The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-16

H. A
gin In the senate on the %, Mr.. Loga
in, from the committee on military affairs
IN. ported farorsbly on the bill to repesl II
70. statute f~orbidding the appointment and ,r
lb. motions N the STAFF corps Of the arm
~ iassei' The senate then went into eYeci
1--WE session, and soon after adjourned.
In the senate on the 3rd, the bou,
n, amendments TO the bill extending for tf
~. years the southern claims commission wa
e"neurred IN and the bill passed, There wa
passed without di -cussion and without rb,
yeas and nays, a bill making al pensions fol
deafb or for wounds, date back 10 the time
/ the soldiers death or OF his dfscba roo
from the service and providing for the paw.
ment OF all arrears OF pensions on that basis
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill recently re.
ported by the committee on finance in ar.
cordanee with the message Of the president
10 AID IN resumption Of specie payments.
lie said he did not want to discuss the bin
: because he knew il there should he o,.
position 1t could not he passed. He 81.
planned the bin already published. and
SAID he had been assured bv ccnfIemen
Of both political parties that the house
would act upon it il it should be fasged
W me senate. lie urged the passage Of
the bill, and said he believed il wouId
tend largely to promote the public interest
Mr.. tockrell said financial matters we're reo.
ulatIng themselves very happily, and If the
subject he let asOne no legislation would he
necessary to bring about specie payment
lie moved that the further consideration of
the phi be postponed until the first Wednes.
uay IN December next. Agreed to, 81 yeas.
= nays, a. follows: Ieas-Messrs. AIcorn
Bailey, Bogy, Booth, CockrelI, Conovcr. Da!
Tlss, Dennis, Eaton, Ferry, Goldthwarte, Cor. ,
don. Harvey Hereford, In alig, Johnston '
McCreety, Maxey, Norwood, Oelesby. PAT, S
t@erson, Ransom, Stevenson, Teller, Wallace ,
hithers and Wright-27. Nayg-Messrs +
anthony, Boutwell,, Burnside, CameronlW Wis :
Cohee, Chflstiancy, Conkling, Cooper, Ora. "
GIN, ID yes, Dorsey, Hamlin, Howe Jones Fla \
Kelly, Herman, Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddont f.
Wadleigh and West-22. Messrs -
Dawes and Davis, were appointed a :
ne" conference committee on the postoHice n
appropriation. The conference committees a
report on the fortitication appropriation bill ii
vas agreed to also the conference commit. =
report on the naval appropriation bill "
men Is substantially the naval appropria- u
on bill OF last year, except it appropriated re
bout SS50,00O more for the pay Of the navy. &C
he house bill making appropriations for 81
ayment OF claims reported allowed bv the ca
1uthern claims commission, passed several tn
Ills removing political disabilities. Confer. tn
nee committee on post route bill reported tn
isagreement on points regarding additional OF
ist mail trains; also the amendment ammo. an
rating 81, 500 to obtain additional mail IA. to
lltes on certain roads. The senate then re. tic
sded from the amendments. The report ofthe oh
1nierence committee, settling all other dis. tai
ated points, was agreed to, and the senate ell
zen went into executive session, and soon re
Ter ooh a short recess. Alter a long dis. tn
'ssion' it was voted to print 5000 extra ga
'ples OF the report of the Testimony in the tn
RECON election case; also five hundred adj. SUI
tlonal copies OF the report of the monetary by
'inmittee. AT $3.50 a. III. the senate was en-. IN
ged on private bills. "ti
The senate on the 5th met promptIv oa
moon. President Hayes and ex.president bel
ant accompanied by senator's Morrill, and 81
0 We, of the committee Of arrangements. ~
tered the senate chamber by way of the the
lin entrance, and were shown to the seats for
divided for them in the area in front of the OF
* of the presiding officer. The senate rad,
S then called to order by secretary Cor. con
n, and chaplain Sunderland offered a Eus
yer. Chief clerk Mcdonald read the mad
converting the senate in extra baoi
ion. Mr.. Hamlin submitted the follow. the
4: Resolved, that the oath of Office be adj. Eus
Iistered by Senator Timothy o. Howe to 70 u
,mas n, Ferry sepator oloo, -. ~ Laid
d; and he be and hereby is chosen presi. wen
{ of the senate pro fem. Agreod 70 III door
4 OF Office was then administered to Mr. IT.
ny, and upon taking the chair he said
my sincere aeknowledg. hda
It's Tor this renewal OF your courtesy and him
hdenoe. ! will at once enter upon the r. r,
etsrv r. call he roIi 81 ~ unre.eeu the the c
and requested them TO present Agre
oseives IN Tours TO be sworn in. The subm
~ elected senators were then called, the II
? were escorted to the desk of the pre- senat
~ oflcer by their colleagues, when the be sic
was administered to them. When the eitize
G OF VIM. Pitt Kellogg, of Louisiana, remit,
called, there being no senator from that the Il
/, 1r' ingaIs escorted MIN to the presid. of the
Mr.. Bogy objected 10 the OATH berv
auninistereo 10 Kellogg, and said be in the
'ted 70 MN oeing sworn in, because the that Il
! AneN thsre were Two legislatures in aud FIR
and the case should be referred flor tr
E committee on privileges and elections tor ON
winch OF these legislatures had a right cite q
ct Senator Anthony submitted a res. tbs co,
IN that the credentials of senators elect he nou
disputed or contested states lie upon Iaees a
Die until tomorrow. The resolution of vas,;as
nthony was agreed to. Mr.. Spencer cbsYee
ed to the oath being administered Ia anj =,
majors elect from Alabama and Missin. tn u,
Alabama, John 7. Morgan end /. d xsnt r.
ssr, on account OF evidence nov be. donrs =
e eeTamliI"e en- privileges saa elsa, Tnersog