The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-20
Porty-Fifh Congress Extra Session.

The Forty.Glth Congress was opened OF
Monday. The Senate organized with ever,
member present except Morton, Republican
ol Indiana; Sharon, Republican, Of Nevada
ana Mcmillan, Republican, Of Minnesota.
| stanley Matthews Republican, was sworn il
| from Ohio. j. Donald Cameron, Republican
| from Pennsylvania, and d. II. Armstrong
democrat, from Missouri. Pending the or,
g9nzailon OF the House, the Senate adjourn
/ cd The House was organized by the election
of Samuel j. Randall, Democrat, of Pennsvl
wanna, speaker, over James A. Garfield Re
| publican, of Ohio, by n strict marty vote ol
ll9 to 1872, Mr.. Randall then addressed the
House. George NJ. Adams, Of Kentucky, was
reelected clerk; John G. Thomson, of Ohio.
scrgeant-atarms; John W. Polk, of Missouri,
doorkeeper; James NJ. Stewart, of Virginia,
postmaster, and Rev. DR.. John Poisal. of
Maryland, chaplain. The House then took n
recess until 4 O'Clock, at which hour the draw.
ing Tor seats was proceeded with. At $50 it
adjourned.
IuEsDAY.-lu the Senate, the Clerk of the
House appeared and announced the organi.
eaton OF the latter body. On motion of Mr.
Edmunds, of Vermont, the committees of
last session were revived and continued until
iurtiler order. Bills we're introduced by Mr.
Ingalls,, Of Kansas, to grant arrears of men.
slonsi by Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, to remove
all disabilities and to abolish the irouclad
oath; by Mr.. llamlin, of Maine, to establish
the Territory of Huron; and by Mr.. Thurman,
OF Ohio to amend the Pacific Railroad acts
so as to provide a sinking fund for the lioui.
datlon of the Indebtedness of those raiIroaIg
to the Government The Presidents mes.
sage was received, ordered to be printed
and referred. Adjourned.
In the House, Messrs. Rainey and Cain, of
South Carolina, and Darrall, Of Louisiana,
objected to on Monday, were, after consider.
able discussion, sworn in. The case of Mr..
Elan, OF Louisiana was discussed. The
Presidents Message was read and referred
TO the Committee of the Whole. The rules
OF the last House were adopted and the
House adjourned.
WEDsEsDAY.-In the Senate, bills were
introduced by Mr.. Beck, Of Ky, authorizing
the payment OF 80 per ccntum of customs
duties in legal tender notes, and by Mr.. Me.
Creery, of the same State, to repeal the Bank.
rupt law Mr. Edmunds, of Vt, offered n
resolution for the appointment of a select
committee OF seven Senator's to consider the
state of the laws for ascertaining and declar.
ing the result Of Presidential elections, the
committee to report by bill or otherwise
Mr.; Bayard suggested a joint committee of
both Houses for the purpose. The resolution
was lad over until Thursday Mr.. Thurman
presented the credentials of Henry NJ. Spot
ford as Senator from Louisiana, and moved
that he be swo"n in, After long discussion
the matter, together with the question of KEEL.
logg 5 credentials, was allowed to 90 over
until Thursday.
In the House, Messrs. Elan and Robert.
son, Of Louisiana, and Pacheco, of California,
TO whom objection had been made, were sworn
an. The case Of BeliOrd, of Colorado, was
discussed and laid over. The House ad.
lourned until Saturday, with the understand.
ing that no business would be done on that
day.
TnuRsDAY.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Davis, of
W. Va, introduced resolution alleging that
certain discrepancies aud alterations contin.
ne to exist in the financial statements made
by treasury officials, and providing that a
committe Of FIVE Senators be appointed to re.
view the whole subject and report BY bill or
otherwise. Alter considerable debate the
credentials Of H. NJ. SpoiTord, claiming a seat
as Senator from Louisiana were referred to
the committee on privileges and elections by
n vote of 30 to 33-a party vote, the Demo.
Gratis voting in the negative, being in favor of
the immediate seating of Mr.. Spoiford, aud
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, voting with them.
Mr.. Whytc moved that the committee shall
report by November /, but this was also de.
teated by party vote. Mr.. Thurman then
moved that j, p. Eustis be sworn in as a
Senator from Louisiana, but the motion
having been decided out of order lie moved
that the committee on privileges and elections
be discharged from the further consideration
Of Mr.. Eustiss credentials. Tothis objection
was made, aud under the rule the motion
was laid over. The House was not in
session.