The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL.--EXtra Session.
TILE SENATE.

In the Senate, on the Goth, the bill to
enable Indians to become citizens was con.
sidered and discussed by Thurman, Ingalls,
and Whyte. The discussion lasted till two
o'clock when further consideration OF the
bill was postponed until the 10th OF DeCcm-
ber next. The senate then went into execu-
tive session. When the doors were opened
Mr. Thurman submitted resolution that the
committee on privileges and elections be dis.
charged from further consideration OF the
credentials Of NJ. G. Butler as senator from
South Carolina. Senator Wadleigh obj jected
to the consideration of the resolution to-day,
and it went over until tomorrow. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced and referred:
Senator Whyte, from the printing commits
tee, reported, with amendments, the resOlu-
ton to print twenty-five hundred copies of
the narrative OF the North Polar expedition
by the United States POlaris. Agreed to.
BY Senator MPherson (by request: To pro-
vide for the cheap transportation OF freight
between tide.water on or near the Atlantic
to the Mississippi valley. Senator Cameron
Pa presented memorial of the select and
common council of the city of Erie, Penn>
sylvania, in favor of an appropriation by
congress for the erection of public build.
ing in that city. Referred. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2lst, considera-
ton was resumed of the resolution submitted
Yesterday by Mr.. Thurman to discharge the
committee on privileges and elections from
further consideration of the credentials of
NJ. G. Butler, as senator from South Carolina.
Justice Hoar renewed his motion to lay the
resolution of Mr.. Thurman on the table, and
the ayes and nays were ordered on this mo.
tion. As the vote on Hoar's motion was
about to be taken, Mr.. Thurman moved that
the senate proceed to the consideration of
executive business, The motion for an exec.
utive session was agreed to-yeas 80 nays
%; as follows: Yeas-Baiey, Barnum,
Bayard, Beck, Coke, ConOver, Davis (llls. },
Davis wv. Va.), Dennis, Eaton, Garland,
Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill, johnson,
Jones Fla, Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald,
Mcpherson, Merrimon, Morgan, Randolph,
Whylc and Withels-S0. Nays Booth,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron Pa.l Lhaiiee,
Cnristiancy, COnkling, Dawes, Dorsey,
Hamlip, Hoar, ingalls,, Jones New, Kirk.
wood Mcmillan, Matthews, Mitchell, Nor.
rl, Oglesby, Paddock, Rollins, Sergeant,
Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Wadleigh and
Windom-29. While the doors were being
closed, Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
finance, reported with amendments the
house bill to authorize free coinage of the
standard silver dollar, and to restore its legal
tender character Placed on the calender.
As soon as the senate went into executive
session, the motion to adjourn was agreed t,
without transacting any business.
The Senate, on the 22nd, by vote of
% yeas to 32 nays refused to lay on the table
The resolution OF Mr.. Thurman to discharge
the committee on privileges and elections
from the further consideration of the cre-
dentials OF NJ. {. Butler as senator from
South Carolina. At 2p, m. Dir. Edmunds
moved that the senate joum until Monday
next, which resulted-yeas, 81 nays, 81 tie
vote, Mr.. Conover voting with the republi.
cans i'm the affirmative. The ctspresident
now voted in the affirmative. The motion
was carried, and the senate adjourned until
Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Atkins
reported back the army appropriation bill
win the senate amendments recommending
the concurrence in some of the amendments
and the non.concurrence in Others. Mr..
Atkins explained that the senate amend.
men,s were mainly immalerial. The chief