Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
CONGRESS-.


WEDNESDAY WEEK.
In the Senate, the credentials of Sena
tors-elect Maxey Of Texas, and Mitchell
OF Pennsylvania, were presented and dled
The Sundry Civil bill was considered
The Deficiency Appropriation bill was re
ceived and referred. Mr.. Hoar moved Al
amendment to the Deficiency bill, embrac
ing the 3 per cent. features of the Fan |
ing bill, without the fifth section ant
some other features. 1t was referred t,
the Finance Committee. The Sundr,
Civil bill was passed and the Senat
adjourned.
In the House, the rules We're sus
pended, and the Deficiency bill, the las
Of the general appropriation bills, wa
passed. The Funding bill was considered
and, finally, passed, exactly as receivet
from the Senate. After its passage, MIR
Carlisle moved to suspend the rules ant
pass bill amending the Funding bill
just agreed to. The supplementary bill
contains all the amendments proposed By
the Committee OH Ways and Means, bu
not incorporated with the origina
measure. The rules were suspended
and Mr.. Carlisle's bill was passed, anc
the House then adjourned. Among tn,
provisions in the supplementary bill /,
one providing that nothing in the ac
shall be construed as to repeal, modify OF
affect sections 1920, q, %, %, "a, Revised
Statutes"
The credentials of William J.. Sewell
Senator-elect from New Jersey, were pre-
scented and filed. communication was
received from the President, announcing
that he had received the resignation Of
Secretary Sherman, to take effect at the
close of the day. A conference report on
the Sundry Civil bill was agreed to. The
Japanese Indemnity Fund bill was
passed-yeas, AZ; nays, i.
Both houses of Congress continued in
session after midnight.
FRIDAY.
The third session of the Forty-sixth
Congress closed at noon Friday. The
Senate had an all-night session, and Mr..
Conkling succeeded in defeating an execll-
tive session, thus rendering impossible
the confirmation of one of his political
enemies as postmaster at Albany, N. Y.
Vice President Arthur was introduced,
and delivered the usual formal address,
after which the oath of office was admin
istered to him, and the Vice President
delivered a parting address, and con-
cluded by declaring the Senate adjourned
without day. The Senate passed the bill
for the relief of the heirs of the late
Langley B. Culley, of Baltimore. The
new Senate was then organized, and adj
journed until Saturday. In the House,
Speaker Randall delivered an eloquent
and feeling parting address and declared
the House adjourned without day.
SATURDAY.
In the Senate, Vice President Arthur
stated that he had received for presenta-
tion number of petitions, but it was his
opinion that these could not be presented
at an extra session. He submitted the
question for decision, and it was ordered
that the petitions be retained by him for
presentation at the next legislative ses-
sion. Mr.. Hoar offered resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, giving
General Hancock the privileges of the
floor during his stay in Washington.
Mr.. Blaine, in accordance with a motion
given by him several weeks ago, sub
mitted u resolution for the appointment
of special committee of five members
''to take into consideration the
mode of voting for President and
Vice President of the United
States, and the mode of counting and GER
tifying the same, who shall report such
propositions for change in the laws and
Constitution as may seem expedient that
said committee have power to sit during
recess of Congress, and that they be
directed to report on or before the second
Wednesday of January, 1882" The reso
luton was temporarily laid on the table,
and ordered to be printed. Mr.. Pendle-
ton, from the committee appointed to wait
upon the President, reported that he
would have a communication to make at
5 O'Clock. A recess was taken until that
hour, and after reassembling, the Execu-
tive communication (being the Cabinet
nominations) was received. On motion
of Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, the
Senate then went into executive session,
Senators Blaine, Windham and Kirkwood
leaving the chamber. During the tx
ecutive session, all the nominations were
confirmed without a call of the roll or a
dissenting vote. When the doors were
AtOPth'u bhc until
Monday.
MONDAY. "-
In the Senate, Immediately after the
reading of the Journal Senator-elrct
Malone, of Virginia, appeared, and was
sworn in. He took his seat on the Repub-
lican side, next to that of Mr.. Mitchell, OF
Pennsylvania. After he had done so, the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Pendeton,
adjourned until noon to-day.
The House was not. Ii session.
TUESDAY.
In the Senate, communications were
received from ex-Senators Kirkwood and
Blaine, announcing that they had
forwarded to the Governors of their re-
spective States their designations as
members of the Senate. The communi-
cations were placed on file. A message
was received from the President, where
upon the Senate went into executive
session, and afterwards, when the doors
were reopened, adjourned until Wednes-
day.
The House was not in session,