Connecticut western news., 1878-03-07
Oup Weekly News Summary.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE,

pole. He had purchased the Pandora, an arctic vessel, and intended to man and run her at his own expense. The peti- tioner desired that the vessel should carry the American flag and be com manded by United States naval officers, and he Mir. Conkling) moved that the petition be referred to the Committee on Commerce. So ordered.
 Mir. Voorhees, Dem Ind called up the resolution submitted by him on the 14th inst providing for an inquiry in re- lation to the issue of certain bonds by several railroad companies on con- tingent land grants of the lands of the Indians of the Indian Territory. The amendment of MT. Dorsey (Rep., Ark), submitted on the 18th inst, di- recting inquiry to be made also as to money expended by the several tribes of the Indian Territory in support of dele gates to Washington, etc., was accepted by MT. Voorhees,, and the resolution as amended was agreed to. It was ordered that the investigation be made by the Committee on Territories.
 Senator Ferry was elected President pro. tena., during the absence of the Vice-President by a vote of 29 to 28.
 The bill appropriating $2O, 900 to i'm R4OfO oAO SNpAuOA S5AoaAAANAo EtOOOSIs
 The Pension bill which provides that whenever there shall be vacancy in the office of Pension Agent, by resignation, pointment, the President may, if he to perform the duties of Pension Agent for period not to exceed sixty days, or until the vacancy can be filled in the reg ular way. Passed-yeas AS nays 8.
 The President of the Senate announced that the Silver bill had passed the House over the Presidents veto, and would now be considered in the Senate. The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll, and the bill was passed over the veto-yeas 46 !; nays, 19.
 The vote in detail was as follows
 YEAs.-Messrs. Allison, Bailey, Beck, Bruce, Ctafee, Cockrell, Coke, Conover Davis, Ql.) Davis CW. Val Dennis, Dorsey, Eustice, Ferry, Garland, Cor don, Grover, Harris, Hereford. Hill, Hoaoe, IngaUs, Johnston, Jones, (Fla. Jones, (Nev.) Kellogg, KirkUook, Mo Creery, Mcdonald, Mcliilla,a, Matttea0s Maxey, Merriman, Morgan, Poddock, Patterson, Plumb, ,Saulisbury, Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace, Wandom, Withers-46.
 NAYs.-Messrs. Barnum, Bayard, BSaine, Butler, Conkli,ag, Daa0es, Ea- ton, Hanatia, Hoor, Herman, Lamar, Mo- Pherson, Mitchell Morrill,, Randolph, Rollins, Sergeant, Wadleagh, Whyte. --19. Republicans in italics.
 As it required two-thirds vote to pass the bill, pairs were arranged so that two of those fayoring it paired with one Sen. ator in opposition thereto, as follows = Do \ strong Dem. Mo in favor of the bill toit /; Messrs. Cameron (Rep. Wis and Booth Rep. Gal with Mr. Burnside (Rep. R. I) and MT. Oglesby, (Rep., Ill. and Ransom Dem. N. C. with MT Anthony CRep. R. I.). Messrs. Chris tiancy. (Rep. Mich and Sharon, (Rep Nev.) were absent.
 The President pro ,tempore-Two thirds of the Senate having voted in iti favor, the bill is passed and has become a law.
 Bills were introduced by MT. Shell, (Dem., Ala.) granting charter to thu New York and Mazatlan Air Line Rail road, Telegraph, and Immigration Com pany, which provides for the organiza tion of corporation authorized and em powered to lay out, locate, and construc 8 continuous line of railroad and tele graph, with the appurtenances, iron New York to Fort Mcintosh, on the Ri Grande, via Washington city, Richmond Va; Atlanta, Ga. Selma, Ala; Ney Orleans, La.; Houston, Texas, and For Mcintosh, with the privilege of con structing and maintaining branch al line from about Charleston, s. O., t. Norfolk, Va., subject to all the privi leges and immunities of said grand trunl line. The capital stock shall not excee, $20O, 900, 900; by MT. Knott Dem., Ky. providing that any owner of silver bul lion may deposit the same at any Unite' States coinage mint or assay office, to b coined for his benefit into silver dollar of the weight of 4123 grains troy 0 standard silver, upon the same term and conditions as gold bullion is now de posted. This bill implies the issue 0 certificates to the depositors of silve bullion. It was referred to the Com ures. Similar bills were introduced b Messrs. Sparks Qll. ), Bland Cllo.) ), Gum mings and Sapp Qowa.)
 By MT. Southard (Dem, Ohio)-Prc posing an amendment to the Constitu 1, provides that the executive power sha1 be vested, and hereafter administered by three Presidents, constituting Sr preme Executive Council of Three. to b elected by the qualified electors of eac and all of the States, and each to be take from one of the three several prominer sections of the United States known { the Western States, the Eastern an Middle States, and the Southern States and no two of whom shall be citizens ( the same section or district of the coul try. The term of office shall be six year and no President having served flu term shall be eligible for a second tern and at the first election under this articl the President from the Western distrit shall be elected for fractional term two years, and the one from the Soutl crn district for fractional term of for years, and the one from the Eastern an Middle district for full term of si years, and after the first election or President shall be elected from one ( the three several districts every tw years. Instead of the Vice -Presidel now provided, the Senate shall, ever four years, elect a President of the Sel ate who Is not member of that bod, md who, as the presiding officer, sha have and exercise all the authority her, tofore conferred on the Vice -Presiden The bill further provides that each the Presidents shall receive compens, ton not exceeding s30, 900 per year. The President having vetoed the oi yer bill, 1t came up in the House aeai1 and was passed by vote of 196 yeas 73 nays, more than a two-thirds yott The following is the vote in detail: