Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, Dec. 6.-The Senate was
called TO order at noon. James l.. Puqh, sue
eessor Of George S. Houston, Of Alabama, and
Joseph E. Brown, who succeeds General Cor
don, Of Georgia, took the oath Of office.
The credentials OF Senator Edmunds,
reelected his own successor, were read.
a recess was then taken tln half
past one O'Clock, when the Presidents Mes
sage was delivered by the Presidents private
secretary, The reading Of the message was
concluded AZ three O'Clock, and the Senate ad-
i9nrned until twelve O'Clock on the 7th. =.
HoUsE.-Ihe third session OF the Forty-HiNth
Congress was called 70 order By apenFer Bnn-
dnll at twelve o'clock. All the leading mem
DeTs were present on both sides and the
the appointment OF the customary committees
the House declared itself in readiness for bust
ness. The States were called for bills and res
olutiOns and the following were Introduced.
Requesting the President 10 communicate 20
tho House any correspondence and treaties
with China having reference 70 emigration and
commerce between the two oOuntries; a Joint
resolution relative 70 tariff: for the Temporary
increase Of Justices Of the Supreme Court OF
the United states; changing the time for the
election Of Presidential Electors and Repro
eentativea 70 the second Tuesday in OCtOharf
Tor the prevention of the spread Of contagious
diseases among domestic animalsi for the adj
mission of Dakota into the Union. The Presf-
dents Message was received and read and the
House then adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. MIR. Jonas pre-
sented the credentials Of Thomas G. Manning,
appointed by the Governor Of Louisiana TO MI
the place OF II. N. Spoford deceased, until the
next meeting Of the Legislature. The follow.
ing bills were introduced: Authorizing
local taxation Of legal tender Treasury notes,
10 ratify the Ute agreement; authorizing the
issue and providing for the exchange and re-
demption OF fractional currency notes. The
standing committees as constituted at the last
session were ordered continued with the fol-
lowing exceptions; Mr.. Pugh, Of Alabama,
tirement Of Mr.. Pryor; Mr. Blair to take the
place Of Mr.. Ingalls, on the Committee on PEN
eions and Of Mr. Sharon on the Committee on
EdueatOn and Labor, and Mesars. Ransom
and Lamar to exchange places on the Commit
tee on Railroads, thus making the latter CHAIR
man Of that committee. The following select
the several branches OF the civil service;
10 consider tho law as to the election OF
President and Vice President; on epidemic
diseases; on alleged frauds in the late election;
Freedman's bank; providing that heads of de-
Partments may occupy seats on the floor Of
the senate and House. The following select
committees we're discontinued: To investi-
gate Treasury accounts; on the negro exodus;
on the removal Of Northern Cheyennes Vari-
GUS communications from the departments
were submitted, and the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors were re-
opened, ADJOURNED, HOUsE.-The entire time
was occupied IN debating the question of priv
iege on the resolution relative to the count
ing Of the Electoral vote.
SENATE, Dec. 8.-Mr. Morgan, of
Alabamn, introduced a Joint resolution pro-
posing an amondmen to the Constitution Civ
ing Congress authority TO establish rules and
regulations for certifying, transmitting, re-
celving and opening the votes OF Electors aud
for counting such votes nv the two uo,,s,s
Mr. pgddocF ~ NobrosllS t,,trsI,,,,5 ~ WA
10 enable the nronIo ~ natsnto tr f a oli u
Constitution and state Goyernment ana FOR
the adInission of the state into the ITrion
ON nm eoualitv win the o,ttjrai Ststo onign NJ
Randolnh Vnye notIce ~ ~ ar,nf,i,,,,,t a.,
the nature OF a substitute To- the iii for
the relief of Fitz John porter Private biiis
were then considered aftey tybtch ~ 49, ol,,9
five sossion yyna beld HartsS lsrba dokt.
on tho manner OF Counting Inc isleotorsi Vote
continual Mr. McCooW ~ Na,,,' NJ, i,,,.. 49,
duoed Joint resolutiop antborIis ths pS.S,
idput n Mace ri 4 Grapt a., tbs rsatisSi M
of the army. with fhe yank ana nav ~ Genora1 az
as a recogn ition az his crninsnE sa,,,i,,,,a IL ~
ferred biI ,,et aiso 1 ~
ing INC pnbiie deht iSPO''ON iV' i''unu
~
DENAiE' Dec' S'r--Oh motlon OF Mr.
message as refers to civil service reform, non
IssesSinents OF Government employees for po-
put poaoa, oto'' "u9 relorreu 70 select
AL, W 'he seYotAi OF
eisi sSrsiSe, WIN lhStfueuons 10 report ut an
teId ,bo 1 py 95i OF a a0therwise; Ihe bill to ex;
eauipments lost by 1iicers ana enlIsieS ,aen nam
I'm tho service OF the United States was takefi
up, but without action tho bill went over A
bill was introduced by Mr.. Withers provid-
ing for the judicial determination Of pen
which was referred. MIR. Peudleton in
troduced Joint resolution for the purpose Of
obtaining the privilege OF opening road and
highway from the Canadian line OF the United
htgtes and British America through British
NOumDiu 20 Fort Wfunp oil aud Sitka In Alaska,
heterred. The Vice President laid before the
Senate communication from the Secretary
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