Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-26
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, October rs.
Conkling presented petition of the citizens o.
New 1ork' against the repeal Of the bankrupt
law, praying it amended.
The petition was referred to the fnanca com.
mittee.
Chaffec submitted a resolution to amend rule
| forty seven, to provide a standing committee on
banking aud currency, TO consist of seven Sena
tors.
The resolution was referred to the proper com.
| mittee.
Mitchell submitted q resolution authorizing the
| committee on elections in examining the case OF
Kellogg and Spotford to send for persons and pa.
pers and administer osths.
The resolution was agreed to.
Herman, by request introduced q bill re-estab-
| fishing court of commis sioners of Alabama
| claims and redistribution of unappropriated mon
ey of the Geneva award.
A bill was also introduced to provide for further
disbursement of money received under Genevs
| award.
Both the bills were referred
Herman SAID he knew nothing about the bills,
and that he should not commit himself to theil
provisions.
The vice president presented communica ton
from the secretary of the interior in answer to the
| Senate resolution of the 22d inst, enclosing q
copy OF the report of the government directors
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the
year ending June &c. 1877.
referred To the committee on railroads.
Plumb introduced a bill prohibiting gambling
| IN the army under penalty Of dismissal.
number of unlmportant bills were introduced
and referred.
The Senate at II. As adjourned until Monday
next.
The consideration of the Colorado case was re
sumed.
Wells of Texas, made speech, and the con.
cusion AT which he reached was that neither Bel
lord or Patterson presented Prima facie case,
hat he at he hac
The debate continued MI three clock, when q
vote was taken on the resolution offered BY Mr.
Harris Of Virginia, referring the papers in the
case to the committee on elections, and was car
lied by a party vote yeas 1877, nays 1870.
Mr.. Willis of New York presented q petition
from the national rife association for an appropriA-
ton Tor the encouragement of iihe practice among
uniformed militia.
Among the papers presented to the House by
the speaker was one from Missouri for the remoy.
al OF the national capital.
The reading of its title was greeted with deris-
i've laughter.
Garfield said that he bad received petition of
such peculiar character that he desired to pre-
sent 1t and have it spre ad upon the record. 1t was
petition OF two hundred and ten men of color
asking assistance from Congress to enable them TO
go to Liberia making it their permanent home,
and saying that very large movement of that
sort was going on among them.
The petition WAS read and referred to the COM
mittee GU education and labor together with n let
ter from Rev. DIR. Sampson
The letter sets out the difficulty under which
the co ored people labor in sustaining fam lilies in
the lace oil competition from white labor asks st
an allowance Of one hundred dollars each be IN AIDE
TO emgrants to Liberia under the auspices of the
colonization society.
MIR. Cox thereupon presented petition of white
mechanics and laborers protesting against the un
just determinations made in fixing BY law the
compensation OF government clerks, and leaving
that OF mechanics and laborers TO be established
| at the within of indIv iduas.
Referred TO the civil service committee.
Wright presented petition of Il 900 working
men OF the twelfth congressional district of Penn.
for government loan TO aid settlers on the public
domain.
Referred to the committee on public lands.
reilly presented a like petition from the same
district which was referred to the same commit
tee.
Springer presented petition of the labor league
OF the district for the restoration Of impartial su-
frage in the district.
Referred to the district committee
Kelley OF Penn, said he desired to present
petition OF citizens of the United States asking
Congress so to change the financial sy stem of the
country (Lsughter) as that laboring people shall
not appeal to the government for means of expat.
| ration OF themselves and their postsrity and that
they may continue to live in the homes of their
choice and pursue The calling to which they had
been trained.
Referred to the committee on education and ID
Dor. (Lauhgter.)
Harrison of Illinois presented q petition of the
letter carriers OF Chicago, for increased compen-
sation.
Referred to the post office committee.
Bsnks-l have paper which cannot be present.
ed under the rule. l want to introduce . bill to
give effect to the petitions presented.
Objections were made to its introduction.
Tue House at 4i0 adjourned until Monday.