The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-25
"A BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS.
afORToN,s ELECTION MIL PASSED
IN TIE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE.
Opposition to Retrencbmeut in the House
An Attempt TO Defeat the Reductions Of
Salaries by Political CIap-Trnp.
: wAsuINoToN March 2i--The Chair laid
before the Senate tho House bill in relation to
political contributions. Referred to the Com
mittee on Privi gees and Elections.
The Chair laid before the Senate the bill on
The Sioux deficiencies, with a motion that the
House will not agree TO the amendments Of the
Senate. The Senate voted to insist upon Its
amendments, and asked for acommittee of con-
ference. Messrs withers, Allison, and Ogiesby
were appointed.
The Senate took up for consideration the Post
Route bill. MIR. Hamnn Giep., Me) said the
committee had paid personal attention TO all
the proposed routes. and had made personal In.
curry from different members as to the noces-
atty Of all they had proposed. They had stricken
out and Inserted only such as they had care
fully scrutinized, and perhaps upon this state
ment the Senate would not insist upon having
The bill read In full
Mr. Edmunds (Rcp. VIZ, opposed opening 80
many now routes. II this was a time % general
prosperity II might be different, but 1t was now
bnopportune to incur so much expense for new
routes.
Mr.. HamlIn thought tho hardy pioneers who
60 out into the frontiers Of our settlements
tiles whether It paid or not.
Mir. Edmundson said he found on looking at
The bill that the hardy pioneer lived in Massa-
fhuseus. Kentucky, and Nirginii. and perha Fps
u vermont In fact In nearly every state of the
Union and he did not know as the Government
would be bound to furnish him with morning
paper every morning at his breakfast table II he
thould conclude to 90 away out into the wilds
OF the W est and set up a shanty to enable him to
attend to some fishing scheme for few months.
MIR. Sargent dep, Cal.) said the Post once
came within THIS line Il expenses, aud the
bervlce ought to he maintained, even II 1t did
not prove entirely seii-sustlinins.
The Till was amended a. 10 minor points and
!, The bin providing that wilson .McCandless,
Judge OF the District Court Il the Western Dis
triCt Of Pcnnsy lyauii, may he retired ON nc
tount Of IN health. although he has not reach
ed the age OF seventy years' was taken up ana
amended so as to provide that he should resign
at the end Of six months after his retirement
Ind then passed.
bill to count the votes OF President and Vice
President.
Mr. burnside dlep., n. y moved to reconsider
Che vote whereby the bill was passed 70 the
third reading, and then introduced the follow
Ing amendment:
SECTION 3. That i more than return shall he re.
s,yed by .e President Of tle senate from a
votes CIV IN ~ he last preceding election for President
sud NccPrcsdtnt IN such state. he hal Immediately
Pe%c Court Of 'i he aSs s i SS sh at once
Who are the n eect6 S s TO- sa a haye
power TO- send ier p.rson; and paper; AMI tae sAd
Janus'y succeeding the meeting Of The electors Of
~ iiie ana Ni,,'irspe".' e y ~ 70 the lf,s dc
elected and ile rrnrn. scD oy the ecctor 20 -.
ca S 5 Sefoe he Il Two Houses '' are legal De
Mr.. Eaton Dem. Comm I'd he considered
tn on. fraud. ma the various amendments
US 80. lie Wo.ld leave the matter where 1t
WA left 10y the Constitution, and believed there
W ncres~it' for ieei-lation.
Mr. iidyard llciu Del intrOduc ID the am end
meut proposed 10y Ar. cooper. rs follows:
4 as SS 3u , no re- Sfrse as f. which re-
wmehi6c House 1t cptc.cnistiyev n by states in
n manner lg,-rno.i itc ns,iNnsn when n
IL. ne ana allie return
lie said that wher the vote was taken upon
were absent, not knowing tnat 1t was to be
taken W. and he Introduced 1t that "a full vote
como over the mind, Of many upon tins qucs-
tion. lie ureny ar.ued thai Ills was the proper
mode ri setting question which al admitted
After further discussion the amendment was
lost yeas. 10; nays, q Sir Burnside's amend
Ire bll was then passed by the following vote 4.
cYEAsnMcssrs Ali.on, Anthony, Boutwell,. Burnside.
Iosov NV FrHiinghu,sinn' lsm,,ieno' ,nis
h',s es; lsS s Jgfe, lS r. IoT,9 NsM
9i, s SS %,pao w11 ssu' sheAAn spencer
eoLs!ns ccIet Dari,. Dei,l, Futon, Eamgnd.,
hei'y hcCyeeg NfDandlt Mageg, Er1do pa, M
peinocr is ia italics.
MIR. thurman said he was at loss to see what
the senators could sse In thi- bll Of a PARTISAN
nature, ma he moved q reconsideration Of the
VOC whereby the bil Was tassei IN order TO
give one more chance t. tx some b to meet
III question whom two sets OF Tctur's were
Jeut IN. lie uid hupe thut IN IA 1T chamber
where 1ebate was allowed some measure could
pc prrit cited 10 meet tue necessity of the c sc.
II not there was no hope Of getting ii done az
ih- Congress. The motion was entered.
ihe Seuate took up the Consular an1 Di9!o-
matte bin ANA made IL the order Of business.
lhcn at or an executive session The senate adj
orned until Mond y.
fIgu.a of Repre-pnfative.