The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-19
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, December 18th.
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the morning hour Mr.. Edmunds
called up the resolution submitted by
him on Friday last, referring to the mes
sage of the House of Representatives in
regard to devising means to count and
declare the electoral vote, and moved tc
refer it to select committee of seven
Senators, to act with the committee sp-
pointed by the House. Agreed to by an
unanimous vote, without discussion, and
the Chair was authorized to appoint the
special committee.
Mr.. Wright introduced bill to estab-
lish court for the trial of contested
elections for the offices OF President and
Vice President of the United States, and
at his request 1t was ordered printed and
to lie on the table.
In introducing the bill, Mr.. Wright,
said he had prepared it without consul
tstion with any one, but was not COM
mitted to its terms, and would be glad
to have suggestions from other Senators.
He believed that 3 law could be passed
to settle all our present difficulties; he
believed the common sense OF the
people of this country. And he beliyed
the patriotic love of legal methods would
prevail.
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania, sub
mltted joint resolution providing that
when the two houses of Congress adjourn
on Friday next it be to meet on We'd
nesdsy, January 3rd 1877. Ordered
printed and to lie on the table.
Mr.. Clayton called up Senate bill for
the relief OF the officers and privstes OF
the Fourth Arkansas csvalry-voluR-
teers. Amended and passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduced bill to
divide the State of Nebrasks into two
judicial districts.
Mr.. Wright called up the message OF
the President sent to the Senate last
session, vetoing the bill reducing the
Presidents salary from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum, and the question
being, Shsll the!bill pass notwithstanding
the objections OF the President therefor
discussion followed and the Senate re-
fused to pass the bill over the veto by
a vote of rs to 10; not two-thlrds voting
in the affirmative.
The following is the vote on the Presi-
dents salary bill:
YEAs-Messrs. Alcorn, Bogy, Clayton,
Cockerell, Conkhng, Cragin, Davis
Eaton, Ferry, Goldthwaite, Harvey,
Hitchcock, johnson, Herman, Key, Me-
Creary, Msxey, Morrill,, Morton, Price
sherman, Thurman, Whyte and Wright
-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Anthony, Barnum
Bayard, Blaine, Booth, Boutwell,, Burn
side, Cam eron OF Pennsylvania. Chatfey,
Dorsey, Edmunds, HamlIn, ingalls,, Jones
OF Florida Mitchell, Norwood, Paddock,
Window and Withers-l9.
At the expiration Of the morning
hour the consideration was resumed oi
the resolution OF Mr.. Mitchell, au-
thorIzing investigation in regard to the
appointment of presidential electors in
Oregon.
Mr.. Key said he did not question the
motives of the Governor OF Oregon.
Had ne Mr.. Key been in his place he
would have held tnat there was vacan
cy on account of the ineligibility OF
Watts, and would then have filled the
vacancy so AS to carry out the wishes OF
the majority of the people. He then re-
ferred to the condition of affairs in
South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana,
and argued that the will of the
majority IN those States had been
reversed by the sction of the Returning
Boards He referred to the argument
of the Senator from Ono Mr.. Sherman
to the effect that the Louisiana Return
ing Board was supreme and must be
respected by the Senate the same as the
deci.lon of the Supreme Court, and said
if l." decision of that Beard was supreme
in Louisiana, the decision of Governor
Grocer must be supreme in Oregon. lie
TX. did not admit that these decisions
wc'r Iinal and argued that Congress had
q r!sAL to 90 behind them. He referred
to the case OF Eliza PInkston, in Louis
lana, and denied tOat any white men
were engaged IN the outrages upon her.
He could assure mis- friend from Ohio
Sherman that there was not such Il
large mum Der of savages among the white
people of the South as the testimony be
tore the Louisiana Returning Board
would lead him 10 believed.
Mitchell announced that Nr. Logan
desired to submit some remarks on tins
resolution, but was absent to-day on ac-
count of severe indispositoH.
The resolution was then Informally
laid aside. A message was received
from the House of Representatives an
nouncing the proceedings OF that oody
in respect To the memory OF the late
Speaker Kerr.
Mr.. Morton said his colleague. Nc
Donald who WAS a warm ard personal
friend Of Mr., Kerr, was absent, and it
would be agreeable 10 him and other
irier Dis of the deceased II the message
from the House be laid on the table TIL
The return Of Mr.. NJ Donald, which was
so ordered.
There was no quorum, and the Senate
adjourned.