The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-13

the rules OF the Senate TO any what the
President would or would not do unless
it had been officially communicated to the
Senate. The object ofSuch rule was to
prevent any influence upon the Senators
votes by statements as to what the Presi-
dent would do. Certainly one discharg-
ing the duties OF President could not pre-.
side over the Senate.
After further debate by Messrs. Alcorn,
Edmunds, Thurman and others, vote
was taken on the motion OF Mr.. Thurman
to indefinitely postpone the third resolu-
ton, and it was rejected--yeas is, nays 30.
Mr.. Whyte said he voted for indefinite
ly postponing because he did not think
there was any practical question in the
resolution requiring any action by the
Senate. He then submitted the following
amendment to the third resolution until
the happening Of the contingency provid-
ed for in the 9th section Of an act Of Con.
gress approved March l, 1892, SO that the
resolution, il amended, would read:
"ResolYed, That the Office Of President
pro TEN Of the Senate is held at the pleas.
ure Of the Senate with the happening Of
the contingency" &c.
Mr.. Whyte said he meant TO say by this
amendment that the Senate should have
no power or control over the President
pro TEN after he should be called to dis
charge the duties OF President.
The amendment was rcjected-ayes lS,
nays 80.
Mr.. Stevenson gave notice that after
the resolutions should be disposed Of he
would offer resolution instructing the
Judiciary Committee to investigate the
whole question referred to in the debate
and report such measures as would pro-
vide against the contingency which might
possibly arise by the death Of the PreSi-
dent, Vice President and President pro
TEN OF the Senate.
Mr.. Thurman moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration OF Exc
cutive business. Lost.
The question being on the passage OF
the third resolution Us reported by the
committee, it was adopted-yeas 81, nays
Is, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Bath,
Boutwell,, Bruce, Cameron (of Wis.,,
Christancy, Clayton, Conkling, Cragin,
Dawes, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Hamil-
ton, Hamlin, Ingalls,, Herman, Key, Nc.
Donald, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill, (of
Me-, Morton, 0glesby, Paddock, Patter-
son, Sargent, Salisbury, Spencer, Wad-
leigh, West, Window and Wiight-34.
NAYs-Messrs. Bogy, Caperton, Cooper,
Davis, Eaton, Goldthwaite, Johnston,
McCreery, Merriman, Randolph, Steven
son, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte and With
ers-l5.
Messrs. Burnside, Logan and Morrill,
(of Vermont), who would have voted for
the resolution, were paired with Messrs.
Bayard, Jones (of Florida) and Kelley,
who would have voted againstit
The question then being on the fourth
resolution, declaring that Hon. Thomas
w Ferry, Senator from Michigan, who |
was elected President pro TEN Of the
Senate at the last session, isnow President
pro TEN, Mr.. Edmunds suggested that it be
Withdrawn, as it was Inconsistent with
the third resolution. Besides Mr.. Ferry |
was last elected President pro TEN at this
session just before the holiday recess.
Mr.. Morton accepted the suggestion OF
Mr.. Edmunds, and withdrew the fourth
The Chair laid before the Senate q me-
mortal Of the Arkansas Legislature ask
ing the passage Of an act rcfunding the
tax collected on cotton in 'G5, 'GG and '67.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Adjourned.