The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-13
Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May IL.
The chair also laid before the senate
communication from commissioners of the
district Of Columbia, in answer to the reso-
luton of Mr.. Edmunds in regard to the
management of the white and colored
schools in the district. The commission
crs state that no discrimination exists 10
the management of the schools and no ad-
ditional legislation is required to secure
equality in the schools. Referred to the
committee on the district of Columbia.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that when the sem
ate adjourn TO day it be TO meet on Mon
day next. Agreed 10.
Mr. Herman presented petition of the
citizens OF Jefferson county, New York,
demonstrating against the passage of the
house bill granting an American register to
the steamer Genoa, Canadian vessel Re-
ferred to committee on commerce.
At 1920 the senate adjourned.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on
judiciary, reported with amendments
JOINT resolution recently submitted by him
in regard 10 counting the electoral vote for
president and vice president placed on
the calendar.
The resolution is, with certain changes,
the same measure introduced last March
by Senator Edmunds. AS now reported
its maiu provisions are as follows:
1t proposes in lieu of the 18th article of
amendment of the constitution, to estab-
fish new article, providing that electors
shall meet IN their respective states and
vote for president and vce-presldeut viva
voce, and transmit certified lists of all votes
to the presiding justice OF the United
States supreme court.
The supreme court, at time and place
to be fixed by law, shall publicly open and
count the votes. and the person having the
greatest number OF votes for president,
considered by the court to have been law
fully given and certified, shall be. presi-
dent, ii such number Of electors were law
fully appointed. But the court shall in
these duties disregard errors OF form and
be governed by the substantial right of the
matter.
1t is further provided that il no person
have such majority the state of the votes
shall be Immediately certified to the house
of representatives, which body must forth
with, from three persons having the high
est number of votes for president, choose q
president by viva yoce vote, this vote is to
be taken by sta,es, the representatives of
each state having one vote, and If the vote
of any state does not show a majority for
any one candidate it shall not be reckoned.
A quorum for this purpose shall consist of
a number Of members from two-thirds of
the states, and a majority Of all the states
shall be necessary to choice. The voting
must continue until president shall be
elected or until the 4th day of March next
following, when if no president has been
thus chosen the vice president ehall act as
president as in case of death or other con-
sttutional disability of the president.
1t is further proposed that the electoral
votes for vice-presdent shall be counted
and determined by the supreme court in
the same manner; but if no person 10
found to have a majority, the senate is to
choose a vice-presdent from the two high
est on the list by majority vote of quo
rum of thai. body, 10 consist Of at least two
thirds of its qualified members. No per-
son constituionally ineligible to Office of
president shall, however, be eligible to that
of vice president.
The proposed constitutional amendment
provides ia conclusion, that no person hold
ing the office of justice OF the United States
supreme court shall be eligible for election
as president or vlcs-president until the ex-
piration of the two years next after he
shall have ceased to hold office as men,
Der Of that court.
HOUSE.
The first business of the house to-day
was to elect S. s. Cox speaker pro tenn.
during the continued absence of Mr. Kerr,
after which the house went into committee
of the whole on the postoffice appropri-
alton bill, the question being in regard TO
abollshing the letter carrier system in cities
of less than 10000 population. After de-
bate the proposition to abolish the free de-
livery system was defeated-125 to 20.
After reading few lines further in the
bill Mr.. Foster moved to insert an item of
$780, 900 additional for the letter carrier
system In cities of less than 10000 inhab-
itants.
Mr.. Holman made point of order that
the line in the bill at which such amend
ment could be offered was passed.
The chairman, Mr.. Springer, sustained
the point of order, and against that ruling
Mr.. Foster took appeal.
The committee then rose and the appeal
was reported to the house. The speaker
pro TEN. affirmed the ruling of the chair
man, and Mr.. Foster further appealed.
The appeal was laid on the table, SO to "a.
The house again went into committee of
the whole and resumed the consideration
of the bill.
Mr.. Holman moved an amendment in
creasing the item for inland transportation
from 81, 100000 to sl5,000,000, specify
ing 1t a. follows Transportation by rail-