The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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luton recently submitted by senator Jones
Of Florida, in regard to the growth of Srp
island cotton. Ordered printed and referred
Senator Sherman presented the resolution Ol
| the Cincinnati chamber of commerce OppOs
| ing any change in the present law requiring
Il draw in any bridge to he erected over the
Ohio river. Referred. The senate then re-
sumed the consideration Of unfinished busi
ness, being bill to enable the people Of New
Mexico to form constitution and state GOV.
ernmcnt, and for the admission Of said ter,
ritory into the union on an equal footing
with the original states. The bill provide,
| that the constitution to be framed, republican
in form, etc. shall he submitted to the people
Of the territory for their ratification or rclcc
| ton, at an election to be- held in November
and il such constitution is ratified, the acting
governor shall certify the same to the prcSi
dent of the United States, who shall there
| upon issue his proclamation declaring the
state admitted without any further action
whatever ON the part Of congress. The bill
was read third time and passed. The
amendments Of the house to the bill changing
the time for holding terms Of the district
court of the United States for the district OF
West Virginia, were agreed to, and the bill
passed, but subsequently Senator Edmunds
made a motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was passed which was agreed to,
and the bill was then referred to the com.
mittec on the Judiciary. The Chair then
announced that the consideration OF unOb-
jeCtcd bills on the calendar would be resumed
at the point where il was left of yesterday.
The first bill was that OF Senator Wright, re-
duCing the salary Of the president of the
United States to that Of twenty-five thousand
dollars per annum, but before il was cOnSd-
cred the senate went into executive session
and adjourned to Monday.
In the senate, ON the 18th, the bill to
provide for and regulate the counting of
votes for president and vicc.prcsdcnt came
up. Mr.. Bayard briefly addressed the sen.
ate in opposition to the bill Mr.. Morton
said that the bill presented three important
changes from the old method, which he pro,
posed to point out The bill provides for
debate or explanation while the vote was
being counted it provides against the dis
reimbursement Of any of the states, and it
provides that the vote of every state shall Dc
counted. Mr.. Boutwell, said he had not the
faith in the wisdom Of the bill tkat the chair
man Morton had, although he should prom.
ably vote for the bill Mr.. Thurman said it
was time that some such measure was adopt.
ed, for he could easily forcscc that the votes
Of the states might sometime he thrown out
to such an extent as to plunge the country
into anarchy and rebellion. Mr.. Whytc said
he would have it left Just where our fathers
and the constitution left it. Mr.. Allison in
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itcly postponed. Mr. Logan presented the
petition Of three thousand eX.soldicrs asking
Tor the passage Of bill for the equalization
nf bOuntrs similar to one passed by the last
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