The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20
Xiv. CONGRESS-.
Second Regular Session.
SENATE
The Eleeksral Vote-Wright's lBiit-The
Presidents Balary-The Oregon Case
Further Dkseussed-SpeaI<er kZerr-



Further Dsseussed-speaI<er kkerr-
WAsHlNGruf Dec 1s.
In the morning hoEr sfr. Edz1unds called
up the resolution submitted by him Friday
last. referring to the message of the house OF
rep fesentatives in regard to deyising means
TO eount and declare the electoral vote, 10
Sc kct committee of seven senators 10 act
W wEzh q committee appointed BY the house,
nd 1t was agreed to by unanimous vote
without discussion. The chair was author
lsed TO appoint q special committee.
Mr.. Clayton called up the senate bill fo-
the relief of the officers and priyates of the
Fourth Arkansas cavalry volunteers.
Awarded and passed.
Mr. Hitchcock introduced bill TO divide
the state of Nebraska into two judicial dis
tricts Referred.
court for the trial of contested elections in
the offices-of president and vice president of
the United States, and st his request it
was ordered printed and to lie on
the table. In introducing the bill
Mr.. Wright said he had prepared il with
out consultation with any one, but was not
committed TO it's tern.s and would be glad
10 have suggestions from other senators He
believed law could be passed to settle all
our present difficulties He relied upon the
common sense Of the people OF the country,
and he believed the patriotic love of legal
methods would prevail
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, submitted
joint resolution providing that when the
two houses of congress adjourn on Friday
next it be to meet on Wednesday, January
3, 1877. Ordered printed and 10 lie on the
table
Mr.. Wright called up the message of the
president sent TO the senate last session
vetoing the bill reducing the presidents 5
salary from $50, 600 u $25, 900 per annum,
aud the question being shall the bill pass,
notwithstanding the objections OF the presi-
dent thereto A discussion followed, and
the senate refused to pass the bill over the
veto-yeas 25, nays 10; not twO-thirds voting
in the affirmative.
The following is the vote on the presidents
salary bill:
Yeas-Alcorn, BOgy, Clayton, Cockerell,
'Conkling, Cragin, Davis, Dove. Eaton, Fer
ry, Goldthwaite. Harvey, Hitchcock, John
son, Herman, Key, McCreery, MOrey, Nor
rill, Morton. Price, Sherman, Thurman,
Whyte, Wright-25.
Nays-Anthony, Barnum, Bayard, Blaine,
Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Cameron of
Pennsylvania Chatter, Dorsey, Edmunds,
Hamlin, Ingalls,, Jones OF Florida, Mitchell,
Norwood, Paddock, Window, Wlthers-l9
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of the resolution
of Mr. Mitchell authorizing an investigation
in regard to the appointment of presidential
electors in Oregon, and Mr.. Mckee made a
long speech. He said he did not question
the motives of the governor of Oregon. Had
be (McKee) been in his PLACE he would have
held that there was = vacancy on account
Of the ineligibiiity of Watts, and would then
have filed the vacancy so as to carry out the
wishes of the majority of the people. He
then referred to the condition of affairs in
South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, and
sdded that the will of the majority in those
states had been reversed by the action OF the
returning boards. He referred TO the argu-
ment of the senator from Ohio Mr..
Sherman) TO the effect that the de
cision of the Louisiana returning board
was supreme and must be duplicated by the
senate the same decision of the supreme
court OF the United States, and said if the
decision of thstboard was supreme in Louis
lana the decision of the governmeDt must
be supreme in Oregon. He (Key) did not
admit tnat these decisions were final, and
argued that congress had the right to go be-
hind them. He referred to the case of Eliza
Pinkston. of Louisiana, and denied that any
white men were eengagedinoutrages upon her
He could Assure his friend from Ohio (Sher-
many that there was not such large num-
fer of savages among the white people
ot the south as the testimony before the
Louisiana returning board would lead him
to believe
Sir. Mitchell announced that Mr.. Logan
desired TO submit some remarks upon the
resolution, but was absent to-day ON account
of severe indispoeition. The resolution was
then informally laid aside.
A message was received from the house
of representatives announcing the proceed
iHgs in that body in respect to
the memory of the late Speaker Kerr. Mr.
Morton said hio colleague, Mr.. Mcdonald,
was personal friend of Mr. Kerr and was
now absent 1t would besagreeable to him
and other friends of the deceased R the
message frora the house should be laid on
The table Until the return Of Mr. McDO1ald
$50 ordered
No quorum being preseHt, the senate sd-
5ourned-