The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-10
The Mississippi Case.
Despatch to The Associated Press.
FORTIETH CONGRESS-THIRD SESSION
Semnfc.

WAsHINsToS Feb. lsT,Mr. Upton presented me-
m9riai OF the Mayor or Wash,ngtoa and others ask
the District OF Columbia
West Virginia Tor Ine removal OF poivca disabiIIsies
Reierrsd TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
sor, w. =. Hamilton, Senator elect from Maryland,
MT Ramsey called up the joint re oSton amends-
line o. mail steamships between New York and
MI. Cole said tnat We matter was too important
Sr %endeIeS Dy @ S thn 1se nHe ia
The object seemed TO pe 10 gyt hold OF the Govern,
men. FUNDS M before the company had nesun to huild
MI Ramsay said that the bill was designed to
be gwen wss based upon the seA postagts and when
arS last 10 get the bonds. tSey were refused. TSe
Senate well knew that there WAS n single line OF
amendment TO offer, w"!ch he thought would remove
The 6lii was then laid over.
MT. Robertson introduced 6ii TO grant the right
on motion OF Mr. Sherman. the bill to allow to
deputy collectors and assistant assessors of inter
Daf revenue the pay OF collectors and when
where there Ia no collector or asssssor was taken
ar. Sherman moved TO take up the House bill to
regulate the apprast meLt and inspection OF impos:s
The bill was briefly discussed ey hessrs. How and
from So House thai they wers resdy to
receive the Senate ioI the purpose OF counting the
MT. Morton moved 70 proceed at once to the House.
Mr.. TTumbun moved to amend The motion so as
Mr. MoIton's motion was carried and at 1885 the
Senate proceeded to the House
House of Representatives.
This being the day when the formalty of counting
the electoral votes for President and Vce-Presdens
OF the Unes states place ia the House Rep
TeseniaIiyes. there waa great pressure to Obtain
Long before noon the galleries leh. the doors
blocked up, aud the corridors Hlled with persons
seeking to gain admittance. Many ladies occupied
places In the geatlemens gallery facing the Speakers
| chair.
south6 asst side were reserved f0e the families OF the
Proc nd fpsiu nm sat pal-
lery occupied exclusively by the ladies of the
| families OF members and Ssnatots. There were oay
some hslfduZen persons In toe dlpo matte gallery,
and but very tew coorsd persons we're present. No
special arrangements were made In Inc hall for the
aCcOmmC 1a,ion OF Senators. The intentIon being 10
let the occupy the 81 ats OF members nearest the
| Speakers chair. go
| The proceedings were opened with prayer by the
chaplain Rev. Mr.. B9yntUn, who alluded 20 the spe-
| caldnty OF the day In THESE terms:-'We beseech
Thee that Ihey who al so Oon 10 bs d. clAred
expect elected to the two chief oce, the country
may be do~Eo with double portion OF Tiny sptriI.
that iD all their they LAY rene nber first OF all
their God their judge, and may they rulers. In
the OF God, sniembsr the account which Lhey
mutt give of Their rulings on the last day 10 HIN by
whom tn y have been appointed. May everything
thar they snail no be so done as to establish union
\ by a stable prosperity IN the land.
we bless Tnee that such a declaration VIII be
made To-day VIII not be as II was short time since,
theif IRAN OF horrors We bless Thee tnat we are
allowed to believe that this day VIII inaugurate an
and OF universal joy in each otner, trust
10 tur mssisIratss and ieglslators anc union among
'HTS tTse iUumis ii of Yesterday was then read.
Mr.. Farnswor.h asked and ootained the consent
OF The House to have ladies' admitted 20 the Go Ak
the spaces Ia the hall outside OF the range of
the ms mbers chairs imme date occupied ny ladies'
and In many instances TO have the chairs OF mem
M MT SehoScE at 70 4o offered privileged resolu.
tion directing CLERK inform the senate that the
House wss IN session ready TO receive that body for
of Of ss ~ Sp1a r 'n
Vice-Preside mt of the United States Adopted.