The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-08
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FORTY-FIRsT sEssION-sECOND TERM.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb s-Resolutions were adopted
calling for information relative TO the amount ex-
pended in defending the cotton suits in the Court of
Of ONCE prescribed in 1862 is still in force and in
structng the Postmaster-G General TO communicate
facts relating the cost OF printing blank petitions
for the abolition OF the ranking privilege.
On motion OF Mr. Drake the rules were amended
SO as to provide for the consideration OF Indian
mitted by the President in confidence.
Several private bills were passed, the Census bill
being laid over informally.
Houhe.
Mr.. Paine, Chairman OF the Committee on Blec-
tions, gave notice that he would on some future day
offer the following resolution, which was ordered to
Resolved, That the following be adopted as rule
OF the House:-A special Committee OF Elections
shall be chosen in each contested case, folows:
The Speaker shall designate day for the choice OF
such committee, and shall give the House at
least 1--WE days notice thereof. At 10 O'Clock
on the forenoon OF the day so designated the stand
the hall OF the House OF Representatives. and shall
prepare list OF the names OF the Representatives
holding uncontested seats in the House. excepting
such as shall not have answered to their names
during the current session OF Congress, and
| excepting also such as shall have been already
mittees OF Elections during the current term Of
| Congress. The committee shall theo enclose in
| box all the names on such list and after same
shall have been thoroughly interminged, shsl cause
twenty-one to be drawn out sngly and read aloud,
unless GoGeS TO tss Either
and the same shall be rejected and
| other names In Ike manner drawn In
lieu thereof, subject also to objection and rejection
| until the names drawn without objection shall
| amount, either alone or added to the number OF
| names remaining in the box, to precisely twenty
| one. The twenty-one names so obtained having
been recorded, the parties SHALL in the alphabetical
| order OF their names, strike each name
| from the list successfully until twelve
shall be stricken therefrom and the Representatives
| whose names shall remain shall constitute the
special Committee Of Elections for such contested
case, and in the trial thereof shall be subject to the
| laws, rules, and orders, hitherto regulating the
powers, duties, and proceedings of the
standing Committee OF Elections, far
as the same shall be applicable
thereto The final decision Of q majority OF the
whole Special Committee chosen shall be reported
TO the House, and shall stand as the order OF the
| House, unless the House shall otherwise determine.
This rule shall not apply to any case in which final
| report shall have been submitted to the House by
| the standing Committee OF Elections before the
adoption OF the same, shall 1t be the rule OF the
! House OF Representatives OF any future Congress
| unless expressly adopted by such House.
Objection having been made by Mr. Maynard, the
| Speaker decided that notice had not been given
| under the rules.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Laflin,
declaring the publication In the Globe of printed petit
uons against the franking privilege as issued under
the direction OF the Postmaster General, to be a
wastefu expenditure OF public: money and directing
the discontinuance OF such publication, came up as
the first business In order, and Mr. Latin addressed
| the House in explanation and advocacy OF it.