New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-02
XLVIrH CONGRESS-IID SESSION.
RrGI,IAR REpORT on pROCEEpINas.

REGULAR REPORT OF PkOCEEDiNoc'
InK PRESIDENTS MESSAGE QUIETLY RECEIVED IN
sPRKcH on TnE INTERocEANIc CANAL-REr-
REsKNTAIivEs FROM CALIFORNIA, IOWA AND
NRw-YoRK SWORN IN.
SENATE WASHINGTON Dec. !. 1879.
The Senate was called to order at II O'Clock
by vice-President WHEELER, and PRAYER was offered
by she Chaplain, who made special alluslon 10 the
death of one Senator and the severe domestic ahcuon
OF another. since the close Of the last session
On motion OF Senator THURMAN pem Ohio tho
Secretary directed to notify 20 the House tha tbe
senate was In SESSION: and. on motion or senator
BAYARD (Dem., Deli, Senators bA1AhD IN. ~.
ANTHONY (Rep.. r. ~. were appointed somnlstee 10
the President OF the United staes AID NOTIFY %
him that both Houses OF Congress were in session a9a
make.
The VicE-PREs ibENT submitted the reports Of the
Secretary OF the and the SergeautaArms OF the
senate, giving an account OF the property OF tue United
states IN their custody as required by law lie also
The Court OF Claims for year ending November 20.
1879. Laid ON the table and ordered TO he printed
while awaiting for he report OF the committee 10
wait upon the President business suspe rded and
the Senators passed the time In Misunderstanding ana
seats except Mossrs Bailey Dcm Tennl. Blaine dep.
Mel Butler Dem. :. ,. Cameron 1iep.. Wis.,. Davis
Hampton dem. < C.l Rim (Dem. Ga.). Houstcn Dem.
Tex.l, Jones nem Fia.l. Jones Rep, Nev.l. hsn9gs
sharon CIiep NevD Vance (Dem., n. c.. voorhees,
Dem Ind.l Whyte Dem, Md Williams Dem. NJ,
ara Nithers dem. Val Tne public galleries were ned
with ladies and gentlemen. ana the az ponaHc s".'IS
had several occupants. Fine flowers decorated nun
AZ 2.3s the Committee not having reported, on mo-
ton of Mr. THURMAN iDem., o., recess was taken
for thrce-qudrters OF an hour. ., -
Al leo y. the Senate reconyened, ana received q
message from the House, announcing that 1t was ID
session and that II bad aPpointtda committee "a
10 oin such committee might be appointed ny TIE
Senate to wait upon the President and IN FORM hh tna
~, Ha1qa Dpf an
communication he might wish 10 make.
Mr. BURNSIDE Usep. r. ~ gave notice that after inc
morning hour tomorrow would ask leave - call up
the resolution offered by MIN AZ the last session
relating to the proposed intcI0.eanlc canal iOf 'ne
plrpOso of making sOuie remarks thereon.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the senate the an
uua report OF secretary OF the Treasury ordered
TO be printed and laid on tho table
Business then again suspended TOT q snort tlne
AT las 70. IN, the senate Committee 70 wall on the
President repot ed that they had done and had beon
informed that tie President would at once comm unicale
TO Congress a message IN writing.
Immediately after the committee had reported. the
private secretary the President appeared and an
nounced that he had directed to deliver to the Sen
ate a message from the President. The message was
hereupon received and submitted TO the BODY by the
VICE PRESIDENT. The Clerk then read the message
completing i ut $40 T. N. -, -.
Mr. FERRY Rep., Mich) then rose and said That the
snrfOwful oici duty dcvOyed upon him OF announcing
10 the Senate the death OF mis- late colleague Z1chara
Chandler IL was hts present purpose to speak OF
the character services OF one long and 80 notably
a member OF this body, but at some suitable time he
eniogy OF the irreDarable loss the haon had
sustained IN the death OF distinguished citizen rs
OF respect 10 senator present at the last ad
iOurrment and absent now forevermore he no'eu ha'
the Senate do now adjourn.
The motion agreed TO. and at 3:lJ p ILL., the senate
adjourned until IL O'Clock tomorrow