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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
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SCnAIcs
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, Of Vermont,
the resolution to transfer to the State depart
ment for safe keeping the records Of the COM
mission on the electoral count, was taken up
and agreed to-. The bill removing the re-
strictions on the enlistment Of colored men
was discussed. q. . The Pacific railroad sinking
fund bill came up, after which the Senate went
into executive session and then adjourned.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, offered q resolution
that q select committee be appointed to con-
slider the propriety Of taking the tenth census
Of the United States. Agreed to. The Paci-
fc railroad sinking fund bill was discussed
without action. Adjourned. =,
The Naval appropriation bill, as amended
by the Senate committee, was passed TIL
discussion Of the Pacific railroad funding bill
WAS continued until adjournment.
The Chair laid before the Senate the creden-
tials OF George q. Pendleton as a Senator from
Ohio, from March 4, 1879. The bill removing
restrictions against the enlistment OF colored
soldiers was discussed without action DE
bate on the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill
was resumed, after which an executive session
WAS held, followed by adjournment.
~ House.
The report Of a majority Of the committee
on civil service reform, recommending that the
Ioffce Of Doorkeeper Polk be declared vacant,
came up but no action Was taken:...A joint
resolution appropriating $36 900 to give the
Washington monument greater stability was
passed. Adjourned.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, introduced
q bill to supply q convenient currency with
which the minor business transactions Of the
people may be done. It provides for issuing
twenty-five cents and fifty cents fractional cur
rency, and that any person paying into the
treasury legal-tender notes or coin shall receive
such amount Of fractional currency as he may
desire, and directs the secretary Of the treasury
to pay out one-sixth Of all payments made
from the treasury In redemption of national
bank notes in United States legaltender notes
Of the denominations Of 81, 90, $3, and $5....
The discussion Of the case Of Dooreeeper Polk
was resumed, and after debate.the committees
resolution declaring the Office Of the doOrkeeper
of the House to be vacant was carried by 139
to 80. MI. Hale's motion that the House pro-
coed at once to the election Of q new door
keeper was defeated by a motion to adjourn,
which was carried. ..
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, rose to a ques-
ton of privilege, and offered q resolution
directing the House to proceed to the election
of q doorkeeper, and nominated Gen. James
Shields, of Missouri, for the Office. Mr.. Cox,
Of New York, raised the point Of order that the
question was not . privileged one +; and after
long and lively discussion between Messrs.
Butler and Cox, which caused much hilarity
among the other members, the speaker decided
that It was q question which should be sub
mitted to the House, pending which, on motion
Of Mr.. Beebe, Of New York, the whole subject
was postponed by a vote Of 125 to 112. Ad-
journed.
T. It was decided, by 219 to 4, that Mr.. Butler's
resolution to proceed to the election Of a door.
keeper was q privileged question. The resol9
ton was to the effect that Brigadier GenerA
Shields, of Missouri, be chosen to the Office:
After prolonged discussion Mr.. Qlymer, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, nominated Charles W. Field, Of
Georgia. Mr.. Randolph, Of Tennessee, nomin'
sted John q. Trent, Of Tennessee. Field was
elected, the vote standing-.Field, 1923; Shields,
Missouri, General Shields was put upon the
retired list, bis. pay to commence from the
time Of the passage Of the bill Carried by 22e
10 6, Adjourned.