The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 2.-The resolution to

TUESDAY, April 1.-The resolution to
transfer to the state department for safe keeping
the records of the commission in the electoral
count, was agreed to......The railroad funding bill
came up as unfinished business, and Morrill, address,
ed the senate in support of the Judiciary commit
tees bill. Morrill, having concluded, Thurman
gave notice that he would offer an amendment
making the first mortgage bonds of the COMPANIES
of the class of the bonds in which the sinking
fund proposed may be invested. discussion
sprung up between Blaine and Thurman TO the
responsibility for the sinking fund and the different
notes and interest between the different bonds held
sinking funds and bonds issued by the companies,
continuing until the senate went into executive ses-
sion, after which the senate ad journe
House.
TUESDAY, April 2.-The report of the
committee on civil service reform in regard to the
case Of Doorkeeper Polk taken up for considcra
tion, and Harris made speech in regard thereto,
after which the house adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 3.-Chaffee intro
duced a bill to amend the Pacific railroad act of
1862 and acts supplementary. LaiG On the table
with the pending funding bill...At the expiration
unfinished business being the railroad funding bill,
and Hill spoke in favor of the bill OF the judiciary
committee. Thurman proposed an amendment to
| be offered at the proper time, providing that the
| bonds purchased for the sinking fund shall be
stamped as not transferable. Debate was continued
| by Dawes, Edmunds ard Sergeant. djoursed,
House.
WEDNESDAY, April Reconsideration
was resumed of the of Doorkeeper Polk, and
Cravens and Henry spoke in opposition to the ma
| jorty resolution and in favor of retaining Polk.
Frye spoke in favor of the majority resolution.
| Eden gave notice that he would offer substitute
! censuring the doorkeeper and recommittinS the
whole subject. diourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, April AT the expira-
of
of the Pacific railroad funding bill, and Matthews
replied to the arguments against the railroad COM
mittee's bill AFTER remarks from Blaine, Thur
man and Hill, and the transaction OF unimport-
ant business, the senate adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY, April 4.-Butler intro
duced bill to supply convenient currency for
the minor transactions of the people Referred
| Consideration was then resumed of the Polk case.
After debate the resolutions of the ority of the
committee declaring the Office of doerkeeper vacant
and devolving the duties of the office the SER
geant-at-arms until the appointment of Folks sue
cessor, we're adopted by vote:of I39 to so on the
first and 122 TO lis on the second Adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, April 5.-The naval appro-
pration bill taken up and passed as it came
from the committee. After a speech by BayaId
on the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill reported
from the judiciary committee, and short debate,
| the senate adjourned until Monday.
House..
FRIDAY, April 5.-The senate joint
resolution providing place for the deposit of the
records Of the proceedings of the electoral commits
sion, was passed. Butler put in nomination for
doorkeeper, Gen. Jas. Shields of Missouri (Dem)
A long and excited debate ensue5 on poist of or
der participated in principally by Butler and Cox
| (New York;, the Democrats resisting the right to
make motion as a question OF privilege, and the
Republicans trying to force the issue on the house.
Finally the speaker, declining to decide the ques-
| ton submitted it to the house, and on motion Of
| Beebe consideration OF the question postponed
until Monday AFTER a snolt session in commit
tee of the whole the private calendar the house
| adjourned until Monday.
| Senate.
MONDAY, April 8.-The chair laid be-
fore the the credentials of George H. Pendle
ton, senator from Ohio, and they were laid on the
| table......A communication from the secretary OF
war, asking appropriation of 500 900 for printing
the records of the confederate states referred
At the expiration of the morning hour the Pa
citc railroad sinking fund bill came up as unfn-
ished business and Sargent continued his remarks,
| interrupted by the adjournment Friday AT the
conclusion of SaTgents remarks Blaine offered an
amendment to the twelfth section of the bill pro-
viding that &C so long said Central Pacific and
Union Pacific railroad companies shall faithfully
comply with the provisions of said acts OF 1862 and
1864 and of this relating 10 the payne ats to the
United States, on accoun. OF eonds advanced and oi
the sinking fund be established aforesaid such
|
To meet the obligations of said companies account
OF such bonds prior TO the maturing thereof" De
bate ensued between Messrs Blaine, Sargent, Bay
ard and Thurman, and then Edmunds claimed the
floor, but gave way to Thurman, who said that a
number of senators had gone away, some OF them
not feeling WELL and he had said he would not ask
a vote any of the propositions to-day, but oulc
ask the senate the senate to finish the bill to-mor
row......The senate then went into executive ses
sion, and when the doors reopened adjourned.
House.
| MONDAY, April 8.-Immediately aftel
the reading of the journal, the question Q
selecting doorkeeper came up, and long and ex
cited debate the resolution of Butler ap
pointing Gen. Jas Shields to the office. The de
bate, hich developed good deal of sectional an'
party feeling, closed and vote was taken on ely
mers substitute for Buffers resolution the substi
tute being that the house do now proceed to tn
election Of doorkeeper. 1t was adopted-yeas 12S
nays l09. Clyner then nominated "ChaTles w
. Field, citizen of Georgia." and Butler presente
the name of ' James Shields, brigadier general, U
:. Al vote was then taken and resulted
Field l25 Shields l0l. Upon the announcement @
the vote, Field was declared elected and was there
upon sworn in, taking the modified OATH. Car
presented bill authorizing the president 10 ar
point Jas Shields a brgadier general on the re
tired list. Passed under suspended rules by vot
| of 22S yeas o 6 6nsys..-...Adjourned.