Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-13
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, March ID

| SENATE.-Mr. Logan, from Committee
on Military Affairs, reported adversely on
House bill for relief of trustees OF Autietam
| national cemetery, and IL was indefinitely
| postponed. Also, from same comm tee
| fayorably the House bill for the sale of the
| arsenal and lot at Stonington. Connecticut.
Incorporate the washington CITY aud AT
| lantic Coastrallroad company. Referred 10
Committee on District of Columbia.
| Mr.. sherman introduced bill limiting the
| jurisdiction OF department officers in the al
| lowsnce of claims.
ELL CTIoSs OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRE-
| SIDEST.
Mr.. Morton called up bill to provide for
| and regulate the counting of the electoral
| votes for President and Vice President, and
| the division of questions arising thereon
| Mr.. Bayard thought IL very proper that
| this important question should be cons idered
at This lime. The fact that the two Houses
| were controlled by different parties was
| likely to lead 10 the adoption of some mea-
| sure in the subject which would be satisfac-
tory to The American people. He said that
! Tue joint rule, which permitted the rejection
| OF the electoral vote OF any state by the die
| ton of either House, seemed perfectly salts
factory the dominant party until the com
| pltNlun OF the House changed.
| Mr.. Morton said he had been in favor OF
| abr eating that rule for three years.
| MI boutwell, said Immediately after the
! coGn z OF Tie electoral vote In 1869 atteu-
tlon had been called TO the 22d Joint rule, and
| long debate had enSued on it's danger.
| Mr.. Bayard said whatever debate ha1 oc-
| CURED, the fact was that the rule had not
| Deen changed. lie said that this bill. inst as
| that rule, conferred upon the two Houses n
| power over the electoral rules of the states
| which he did not think had ever been in
| tended by the constitution.
Mr. Sherman said that the bill provided
that no electoral vote shall be rejected with
| out the concurrence of both Houses. But tn
| provlso in section leaves il discretionary
| with each House when to put the main cues
llon on objections which may be made to the
| vote of any state. This would put IL In the
| power OF either House To protract the deb ate
| indefinitely, and thus defeat the will of the
people. 1t might be said that this was not
| PROBABLE, but as we are now providing
| against all contingencies, this must be cou-
| siGered. He suggested that an amendment
| De made making IL mandatory In each
House to terminate the debate at the end of
| Two hours.
| Mr.. Eaton pointed out that under the
second section of the bill, If two sets of cleo
| tOTal votes were received and the Senate
| decided TO count one and the House the other
| neither would be counted, and the state
from which the two sets OF votes came would
| have no part in the Presidential election.
| Mr. Morton quoted from a speech made by
| nlin IN January, 1873, in which be spoke in
| the strongest terms of the dangers Of the 2ld
| JOINT rule. This, be sale. was long before
| there was any idea that the House would be
| democratic This bill differed from the 2ld
| JOINT rule in that it allowed debate on dis
! puttd questions, and provided that no cleo
| tcJaI vote shall be rejected except by the
| concurrent vote of both Houses, That OBJ
| Joint rule permitted one House to disfran-
| cnite a Whoie STATE 1t was wickedly uncOn-
| stitutional.
HOUSE OF PRESENTATIVES.-
Chittenden, IN. Y. } by unanimous consent
| presented memorial of the importers and
board OF trade of New York, in favor OF an
early res 9mption OF specie pay ments. Re-
| feTred 10 Ways and Means.
| Under the regular Monday morning call
| for DIS and joint resolutions for reference
| Only, the following, among others, were in
| trCduced and referred:
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| By Mr.. Wilson. Y.l-To provide for the
paving OF Pennsylyania avenue, in the city
OF Wa hington, ID. c.
BY Mr. Davy IN. Y ITO revise and amend
| the laws relating to patent copy rights.
| By Mr. Henkle md TO Incorporate the
suburban Railway Company OF the District
By Mr.. Hartridge (GaD-Regulating the
business OF Insurance in the District of Co
| By Mr.. Bradford (Ala.)-To prohibit con-
tributions from officers and employees Of the
g9yernment for political purposes:
| admission OF persons into courts to practice
| law.
By Mr.. Landers lind. )-Joint resolution
allowing all employees OF the government
| twenty days vacation to attend the Centen-
| NAL exposition.
By Mr.. Fort ll.)-Recognize the terri
tories OF the United States; and to provide
| for their admission into the Union. Also to
| increase the revenue and 10 prevent gamb-
ling by a tax on gold speculations.
| by dTWcll amend The
! yised statutes relating TO the District of Co
4 lumbia.
By Mr.. Buckner MOI For the removal OF
| al railroad tracks on which steam power is
| used ON the streets and avenues in the city
| OF Washington. Also authorizing the Com
| missioners of the District OF Columbia to
sell certain real estate and purchase other
relief OF sundry citizens OF the District OF
| Columbia.
| BY Mr.. Glover (Mo)-For the relief of
| John EriedlV. w II Riley Tnhn
| ling, Nelson Bridget AMI John c. Hardness
| OF Washington, ID. c.
By Mr.. Cannon (nl) To exempt persons
| engaged in postal service from service on
| Jurles. Also authorizing the First. Second
| and Third Assistant Postmaster General to
| sign their official names TO certain papers
| when directed 10 do SO by the Postmaster
/ General.
| BY Mr.. Blaine (Me)-Joint resolution de-
claring the l4th of April legal holiday in
| the District of Columbia.
| By Mr.. Buckner (Mo.)-Substitute for the
| bill re gulating the assessment and collection
1 OF taxes ia the District of Columbia.
| directing the Committee on Appropriations
| 10 investigate the division of captured and
abandoned property of the Treasury depart
| HUNTING Up THE DELINQUENT REVENUE
| COLLECTORS.
| Mr.. Southland (OhiO) moved TO suSp pend the
| rules and pass a resolution calling upDa the
| Secretary of The Treasury for a statement OF
| MOI ey due from Collectors Of Internal Heve-
| nue. who are not now in Office, since the or
| ganization of. the bureau, with the names
| and amounts so due, with date OF appoint
ments and removal, and by whom said col
| lectors were appointed, &c. Adopted. Also
res olution directing the Secretary OF War
| to report IL any officer OF the army has been
promoted since June p, 1874, in acc ordance
with the provisions OF the revised statutes.
Adopted.
ANOTHER COAL OIL HORRoR-Mother
| and Babe Rodsted-Mrs. Wilhelmina Timm
and her son Willie, 10 months Of age, were
| fatally burned at noon Saturday by the ac-
| ciCental explosion OF a can containing about
| quart of coal Oil at her dwelling, northeast