The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-22
Congressional Proceedings.

The extra session of the Forty.sixth Con
gress began on Tuesday. In the Senate, the
Senators elect were sworn iu, the only absent.
ees being Messrs. Gordon Of Georgia and
Hampton Of South Carolina. The creden
tals OF Charles II. Bell, appointed Senator
by the Governor Of New Hampshire, TO sue.
coed Wadleigh, whose term has expired, were
laid on the table until the 10th, Mr.. Wallace,
Of Pa, saying there was grave legal question
as to whether such vacancy could be filed
by the Governor. Alter appointing the usu
al committee TO wait upon The President, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the roll was called by the
Clerk, and 2S5 members responded. There
we're only two absentees, james and o. Reilly
of New York, and the latter entered during
the ballot for Speaker. Samuel J., Randall
was reelected Speaker, the vote being-Ran-
dali, l44 Garfield, 1875; Wright, 10; Kelley,
i. When tho members were sworn in, the
oath was not administered to Mr.. Hull, Of
Florida, the seat being claimed also by Mr..
Bisbee, on the judgment Of the Supreme
Court Of that State, and his case was laid over.
A petition offered by Mr.. Mcmahon, and
signed by twenty-five prominent Cincinnati.
ians, against the right Of Messrs. Butterworth
and Young, Of Ohio, to their seats, was also
laid over. The Presidents proclamation was
received calling attention to the defeated ap.
appropriation bills. After the drawing Of
seats by the members the House adjourned.
In the United States Senate Wednesday
bills were introduced to reimburse the sever
al States for interest paid on war loans; au.
thOrzng the local taxation of legal tender
treasury notes. to reorganize the army of the
| United States, and authorizing the President
temporarily to transfer the control Of certain
Indian tribes from the interior to the War
| Department. Mr.. Beck introduced bills for
the removal Of all POLITICAL disabilities under
the fourteenth amendment of the constitu.
lion Of the United States, and for the repeal
OF the act OF July, 1862, imposing what is
/ generally known as the iron. clad oath. Mr..
Edmunds offered a preamble and resolution
having in view the limitation Of the busir ess
OF the extra session of Congress TO the pur-
poses for which it was called; objections be.
ing made, the resolution went over. Mr..
Wallace offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Treasury for detailed state
ment Of expenses of marshal, in the elections
in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachu.
sets and Maryland in 1878; this also went
over. The President message was then read
the standing committees announced, and the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the resolution to swear in Mr.
Hull, democrat, from the second district Of
| rlorlua was adopted Dy vote OF l4O to l36
| the republicans and greenbackers, with one
exception, voting in the negative. Mr.. Bisbee
republican, will contest the seat. After the
reading of the Presidents message the House
adjourned.
The proceedings of Congress Thursda,
were devoid Of interest. The Senate, afte
the reading of the journal, adjourned In tn,
House the petition of certain democratic vo
tiers of Cincinnati in regard to the election o.
Benjamin Butterworth and Thomas L. Young
Congressman from that city, was referred /,
the committee on elections, with an amend
ment from the republican side to have tn,
workings of the supervisors law in Cincin
natl inquired into.