Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-21
VOL 80, NO IS

lars, instead OF fifteen thousand. for
miscellaneous articles, exclusive o. labor
for the senate. Agreed 10.
Sen tor Morrill, Me. submitted ag
amendment directing the postmaster
general, at the end OF the present fiscal
year, upon demand Of the lessor, 20 de-
liver up possession Of the house No. gIj
+ street, in Washington, now occupied
by the pOstOffice department. Agreed to.
Senator Hamilton slid lie understood
the property was now owl eI 10y Alex
ander L. Shepherd. He moved 60
amend by striking out twenty-five hum
dTed dollars and inserting eighteen hum
dred dollars for annual rent. Agreed 10
81 to IL.
Senator Ingalls, moved to strike
out the clause providing that the
business of the Office of surveyor
general of Kansas shall be settled,
and the office be closed and discontinued
on or before June &Oth. 1876 AgreCI
to. After some other TmeudmeUta, Uu-
important in character, were agreed to
the bill was reported to the senate, and
all the amendments made IN the COM
mittee of the whole were sgresd to, ey-
cept the one in regard to the second see
ton, providing that the circuit gJul, u
the Dited States, for The district Of
Iowa, shall be hetd a. the 'imls aut
places now provided by law, for holding
United States district courts. The COM
mittee on appropriations reported in fl
vOr of striking out that section, but the
senate yesterday refused 10 dO so.
Senator Wright moved the section he
stricken out, as recommended by the
committee, which was agreed TO. The
bill was then read the third time and
passed. Senator Davis, Of West Nir-
ginia, moved the senate pro-
ceed to the consideration u the
bill making appropriations for fOruhca-
tiOns and other works Of defense for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1876. Agreed
to.
Senator Davis said that the present
bill appropriated S85O,OOO, was q less
amount than for any yearsince the be
ginning. The bin was read the third
time, and passed as it came from The
house of representatives..
Senator Morrill, Me. moved 10 take
up the consular and diplomatic appTO-
priatiOn bill. Agreed to.
The only amendment Of importance
reported by the committee was one ap-
pTOpTiating $2S, 700 for salaries and tx-
penses Of the I '1ited States and Mexican
claims commission, which was agreed
to. The bill was read the third time,
and passed.
Senator Morton moved to lake UP the
proposed amendment To- the coustitu-
ton, submitted by the committee on
privileges and elections. Agreed 10.
Senator Sherman said he had yielded
US the senator from Indiana Morton To-
afa tho Yrpv,OrfI freE.rFf a.Faf
upon, and he gave notice that after il
should be disposed Of he would claim
the floor to finish his remarks In regard
to the Louisiana troubles
Senator Morton then had the proposed
amendment read, 81 follows.
ResOJUcd, by the senate UHd hooSs Of
representatives., IN congress assembled,
tWO-ttiTds Of each house cCHcUTriug
therein, That the following article IS
proposed as an amendment TO the cru-
stitution of the United States, and WHen
ratified by the Legislatures Of three
fourths Of the States, shall ge valid, 10
all intents and purposes, rs part Ok the
constitution, to wit:
EiTst-The President and Vice
President shall be elected 10y the people
i'll the manner following: Each state
shall be divided into districts equal in
number to the number OF repTezeuta-
tives to which each State may he euli-
tied in congress, to be composed of the
contiguous territory, and % be nearly
equal in population As may be, aud the
person having the highest number Of
votes in each district for President shall
receive the vote Of that district, which
shall be counted one vote fer President.
SecOnd-phe person having the high
~
State shall receive two Presidential
votes from the State at large.
Third-Any person having the high
est number of Presidential votes i'm the
United States shall be President,
FOurth-If two persons have the
same number Of votes in any State, il
being the highest number, they shall re-
ceive each one Presidential vote from
the State at large, and If more than two
persons shall receive the same number .
of votes i'll any State, it being the high /
est number, no Presidential vote shall /
be counted from the State at lsrga.
If more persons than one shall have
the same number Of votes, il being the
highest number in any district no
Presidential vote shall be counted from
that district.
Fifth-The foregoing provision shall
also apply to the election Of Fice-Prezi-
dent.
The congress shall have power to pro-
vide for holding and conducting elec-
tiOns for President and Vice President
and to establish tribunals for the decis-
ion Of such elections as may be contest
ed. The States shall be divided into
districts by the legislatures thereof, but
congress may at any time, by law, make
or alter the same.
After it was read Mr.. Morton yielded
to Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, for % mo-
ton for executive session.
Mr.. West presented memorial Oi the
general assembly Of Louisiana in regard
to the recent disturbances III that State.
Referred to the committee on privileges
and elections.
After executive session the senate ad
jOurned.