Helena weekly herald., 1884-12-04
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SPEate.

the body to order and prayer was o+e1eu'
On motion Of Logan the Secretary was
instructed TO inform the House that the
Senate was ready to proceed te business.
Sherman and Garland were appointed a
committee to inform the President that the
Senate was ready to receive any communi-
cation he might be pleased to make.
The Secretary read the credentials OF
VIM. P. Sheffield, appointed to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death OF Senator
Anthony. >.
The Senate then took recess OF hall
an hour At the expiration OF the recess
the following bills We're introduced ana re-
ferred -,
By Cullom, to enable the officers OF the
army promoted for gallant ana dlsun-
guished service in the war OF the reoelHon
TO be retired with rank and full pay TO the
grade to which they were promoted, to Ia
cilitate promotion throughout the army oy
retiring from active service, upon then
own application, officers OF the army VINO
served in the war OF the rebellion also 10
authorize the lighting OF naylgable nvers
of the United States with electricity.
By Dolph-To prevent the obstruction
of navigable waters OF the United States
and TO protect public works against tres
pass or injury.
TnralIs offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, inStIucting the Commissioner OF
Public Lands 10 report such Legislation as
is necessary TO authorize the Secretary OF
the Interior to summarlly remove all
fences illegally constructed on the puolc
domain.
Another recess of half an hour was taken.
At 1.S5 the Presidents message was re-
ceived and its reading at once proceeded
with. When the reading of the message
was concluded. Aldrich, IN few feeling re-
marks. made formal announcement OF the
death of Senator Anthony and the Senate
adjourned.
After the adjournment OF the Senate the
Republican Senators met in caucus and a
committee was appointed TO rearrange the
membership OF the committees. more es-
pecially TO I'LL the vacancies caused by the
death of Senator Anthony.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-Shetheld,
the new Senator from Rhode Island, was
sworn in.
The chair laid before the Senate the re-
ports OF the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Comptroller of the Currency.
Vest offered a resolution directing an in
vestigation into all the leases of land IN
the Indian Territory for grazing or other
purposes by the Indian tribes; the num-
ber of acres embraced in said leases; their
terms and persons or corporations becoming
lessees also the circumstances under
which the leases were made, the means
used in obtaing the leases, and whether
authorized by law.
House.
WASHINGTON, December Though
the galleries of the House were well filled
this morning with spectators all anxious TO
view the proceedings attendant upon the
first DAYS session, there was an absence OF
that crush of visitors that usually charac-
acteriZe such occasions. Numerous floral
designs ornamented the desks of favorite
members. and among them was hand
some ship of state, of which Cox, OF New
York was the recipient. An immense bed
of chrisanthemums GOV cred the desk occu-
pied by Barbour, of Virginia, and taste
full basket of variegated flowers adorned
the Speakers table. The members in
dulged in the usual greetings, exchanging
CONGRATULATIONS on their reelection or con-
dolence on defeat. The Republicans made
good-natured replies of equally good
natured chatting of the Democrats on the
result of the Presidential contest, and
there was no bitterness on either side.
Promptly at noon the Speakers gavel
called the House to order. After prayer
the Speaker directed the Clerk to call the
roll. Roll call disclosed the presence OF
222 members, and the clerk was directed
TO inform the Senate that the House was
ready TO proceed to business.
The Speaker appointed Randall and Cox
a committee TO wait upon the President,
in conjunction with a similar committee
from the Senate. and inform him that
Congress was ready TO receive any COM
munication he would be pleased to make.
Holman submitted the credentials of
Shelly. member elect from the 18th In
diana district, to succeed Calkins, resigned,
and that gentleman took the oath of office.
The House then took a recess for fifteen
minutes.
At 1:4O D. m the Presidents message
was received and Immediately read.
The message was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole, and with accompany
ing documents ordered printed
Hutchins, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported bill making tenn
ferred TO the committee OF the whole.
Formal announcement was made of the
death of Representatives Duncan and
Evins, and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-NllSon
Iowa presented the credentials of Smith,
the member elect from the Seventh Iowa
district, to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation OF kaSSon. Smith took
the oath of office.
Mr.. Follett, as a question of privilege
presented the following preamble and reso-
luton:
do impeach Col. Wright. United States
Marshal of the Southern district OF Ohio.
of high crimes and misdemeaners. |
charge him with usurpation of power
and violation of the law, in that he ap-
pointed large number of general and
special deputy marshals to serve at several
voting precincts in Cincinnati at the cleo
tion for members of Congress on the 14th
of October, 1854, and armed said deputy
marshals with pistols and other deadly
weapons said to have been furnished by
the war department of the United States
Government. In that large number OF
deputy marshals so appointed and armed
were notorious criminals and men known
TO have vicious and cruel habits and repu-
tation, and many of them non-residents OF
Cincinnati or of the State of Ohio. IL
that said deputy marshals, acting under
his orders and directions, aided. abetted
and encouraged fraudulent voters and
gross outrages upon the elective franchise
and the rights of the honest voters of the
in the furtherance of the inteaests of the
political party and its candidates; there
fore, be it
Resozned, That the Committee on Expen-
ditures in the Department of Justice, be
reanired and diercted as soon as can rea-