Show CONGRESS SESSION t SENATE by W U to the washington mar 19 hill arc tented alio credentials of his colleague gordon who is tick numerous bills were introduced ono by eatton to tho court of commissioners of the alabama claims by burnside to reorganize the army and by beck to remove all political disabilities imposed by alio article of the constitution also bill to repeal the act requiring a oath edmunds offered a preamble and resolution with a view to confining the business of the extra session to the objects for which it was called laid over wallace submitted ft list of alie standing committees which under suspension of tho rules was agreed to at 1215 an hours recess was taken to await the presidents message alio presidents message was received at a quarter to two and read bills were introduced authorizing the local taxation of legal tender treasury notes and to establish a branch mint at omaha iho vice president laid before lie senate A memorial signed by a number of the members of the legislature of kansas asserting that the election of senator ingells was secured by bribery md asking the senate to give bliem an opportunity to proof referred to alie committee on elections wallace the following resolved that alio secretary of the treasury be and ie hereby required to furnish to the senate a detailed statement of alio accounts of mar chals of the united states in new york pennsylvania ohio masai and maryland rendered to tin s ditc for and in regard to the employment and payment of wages or fees charged for services performed by themselves or their special deputies in regard to the conduct of elections in november 1879 showing lie amount claimed by or paid to each said special deputies and alio aggregate paid or allowed from the united states by paid marshals for services connected said elections at lie suggestion of Conkling Iio over saulsbury submitted a resolution ailing upon the secretary of tho treasury to furnish detailed information in regard to negotiations of public securities with syndicate and bankers alie amounts paid to them the amount of double inter cut what security was demanded by the secretary etc morrill making objection to consideration of tho resolution it lice over wallace introduced a joint resolution providing for the enforcement of the eight hour law the credentials of bell appointed senator by tho governor of new hampshire during the recess of the legislature were referred to the corn mitte eon the judiciary with instructions to report them back as soon as practicable on motion of it was referred to alio committee on printing mid the senate adjourned HOUSE the disputed case from the congressional district of florida was taken up and the discussion was interrupted by tho reception of the president message which was read and referred to committee of the whole speeches in favor of tho right of hull were made by colb davidson buckner and mills and in favor of bisbee by frye and garfield garfield took alio ground eliat hulls certificate of election had been legally canceled ho suggested therefore that neither of the applicants be sworn but that the case be referred to the committee on elections frye moved to amend alie resolution offered yesterday that alio oath to hull by providing aliat well as ultimate light of each contestant be referred to election and that in the meantime neither bo sworn in springer quoted against garfield alie decision of the electoral commission n the florida case to alio edert that it was not competent to go into evidence aliunde of the governors certificate alie previous question was moved and seconded the question was first taken on aryeh amendment referring to the on both hie prim aade and ultimate rights of both lie contestants cont estante it was rejected yeas As between alio republican and democrats it was a strict party vote as to the G ren backers barlow do batyr ford forcythe For eythe gilletto joics joncs belley lowe micral ausiel I C stevenson weaver and yokum 11 voted alie lild bild the democrats tho original ori cinal eliat hull be sworn in was then 10 naye and the modified oath of buico wae administered to hull tho speaker announced the appointment of the following committee on rulea the speaker stephen blackburn garfield and frye alio I bouso adjourned |