Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-02
xLvIth CONGRESS-.
Sen ate.

ALV1th CONGRESS.
Senate.
"WEDNESDAY, March 19.-Hill pre-
sented the credentials of his colleague, Cor
don......Bills introduced: To revive the
court commissioners of Alabama claims to
reorganize the army to remove sli political
disabilities imposed by the fourteenth arti
Gle of the constitution; also bill to repeal
the act of July, 1862, requiring the test-oath
authorizing the taxation of legal tender
notes; to establish branch mint at Omaha.
The vice president laid before the sen.
ate memorial signed by number of mem
bers of the legislature of Kansas, asserting
that the election of Senator Ingalls, was
secured by bribery and corruption, and
tunity to ofer proof of these assertions.
Referred to the committee on privileges and
elections.-,s. On suggestion of Conkling a
resolution Introduced by Wallace, requiring
the secretary Of The treasury to furnish q
detailed statement of accounts of U. s. mar
shals in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Massachusetts and Maryland, in regard to
| fees for services performed during the cleo.
tons of 1873, was laid over....... The creden.
tials of Bell. appointed senator by the
governor of New Hampshire during recess
mittee on judiciary, with instructions to
report them back as soon as practicable......
Wallace submitted list OF standing com.
mittees, which, under suspension of the
rules, was agreed to......The presidents
message was received at quarter TO two
o'clock and read. 1t is as follows:
owcitisens of the senate and house of rep
resentdtipes.
The failure of the last congress to make
the requisite appropriations for legislative
and Judicial purposes, for the expenses Of
the several executive departments Of the
government and for the support of the
army, has made it necessary to call a special
session of the 46th congress. The estimates OF
appropriations needed, which were sent to
congress by the secretary of the treasury
at the opening of the last session, are here.
with transmitted to both senate and house
of representatives. Regretting the ex.
istence of the emergency which
requires a special session of congress
of the country that public welfare will be
best promoted by permanency in our legis-
laton and peace and rest, l commend these
few necessary measures to your considerate
attention. (Signed.)
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1879.
The message was referred to the commit
tee on printing, and the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 2O.-After prayer
and the reading of the journal the senate
adjourned till tomorrow.
FRIDAY, March PA large number
of bills were introduced, among them
one repeating so much of the revised stat
utes as prohibits appointment to the army of
any person engaged in the late rebellion.
A joint resolution was submitted proposing
an amendment to the constitution giving
the president the power to except in his op.
proyal of bills either items of appropriation
or special legislation, giving his reason to
congress, the items SO disaPproyed to be
treated as in the case of a veto......W Wallace
called up the resolution introduced by him
regarding marshals' tervces in several
states during the elections of 1877. An
amendmens by Conkiing covering all states
was agreed to. The resolution as amended
was then agreed to-. After an executive
session the senate adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, March PA long debate
was had over the election ofsecretary, chief.
ly between Hill and Blaine. Burch was
then elected over Gorhsm and was imme
diately sworn in, taking the modified oath.
The vice president then laid before the sen.
ate the final report of the retiring secretary.
Kickard ]. Bright was elected sergeant-at-
arms, F. +. Shober chief clerk, Henry B.
Peyton executive clerk and J. G. Bullock
chaplain. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Davis intro
duced joint resolution for special com.
mittee to consider the best means of pro.
noting agriculture.....The resolution of
Hoar was taken up declaring uncopstitu-
tional and revolutionary the Democratic
programme of legislation announced by
Beck at the close of the late congress-.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 19.-The disput.
cd case from the second congressional dis.
trict of Florida was taken up and discussed
Speeches in favor of the right of Hull
Dem. were made by Cobb, Davidson, Buck
ner and Mills, and in favor of Bisbee fRep.)
by Frye and Garfield. Frye moved to
amend the resolution offered yesterday that
the oath be now administered to Hull, by
providing that the prima facie, as well as
ultimate right of each contestant be refer.
red 10 the committee on elections, when ap-
pointed, and that in the meantime neither
be sworn in. Rejected--yeas 137, nays 140
IA strict party vote as between Republicans
and Democrats. Fourteen Greenbackers
voted with the Republicans and one against.
1.-THE original resolution Chat Hull be
sworn in) was then adopted; yeas lao, nays
1856, and the modified oath of Office was ad.
ministered to Hull. The presidents mes
sage was read and referred to the committee
of the whole.
THURSDAY, March 20.-McMahon
called up the petition Of citizens of Cincin-
natl in relation to the election of Butter
worth and Young, and the whole matter
was referred to select committee, with
leave to sit during recess. The committee
WAS also directed to inquire into the opera
ton of the supervisors law in Cincinnati
at the last election .....Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 2l.-Without trans
acting any business Of importancethe house
adjourned till Tuesday.
TUESDAY, M rch 25.-Harris and Cox
asked leave to introduce q resolution, but
Conger stated that he would object to the
introduction OF anything unless it had refer.
ence to the appropriation bills......Ad-
journed.