Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-03
Regular Session.

Regular Session.
The Senate met at II III
AI.er prayer The Vice President said the
- att rsu convened In regular Sc sion, In
sccOrdse &c with the requirements of me
constitution, aud asked what was the pleas
ui' of thr SCI ale.
wait on the President was adopted aud the
c "ir aNT iDtsd NJ r .AnthonY audiWhyta
Mr.. Anthony also submitted an order,
which was adopted that the hour of meet
'r Z be fixed al ~ O'Clock m. until otherwi
or'ered.
NJ Sargent moved that the sena's adjourn
which was modified to a recess for one hair
hour, and was adopted; and, Al i Is the
Senate took recess
AFTER RECESS.
The Senate T 8SSe m Dle1 at I2.2S ard the
Chair laid before the Senate a Commuuica-
ii, n nom the Secretary of War. transmit
ing rePortS for the year ending June -. lS.I.
also. The annual reports OF the Sergeant AZ
Arms and Secretary of the Senate aud other
reports; all or which were appropriately re-
fCrIee.
AT 1910 the committee appointed to wait
upon the President appeared before the bar
OF the Senate, and reported that they had
performed their duty and the President had
replied that he would communicate with the
Senate IN writing Immediately. One min
ute later Mr.. Rogers, private secretary, APP
Feared with the me Sage.
MI Anthony sent up a resolution prOyId ing
that $50 copies of the message be printed
for the use OF the Senate. Laid On the table
10 be referred 10 the committee on printing
The Char laid before the Senate the an
nual reports of the Postmaster q aueraI. De
Partment o. Justice, Secretary of the Int
nor, Secretary OF War, Secretary of the
Navy, Commissioners of the District OF Col
umbia, Commi ssiOneTs Of \ griculture, Board
OF Health of the District OF Columbia. Court
of Claims, sc all Of which We're laid upOn
the table, 10 be referred TO appropriate com
mitteeS when apr oiHttd.
On motion Of MIR. Cooking. the Senate at
1858. adjourned 10 II O'Clock on Thurslav
next.
HOUSE.-The House met at ten O'Clock.
Mr.. LutjTell presented affidavits and other
papers of citizens of California IN relation
10 what was known as the desert land bill
He said that The California delegation aud
the committee on public lands OF the last
House bad been muCn CenSured on account
OF that bill, and the papers now presented
would exp ali matters and show the pTopri-
ETY. OF tie bill Referred TO committee on
public laniS
At 1905 the House took a further recess
until 1870.
Upon assembling further recess was taken
until fifteen minutes OF eleven, az which nOlr
the House took up and concurred in the Sen
sie resolution declaring IL to be the Judgment
of the two Houses that the present session Of
Congress expires by operation of law at l.
o'clock to-day.
The House also cOncurred i'm the resolution
for a hual adjournment OF the extra session
at ten minutes OF II O'Clock to day.
Mr.. Knapp mos ed TO suspend the rules aud
pass a resolution declaring thatthe resident
OF tle Dnlteu STATES, Dy refusing the use OF
the army in support OF pretended govern
menis IN South Carolina and Louisiana, and
thereby giving TO the people there local self
government, has performed his duty and is
entitled 10 The respect and confidence of the
American people therefor.
PeIding the motion to suspend the rules.
Mr. Conger moved 10 adj Jurn, and called the
yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. Garfield hoped that no ilatory motion
would be entertained, but that the resolution
would be voted down.
Mr. Luttrell suggested that Mr.. Conger
and his trends be given an opportunity TO
dodge direct vote.
Mr.. Conger insisted upon his motion, and
the rCll-c.ll preceded
The call was interrupted to allow a reSolu-
non to be adopted appointing a committee
o inform the President that the House was
ready 10 adjourn unless he mai further com
municatiOn 10 make Messrs. Wood, Springer
a. Hale were appointed the committee.
Mr. Wood reported that the President had
10 further communication To make TO The
extra -, son. and the hour fixed by concur
Mt resolution having srriv ] ami without
Sn' oUnCing the result OF the roll call, he
Speaker declared the first and extra session
of the i3fl Congress aIlOnrnai kline al