Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-03-10


since it passed the House, was taken upl
in Committee of the Whole, and, with |
the previous additions, items were in
cluded of $4,000 for the quarters of the
Naval Academy and $1,000 for the |
purchase of works OF arts by the Joint
Committee on Library. The apprOpria-
ton for the investigation of pleuro-
pneumonia was increased to $4,000.
In the House, the Session of Tuesday
was continued. The deficiency appro-
priation bill was passed. The funding
bill was considered in detail, and finally
passed. Then supplementary bill. en-
bodying the amendments proposed by
the Ways and Means Committee, was al
so passed.
In the Senate on Thursday the gener-
al deficiency appropriation bill was taken
up. The amendment offered by Mr..
Cockrell DEM of Missouri, was adopt
ed appropciating $4,000 to continue the
investigation of claims provided by the
act of July, 1868, relating to the Quar-
termaster and commisSary stores fur
nished United States in non-insurrec-
tionary States. An amendment for 8
per cent loan, with the modification pro-
posed 1y Mr.. Morrill,, embodying the
substantial features of the funding bill
without the compulsory (ifth) section,
was taken up, but Mr.. Hoar, who had
moved it, finding the Democrats opposed
to it, withdrew it. An appropriation OF
s., 900 was made for the expenses of I'M
yelling the Farragut statue.
In the House the message of the Pres
ident vetoing the funding bill was laid
on the table. The apportionment bill
was then taken up and was amended by
the insertion OF the number 3l9. The
bill was then passed by vote of rs to
1873.
On Friday, in the Senate, the sundry
civil appropriation bill was taken up on
receipt of informat.o on that the House
had passed vote of Inconvenience i'll
the amendments, and was so amended
as to include an appropriation of Sl75,-
900 for the search of the steamer jean
nette," and the House provision of one
months extra pay for the House en-
ployes. The conference report on the
deficiency bill was agreed to. An effort
to go into executive SesSOn on the nOnl-
nations made by the President was re-
sisted Republicans, who refused to vote,
and thus left the Senate without quo
rum. MI. Conkling, who appeared to
lead the opposition, said he would have
no objection if the action to be taken
was limited to the cases unobjected to,
but if the purpose was to take up con-
tested cases at this time, in the obsence
of many Republican members, he would
resist the consummation of that purpose
until the minute hand reached II o'clock
noon. A bill placing Gen. Thomas l..
Crittenden upon the retired list of the
army was passed. After recess a
joint resolution for an extra months
lay to the Senate employees was adopted.
A few minutes after 10 Gen. Hancock,
accompanied by Senator Blaine, entered
the chamber and was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause. He was followed
by Gen. Sheridan, the Diplomatic Corps,
the Chief Jnstice and Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court. The only incl
dents of the interim preceding the arri-
val of the President and Vice President
elect was the appointment of commit
tee of notifit ion to the President of
the close of the present Congress, and
their subsequent report that the Presi-
dent had no further communication to
make.
In the House at midnight, Mr.. Single
ton, of Illinois, created much amusement
by an argument. to prove that the 4th of
March had come and that an immediate
adjournment was in order. The Speak
er referred to the decision of 1851, but
tine gentleman from Illinois insisted on
his motion, which was put and lost. The
final conference reports on the sundry
civil appropriation bill and the deficien-
cy appropriation bill wree agreed to. At
The opening of Friday moi nings session
Mr.. Hutchins announced that he
found a soldier in uniform with arms in
his hands standing sentry at the Senate
wing of the Capitol, and offered resO-
luton censuring the placing of military
instead of civil force at the doors of the
Capitol. The resolution was the Occa-
sion of much discussion, and was finally
withdrawn. A resolution of thanks to
the retiring Speaker, Hon. S. S. Randall,
was adopted. with but one dissenting
vote, that of Mr.. Young, of Ohio.
The Senate of the United States met
at noon on Saturday, and was called to
order by Vice President Arthur. A res
olution extending to Winfield S. Han
cock the privileges of the floor during
his stay in Washington was adopted
unanimously. A resolution by Mr..
Blaine for the appointment of a special
committee of five Senators by the Chair
to take into consideration the mode of
voting for President and Vice President
of the United States, and the mode of
counting and certifying the same; who
shall report such propositions'for change
in the laws and Constitution as may
seem expedient; said committee to sit
during the recss of Congress, with di-
rectiOns to report on or before the sec
ond Wednesday of January, 1882. was
temporarily laid on the table to be print
ed. The unwonted enthuthiasm of the
galleries provoked speech from Ssna-
tor Anthony, and caused the Vice Presi-
dent to instruct the Sergeat-at-Arms to
see that order was maintained. In ex-
ecutive session message from Presi-
dent Garfield was received, nominating
James G.. Blaine, of Maine, Secretary of
State; William Window, of Minnesota,
Secretary of the Treasury; Wayne Nc
Veagh, of Pennsylvania, Attorney Cen
eral; Thomas l.. james, of New Y ork,
Postmaster General; Samuel J. Kirk
wood of Iowa, Secretary of the Interior
Robert T. Lincoln. of Illinois, Secretary
of War; William H. Hunt, of Louisiana,
Secretary of the Navy. The Senate con-
firmed all the nominations.