The Osceola times., 1877-10-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Extra Session.

Dusue atehuins Tue outuinS oi scssioh
prevailed.
The oath Of office was administered to
Stanley Mathews, of Ohio, elected in the
place OF John Sherman, resigned; j. Donald
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, in the place o.
Simon Cameron, resigned; and ID. ii. Arm.
strong, appointed from Missouri, vice L. C..
Boeg. deceased.
The usual committee was appointed to join
the committee Of the house and inform the
president that a quorum OF the two houses
had assembled.
Adjourned until 12 o'clock tomorrow,
In the Senate on the 10th, during the morn.
ing hour, large number OF bills and petit
tions were presented and referred. Among
the petitions were many favoring an increase
OF compensation to letter carriers. Among
the bills was one by Beck, for the removal OF
all disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment. Referred. The senate then
took recess.
Mr. Thurman introduced bill to amend
the Pacific railroad acts so as to create
sinking fund for the liquidation Of the in.
debtedness due the government by the Pa
cifc railroad companies. Referred.
resolution providing that the committees
existing at the close Of last session be con.
tinued until further orlers. Agreed TO.
The memorials of the Missouri legislature
in favor OF the removal of the national
capital to the Mississippi valley, and in rela-
tion to the national system OF levees for the
Mississippi river, were referred.
Mr.. Bailey presented a petition from the
Southern Methodist Publishing House at
Nashville, for indemnity for the wear and
consumption OF its property in 1864 and
1865. Referred.
The following bills were introduced and
REFERRED
A bill granting arrears on pensions; TO
establish the territory of Huron and provide
a temporary government therefor 10 estab-
lish branch mint at Omaha; authorizing
the construction of pOntoon bridge across
the Mississippi from some point N Buffalo
county, Wisconsin, TO some point in Winona
county, Minnesota.
Mr.. Rogers, private secretary to the prcsi.
dent, delivered the Presidents message. 1t
was read Immediately by secretary Gorham.
Ordered printed and referred.
Adjourned,
In the Senate on the 17th, Senator
Beck introduced bill authorizing the pay
ment Of fifty per centum Of customs duties
in legal tender notes. Referred.
Senator Edmunds submitted the following,
which was laid over until Tomorrow, at the
request of Senator Bayard:
Rcso'red, That committee of seven sena-
tors be appointed, whose duty II shall be TO
take in consideration the state Of the laws
respecting the ascertaining and declaration
OF the result OF the election Of president and
vice president of the United States, and that
said committee have power to report by bill
or otherwise.
On motion, Senator MorrilPs resolution,
filling vacancies on committees as follows,
was agreed to: Senator Matthews hiol,
and Wallace Penn on foreign relations;
itQr utla n q md
public buildings and grounds; Armstrong,
Mo on railroads: Grover, [Oregonl, on
private land claims Armstrong, No. on
enrolled bills. Ferry, Micb.l, was made
chairman OF committee on post Offices and
post roads, in place of Hamlin, who retains
a. place on that committee as member and
Hamlin WAS made chairman Of committee on
foreign relations, in place of Morton, who re-
tains his old place as chairman of the com.
mittee on privileges and elections. Morrill,
stated tha. il was the wish OF the senator
from Indiana Morton) that this latter change
be made.
A large number OF petitions were presented
and referred, among them one from citizens
OF Iowa, asking the passage OF a law making
silver a legal tender for all sums. Another
from the legislature of Michigan, asking cons
gressional aid for the construction OF a tun>
mel under Detroit river, at or near Detroit.
The citizens of Mattoon, New York, peti.
toned for the RECOMMENDATION Of the old
silver dollar.
Bills were introduced and referred: Au-
thoriz;ng the citizens OF Colorado, Nevada,
and the Territories to fell and remove the
timber on the public dos,ain, for farming
and domestic purposes; to prevent abuses
OF the sale of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes; by Senator Plumb: To donate
portion Of the military reservation of Fort
Harker to Kansas for the establishment OF
an educational or charitable institution, and
to open the remainder to settlement.
Senator McCrcery introduced bill t, re-
peal the bankrupt law, and all acts menda-
tory thereof. IL was ordered that the bill
lie on the table to be taken up hereafter.
The senate then went into executive session.
The doors were recpened and the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, considera-
ton WAS resumed Of Mr.. Thurman's resolu-
tion to have the oath administered TO Mr..
Spoford, Of Louisiana. Pending the ques.
ton, being a substitute referring the creden.
tials to committee, after debate, by vote
OF SO TO IS, the substitute was agreed TO, and
the credentials of Spofford were referred 10
the the committee on privileges and elec.
tions.
Whyte submitted the following as an
amendment TO the resolution referring ere
dcntials, etc: "And that said committee
report thereon on or before the list Of No.
vember, 1877"
The motion of Mr.. Whyte to instruct the
committee was rejected; yeas, 81, nays, 35.
After some discussion, during which Mr..
ConkhDg said he modified his amendment
so as to read, "and the same committee shall
also consider and report upon the creden.
tials of william Pitt Kellogg" The amend.
ment was agreed to, AMI the resolution wss
passed as amended.
Mr.. Thurman then moved that J. P, Eustis
be sworn in as senator from Louisiana, for
the tenn commencing March 4, 1873.
The motion Of Mr.. Thurman TO have Mr..
Eusiis sworn in having been decided out of
order, he then moved that the committee on
privileges and elections be discharged from
further consideration of the credentials OF
Mr.. Eustis. Objection was made by Mr.
Edmunds, and under the rules the motion
was laid sver until the 10Th. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Morrill,
submitted resolution instructipg the CON-
mittee on pensions TO inquire and report, by
bill or otherwise reducing and properly
adjusting the salaries and fees of the pension
agents.
An amendment by Senator ingalls,, direct.
ing the committee to inquire into the expe.
diency Of abolishing al pension agencies,
and to have pensions paid from Washington,
was agreed to, and the resolution passed.
The following bills were introduced and
referred: To alter the times for holding
elections for electors for president and vice.
president, and casting the vote in the cleo
'ioral college; 10 repeal section 476l OF the
revised statutes 80 ~ to restore TO the pen