The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-08
CAPITAL NOTES.
CONGRESSIONAL pRocEEDINss.
The senate.


!, WAsHIEGrgs. Dee THE Chair laid before
the Senate the fifteenth annual report of the
Controller 9t the Currency also. Iron ths Sec
l war q sahbRs n the
aela Mass Laid on the table and ordered to be
The following bills and uetitions were intro
BY Mr.. Ferry: Petition from citizens of
Mich. Ma1iehigmaf m asking 4or the passage OF the House
BY MIR. Wallace: Petition from citizens Of
Pennsylvania asking for the repeal Of the re-,
sumption act, the demonstration OF silver and
Il By y Mr. NJ Morgan Or Petition asking for an ap-
Precipitation for the Improvement of Mobile
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing. reported Q resolution to print 5000 extra
copies Of the Presidents message and reports
aying documents. Adopted.
BY Mr. Plumb: A bin to donate the Fort
E5gerly military reservation to the State of
BY Mr.. Harris: Joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury tg, construct the
Custom House at Memphis Tenn. out of
By Mr. BurnsIde bill for the relief Of cti-
zens along The lines of railroad that have ceased
by Mr. Saunders. A bill to amend section 2e4s
q the Revised Statutes. Referred to the Com
Mr.. Teller introduced bill to print 10 900
sopies Of the i. yden survey Referred to the
Committee on Printing.
tor Information az to the est Of the late war
with the Sioux. Adopted.
Also resolution se ting forth that an agree, sso
Tor the surrender Of certain lands for certain
price, and calling upon the President to inform
The Senate IL the money has ben paid. and IL
not, why not; and also whether said lands are
occupied w white men, contrary to law. Laid
on the able.
dtced by him ct the special session calling upon
the Attorney General for list Of all ths crim .
lnal prusecutions commenced In the District
Court In South Carolina since January /, 1873.
Also, that the select committee to inquire into
President and VICE President be sci empowered to
employ q clerk. Adopted. ,,
Mr.. Window moved that when the Senate ad-
jeurn to-day it be to meet on Monday next
MIR, sargent reported from the Committee on
sufferers by the wreck Of the United States
steamer Huron. and. after amendments to
make the bill conform to usage in such cases.
MI. Cameron. Of Wisconsin, ealled, up the
bill for the relief Of the estate Of Wm. L Lloyd
time for the construe ion and completion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad and addressed the
senate at len length npon me ne oa saa h
accepted by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. He closed BY. moving that the bill be re-
Mr.. Thurman said the bill was of too much
Importance t6 speak Of without preparation.
The tifne for completing the road had expired.
and the bill now before the Senate was virtually
a new grant TO the road Whether 1t was wise
to do this would be matter for conside,ratiman m
when the committee reported back the bill. He
proposed a number of written questions TO Mr.
Mitchell. which, he said. he would not ask to be
answered nov. but would like to have them go
with the bill to the committee.
The Chair laid before the Senate Joint reso-
luton OF the House. fixing the recess from, De-
eembeMs y to annars TO- and It was a9pae
duced by him yesterday to Strengthen the pub
lie credit 1t was read through and some YER
at the suggestion Of several Senators, he would
ask that the bill be recommitted to the table to
be called Up on Monday next 30 Ordered. Mr = ,.,.
wood, went into executive session. and at 2:4o
the doors were opened and the Senate adjourned
70 Monday next The House.
BY unani nous consent the following, among
alarge number of bills of private nature, were
introduced and referred:,
BY Mr.. Stephens: Bill foR an amendment
eorppparating opprin the Texas Pacifie Rairoad
BY Mr.. Cox of New York. no reorganize tbs
By Il MI. Shelly: To regulate Chinese emigra
By Mr.. Stewart, For the relief of settlers or
lands in Minnesota heretofore granted Tor rail-
BY Mr.. thompson, To amend the act grant
ing lands 70 aid !. the construction OF rail
On motion Of Mr. Ulymer the Committee or
Public Buildings and Grounds was directed to
examine into the condition and safety o.
records and files of the House, and to repor
what means are necessary to secure theil
protection from fire or other destruction.
Mr.. Wood, from the COMMITTEES on Ways ane
sazEeans, reported q concurrent resolution pro
viding for a # cess of Congress from Ddcembel
10 TO January T.
The resolution was amended extending the
recess TO January 10.
On motion Of Mr.. Bright the House went int
committee of the whole ON the private calen-
dar, Mr.. Burchard In the chair.
As this was what is known as objection day
nearly all OF the bills on the calendar were OBJ
lected to.
The committee rose at o'clock, and the bill
which had not been objected to were reported Il
the House and were passed.
On motion of Mr.. Knott the House coneurret
In the amendments to the bill for the relief Q
the sufferers by the Huron disaster, and the bill
was passed,
On motion OF Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky. tn
Committee on the Revision of the Laws was di
rected to inquire into the expediency OF EN-
ploying some person or persons to make an in
Aex oil all the acts and resolutions Of Congress
passed since 1TT6. having the force of law, will
reference of the same TO volume and page.
The House then Ut $3.50 adjourned till Monday