The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-30
The various Action. OF Congress.


At The trst session of Congress held after
the Pre- deDtal olectl n Of lc6i viz. on Dec TO-
hr Ion OF Iowa intr duccd JOINT resolution
tain stats not entitled to Representation IN the
E.cctorl College. IL was referred 70 the judi
ciarS Committee, who reported II back to the
House, snd. under a snspension OF the rules. il
wa, akon up on The 2O.h of January. The pre-
amu le Tccited that:
Hhs~.qs Tho uhabiauts IN local authorte - Of IN,
state. Of virginia NoIh IAsoutn aroma; Geor
s,nn! .r Ais0 M v . sipi Lyu,'ins isIa
meni o. the United states and have cor'lnucd IN !
of @oTS ,r- yesr sr ver % rs
,st' 81 sfned r,bel u on 81. Hh d. - NOv noer.
are No. cr,led 90 vo' mn l.ctorsl college Tor TIE
sglct - t4e term comuelcns ON nc an ~ nlrch.
lsno aa1 thai no ,ect1ra voice sna y. received OF
Pre.idcr' Pf,sd,n, ior iha germ ' '"'''' ~
The resolution was debated at great length FOR
several DAYS. aud numerous amendments were
oncrei, but u hn'liy passed by n large mHJ lrity
aud wen 10 The senate, whet. 1t was greed o
on he ~ Of febraary o, - 20 10, md sent to
ident returned the receive u Congress witn his
signature, and comp inied It with the follow.
ing reinarha' IL letter, OF which II may be said
int although regarded as Vi little coussquencs
al that lime, u now becomes, IN view OF events
rscent S"d prosGesuve, OF v"st Importance a..
upon grest cone itutiOnal question, which at
present ensasas me most serious and thought
fui attention of the best minds OF all parties:
IL &c Hero'o6as Stnate aud ho.e or Er' sA,rG'rts.
Inr JOINT collation. entitled JOINT Re olution de.
10 tnc m ,toral Go ,.e hs, bt ~ .i5o.ap v ~ ~
ecutiYe difference o. TIC yrw OF Congres. nnpi A
IN Ne pb'rSPt ana presentation 10 him, In hrs own
Ntw. however the Two Houses q Congress, con.
ten.e ". ~ tns ~ ar ca OF ihe ~nit eLeu,s 10
con, IN, ~ cier,cr ~, puMv' 90 e,o.uuc from
ana a. H. lot couitcnnt lie ArciIi,, 10 nj - nc,
that power - ayrto Non'i BE- the case II hs action
VA At all e,eentia, IN the nptier. He dl.cl AIMS All
md ~ .ris,ns ~ ,,9.' ~. ne s,ect,til note,
he he, ,,p-,sscr nv eiu i.,uluHoh
anible or arJ Iugluen i u, s oNn unn thc .nbrr ~,
thr rcfoluiiOn AFEAHAM LINtoLN.
Executive Nlnsiob fch. \, 1885,.
TIE elect ful yOtns were rounted he tive San
ate ana lous0 ON the same dhy ma Inc ,i,ove
letter was reretv.d and mo cinvau St.tas =,
above vrrr NOT 1nciudsd /, no cn,,nI 7''
The elecf oral vote 0f IN. eie,tinn of 1915 ia .
cbuifoi mo- mar ~ llt WDCac t - w 90 -
tho tw4nty-.n"ord ~, III 49,, XIX , '.I "
Wsdned = ,n l.'t. r tteo' W.. u wv .ohu
dcni'.l ci vns4 n, tna, ,, - ~ Is r. 81
gro4i pa. red I. toint 70. onttt,n ~ t,i ~, ''''-
=. ,t.., ,,,, , ~ '''' w.
ty M 10 Tet SII' =" M ere, nose ht ahi'ans
lion m me Ei,c.ur- % l. W. a., ,i'r' "" ~ rI',a,
aud VI Prrsdi Of thc United states. nor baIi mi
20, iu@ VOICE Le rr'ts'0 or counted ffof tny surh
ssa,, tni'sr AZ ~. .lh pr" ca .l N l.s Tor the
tot. ~ = S,a,.. ~. ~ W h'. - 20 Hr-nrnt
thr a. Vi 4rch iSd7 ~ 1iai Xxx, 1'r ,iu,e
Government under shirn' a STAT Covtiriurnt ~ !
have organ s@d aud -ir Ice ~ ono Alton o. a. .
yes. u lection or l'rt have n,ru % duia,r
ue Nu "y o. hnyn Npht!li rilrn uul HnA' rnirht,
@es ~ ~ en- =, =. M "a 10 ~ %
IN rha tthaif, pToydea tiat to me- c'iinc re n n
.hs OF cone .inrd ~ appiy 10 any STATE va re,
&c. Giel Ia Congress on the an OF Mach 1857.
This resolution was v,tood hv pre.,dent lain
son In a very curt message. In when ho c"m-
the Ell cto,a ynt Va nrasricd Sv the Cn,.,,
tuition Tint the tnsiru,neut i'm, t'eyalivety rs =
uuires tina, the Pr,.idcni OF Inc senate mn NJ,
the pee. noe ~ the senate and House. onen ali