Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-02-23
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WASHINGTON, Wednesdov Fab
The electoral votes fo, o eo. %
Vice President Of the United. S,u.a ana
opened, counted, and declarsd e .s were
sence of both Houses; and the . s,.s pre-
resolutions sKere passed, EsSS55S;s s.omary
committee e. notify the successful
dates of their election. - sanai-
HoUsE.-TheS House devoted mas, =
! the day 3 session to the usual official can NJ
yass,of the electoral votes for Presider,
and Vice PRESIDENT 1.-The Senate were
of course, present, and the presiding of.
icer of that body presided over the. Joint
session of the two houses according to
custom: - 7r igahiag a1G sa2lIssE7a ilsE3
aes NV ~ THURSDAY, Feb. 10.
s;n asSA ATE the usual morning bu-
s snass s. nad been gone through. the Senate
took up the bill Sie provide sor gle SaM
ment of such.-claims OF the c,.. sne pay
the late republic of Texas as are Oh
hended in the act of September 8, ! $50.
MIR. Pearce spoke at length in favor. of
the bill. -i247al1 'l''s'a 70 $3.50 'eaa
Mr.. Hunter replied. d ssiai III
Mr.. Houston obtained the floor, but
gave way to'the motion for adjournment;
and the Senate then adj burned. -svoa
~,-HoUsE'-Rhe- House passed.billss TO
amend an act of May a, 1859, for the re-
lief ofJohnson, TO, authorize a register to
be issued to the, steamship .Albatross,
and 10 create the territorial government
of Columbia Gin 0regon,) the name pro-
posed being achangedto that'of Washing
ton. The rules were the suspended, and
the House went into a Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, (Mr.
Hubbard IN chair, wherein the bin to es-
tablish the territorial Government of Ne
braska was debated atlength by Messrs.
Howard, McIanahan, Hall, Clingman,
Sutherland, Richardson, ,Sweetser, Vena,
BILE, Stuart, Lane, Clark and Bell. The
committee then rose, and the said bill
was passed, and the House adjourned
IS arh Tsnimsz3 5dj FRfpAY,, 7Febi;Iia
SENATE.----Phe Chair laid beforeithe
Senate report from the Secretary, of
State, showing the disbursements for the
service of that department for the fiscal
year ending 3oth juno. 1889. " "g
After the usual morning business, the
Senate lookup the billlin relation TO the
payment of the Texas debt. Mr. Houston
spoke. at some length in opposition TO the
bill; and the further consideration of it
was pOolpOuCi uhbll 1nuTSQHy
The Senate then proceeded TO the con-
sideration of executive business, and, az
ter some time adjourned. " o'HHl 77E "a
. '@..l gee, '.'s IN, sArigiRrloAjar Feb. Ia
SENArE,-The Chair laid before the
Senate a message from the, President of
the United States, communicating the re-
port Of TIE director Of the mint gignEsi fpE the
Also, report pp from the Secretary Il .glfthc
Interior, in relation 10 the, survey between
lndianola and Ell Paso. 80 81 = 80
\ resolution was adopted changing Che
daily hour of meeting TO eleven O'clock
The bill 10 regulate The fees fees and Costs
to be allowed clerks, marshpls, and at
torneys of the circuit aud district courts
of the United States, and for other ppr-
poses, was taken up, amended and pas
sed. .-d go q, -. -.
The bill to repeal the several acts org oFga,
nizing the staff. departments, of the army
therein mentioned, and for other purposes,
was taken up and debated By Mr., Shields
and others;r after which il was was lad on Che
Hous a3onT motion ion Of oM Mr.. Clark. the
House took from the Speakers table the
bill forthe relief OF the town, II :Beileview,
in Iowa, and ,copcurred in, the amend
Bills for {6o relief eli fs Of John Milslrr. and
Of John Williams. were tl,en. read three
times and passed. j, t,i1 . -
After which Mr., German fsPSrted back
from the committee on Military Affairs,
the bill for the relief Of John Chatles
Fremont; which, after being discussed at
length, was passed. and The House ad-
Joufhepi tra ,iia7gs I'D 1sbrH III .boH
ft.lf IA, o MoSDAY, Feb. IA.
ESENATE-The Chair laid before these
nate a report from the Secretary ofWar,
in relation to, coal used in, that, depart
ment; also, report from the Sccretaryof
War in relation to the de fence of the har-
Dor of San Francisco gs.rdt In ~
Mr.. Underwood presented the, ere
dentials of his successor, Hon. John r.
Thompson, which were read o,n Jl4
The Senate took up the deficiency bill,
and all the reported amendments were
agreed to. An additional, amendment
having been proposed by. Mr., Gwin; the
consideration of the bill was postponed.
The resolutions reafirming the Monroe
doctrine were taken up, and Mr.. Douglas
spoke at length upon the, subject, Mr..
Cass, Mr.. Badger and Mr. Underwood