National Republican., 1877-11-07
45TH CONGRESS
Special Session.
TUESDAY, Nov. 0,

| TUESDAY, Nov. u.
SENATE.
| Tho CHAIR laid before the Senate q com.
munication from the Postmaster General, call.
ing attention to deficiency of 50, 8,Osl, 900 in
the salaries Of postmastcrs. Referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
Bills and petitions were introduced and re-
ferred rs follows:
| BY Mr.. HAMLIN: A petition fixing the
terms Of retiring army officers.
| By Mr.. HERMAN: A petition in relation
! to pensions.
AlsS, a petition from the Board of Trade
and Transportation of Buffalo for asjoint com.
| mission to inquire into and report system of
| savings institutions
By Mr. PADDOCK A memorial from the
| American Forest Association of Chicago set
ting forth the wisdom of appointing a commits.
sion to proceed TO Europe to examine into the
forests of those countries and asking that such
commission b. appointed.
By Mr.. MATTHEW'S: A communication
from the Governor Of Ohio asking that the
full appropriation asked for by the Coast Sur
vcy for completing system of triangulation
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific Coasts be
granted.
By Mr.. BRUCE: A petition asking for the
Improvement ofthe Mississippi levees. Refer
redto select committee having that matter In
charge.
BY Mr.. ANTHONY: A bill to print 500
copies of the Biennial Register
BY Mr.. MANEY A bill to provide for o
reciprocity treaty between Canada and the
United States.
BY Mr.. HERMAN: A bill to grant pension.
to the survivors of the war of 1912 and their
widows.
BY Mr.. MORRILL,: A bill to apply the pro-
ceeds of the sale of pubic lands to the inter
.ests Of agriculture aud the public arts,
By Mr.. WIrHERS: A bill for the relief of
Fairfax Seminary, in Virginia.
By Mr.. PADDOCK A bill to provide for
survey along the Topovolampo River for rail-
road and other purposes. The Secretary find
ing little difficulty In pronouncing the name
MI EDMuNps humorously suggested that the
bill had better he referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. Referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
Petitions for the removal of political dsabil-
tiles and in relation to taxation, signed by nu-
morous females. were presented by Messrs
SARGENT, THURMAN, FERRY, WINDOW, JONES
of Nevada, OGLrsBY, MCMILLAN, CmAFFEE
ALLISON and CoCKRELL, and referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
BY MIR. MAXEf: A Iesolution calling upon
the President for any Information he may pos
sess in relation TO the rescue Of two Mexican
prisoners confined in the Jail at Stark County,
Texas in August last, by band of MeNicans
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the arrest of tho parties connected with the
affair. Laid over.
BY Mr.. GORDON: A resolution to author
ize the Secretary Of War to issue arms to the
Washington Light Infantry, in Charleston,
S.
Mr.. THURMAN called up the resolution
introduced by him early in the s,ss' o calling
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury for reports
from contractors engaged in constructing the
Pacific Railroads. lie asked that tho words
Secretary of the Treasury be stricken out,
and the words Secretary of the Interior" be
inserted. lie also asked that the words Eek
ccpt such rs have heretofore been commuui.
Gated to the Senate" be added.
The resolution was thus modified aud
adopted.
Mr.. ANTHONY called up the resolution
providing for the disposal Of the surplus docu.
ments and bills about the Capitol, which was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. ANTHONY, the Senate, at
1899 went into executive session, and at 1850
the doors were reopened and the Senate ad-
journed till Thursday