National Republican., 1878-12-21
SENITE.

FRIDAY, Dec. 30.
The vIcE. President laid before the Senate a
communication from tho Secretary Of War, trans.
mittlng copy of a memorial of tho Association Of
Manufacturers Of Arms, Ammunition, and Equip
monts, and a report of the commanding officer Of
the Springfield Arsenal on that subject. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. CnRIsTIAScY, from the Committee on Private
Land Claims reported adversely on Senate bill for
the relief Of settlers certain lands In the State of
California, and 1t was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Printing,
reported favoraby on House resolutions to print
copies OF the report Of the geological aud gcograph
cal survey of tho Rocky Mountains and tho Terri.
tories. Passed.
Mr. MrRRiaos presented petition of citzcns Of
Caswell County, N C., farorme a reduction OF the
Finance.
Mr. DORSEY, from the Committee on the District
Of Columbia, reported plan for the Improvement
Of the sewerage Of Washington. Ordered that II
be printed and recommitied to the committee.
Quite lengthy discussion took place as 10 the
order Of business after tho holiday recess growing
Snt Of motion 70 m make the bill ior The relief Of
MI. DAVIS dll) presented petition Of the prcsi-
dent and board OF trustees of the Village of Hyde
Park, Cook County, ILL.,, avorng the construction
of canal from the southwest branch Of the Chicago
River to the mouth Of the Calumet River, In that
state. Referred TO the Committee on Commerce
Mr.. ANTHONY submitted n resolution Z" that the
Committee on the Library be instructed TO inquire
into tho expedlency Of purchasing the Official
papers of General the Count de Rochambcau, when
In command OF the French forces In America
Mr.. ANTHONY made brief speech In favor OF
the resolution, declaring i to be the duty OF every
people to preserve the material Of their history.
The resolution was agreed TO.
Mt. CoNovER submitted an amendment to tho
ssngdry ssH H syii "pTroprS,ton GiI SpPToPris1ns a
OSi.3i for the Norfolk navy yard, the money TO be
expended at both navy.yards for building ma.
chinery. &C. Referred to the Committe on Appro.
priations.
Mr.. BECK called up the Senate bill to repeal sec.
ton $50 OF the Revised Statutes reported from the
Committee on the Revision OF the Laws yesterday.
THE section which II proposes TO repeal provides
that persons summoned as grand and petit Jurors
may be chnll lcnged on account OF having rendered
aid to the rebellion without duress coercion &c
The Committee on the Revision of tho Laws re.
ported an amendment, that the Statute should
apply to all ofIenses committed prior to April 30
1871 aud all proceeding for prosecution OF olcnses
pending oil the said e0th day Of April
Mr.. BECK submitted an additional section TO re-
peal section s2l Of the Revised Statutes prescribing
"a test oath for jurors In United States courts.
Mr.: CoSKIiSG said the proposition to repeal sec
tion s2l had never been reported to any commit
tee but a bill for that purpose was now pending
before the judiciary Committee.
Mr. IIoAR said he voted to take up the bill indi.
Gated by the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Beckl as
Revised Statutes. He did not understand that dis
puted matter was to be introduced or he would moi
have voted TO take up the bill. II was evident that
y could not be passed to-day lie therefore moved
the senate adjourn, but subsequently Withdrew tho
motion NJ the request OF Mr. Edmunds, VINO moved
that the Senate proceed To the consideration Of cS
ecutivc business. Upon this motion the yeas and
nays were ordered. and resulted yeas %, nays %
tie vote, and the Vice. President voted In the
affirmative. So the motion was agreed TO. uu0
The vote was as follows:
YEAs-Me.srs. Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron tPa.D, Cameron (Wis.)
Christancy, Conkllng. Dawes, Edmunds, Ferry
-hamlin, Honr. Howe, ingalls,, Kellogg, kirkwood
Morrill, Paddock, Rollins, Saunders, Teller, and Win
dom-26
Nhys-Messrs. Bailey, Bayar Beck, Butter, Cock
rell, Coke, DAYS lllD, Davis Nv Val, Eaton EuStis
Garland Gordon, Grover, Illl, Jones tFla.) Herman
Lamar. MCtreery, MaNry, MerrimOn, Morgan, Ran
dolph, RnnSom, salisbury, and Thurman-sS
MCssrs Armstrong JOhnstOn. Mcdonald, Harris
and Hereford, who would have voted In the mega
tive, were paired with McsSrs. Oglesby, Dorsey
Matthews, Mcmillan, and Mitchell, who woult
have voted IN the affirmative.
The Senate then at los p. m, went into cXecutiv
Session, and ut l:jj, when the doors were reOpencd
Mr.. GARLAND introduced a bill to provide for I'll,
reappraisement aud sale of the abandoned mill
tnry reservation nj Fort Smith, Ark. Referred l.
the Committee on Public Lands.
The Senate then resumed consideration of III
bill TO repeal section $40 of the Revised Statutes
Mr.. BECR Withdrew his amendment to repeal sec
ton 81, and the bill was then passed without OF
position.
The Senate then at two o'clock p. M, adjournc
unlil Tuesday, January 7, lSI0