States Army, retired, for himself and on behalf of certain other retired officers of the Army, praying to be allowed the pay and allowances of their rank from December 3, 1861, to July 17, 1863, while in the performance of active duty; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion by Mr. Withers, Ordered, That the petition and papers of William N. Berkeley, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Claims. On motion by Mr. Morgan, Ordered, That the petition and papers of Sidney M. Torbert, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Dorsey, Ordered, That the petition and papers of Angeline Logan, on the files. of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Claims. On motion by Mr. Morgan, Ordered, That the petition and papers of Colonel James T. Shelley, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Cockrell presented a paper in relation to the claim of John Taylor, for compensation for property taken and destroyed by the United States forces during the late civil war; which was referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Sargent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1746) for the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the United States steamer Huron, and for other purposes, reported it with an amendment. The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said bill as in Committee of the Whole; and the reported amendment having been modified by Mr. Sargent, was agreed to as modified, and the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in. Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read the third time. The said bill as amended was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the resolution submitted by him on the 3d instant, to print three thousand extra copies of the President's message for the use of the Senate, reported it with a recommendation that the Senate agree thereto; and The resolution was agreed to. On motion by Mr. Bailey, Ordered, That the Committee on Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (S. 52) for the relief of C. H. Frederick, late a lieutenant-colonel in the Ninth Missouri Infantry, and that it be referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Archibald McDonald, submitted an adverse report (No 26) thereon. Mr. Withers, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Daniel Smith, submitted an adverse report (No. 27) thereon. Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Henry E. Sizer, submitted an adverse report (No. 30) thereon. Mr. Withers, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 167) granting a pension to William S. Grow, reported it without amendment, and submitted an adverse report (No. 29) thereon. Mr. Bailey, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 212) granting a pension to Charles H. Frederick, reported it without amendment, and submitted an adverse report (No. 28) thereon. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bills (S. 167 and S. 212) as. in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, they were reported to the Senate. Ordered, That they be postponed indefinitely. Mr. Bailey, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the memorial of Lawrence H. Broyle, submitted an adverse report (No. 31) thereon. Leave having been obtained, bills were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. Ferry: A bill (S. 388) for the relief of the heirs of the late William A. Burt, inventor of the solar compass," adopted and used in the public surveys of the United States; to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Wallace: A bill (S. 389) to establish a post-route in Pennsyl vania; to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. By Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin: A bill (S. 390) for the relief of Leonard L. Lancaster, late sergeant Second Regiment Cavalry, Wisconsin Volunteers; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Plumb: A bill (S. 391) to donate the military reservation of Fort Hay to the State of Kansas; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Rollins: A bill (S. 392) for the relief of Henry B. Brown; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. Merrimon: A bill (S. 393) for the relief of the widows and heirs of Roderick Shelton and others; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Merrimon: A bill (S. 394) to place the name of Daniel H. Kelly upon the muster-roll of Company F, Second Tennessee Infantry; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Burnside: A bill (S. 395) for the relief of citizens at or near the route of any railroad that has ceased or may cease to operate; to the Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Saunders: A bill (S. 396) to amend section twenty-four hundred and sixty-four of the Revised Statutes, relating to the cultivation of timber on the public domain; to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Harris: A joint resolution (S. 9) authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the custom-house at Memphis to be constructed of Tennessee marble; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Mr. Teller submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to inform the Senate what has been the cost of the late war with the Sioux Indians, and what the casualties of rank and file among the soldiers engaged in the said Sioux war. Mr. Teller submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there be printed ten thousand copies of Professor Hayden's annual report of the geological and geographical survey of the Territories for 1877, seventy-five hundred copies of which shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, two thousand for the use of the Senate, and five hundred copies for the use of the office of the survey. Mr. Teller submitted the following resolution for consideration; which was ordered to be printed: Whereas an agreement was made on the 13th day of September, 1873, between the United States and the Confederated Band of the Ute Nation for the cession of certain lands in Colorado, which agreement was ratified April 29, 1874; and Whereas the fourth article of said agreement was in words as follows: "The United States agrees to set apart and hold as a perpetual trust for the Ute Indians a sum of money or its equivalent in bonds which shall be sufficient to produce the sum of $25,000 per annum, which sum of $25,000 per annum shall be disbursed or invested at the discretion of the President as he may direct for the use and benefit of the said Ute Indians anuually;" And whereas the said Ute Indians claim that no part of the said annuity payment has been made or invested for their benefit: Therefore, Be it resolved, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to inform the Senate whether such payments have been made, and, if not made, why such payments have not been made, as required by the fourth article of said agreement; and that the Presi dent be, and he is hereby, requested to inform the Senate whether the lands ceded to the United States by said Indians have at any time since the making of said agreement been occupied by citizens of the United States, and whether the same are now so occupied or not. On motion by Mr. Windom, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next. On motion by Mr. Edmunds, The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by him November 26, 1877, calling upon the Attorney-General for a list of criminal prosecutions commenced in the courts of the United States in the district of South Carolina since January 1, 1876; and The resolution was agreed to, as follows: Resolved, That the Attorney-General be, and he hereby is, directed to communicate to the Senate, as soon as may be, a list of all criminal prosecutions commenced in the courts of the United States in the district of South Carolina since the first day of January, 1876, for offenses against the lives, property, civil rights, or right of suffrage of any person, with the names of the alleged offenders, and a statement of the disposition of such prosecutions and the dates thereof. On motion by Mr. Edmunds, Ordered, That the select committee appointed to take into consideration the state of the law respecting the ascertaining and declaration of the result of the elections of President and Vice-President of the United States be authorized to employ a clerk. On motion by Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 171) for the relief of Enoch Totten, administrator of the estate of William A. Lloyd, deceased; and no amendment being made, it was repared to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. On motion by Mr. Mitchell, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 238) to extend the time for the construction and completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad; and, by a readjustment of the grants, without increasing the appropriation, to secure the construction of the Portland, Salt Lake and South Pass Railroad; and, An amendment having been proposed by Mr. Taurman, After debate, Ordered, That the bill be referred to the Committee on Railroads. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Adams, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H. R. 1104. An act for the relief of John P'ulford. H. R. 1335. An act for the removal of the political disabilities of William A. Cornwell, of Georgia. H. R. 1679. An act for the relief of Catherine and Sophia Germain. H. R. 1897. An act to remove the political disabilities of W. E. Evans, a citizen of Louisiana. H. R. 62. Joint resolution appropriating two hundred dollars to defray expenses of transferring the remains of Pancoast Loose, a deceased soldier. The House of Representatives has passed the following resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: Resolved by the House of Representatives of the United States (the Senate concurring therein), That when the two houses adjourn on Saturday, December 15, 1877, they stand adjourned until twelve o'clock on Thursday, January 10, 1878. The bills and joint resolution last received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times, by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bill H. R. 1104 be referred to the Committee on Pensions; that the bills H. R. 1335 and H. R. 1897 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; that the bill H. R. 1679 be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and that the joint resolution H. R. 62 be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution of the House of Representatives providing for the adjournment of the two houses of Congress from the 15th instant to January 10, 1878; and, On motion by Mr. Conkling, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion by Mr. Matthews, The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution yesterday submitted. by him relative to the payments of certain bonds of the United States; and, The resolution having been modified by Mr. Matthews, On motion by Mr. Matthews, Ordered, That the resolution lie on the table. On motion by Mr. Kirkwood, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and After the consideration of executive business the doors were opened, and, On motion by Mr. Edmunds, at 2 o'clock and 38 minutes p. m., MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1877. Mr. William H. Barnum, from the State of Connecticut, attended. War, calling attention to the report of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury relative to the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of land-grant railroads, and recommending such legislation as will remove the prohibition imposed by law upon any payment to these railroad companies; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of War, recommending the passage of a law permitting William J. Wilson, assistant surgeon, United States Army, to receive from the Khedive of Egypt a decoration of the order of Mejidieh, for gallantry in battle in the action near Guro, Abyssinia, March 7, 1876; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of War, in relation to the donation of certain lands in Kinney County, Texas, by the San Felipe Agricultural, Manufacturing and Irrigation Company, as a site for a military fort, and recommending that section 3736 of the Revised Statutes be so amended as to authorize the Secre tary of War to accept an absolute gift or grant of land, provided the same is necessary for military purposes and the gift is unincumbered with provisions; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of War, recommending an amendment to section 1270 of the Revised Statutes, in relation to commutation of quarters, fuel, and forage to officers of the United States Army; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Mr. Kernan presented a petition of ship-owners and agents of New York, praying an amendment to the act in relation to the port of New York, so as to include Port Bayonne and Port Johnson, in New Jersey, in the collection-district of the port of New York; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Kernan presented the petition of Secor and Company, and Perine, Secor and Company, respecting the claim for losses sustained through the action of the government in building vessels of war, and in relation to sundry payments received by them as extras on those vessels, and praying the reference of their claim to the Court of Claims; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Maxey presented a memorial of delegates and agents of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations of Indians, remonstrating against the pas sage of the bill to enable Indians to become citizens of the United States. Ordered, That it lie on the table and be printed. Mr. Ransom presented the petition of Edwin De Leon, late United States consul-general in Egypt, praying compensation for services rendered while acting as such consul-general, as provided for by the act of August 10, 1848; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Rollins presented the petition of Charles H. Ladd, trustee, praying compensation for the use and occupancy of certain property in Alexandria, Virginia, by United States authorities during the late civil war; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Matthews presented a resolution of the Board of Trade of Cincinnati, Ohio, accompanied by a petition of citizens of Cincinnati, in favor of the repeal of the bankrupt-law; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Wallace presented a memorial of bank directors and officers, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, praying the passage of a law for the re |