Evening star., 1877-11-21
FORTH-FIFIH CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY, November 2I.

81 fNATE.-Mr. Withers presented a petit
ton of the widow of Commodore Dallas, ask
Ing for 8 n increase of pension; cOmm mGtee on
pensions Mr.. ingalls, called up the bill to
rep al the act for the relief OF Nancy 8. Bel
ford; passed. Mr.. Merrimon ca led up the
Dill for The relief OF Amos Ireland of NJr h
Carolina, keeper of a light vessel on the
coast before The war; passed. By Mr.. Arm
slrong-A OIL IN amend sections 649 and III
OF the Revised Statutes; committee on Judi
ciary. Also, q bill for ascertaining and IL
tllpg private land claims; COMMITTEES on pri-
vate land claims. Tnere being Dtnlng be-
lore ihe Senate, Mr.. COnkiing, AZ ll22, moved
That the Senate adjourn. TIE chair put the
question, and the democratic side all voting
no, Tue chalr decided the motion lost A di-
vision was called for and was being taken,
when Mr.. Hamlin asked that the M o,ion be
Withdrawn. WI and that the Senate proceed to
Inc motion was put aud declared carried,
and the Senate at 1925 went into executive
session. At 1912 the doors were reopsaed,
and the Senate resumed Its session.
Mr.. Booth intro duced resolution tn pro-
vide Tor printing 800 copies of the argument
9ann made pei1re s1 the committee on patents on
Mr.. Mitchell made reference to the debate
oil yesterday on the motion to discharge the
committee on privileges and elections from
Inc Iurther consideration of the case OF Mr..
Fuller as Senator elect from South Caroline.
he read from the record to show that the
statement made by Mr.. Thurman in relation
10 the action OF the committee on privileges
and elections was not correct. but that the
statement made by him Mr. Mitchel) was
correct. He said that 1t showed that in the
unparalleled zeal of the Senator from Ohio
TO get the Butler case out of Its proper chan
nel, the Senator had entirely forgot en- the
history of the case, and his own participa
tion In IL. He detailed the action OF the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, aud
claimed that they had been diligent in their
endeav0rs TO investigate the cases before
them. The delay in getting at Buffers case
was, he said, the result of the action of the
friends of Mr.. Butler. Coming to the merits
Ofthe case he said there was a great co 1tro-
versy of facts between the two claimants
from South Carolina, Messrs. Butler and
COTbin.
HOUSE Mr.. Wood introduced bill for
a general law authorizing any person or
persons to establish gas works In the Dis
trict of Columbia, under restrictions Re-
ferred to District committee.
Mr.. Hewitt IN. " introduced q joint reso-
luton In regard to the revision Of duties;
referred to ways aid means CO nmittee.
Also, bill TO amend the revised statutes in
relation TO bankruptcy; referred to Judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Gibson introduced a Joint resolution TO
au horize and direct the President to ap-
point q commission TO provide for the inn
prOvement of the Mississippi river II .ferred
TO committee on Miss ppi levees
Mr. Butler introduced bill To provide for
the settlement and adjustment of the ac-
counts of the attorney of the United States
for the District of Columbia. Referred To
judiciary committee.
Mr.. Hendee introduced bill to am end the
act incorporating the Washington Market
CCmpaEy: also, bill relating to the affairs of
the Washington Market Company; also, bill
t. amend the act Incorporating the Capitol,
North . Street aud South Washington Rail
road Company; all of sh Gu were r; f.rred 10
the Distinct committee.
Mr.. Davis (Call Introduced a bill making
appropriation for public building for
post Office at San Francisco. Il .ferred.
Mr.. Haskell Introduced a bill to provide
( the sale of the Miami Indian reservation
IN Kansas; referred TO public lands commit
lee. Also. bill 10 provide for the funding and
redemption OF L. =. loans; referred TO bank
ing s.I d currency committee.
On motion of Mr.. Singleton, the House
went Into committee on the deficiency appro-
priatiOn bill; Mr.. Wright in the char.
Mr. Singleton explained the prov isions of
The bill The total sum appropriated by the
bli l. nearly one million dollars.
Mr.. Foster said that the Minority of the
committee did not propose to antagoniZe
this bill with amendments, but he wanted TO
call attention TO The fact that this was the
s,cyId deficiency bill that had been reported
g. this ezra session. II ali Afforded srlen-
q ID illustration Of the economy of the last
d mocratic House. He predicted that m ere
iEese deficiencies would be continually
mir" in from time TO time.
Mr. Yeates offered an amendment. which
was greed TO, appropriating SE 800 to con.
,inue the operations for the propagation of
I, Od hshes, the same to be Immediately
available.