN wa
| very anxious to speak on the bill, and was no
able to do It tonight, and he therefore moved 70
an executive session, which was agreed to, and q
4:20 the Senate went into executive session, AM
at 4:3o adjourned till tomorrow at II o'clock.
House OF Representatives.
The SPEAKER laid before the House q com
munication from Justices Clifford, Miller, Flel,
and Strong, stating that they had met In accord
ance with the requirements Of the bill to ooun
the electoral vote, and had selected Justice Brad
ley as the NTH judge on said commission.
Mr.. WILSON, Of Iowa, member Of the CON
mittee on Rules. called up the Senate resolutio
authorizing the appointment Of an additional pt
lice for duty at the Capitol during the count
the electoral vote, and he moved the adoption {
the resolution.
Mr.. HOLMAN thought that as this bill II
volveda an expenditure OF money II should be cor
sidered In Committee OF the Whole. Besides, h
was opposed to the organiIation of quasi mil
tary force for this Capitol during an election fc
President. He thought that the American pee
pie were orderly, and could take care Of then
selves. ~
Mr.. WILSON, Of Iowa, said the Committee o
Rules was unanimous on this question. He bt
lleved with Mr.. HOLMAN that the American pc,
| pie were able to take care Of themselves, and h
did not anticipate any dfnculty, but It was nece
sary that perfect ordor should be preserved.
| MIR, BANKS, of Mnss.. favored tn MEASURE.