The Osceola times., 1877-03-17
SENATE.

In the senate on the I'd, Mr.. Logan,
from the committee on military affairs, re-
ported favorably on the bill to repeal the
statute forbidding the appointment and pro-
motions in the staff corps of the army.
Passed. The senate then went into execu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned.
In the senate on the 3rd, the house
amendments to the bill extending for two
years the southern claims commission was
concurred in and the bill passed, There was
passed, without dircussion and without the
yeas and nays, bill making all pensions for
death or for wounds, date back to the time
the soldiers death or of his discharge
from the service and providing for the pay.
ment of all arrears OF pensions on that basis
Mr. Sherman called up the bill recently re.
cordanee with the message Of the president
to aid in resumption Of specie payments.
lie said he did not want TO discuss the bill
because he knew if there shoald he op-
position it could not be passed. lie ex.
planned the bill ALREADY published, and
said he had been assured by gentleme n
OF both political parties that the house
would act upon it il it should be passed
by the senate. lie urged the passage Of
the bill, and said he believed il would
tend largely to promote the public interest.
Mr. Cockrell said financial matters were reg
ulatng themselves very happily, and il the
subject be let a,one no legislation would be
necessary to bring about specie payment
lie moved that the further consideration Of
the bill be postponed until the first Wednes.
day in December next Agreed to, 81 yeas,
% nays, as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Alcorn,
Bailey, Bogy, Booth, Cockrell, Conover, Da.
viss, Dennis, Eaton, Ferry, Goldthwaite, Cor.
don, Harvey, Hereford, In alls, Johnston,
McCreery, Maxey, Norwood, Oglesby, Pat
teison, Ransom, Stevenson, Teller, Wallace,
Withers and Wrigbt-s7, Nays-Messrs.
Anthony, Boutwell,, Burnside, ,CameroD( Wis. }
Coffee, Christiancy, Conkling, Cooper, era.
gin, Dawes, Dorsey, IIamlin, Howe, j ones Fla J
Kelly, Herman, Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock,
Sherman, Wadleigh and West-22. Messrs.
Allison, Dawes and Davis, were appointed p
new conference committee on the postoffice
appropriation. The conference committees
report on the fortifcation appropriation bill
was agreed to also the conference commit.
tees report on the naval appropriation bill
which is substantially the naval appropria.
tihu Nii' w '"Ht year 'h'VHt ~
about $S50,0Oo more for the pay Of the navv.
The house bill making appropriations for
payment of ella ms reported allowed by the
southern claims commission, passed several
bills removing political disabilities. Confer.
ence committee on post route bill reported
disagreement ON points regarding additional
fast mail trains. also the amendment appro.
priating 81 500 to obtain additional mail IA.
cilities on certain roads. The senate then re-
ceded from the amendments The report of he
conference committee, settling all other dis
puted points, was agreed TO, and the senate
then went into executive session, and soon
after took short recess. After a long dis.
cussion, i; was voted IN print 5000 extra
copies Of the report OF the testimony in the
Oregon election case also five hundred ad.
ditionsl copies Of the report of the monetary
committee. Al 33) u. m. the senate was en-.
gagged on private bills.
The senate on the 9th met promptly
atiuoon. President Hayes and ex.president
Grant, accompanied by senator's Morrill, and
Io we, of the committee of arrangements
entered the senate chamber by way of the
main entrance, and were shown TO the seats
provided for them in the area in front of the
desk of the presiding officer. The senate
was then called to order by secretary Cor
ham, and chaplain Sunderland offered a
prayer. Chief clerk Mcdonald read the
proclamation convening the senate in extru
session. Mr.. namlln submitted the follow
ing, Resolved, that the oath of Office be ad
ministertd by Senator Timothy o. Howe "a
Thomas w. Ferry senator elect fro Mich
Igan and he be and hereby is chosen presi
dent of the senate pro TEN. Agreedto TO. The
oath OF Office was then administered to Mr.
Ferry, and upon taking the chair he said
Senators Accept my sincere acknowledg
men's for this renewal Of your courtesy and
confidence. ! will at once enter upon the
duties Of the chair. He then directed the
secretary &c call the roll Of the senators new
Iy elected, apd requested them to present
| themsslg fonrs 10 be sworn In. Tht
| nawly. III seIhiOFs were lban called
Tasy q. ieenci 10 ths desk 81 me pfe