The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. ..
The senate.

|
or near Detroit Referred
g a osesR Rsss gsssnsd e ne p9n mee Rs s oa M
| tary Affairs.
MFR Conkling presented petition, asking fol
| the reconciliation of the old silver dollar. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance
| Also one asking for an approximation OF
$4,000 to erect MONUMENT to Daniel Williams
Dawes, from the Committee on Public Build
! ings and Grounds. reported concurrent reso-
LUTON providing for the removal Of the Senate
/ books aud files from the other portion of tbs
Capitol to q safe place IN the basement of the
building He said that #, this resolution was
aaee When had gR now BEEN I brought
| up In this form, and he asked its present con.
sideratlon, which was ordered, and the resolu-
| Mr.. Withers introduced bill to amend the
| lazy concerning the granting Of pensions. :,
Mr.. Edmunds introduced resolution that
sideration all questions regulating and point.
ing e the election OF the President and Vice
AT the suggestion of Mr.. Bayard the resou-
tion was laid over till to-morrpw.
M r. ., Tharman presented h the, credentials Of
u M snoifqrd as Senator from Louisiana, atis and
tiala were read and Mr.. Edmunds asked Mr..
Thurman to reduce bis proposition to writing,
which L. was done, and sent to the desk and read
Mr.. .Edmunds asked that the resolution
should lie over till Tomorrow under the thirty
Mr.. Witllers contended that this was aues-
tion of privilege, and should be considered at
once.
mr.. Ednunds claimed that the thirty third
rule was framed to prevent any business being
sprung upon the Senate for which the Senators
Were Were not preparad; W course the senator from
nhio did not wish to spring any traps. but the
thirty-third rule. he thought, carried the matter
ovet til to morrow.
The Chair ruled that the seventh rule govern
ed this case, and that the matter was now before
the Senate.
W.. Mltaheil offered u substitute that the ere
nehtlials g.. be referred TER to the Committee on
Prd,vllsges ana Elections.
:, Mf. thurman SAID ne did not care to discuss
the matter, for !, he hoped the, time had come
Mnsp as a3s oay a b senas sn the Una states
by legal g, body. end credentials having been
M onkng il gs e hst f~ffh these @ credenay
fhoaid at go to the C2mmittse 9n Privileges and
nsan ss,3f ad o. f hat hetedenas OF other m a
tnis ,i Was 9 me second session OF the Senate and
ne called attention to the rule which reads.
That 4 all business shall go on at such session
the same as though there had been no adjourn
ment i1.i or recess. ne sad that II the seventh
as I atia 'le RUE were thus IN con
m,us ,, W mit ea" oIner. tne pest thng tnat the
gunnfnl.te !. On Hules can 90 IS 90 devote some
tlme ht once towards reeoncIllng these two
rq,es. r,,u .,.,, ~. -,
!. M. Eumunas l,is claimed that the rules made
u necessary that the resolution should ne over
o4T oaE , - singie Sshaior shail opleet:
VII. Blalne a. asked u single senator could
seesGr ssanntnr 'he aohiissioh anu swearing In Oh
NJ bnmunas bial1 Y, salu ne qua not say that.
tyaan nh,anin = =. Ms ~ j. vi
nt anas ~ ~ sW9ar IN. re saa ne ga ga
not speak ~ lnulcating ms onlnlnn on the
question T nut rather to show that his friend the
~ me l, ,resioehe' might pe lustlneo In ruling as
ny M na9r III r,, sai5 n, t., 4, v.,.
MI. thurman said the senator from IN W1ork
ssna was entely mistaken ABOUT the position Of the
HHu.ye ri,t sesslbn anu h9t session Oh OOngress;
l.. M, H. eaa,ng az Ine case the senate was govern
Ssnate @ absl nrncad e .. w1e He pnores . me
ne would not ne particular about this resolution
70 st u ne over tli 70. morrow with the under
sGnuns y lnaI y De tns nfst pu mess taken up
MT haMds m W sed p,t he Wu call Tor me Gre
ureut,ais oi Wm. fllt hellogg ~ ofder 70 allow
me ghair TO rue on ne question whether the
tSYins.e n VI tie Oomini.tee on 5rlVlleses ana
Bleetions es N, mad nossesson e 4 OF credentials.
~ tt GihiI ii fuiea lhst ehe creuehtlals were not
on NJ tne st,n.u fan,e. ~ ,,, a. c,....
an ns Pr,oa 5 al emper % tae yommli!tee
~ ~ lrvIilegas an heetlons oplecteu 70 having
& th tnen ihtrodncea f resolutoh
~ u,i5Scnatg.hs s1s eoInmlltee IRON ~, 1urther con
sideration side OF the eredentials Of VIM Pitt KEEL
upner Me u hts ;consid.eratlon' .1.I 10. -.
sne a saasion ,at sv snrin, III M tbo e. 'S R
Keogs arn ast % spring 1he &c ereaen,a ot
In hath NJ, III u
he sboRd no 'a Fe a ans Ws "a @ @ ana
oema,nn;n mr Tn,rra, s,,a .,a. =. ,,,. s,...a
t Nv, 'an i si.iu .litie 10 enaple Senatois
ssk thn aanan ,nso & o attssIng ne Wouh
to alIn,y bi ti ir, m VII;
A. - arn reSoi"'oh 10 he over Till tonorroW
~ NJ Grova, sois +b,t ,,ona,, .,o ;r,.oa.;o,
t,on a9anst bimsalf be pld al alie Nv aot M
.ne oouI iniltee Oh Ehrolled Bills, ana ne was
eErbse1 Ths folloxvino sor,t0rs ,roro o,,,.o, - 80
canniea an tha anin ] werI it W va
To tho " rnmmittaa S sr Ernin po,,.or,
Massrs Matthewa and " Wallace a,d NJ Mo,nI;,,
in nIase If NJ Mortnn m ""'i'oe' "no MI haihiiil
1'n tbe cnmmittao -, M;1;t,rv ag,irs-nr,
IN marnn ooi''oo on ''ii'"ly Ahaiis MI
r. 10 Iile GS0ninlttee on Publlc buildings ana
.ro ths ran, cameron, ni,t. p,,u, NJ
strong o o''''oo 'n i'aiii 's''i7 "i' Aln-
10 The Comm,ttee on privata Iona c,,ims-
Mr. Groyer n'ni''oe oh i'aVe Lulu oioiihs-
IT 10 the Gommitte nm E,rolled P;,s-Mr Arm
strong. 'oo ''i ''i' o''0" ''i' 4Ai al ~"
RoaasMr RIair IN on oae nosa 81 WlGas M ann fos1
hi. mcSIeaty inIIouuceu u Dill repeating the