Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-06
EGRTY-SEXTR CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, December 6.

| thirds OF the Senators were present, and there
J was general greeting and cOngratUtation among
| them AT IL O'Clock the Vice President called
| the senate 10 order. and Chaplain Bullock de-
! nVered prayer.
The first business transacted was the reading
OF the credentials Of James l.. Pugh. elected to
| III the uneXplred term OF George 5. Houston
| deceased as Senator from Alabama and the
! swearing In OF Mr. Purh. The credentials of
Joseph Z. Brown, elected by the legislature OF
| Georgia 10 iii the unexpired term OF General
Gordon as senator from that state were read
ana MT. Brown was duly sworn in. The Gre
dent'als OF Hon. Geo. F. Tdmunds elected by
| Inc legislature OF Vermont as his own successor
| In the l. s. Senate, were also read.
fne vice President was proceeding to lay
Communications before the Senate, wnen Mr..
thurman suggested that IL would be more or
derry 10 await Notification that the House was
| In session before transacting business la the
/ senate. He offered resolution, which was
agreed 10, directing the Secretary OF the Sena'
! 10 inform the HouSS Of the readiness OF the
Senate for business, and resolution offered by
| Nile Bayard. sending the same information 20
| the President, by committee acting with a
~iIhilaf committee or the House, was also
! adopted.
ON motion Of Mr. Wallace. - O'Clock was liked
| IN" hour Of daily meeting OF the 6 n iie and
| hts further motion recess Of thirty min
te. was taken, pending the report OF the com
| nittceS aforesaid.
| ". en the Senate re assembled at l2:.5, a
| IN sage was received from the House aunOunc-
| II. that quorum or that body Was assembled
| ard ready to proceed to business, and on mo.
|
| l:30 pm.
! At1:39 the Senate was again called to order,
| and the committee appointed 10 walt On the
! President reported through their chairman, Mr..
| Bayard that they had done SO. and that tue
| President had expressed his intention to pres
| emily communicate his views in writing to
| the Senate. moment afterwaJu Private Sec
rotary W. X. Rogers appeared aud delivered the
message OF the President which tue Vice Pr Si-
dent laid before the senate and the reading OF
which was at once begun by Secretary OF Che
Senate BJrch.
HOUSE-The converting OF Congress always
attracts to the Capitol large number OF sigh
seers and the reassem0ltDg OF the Forty-Sxth
Congress proved no exception to the rule. Long
before IL O'Clock the galleries OF the House were
nlled with spectators awaiting The rap OF the
speakers gaVll. On the floor the customary
haudShaklngS We're INDUCED In, while the
members congratulated one another on their
reelection or exchanged condolences upoa
their defeat. At exactly II o'clock the Speaker
called the House TO order. and the chaplain
Speaker then directed the clerk 10 call the roll
The r0Il-C2ll showed the presence OF ~ MEN,
bars more than a quorum.
Mr. COX presented the credentials OF Jona-
thau ScoNllle as merbereleot from the 32d
congressional district CT New York and that
gentleman appeared at the bar OF The House
and qualified, taking the iT0n-citd oath.
Ine Clerk was directed 70 inform the Senate
Iilat tne House was ready to proceed with bust
ness.
on motion OF Mr.. BIout the Speaker was re-
The President and morn him that the House
was ready to receive any COMMUNICATION Wnirh
he might transmit 70 ii.
me Speaker appointed Messrs. B1out, Kelley
ana Singleton. OF Illinois, as such committed
The speaker then, as the regular order of
business. proceeded TO call the states for bills
Under which call the following bills were intro
CHc2d ana referred: BY Mr.. Springer {ln)-For
me temporary increase OF tAe Justices or the
supreme Court OF the United States. TTJ pro-
woes iof the appointment OF two new justices
Hlr.s v1.1f~E t,.rf
Der eleven, which IS 10 be reduced 10 nine
Eventually reduced to nine as vacancies occurl
Also, changing the time for the election or
Presidential electors and Representatives in
congress 10 the I'd Tuesday In October BY Mr..
Caiklns Nnd)-ReSoluti0n reciting the allega.
ton that there are in the Washington Post
Oillce certain bags OF mail matter which were |
attempted to % sent through the malls under |
q frank, although they did not contain frank |
able matter. and calling On the Postmaster |
General for report OF ali he facts relating to |
COX N. f.l-Resoutton requesting the Pres- |
dent tn communicate to the House any cor |
and treaties with the Empire Of |
China. having reference to emiEration !!
and commerce between the two countries
By Mr.. Bennett. tof Dakota Territory. For the
admission OF Dakota into the pi2n. 4 number /
u OtAeE bills were introduced,
Inc House then took re SIS for 30 minutes !
alter Which the Presidents annual message |
vas received and read at the clerks desk.
|
venue, so, .oi.o4; customs SIG, ?24.05.
REPRESENTATIVE PAGE. OF California, has
ecnred Gen. Garfelds vacated seat il the
louSe hall.
The CONSTITUTIONAL MANUAL AND DIGEST,
Rules and Practice OF the House of Representa- |
Ives. compiled by Henry Fl. Smith. journal
Jerk OF the House is an admirable and indiS- |
1ensa0Ie compendium Tor use In Washington.
TIE PRESIDENT APPOINTED today William
owen TO De collector OF customs at sag Harb0r,
\cW ICrk.
RErRESzETA7IyE GARFIBLp's SUCCESSOR. -
Judge Ezra b. Taylor, who succeeds Gen. Car
ield, IS In the city. He is 81 years OLD and a
EidoRer. His daughter Hattie, rs years OF age, |
VIII be With him during the winter. He has |
never before served in a legislative body and
lid lot seek the congressional nomination. II |
s reported at the capitol that Representative
iufd will object 10 his being sworn in, because
le is not elected by the same counties which
Elected CARRIED 10 the FOrty-SXJh Congress-
he state OF ohio having been meanwhile reds |
ricted.
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