Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-30
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Petitions in favor of legislation to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors as a
beverage in the district of Columbia and all Ter
ritories of the United States are presented daily.
Mr.. Wright (Rep.), of Iowa. introduced bill
to establish court for the trial of contested
elections in the offices of President and Vice
President of the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds (Rep.), OF Vermont, called up
the resolution submitted by him, referring the
message Of the House of Representatives on the
subject OF the Presidential election to select
committee of seven senator's to act with the
House committee in preparing measure best
calculated to accomplish the lawful counting of
the electoral votes and the best disposition of
all questions connected therewith and it was
unanimously agreed to without discussion.
Mr.. Wright (Rep.), of Iowa, called up the bill
reducing the salary of the President of the
United States from $50, 600 to $4,000 per an
num- which passed both Houses of congress at
the last session and was vetoed by the Presi-
dent The question being, shall the bill pass
Notwithstanding the objections of the President,
it was rejected by vote of twenty-five yeas to
nineteen nays, not the necessary two-thirds vot-
ing in the affirmative. The vote was asfollows
YEAs-Messrs. Alcorn, Bogy, Clayton, Cock
rcl Conkling, Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Eaton,
Ferry, Goldthwaite, Harvey, Hitchcock, Johns
tom Herman, Key, McCreery, Maxey, Morrill,,
Morton, Price, Sherman, Thurman, Whyte,
Wright-twenty-tive.
NAYS essrs. Anthony, Barnum, Bayard,
Blaine, Booth Boutwell, Burnside, Cameron
pa, ChafTee, Dorsey, Edmunds Hqmln, In
gals. Jones CFla.), Mitchell, Norwood, Paddock,
Window, Withers-nineteen.
Mr.. Ingalls, (Rep.), of Kansas, submitted n
concurrent resolution accepting the statues of
Samuel Adams and John Winthrop, presented
to the United States by Massachusetts, and
returning the thanks of Congress to the State
of Massachusetts. Agreed to.
Mr.. Bogy dem. J, Of Missouri, submitted n
motion to change the name OF the Territory of
Pembina to Huron. Agreed to. The bill was
then read third time and passed
Mr.. Window (Rep.), of Minnesota, sent to
the clerks desk and had read letter from the
commissioner of pensions to the effect that the
annual pension roll was S25, 800, 324.69, repre-
senting the pensions for one year. The amount
paid out was 1913, 351, 599.69--nearly $4,000, 900
of which were paid out for arrears on pensions
newly adjudicated cases. and on account of
cases previously suspended for cause. Other
sums were paid for pension agents, expenses,
medical examinations, etc.
Mr.. Knott Dem OF Kentucky chairman of
the Judiciary committee, reported the following
resolution:
Resolred, That a committee of seven mem
bers be appointed by the Speaker of the House
to ascertain and report what are the privileges,
powers and duties of the House of Representa-
tives in counting the vote for President and
Vice-President of the United States, and that
said committee have leave to report at any
time The resolution was adopted without
division. resolution was also adopted APP
pointing q committee OF seven members to act
in conjunction with any similar committee that
may be appointed by the Senate to prepare and
report without delay such measure, either
Legislative or constitutional. as may in their
Judgment be best calculated to accomplish the
dcsired end. That said committee have leave to
report at any time.
The bill making appropriations to meet the
expenses of investigating committees was
passed as reported from the committee on ap-
Preparations.
The House increased the Post-office appro-
priation bill so as to provide for fast mail ser
vice.
In the House the highest testimonials were
paid to the memory of the late Speaker Kerr by
many of the members
discussion occurred on Geographic CON-
munication from Mr.. Morrison, chairman of the
Louisiana investigating committee, calling the
attention of the House to the refusal of Presi-
dent Orion to surrender all the Geographic dis
patches sent by the national Republican execu-
tive committee during the Presidential cam
paign. The communication was referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Knott Dem.) Of Kentucky, chairman of
the judiciary committee, introduced q bill pre-
scribing the method Of counting the electoral
votes for President and vice-President Re
ferred to the select committee on fhe subject.
Mr.. Hunter (Rep.), of Indiana, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt the resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to report on
the amendment to the Constitution prohibiting