National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-12
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

SECOND SESSlONs Esr
THURSDAY, January II, 1871.
Senate.
The Senate was called to order BY the Presi-
dent pro tempore, and prayer was offered by the
chaplain. Only seven Senators present.
BrLLs, PETITIONS, ETC. =
were presented and referred as foilows:
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the ereden-
tials of E II. Rollins, as Senator. elect nom New
Hampshire for six years from March 4, 1871. s
MT ED.UNDS said he desired to oall sttsn-
ton to the form Of the credentials, which were
quite deficient IN statement. and appeared 70 be
made out after an old. antique form Of hfty years
ago. OF course the election and the import sfthe
credentials were all right, but the form WAS .
mere .ieieton q present forms
Gorham Manufacturing Company and other COM
e suspended during the dsserminstion and
Select Committee ON tbs Electoral Count.
Also, memorial from w. q, SturKis and others,
ssang that two pr Gent additional n,sss,s DO
BY MI. SPENCER: Memorial in relskion to
cheap tsiegraghy; Post 0faees and Post HoAds.
Boards of Trade in Minnesota asking renonstisa-
tion Of the silver dollar. Finance.
REcusANT RuNYoS DIscHARazD.
Mr. MORTON said that Enos Runyon had sp-
psared before the Committee on Privileges and
moved that he be discharged from custody. So
MI. HAMLIN reported from the Committee on
Post Omces and Post Roads the House post route
bill, saying that the committee had considered
the dissgrseing votes in relation 70 fast mail and
mirtes Of So ordered
Mr. SPENCER submitted the minority report
Of the committee to frame z government for the
and lie on the table. So ordered.
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Claims,
submitted adverse report on claims Of 9. B.
Halmea gaffon and "A M
Halves, for losses sustained in the war with Great
Britain. Report adopted and claims rejected.
presented an adverse report on the petition or
Mr WINDOW called up the deficiency bill.
the committee, all Of which were reported and
the bill gTt on its passage. ,ov .. ,,,,,.
In this age Of reform and retrenchment, 80 soon
forn had been sung throughout the land and al
dscisncy bill, Shen everybody had pp BEEN :: told
that all the expenses Of the Government had
been provided for in the regular appropriation
Sills, and deficiency bills would never again BE-
MI. WINDOW said that there were some de-
ncisnciss nevertheless, but this was . very
Mr.. EDMUNDS. Then it d not true that the
appropriation bills passed last August did pro-
Is
deficiency bill to be brought in at different ses-
sions Of Congressf
unusual to have such great pretensons of re-
trenchment and reform put forth to the country,
pretending to have reduced the expenses Of the
Government 50 much, and then to have the bill
Of actual expenses Of the Government brought In
and ask MS TO provide for them. 80 4
bill Is such an unusual thing as to excite COM
The Bill, with the amendments, was then
Mr.. CONKL1NG called up the bill for the re-
lief Of Admiral Charles Wilkes. He said 1t was
simply to authorize the proper accounting oficer
charged against him. The Admiral, In his iiinss;,
ia very much distressed about the matter, and It
ought e N Fl 5Eh c P P from tn. Commute.
on Foreign Relations, reported back favorably
the resolutions authorizing the Secretary Of State
lie Of Vistoria, in Africa, and the Argentine Re-
public, in relation to our Centennial Adopted,
Mr.. MORRILL, introduced, by request, . bill
on Finance. "
RELIEP OF J. MILTON BEST
Mr.. MITCHELL said that at An early day he
would call up the bill for the relief Of J. Milton
been reported four or fvs times ia past years, and
i 3 :sS /. hoped sh. bill would
present. This bill involved Q principle which
would nseessitsts much discussion, snd 1t ought
not to be called up until some Senators now ab-
Mr.. WRIGHT said It was time this claim was
disposed Of 1t had been before the Senate twelve
q gray IN trying to have It adISs ' AN s'"A
Mr.. WRIGHT called up the bill authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay to 3. J.
made in Ssss with Capt Mills o. the army for the
delivery Of wood for the use Of the army. Passed.
sISs eSp.. os
port Of the Congressional Librarian. Passed.
Mr.. HERMAN called up the bill to provide for
W. n sSs sssss " isS II.
Ifisr some little discussion the bill was laid
MI. wITHERS gave notice that on next Tues
day he would call mp the Presidents message and
ascempsnyins documents and submit some re-
The morning hour having expired, the CHAIR
laid before the Senate the unfinished business Of
yesterday, being the bill for the perfection Of the
REVISION OF THE LAWS.
During the reading MI THURMAN said he
thought this was . most senseless method Of re-
vising the laws. Nearly all Of these amendments
we're yer. very trivial, and appeared 70 be made to
thought It was useless to waste time on such .
bill or such . revision, and thought It WAS far
preferable to have new edition Of the statutes
Mr. BOUTWELL, said he hoped this would b
considered rs the last attempt to revise the
print . new edition ofthe statutes First, because
the index to the present edition Was most dsh-
cfent, and second, that 1t was shameful that the
laws Of the country should 60 out to the world
without the Constitution Of the country being
printed with and bound up with them.
s nSpsa 3 ss
for a new edition Of the laws.
MT. THURMAN was glad that other Senators
thought il . shame that the Contribution was not
MI. HAMLIN also coneurred in the same view:
The CHAIR announced ~ the committee Of
conference on the part Of the Senate on the DIS
agreeing votes on the post route bill-Msssrs.
HAMLIN, PADDOCK and MAxEY. 10.
The bill for the revision of -ths laws was then
read through and the amendments concurred in.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, submitted bill prepared
he offered as amendments, chiefly relating to the
volume containing the laws Of the District of Co
Nj CoCKERELL also submitted Senate bill
2s4, as an amendment to the pending bill, for the
consideration Of the COMMITTEES. -
Tse S Then aG sad
to declare the true intent and meaning Of the Pa
cifc railroad acts.
WRIGHT Yielded to Mr. CoNKLINs to move that
the Senate proceed to the consideration Of Execu-
tive business; which was adopted and, at 24s, the
Senate went into executive session, and shortly
thereafter adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The credentials Of Hon. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD,
Representative elect from the Seventh district Of
New York, were presented and Mr.. FIfID was
sworn In.
e Messrs. HUNTER, of Ind, and LUTTRELL,
of Cal, both introduced bills in relation to the
count Of the electoral vote; which were referred
to the special committee on that subject.
On motion of Mr.. LAWRENCE, Of Ohio, the
House non.concurred In the Senate amendments
to the bill in relation to the right Of dover in the
District Of Columbia, and requested . committee
of conference.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the consular and diplomatic sppropria-
ton bill; Mr.. CAuLTIELD, Of Ill, in the chair.
The pending question was upon Mr.. HoLNAN's
amendment, to further reduce the salaries Of
ministers and ministers resident.
The amendment was rejected, and the salaries
generally remain rs fixed In last years bill. .
motion Of Mr.. REAGAN to strike out the
Hawaiian Islands from the List entitled 10 minis
tiers resident Wss rejected.
Mr.. WATTERS0N, Of KY, moved to provide
for minister resident to Switzerland. REJECTED.
Mr.. REAGAN moved to strike out the appro-
priations for ministers resident % Hayti and Ii
IBERIA, and to provide eonsuls only for those eoun
tries. 81. ..-l.-e
Mr.. BANKS, of Mass., opposed the motion. He
spoke Of the Importance Of the trade Of the Gulf
OF Mexico to THIS country. Hayu Was the key to
the Gulf Of Mexico, and II the United States
did not have proper representation there other