The New York herald., 1878-12-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.
rNMt#4M wAsHISeroy. Dec. 2. 1873.
In the Senate Chamber for an hour before the body
called to order, the time was devoted to social
greetings among the Senators and their friends The
galleries we'll filed and tho floor was crowded
with visitors until the time for clearing it, few min
utes before twelve o'clock In the general appearance
OF the chamber there noticeable change. ex-
ccpt that the Senator's desks had been newly pol
ished, the carpets cleaned se. Bouquets placed
upon the tables of Senator'S Anthony tR. IL Melon
aid tInd.). ingalls, Kansas. Lamar (AIiss.l Coke
(Texas Bruce (Miss and others.
CHILLED TO ORDER
Promptly at twelve O'Clock Vice President Wheeler
called the Senate to order. and Rev. Dr. Sunderland,
the chaplain, in lengthy prayer, referred to the
yellow fever epidemic of last and the
it had caused throughout tho land. He returned
thanks to Divine Providence for that spirit Of great
brotherhood which had risen from the plague. He
invoked the Divine blessing upon Congress, the
President and Vice President of the United states and
all our rulers, and prayed that Congress had this
day been brought together in safety. all might be
dowcd with strength and wisdom for the response
bility and task before them
Mr.. ANTHONY (rep.) OF X. J., submitted the usual
resolution providng tnat' until osnerSise ordered.
o'clock noon Agreed TO- Also directing the Sccrc-
tary to notify the House Of Representatives that
quorum of the Senate had assembled and ready
to proceed tn business. Agreed to-
Also resolution providing for the appointment Of
mitec OF the House OF Representstiyes to wait upon
the President of tho United States and inform him
that quorum Of the two houses had assembled. and
that Congress ready to receive any conlmunica-
ton he might be- pleased to make. Agreed to- and
the Vice President appointed Messrs. Anthony, of
Rhode Island. and Bayard OF Delaware. as such COM
mittec
Mr. SAUNDERS (rep.) Of Neb.. submitted a resol,,-
ton to print the testimony taken by the join:
mittee appointed to consider the feasibility Of TRIMS
ferring the Indian Bureau to the War Department.
Laid the table, to be referred to the Committee
Printing when appointed.
A number OF petitions and private bills were pre-
sented and laid on the table. to be referred to tho
committees hereafter.
Mr.. HARRIS den} Of Tenn, submitted the follow
ing and gave notice tina. he would call it up for
sidcration to morrow
large districts o several Of the states o tho ni"n Mas
Ssc Ssss u s to al % i ss se
s & r and f. 4. + =.
far prompt and dccided action
Resolved hy the senate the Hcuse Of representatives
.opcarrng That Joint select eommttss q four Senators
q ;Ss House, be esn..,:assa esSmisise % j..
preventing the and q epidsse dis
s pS ,sv'r than ana sud :, as
lowed q elsrs = r. The ., +.
tee have 70 ssnd for and to employ
ond them and By subcommittee 10 visit tho recently
infected fG the p.po'. Of cs..nns II. .s.
AZ tme during tho present session OF Con
grese. by bill or otherwise.
6 Mr LAMAR tdcm) of Miss, submitted resolution
Of similar character. providing for the appointment
of three Senators and three representa-
tives and seven experts to make the inquiry.
Mr. EUm1s ldem) OF La. submitted I similar reso-
luton providing for the appointment OF joint
mittee. consisting Of i've Senators and ve Reprceenta
tivcs.
All Of these resolutions were laid over to be consd.
cred together. is
Mr.. MORRILL,, trep Of VT, presented joint resolu-
tons recently adopted by the Vermont Lessl&t,re In
opposition TO the Silver bill passed at the last session
of Congress, and requesting Senator's and Rcprescn-
atives from that state to all honorable efforts
that bill modified to lessen the evil effects
rrferrrd to tho ccmmittcc on Finances wnen up
pointed
Mr.. BECK. tiem.) OF Ky. introduced . bill to pro-
vide for the retiring Of the trade dollar and for s
coinage into tho standard silver dollar. Laid the
table, to be referred to the Committee Finance
when appointed
Mr. MORRILL, also introduced bill smendatory Of
title AZ OF the Revised Statutes Of the United States
10 authorize the purchase OF foreign built ships
by citizens Of the United States. Laid the table
be referred to the Committee ON Commerce when sp-
pointed. -N
dentials Of Justin Morrill, reelected United States
Senator from Vermont for six years from March l.
1879. Read and placed on file He also laid before
the Senate the proceedings Of the meeting of the
National Academy Of Science, held in New York hin
November last in regard to scientific surveys in the
United States. Laid the table, to be referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, (dcn,.) Of Ind. submitted the fol-
lowing:-
Resolved; That the Committee Finance be and Il,
hereby instructed to inquire into the eypsdeney Of making
Congress, Of February 1878 legal tender all debts
public and and Of providing for It's rseoinage into
Mr.. EpMuNDs (rep.) Of Vt.-Let that lay over under
the rules. 1t ordered.
At ten minutes to one message received from
the House Of Representatives by Mr. Adams. its
clerk announcing that quorum Of that body had
assembled and was ready to proceed to business.
THE ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH
Mr.. BLAINE, (rep.) OF Me-, submitted the follow
Resolved That the Judiciary Committee he instructed
s.ssons the ronsuson.i right. II american ei,isens
violated in of the states MON whether
va. sy hs
sher falling to coan. them or IN res.irrs and
counting fraudulent ballots in pursuance of conspiracy
whether .ne ssen. prevented from exercising
Wishes or threats or hostile Of
other organisations, by other unlswfs
Resoiyed That the Judiciary Committee be fighter in
:as
the perfect security o. tho eht Of suffrage to citizens
cary COMMITTEES shall have the right 10 scnd for
and papers.
After resolutions bad been read the VICE PREsr
DENT asked what shoudbe done with them.
Mr.. THURMAN. ldefn.) OF Ohio and others-Ict it 10
over under the rules. SO ordered.
The senate then ut We minutes TO one p. H., ON
motion Of Mr. THURMAN. took recess for three.
quarters of an hour.
READING THE MESSAGE.
Upon reasscmbling the committee appointed to
wait upon the President Of the United States reported
that they had harsod that duty ana tho President
reported he would communicate with Congress In
writing immediately. soon aftcrward Private Secre
tary Rogers delivered the Message and IL read by
Mr.. Gorham, Secretary Of the senate. senators gen.
ersy paid close attention to the reading Of the docu
ment.
The reading completed 1t twenty -hve minutes
past two r. NJ. and IL ordered that the Message
lie upon the table and be printed.
The yrcE PRESIDENT LAID before the Senate the
nuai report Of John J. Knox, Comptroller of the Cur
rency. Ordered that IL be printed.
The Senate then. at halfp two p. NJ, adjourned
until tomorrow.
The only Senators absent to-day were Messrs Bar
mum, Cockrel ConklinQ. Gordon. Hoar, Jones of
Nevada, Herman, Merrimon, Patterson, Plumb, Sar
lhuva md hvta