The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Feb.

| TOdu Dlll WdS Ctlleu up ilnu brought quite all
amount OF discussion on both sides, and after
taking considerable time was laid aside until
tomorrow. The bill to abolish the police COM
mission of the District of Columbia over the
head of the president was called up and re-
| jected by a vote of33 to y. A large number of
bills were taken up and disposed of either by
passage or by being recommitted, but none
| were of much public interest. The senate
/ went into executive session and soon after
ward took recess until tomorrow morning.
HoUsE.-The deficiency appropriation. bill
| took up considerable time during the morn
ing, and was laid aside without any action be-
| ing taken on it. Some discussion was had
| over the printing of the testimoney before the
Louisiana investigating committee, but no
positive action was taken in the matter, after
which the house took recess until 10 O'Clock
Tomorrow
| "WEDNESDAY, Feb. Z.
| SENATE.-The senate did not get into work.
| ing order until after dinner, when quite a
number of bills were brought up. the most inn
portant of which was the public printing ap-
preparation bill and the Indian appropriation
| bill. The former was rejected after several
hours had been spent in discussing it. The
latter was laid over until tomorrow. The Pa
cifc railroad bill was also brought up and dis
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action on it, took until tomorrow
| morning.
HoUsE.-There was nothing done In this
branch of congress until o'clock. The public
printing appropriation bill was called up and
discussed at some length and after some
amendments the bill was passed. The naval
appropriation bill was taken up and discussed
but the house, without taking any action on
it, took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
THURSDAY. Feb
SENATE.-There was large number of bills
brought up in this branch OF congress to-day
and acted upon in the usual way. The Indian
appropriation bill with large number of
amendments was brought up, and after the
adoption of the amendments was passed The
Union Pacific bill, which has already been the
cause of great deal of discussion, was called
up, but laid aside without any action being
taken, and the senate took recess until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
HOSEA communication from J. Madison
Wells and Anderson, of the louisa returning
board, who are in the custody of the sergeant
alarms, was received, in which they set forth
the terrible condition Of the room in when
they confined. \ resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Hale asking that they be pro-
vided with better quarters. This resolution
both sides, and was finally rejected. a resolu-
ton was then offered and passed, referring the
matter to.the committee on elections in Louis
lana. The appropriation bill making up the
Shortness OF the stsession was called up and
after some debate, passed. Several bills Of but
little material importance were brought up
and disposed of, after which the house took
recess until tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, February9
SESATE.-S. b. POS, declaring abandoned GER
tain uncOmpleted railroads, was ordered en-
crossed. The greater part OF the session was
taken up in hearing reports from committees
and i'm their discussion. Numerous bills were
read second time and ordered engrossed.
HoUsE.-New bills: Providing for the fund
Ing of moneys due Purdue university and con-
corning the organization of voluntary associ-
atoms; establishing communication road tax;
| for the removal OF the southern prison to Bed
ford. Bills passed: Regulating the working of
coal mines; amending the act relating to vol
untary assignments TO authorize justices TO
require additional replevin ball. to regulate
the sale of illuminating OILS.
SATURDAY, Feb. 10.
SESATE.-There was but little doing i'm the
senate to-day. After few bills had been
brought up and before any action was taken
on them, the president announced that the
| house was ready for joint convention to
count the electoral vote, and the senators re-
| paired to the room of the house of representa-
| tives. After the joint convention the senate
| returned to the senate chamber, where
| there was some discussion over
the objections of Dudley Field TO the decision
of the electoral commission, and commits
sion was sustained bya strictly party vote,
after which recess was taken until Monday.
HoUsE-The house held short session in
which no business was done, the time being
taken up by general discussion upon amotion
for a recess. After "A long argument Speaker
| Randall decided that a recess might be taken
under the provisions of the electoral bill until
| Monday. An appeal by Mr.. Hale was laid on
| the table, and the house adjourned, to meet at
MONDAY, Feb. 70.
| SENATE.-Therc was no business transacted
| i'm the senate before the joint session with the
house to count the electoral vote was had. A
| little after o'clock the senate returned to its
| chamber, when few motions of no public
| importance were made, and the senate took a
recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
HoUsE.-There was quite lively debate over
the decision of the electoral commission in the
Florida case. Several members of both parties
| spoke at some length, but the most notable
among them was the speech of Mr.. Carr, who
| spoke in rather harsh terms OF the democrats
who had voted in favor of the electoral
bill. And the following order, introduced by
Mr.. Field was adopted: "Ordered, that the
counting of the electoral vote from Florida
shall not proceed in conformity with the deci-
sion of the electoral commission, but that the
votes of Call, Yonge, Hilton and Bullock be
counted as the votes from the state of Florida
for president and vice president of the United
States" At i lis joint session was engaged in,
during which the electoral vote was counted
until Louisiana was reached, when objections
were entered against the vote being counted for
| Hayes and Wheeler. All the papers were re-