National Republican., 1876-12-09

pay was IcunlS0 Dy Vfucf VI ING 0oo4 4ot4Ey VI tAo
Mary, and repeating 80 much Of the Revised
Statutes as authorizes the Secretary Of the Navy
10 furlough ofhcers In certain cases. Referred to
the Naval COMMITTEES.
THE BLACK HILLS TO BE TERRrToaY.
MI. PfPER. Of Gal, introduced sbiute estsb- I
lish the territory Of the Black Hills and to pro-
Mr. CUTLER, OF n. J., fntroducsd bill TO
q the Commissioner Of Agriculture. Ippropfia-
tions. -
,Axxspnrsr 70 TIE coxs1rrrurros.
Mr.. BAKER, OF Ind, introduced a Joint resolu. .
tion proposing an amendment to the Contribution !
ofthe United States prohibiting the assutnption
orpaymsns y The United States Of any ss%s
Property in the Sonthsrn States during ths lats,
war by the United states army. Judiciary:
Fhii being Friday, the .6fskKER caAed thsd
committees for bills Of private nature, but the
call was very soon concluded and but few psilS
The sPEAKER then proceeded with me can 1
ofthe States for resolutions which would have
to lie on the table If debate should arise 's2 T. 4
ELECTORAL COUNT BEFORE sUP8E,lE oouRr. sr3s
Mr.. LIE EMOYNE, of III; offered q resolution
ss ss
counting Of ths electoral uote.I and authofxing
the e o1s e gs
whole matter 10 the & Sup emo Court and get tho
views that tribunal. Y bra i.irola iranit :
Dsbate ariang, the resolution was laid oyero
'ISs. ME FxtTkN "a NER, Of west Va, intrsauesa
resolution, directing The. COMMITTEES on bLli5aE
ernment in recently becoming the plrehasst of
The water-pOwsr and property At Harpsrs Ferry
become the purchaser, the armofy ought not
pewer for otaer Government purposes. Adopted
-s1l- .s1s. fEHsEoH BILL rAsszp.' 'ssl;9Gs1s 81
On motion or Mr.. ATKINS, Of Tenn, the
verfi n Ooynrnfttaa 0f the WhOl0. and
lookup the pension bill. l70-7.-rs2 DO - 2 8ln9H
Mr.. ATKINS said: Dir. Chairman, VIII SIM
have this year followed as they did last year the
estimates Of this Commissioner Of Pensions. Tho
sppropriatiOn this year 10 sSss go less than ne
sppfcpnsfio1s contained N the blif Is S8sss, 900
Tor both army and navy pensions. About s3 100000
Sssrs .0s ais vii
roll. 70 and Ss.1sen S SssSs @ scs and sssaSo viii pay
sscSI s $:s, q SS,a s55ssTs sRss u
skows b light asereass upon the rate last year.
hSa shss Il Is nscss.sfy TO e Isy s anyshsg iurthes
on thisbtiL Isupposs no gentleman IN the House
Win E.ss an loa e tss -, .ss, ~.
bni Mss reported TO ths House and passed ? :! o 3
! tirsr,fb oxxsrArpo WOOD AGAIN. ,Ta4g o. sil
| Mr.. wt3t5D. of N. r, called up the resolution
offered. by him yesterday, calling upon the
PsssssRt sSE iSsSsR9s * Es n t s
/ Mr. KASS0N suggestsd that fhIs resoIutfbn
had bean offered on day for apgblle, business,
| aud ss this was private bin day he inquired
whsther private 6 business would not take Preee-
The SPEAEERy replied that he would not en-
tertain that motion to-day, IS the joint rules
/ M. MiI:A II Me-, ebiset.af T 70 the consider
/ alton q the resolution. zs sszaed that there
md g issr sss as
itrequlred pnaninom consent, = 5;-lI 4 10 IN
MEWOoD Ssgpsd that The resolution xss ob.
considefatfon. and Il now came up By consent. : .
The heSPEAKERss ssid the Record and the Jouxo
Mr. KASA0N inaisted that he had properly
objected. He would, however, not resist the reso-
RsspsT ee sns
tion tfitNas not Incompatible with the public
/ Nh. MooD did not think that, form, usual or
called of sdesttne foreign sffsirs. But Wins Ss
modify the resolution accordingly, In order that
tmight pass. - s1ni1ii2 tsar -. =
80 f.;g ~ cIYMEa rls-znkpxD. .5.. i5.gi n Z
Mr.. ULYMER, of Pa, hoped the gentleman
would not modify IT 20 - apif.lO - -. - ,;
necessary because the Prsslisnt shoald ssnd IN
all of this information. II he did not do 50, he
would commit an sdditionaEofense, and one 9f
| Ths rssolution was then nodded as suggsssst
/ On motion of Mr.. MILLS. of Tex, resolution
the House whstSef there S bad been any increase
last session; whether any troops had been re-
/ Sill, and, q 50, whether their places had been
M. FA9IkNER,o 81 WA, offered blu to
nongahsis river, in west Virginia. Referred to.
On %oas os e p21ERNER the
| adopted resolution directing the COMMITTEES on
SSmps.ss g nqnse what damage had a. been
son Of the failure OF the last Congress to make
l an appropriation. 1919 1000 ~, l'i.5 -
| PORTRAIT or Hox. H. r. srARKwKArHER. 5sa
| Senate BIN to authorize the, engraving and
printing Of portrait Of the late Hon. II. H:
l Mr.GARFIELD, AIKEN up and passed. ~, !IiJ !.IdiJ
| The House then, at l:so p. M, adjourned until
l Monday at Il o'clock. .-.R'at +'41. '''
| ",,',. POLITICAL. .IT-Is5f rs,
Springer, Of Illinois, is called "a parliamentary
All this nonsense from Oregon don. amount to
| . row ofpins. That's Watts the matter. -, -.
Those who believe that Democrats viii not tell
lies can certainly admit that they may be mis-.
taken. 80 50 st.Tr g. tsar 1,!ssG 2 tff s9Zsl
| A Georgia boy drank pint Of Iye, and the
phyeictans recommended that he start Demo
Nov thar the Democrats have got then Andaii
hxed to the Speakers chair, IT'S no Wonder II
things go little cranky. me -is.T' VI h, III
ceiasd II $50 Is votes votes. His banner State STATE was as IiiI-
nois, where his vote was i, ,1o9 "a DOT 3 -lt
| The trouble with our patriotic Democratic
| couldn't swallow their allegations. They were
/ such whoppers, you know. an z7s T1sI ri,I !
The Democrstic lawyers are returning bored
and dsadshead trip tothe sunny, though unsolid
South. Sellers probably found millions In II. I 9
| The dual Houses in South CAROLINA seem to be
house a night dual the bussse they sccompish a
But when There are too many speakers actual
business will drag, Of course. = f,,,, ~ Z
Democratic editor d ths Oioslng q me Liberty
l the daily and weekly installments Of abba sdi-
/ tortais and crisp paragraphs have stopped for.
| The Democratic journals confess; their lack of
hops for Coy. Tflden,s election BY kindly arrang-
thus far display .ersditabis powers eoI inagins-
| tion, and wifi doubtless furnIsh Mr.. Hayes With
entertaining reading ,7i5-r - =, sr,5r-.9g -
might have been President. Hayes Was always
| good TO his mother-in-lau, and now you see what
he gets foE n It's Just As T. was IN The old times:
Z
unto her." Good for Ruth ldlz ia T5aEsaI ~
Mr.. Cronin, the Democratic eleetor In Oregob
who has burst into national prominence In such o
j loose and irregular manner, fs brother OF Mr..
! Timothy 9. Cronin, Of Brooklyn, one Of the Be-
i publican electors of New York The latter gen.
| tleman Is . lawyer IN good standing, but be has
been able to absorb in all OF his practice
much law as his now distinguished brother laid
| hands On and fractured In fsw hours. 2 $3.50
ks~ aYork 7eomnsrcidl AdUsrtfser, sk.--
Whalever hfe the twenty y-seeond Joint rule may
have retained was summarily stamped out Of Il.
/ yesterday afternoon By ruling Of the presiding
oficer Of the Senate, Mr.. Ferry, pending the de-
bate on Senator Shermans report of his witt to
Louisiana. The point Of order was raised By
Senator Merrimon that the discussion on the sub
ject was not IN order, from which an appeal was
made and the Chair was sustained. Alter this,
i singularly enough, Senator Merrfmen asked con-
sideration for his bill providing for the counting
Of the electoral votes and cited the twenty
joint rule In point. Thereupon Vice President
/ Ferry ruled peremptorly that the twenty-seoond
Il joint rule was not In existence s5r y I97ST3
1 r ==HsA Gustave Bore. 80
i From bright sketch of Gustave Dore at home