Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-22
FoRTY-FOURTH CONsREss.
Closing Proceedings Feste, 'day.
ENATE.-Areronrre nnrf cln.ei


hr White intTcduced a oil for the re'sei
OF Jesse T. Weirick, OF the District OF O.
I luU bia Claims.
TIE discussion on the electoral bgl was
| Z, Dtinued by MeSsrS Stevenson Thurman
| "itbCrs, and others.
Mr.. Morton said IL only happened once in
! lhe history OF The country that two sets OF
| electoral votes came from the same state.
! We may hope that such a contingency NAV
| never happen again. but IL may happen and
! solution OF such a difficulty should Dc pro-
| Weed for. He also alluded To the fact that In
| lsol, when the House was eIecting the Pres
| idtnt there was dead lock for eleven days
| owing TO the votes OF the states OF Vermont
and Maryland being equally divided. He
! argued against the rropriety OF leaving 20
the President OF the Senate the power 90 de
cioe between the disputed votes Of state
Without concluding. Mr.. Morton gave
| way. and the Senate went into executive
session and then ad Journed.
| ROUSE-After our report closed
Mi. LyDde tWts.), from the Judiciary
| G. mmlItee, reported adversely upon the hil
10 prov ide for the printing OF speeches aud
| remarks OF Representatives ana senators Ia
Congress In the exact language ia which
| they were delivered. Tabled.
| hr. Csulheid, tIll) from the same com
| mittee, reported "a bilI m king a a mfSds-
me amor Tor any officer or employe o. the gov.
eminent 10 solicit or receive any
| MoNkH FOR ELkCTIONEERTNG
purposes. IL prov deS that no demand shall
De made upon any officer or employee for
| any electioneenng fund, and that n shall
nos be lawful for any person IN toe empioy
uf the govern meut To solicit or routrt n te
Any money or property 10 be used a. an cleo
u-neering fund. aud any one violating the
ACT snail be subject Ia a penalty not eNcped -.
Ing ME OF sl,0a0, and Imprisonment not ex.
cef ding one year
Mr. Brown (Ky }. from the Committee on
| ClNll Service Reform, offered as q substitute
bill providing that no officer OF the govern
inent ALall receive irom any other officer or
employee or other person any money or
other property To be used for political or cleo
tloheeflng purposes, and any officer or en-
ploye so offending shall be dismi >sed the ser
| vice OF Tie government, and shall also be
| deemed guilty ola high misdemeauor in Of
| nee, aud upon conviction shall be suffice led
| To me and Imprisonment.
| Mr.. Hoar Mass. }, from the minority OF the
| committee. offered proviso that nothing
| contained in this act shall be construed to
| forth papers and books for the purpose OF
| IeTs.
Tie previous question was then hernandez.
snn the main question ordered.
MI Elaine Me inquired whether Senators
ana representatives in Congress were in
| cIuded la The oil.
Mr.. Caulield replied that they were not
because they were hot officers OF the govern.
| ment. But he had no objection 10 such az
| amendment IL the gentleman would offer IL
| Mr. Blaine said he would Certainly do SO,
| IOr tEere was more corruption I'm contest
| Tor election of Congressman than in all that
| could be contributed by clerks. There ought
10 be such action as would prevent clerks
| from contributing from their meager sala-
| ries, but the bill would be defective unless a
prohibition was put upon members OF Con-
Mr.. Caulfeld said other members OF the
| committee wanted to offer bills, and ne de-
clined tn yield for further amendment.
| Mr.. BlaiDe.-But you said you would per-
| mt me tn offer the amendment.
| Mr.. Cauldeld But / now Withdraw that
| consent. He did not know what the gentle
| man experience was, but as for himself he
| d not know ytbing about the corruption
in Congressional elections OF which Mr.. b.
| spoke.
| MIR. Baine.-I was seven times a candidate
| for Congress, and never contri ou ted 80 much
az a postage stamp. But Others had made
large contributions. In order ID test tue
matter, he said he would move TO reconsider
| The vote whereby the main question was or.
de red, and under the yeas and nays ne would
sse who were opposed 10 including Congress
| men.
The yeas and nays were ordered. and the
| main question was recOosidered by "A vote OF
2C6 yeas 10 nays. Those voting Ia the neg
| bins PA }, aud Wike.l
Pending further consideration, the morn
| Ing hour expired.
Mr.. New, (Ind.l rising TO a question of
privilege, said that Mr.. Glover, MOI Mr..
Smith Pa and himself had thls morning
received subp9nas 10 appear before the
grand ynry To testify In relation to certain
THE REAL ESTATE POOL,
| they being members OF the special commit
| Tee on that subject. They had not the least
| objection TO responding TO the summons, out
| as The matter of members privileges had
been heretofore discus ed, they desired the
| direction of the House on the subject
| Mr.. Tucker (Na.) offered q resolution au-
| tborizing The gentlemen named 70 gs before
me grand jury without violating any privi-
Mr.. Blaine asked leave TO ha We printed In
he Record the amendment he proposed 10
| offer TO the bill In relation to
| POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
| IL makes the law apply 10 Senators and
| Repre- sentatives. and provides that any one
| Of them using money for election purposes
shall be disqualified thereafter from holding
| Office.
Mr.. Reagan (Texasl gave notice of amend
| ment imposing penalty upon all classes
ON motion OF Mr. Beebe, CN. \ } the Secre,
tary OF the Treasury was directed TO inform
the House the amount OF salary paid each
year 10 the fiscal agent at London.
| The House then went into committee on
| the
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL;
| Mr.. Cox 10 the chair.
Mr.. Hubbell (Mich.) made a speech on the
| question of protection.
| Mr.. Foster, (Ohio) a member OF the Appro-
| priation Committee, said that be had before
| stated that The minority OF the committee
| had co-operated with the majority in all fair
| reductions, but they could not agree TO Grip
pie the operations of the government, and he
| believed that the effect OF this bill in many
| departments would be 10 absolutely Grip
| pie their efficiency. He took issue with Mr..
randall mat there bad been reduction of
| mates and statements he had not included
| the sums needed 10 pay the judgments OF the
| Court OF Claims and other necessary matters.
| He also commended that there was no con-
| sistency in the proposed reductions.
| After further discussion in the same strain
the committee rose, and the House, al $40 p.
| m, adjourned.
| WINTER ZEPBYRs ON MOUNT WASHING
TON. The car house, a strong building on
| the up-top OF Mount Washington, was
| blown over In the late storm. The force of
| the wind is described as hurricane. The
| car house was the building which the signal
SCI vice party occupied the first and second
| season of their winter sojourn on the noun
| tain. III the wreck OF this building has taken
| the course of similar occurrences with strnr