The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-22
F0RTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINaToN, March 81.
SENATE.

Petitions were presented by Messrs
Wright, Logan, Dawes, Cooper, Sher
man. Dorsey, Christiancy, ingalls,, Wind
ham. and others from temperance or
ganlzstions In their several States, al
praying for the passage of prohibitory
liquor laws IN the District of Columbis
and territories and also for the passag'
of law prohibiting the use OF liquor
among the officers of civil, military anc
naval service. Referred. o..
Mr.. Allison from the Committee on
Appropriations reported back House bill
No. $40, known as the Military Academy
bill with a recommendation that the
Senate adhere to its amendments and
asked for Committee of Conference
Agreed TO aud Messrs. Allison, Logan
and Wallace were appointed as q CON-
mittee on the part of the Senate.
The Senate Opposed To Economy.
House bill No. 1890, reported from the
Committee on Appropriations with
amendments by Senator Sargent, was The
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. 1t contains all the provisions for
the consulates and foreign missions that
were included in last years bill and re.
commended by the State Department this
year. The omissions and reductions OF
salary proposed by the House are IN
every instance disagreed to by the Sen.
ate committee. The principal contest
will be in regard to the reduction OF the
salaries OF the ministers to Franc, Eng
land and Russia and the proposed aboll-
ton ofsundry missions 10 South Ameri-
Gu
Mr.. Allison called up Senate bill $50,
providing for an agreement with the
Sioux Indians, and pending its considera-
ton the morning hour expired and the
Senste resumed the consideration OF the
bill to coun. the vote of President and
Vice President.
After debate by Messrs. Mo1ey and
Jones, of Florida. the question was taken
and an amendment was offered by Sir.
Freeing huvsen, to the amendment pre-
pared by Mr.. Cooper, viz: To strike out
all after the word "sgree" in the frs!
line and insert the following: "The d I,
ference shall be Immediately referred to
the Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
the Presiding. Officers OF the Senate ard
the Speaker of the House, whose decision
shall be final If the Chief Justice /:
absent or unable to attend, the senior AS
sociste Justice of the Supreme Court
present In the Capital or other place oi
meeting, shall act IN his place
The amendment was lost by vote ol
80 nays to % yeas.
The question then recurred on the
amendment of Mr.. johnson to toe
amendment proposed b. Mr.. Cooper
viz: To strike out all after the word
"snd" in the first line and insert "If the
Senate should vote for one certificate and
the House OF Representative for another
a Joint meeting of the two houses shaI
finally determine which shall be counted
by States, the representation from each
State including the senators therctron
having one vote, but if the representa-
tion ot any State shall be equally divided
its vote shall hot be counted.
The debate WAS continued by Messrs
Stevenson. Thurman, WitherS and Nor
ton.
Mr.. Moxey proposed an amendment,
which he asked to have printed, proyld
ing that the President of the Senate
acting as presiding officer of the two
houses, in joint Session, shal! decide
which are valid returns, &c.
Pending discussion. the Senate wen'
INTO executive session and soon adjourned