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take three or four hours to canvass the votes for Press

take three or four hours the votes Tor ffeA
dent and Vice President
acted upon Immediately, that the question OF recon
sideraon might be raised Discussion upon a' question
might be reserved until Tomorrow but was Necessary
call the bill back Immediately, III ORDER 10 SUBMIT lhe
Mr. BREESE made an inquiry TO the necessity Of
its being Immediately acted upon
Mr. BERRiEN suggested that II the Senate should de-
ay the House might upon the bill by referring ii to
committee and this would present additional embarrass
ment in calling il back
Mr. BIEESE said that the bill had received the appro.
baton OF the Committee Public Lands both of the
House and of the Senate as to lis general features.
similar bill had been reported the other branch but
for the sake of speedy action this bill had been reported
in the Senate. The objection Of the senator from Ohio
might be obvated by the slightest amendment mag
bic, which would be made III the House OF Representa-
uves
Mr.. BERRIEN said that he hoped the senator from H.
nos would not understand him as expressing any opn.
ion upon the merits dement's OF the bill his object
was merely to avoid discussion at this time He had
with this view made the suggestion but as had not met
the approval OF the senator from ILLINOIS, me Senate ne
hoped, would proceed to vote upon the notion =
The question being then taken upon the motion TO d.
the Secetayto send to the House OF Representatives
and request the return of the bill referred to- it was agreed
COUNTING THE VOTES FOR PRESIDENT VICE PREsI-
DENT
The Senate then proceeded to the hall of the House OF
Representatives for the purpose OF fulfilling the prOvl
sons Of the joint resolution relative the counting Of
The votes OF electors of President and Vice President OF
the United States.
The counting of the votes having been completed the
Senate returned 10 their chamber.
Mr.. DAVIS of Mississippi, from the committee ap-
pointed the part OF the Senate jointly with that the
report mode of examining the for President and
Vice President of the United States, and OF notifying
the persons elected OF their election. reported
That the joint committee, in further execution Of the
duties with which they were charged BY the two houses,
have agreed to the following, in which their committee
recommend the Senate to concur:
Resoiped The committee of one member of the Senate
be appointed by. this body to join a committee Of two
members Of the House OF Representatives, be appointed
by that body to wait Zachary Taylor of Louisiana,
Of the United State. four years commencing with the
4h day Of March, 1919; and also to wait Willard Fill
elected Vice President of the United States for four
commencing with the 4th day OF March, lSa9.
The Senate proceeded by unanimous consent. to
slider the resolution. and it was adopted
On motion by Mr. DAVIS OF Mississippi,
Ordered That the committee the part the Senate be
appointed by tho Chair.
Mr.. DAVIS was accordingly appointed
Ordered That the Secretary notify the House of Repre-
seniatives accordingly.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Louisiana, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported the following bills from the House
Representatives without amendment:
An act for the relief of Elizabeth Williamson.
An act for the relief of John Campbell
An act for the relief of Henry Miller.
An act for the relief of Edward Taylor
An act Tor the relief of John Wilson
An act for the relief of Amos Armstrong
An act for the relief of Edward Cole
An act for the relief of Elizabeth Kinney
An act for the relief of Polly Dameron, widow Of
Charles Cameron, deceased.
An act for the relief OF Daniel Towe
An act for the relief of George SClafin
Mr. j. also. from the same committee reported House
bill for the relief of Joseph D. Ward, with IAN amend
ment
On motion by Mr.. JOHNSON of Louisiana, the Com.
mittee Pensions discharged from the further
consideration OF House bill for the relief of Martha
Cameron. wife of Christopher Tompkns and it was re
ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate mes
sage from the President OF the United States in reply
ting the proceedings which had taken place under the
of Congress- in relation to the claims of Colonel Richard
M Johnson
On motion, the Senate adjourned