Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-12-06
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From washington.
WASHINGTON, Docember 1.-The first
vote taken in tho Senate last night was on
Hills substitute to scat Spolford on his
prima facic claim. Rejected. Yeas 27,
nays 20, Patterson and Conoyer voting nay,
Davis, of Illinois, voting aye On the direct
vote to scat kellogg, Patterson and Couovcr
voted aye aud Davis nay. On the vote to
seat Butler, Conover and Patterson voted
I'VE and Davis did not vote. Kellogg and
Butler were then sworn in.
Wadlcigh, from the Committee on Priv.
leges and Elections, reported resolution
declaring j. B. Eustis entitled to scat as
Senator from Louisiana for the torn ending
March 3, 1879. The report was sustained
in tho committee by voto Of to 8. a
minority report against the claim of Eustis
was presented and the matter went over
their seats.
The deficiency bill, after being amended
in several important respects, passed. The
Senate then went into executive session,
and afterwards took recess to 10 o clock
Monday. During tho executive session.
Ftzsmmons was confrmeo as marshal for
Georgia by 6 majority, and r.. r. Clayton,
of Alabama, was confirmed as consul to
Callao The following were also confirmed;
Govcn, of Florida as consul to Lcghorn;
G. G. Wharton as District Attorney for
Kentucky, and Norton, of New Orleans,
as inspecting supervisor of steamboats,
The House adopted resolutions instruct.
ing the committee on patents to report bill
prohibiting suits for damages for infringe
ments on patents asainst persons who may
purchase said patents without knowledge OF
such Infringement. Also o resolution for
final adjournment at p. NJ. to-day.
The lIousc also passed bill iur he
relief of the survivors of the wrecked steam
ship Huron and the families of the TO-,
Ii gives 81 900 in the case of officers, aod
| ono hundrcd dollars in the case of the men
The bill also applies TO the crew who were
swampcd in tho wrecking boat 1t was in
troduccd by Knott, Of kentucky, and passed
unanimously.
a motion to suspend the rules and pass
| the bill to remove all political disabilities
was made by Goodc, of Virginia, but was
defeated for the want of the necessary two
thirds majority.
Mills, Of Texas, moved tu suspend the
rules and adopt resolution instructing tho
committee on ways and means to report
revenue tariff. Rejected.
The House then took recess till 10 A
NJ. on Monday.
There have been 1900 bitls introduced
in the House during the called session, bu
only two bills have become laws, the army
appropriation bill and the naval deficiency
bill. The bills to remonetzo silver and tt
repeal tho resumption act have not beer
acted on in tho Senate. The Paris Expo
sition bill aud tho general deficiency bill
were taken up and amended in the Senate
but the amendments to those bills have moi
been acted on in tho House. Ali the un
finished business Of This session, however
holds it's place in the next session.
There is much speculation regarding the
nominations now before the Senate and in
its committees. The bert opinion is thai
should the Senate and House, by concur
rent resolution, adjourn sine die before noon
on Monday, then tho nominations fall; but
should the called session run into the regu-
lar session, they stand. The matter is
before tho Attorney General, but his opin-
ion has not transpired The Only prcccdcn
is in tho Tbir ccnth Congress, called ir
extra session in September, in which Instance
thcrc was no sine die adjournment, and the
business was continued.
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