Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Providing for Counting the VOTE
for President.
United States Judge for West
Tennessee.
Defeat Of Proposition to Limit
the President to One Term
of Six Years.
SENATE.


| WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.zThe Chair laid
before the Senate 4 message from the Pres
ident transmitting a report Of the Com
mission of Engineers appointed IN compli-
auce with the resolution Of Jrne p, 1874,
to investigate and report a permanent plan
for the reclamation Of the alluvial basin OF
the Mississippi. Referred 10 the Com
mittee on Transportation Routes, aud Or
dered that 10000 extra copies be printed.
After introducing a number Of bills and
l petitions business on the ORlendar Nas
taken up and the following bills were dis
posBd OF
Senate bin to facilitate the disposition of
cases in the Supreme Court Of the United
States and for other purposes. Passed.
The House bill to amend the twenty
third paragraph Of section Of the act to
regulate The fees and costs 10 be allowed
marshals and attorneys of the Circuit and
District Courts Of the United States, ap-
proved Feb. 20, 1853. Passed.
The bill to wind up the Affairs Of tha
Freedman's Bank with one commissioner
instead Of threw reported and discussed,
but went over without action
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the resolution submitted by Mr.. Schurz,
lnstructing the Judiciary Committee to in
quire what legislation is necessary by Con-
gress to secure to the people Of Louisiana
the rights Of self-govenment under the
Constitution, and Mr.. PeaSe, of Mississippi,
concluded his argument commenced yes
terday.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill to pro.
vide for and regulate the counting Of the
vote for President and Vice President. It
provides tha- from three to ten days next
prior TO the last Monday in every January
following any election for President or
Vice President, the Senate shall appoint
four Senators and the House Of Represen-
tives five Of its r,,eln6erS, aud such nine
persons shall constitute a committee upon
the election Of President and Vice Presi-
dent. A majority Of said committee shall
be quorum, and the concurrence Of said
majority shall be Necessary in any action
thereof. Each member Of the com
mittee shall take a special oath
10 perform the duties imposed
upon him by provisions Of this
bill. The Senate and House are required
TO meet together in the hall Of the House
at one o'clock Of the last Monday in Janu-
airy, and meet daily, Sunday excepted, IN
I'll such duties hereafter specified are per-
formed. The President OF the Senate is to
preside and open all certificates and papers
puTpOrting to be certificates Of votes cast for
President and Vice President, and after so
opening them, the papers shall all be de-
ivered to the committee above provided
for, who shall proceed to examine the
same and report in writing as soon
as possible the state Of the votes, and what
persons, if any, have been, pursuant to law,
elected President and Vice President. II,
when the report is made, any question is
raised by any Senator or member Of the
House, touching the legal validity Of any
vote OF proceeding Of the commit
tee, the two houses shall eonsid-
er the question separately, and, if
they concur, their judgment shall stand, and
the report of the committee shall be
modified accordingly; but if the two
houses do not concur, then the report of the
committee shall stand, and the persons so
declared elected shall respectively be deem
ed prima facie entitled to exercise the func-
tions Of their Offices, subject to any contest
made in due course of law. Referred.
The Senate went into Executive session
and SOON adjourned.