Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14
FORTT-FOURTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY. December "a

n. 4.
SENATE.-The Chair laid before the
Senate the answer of the Secretary OF Interior
Ia the resolutio ncailing for Information in
relation TO the removal of the Sioux 20 the
Indian territory, transmitting the report OF
Commissioners OF Indian Affairs on the sub
Jecf; petitions for regulating the traffic and
suppression OF intoxicating liquors We're pre-
scented by Msssrs. Eaton, JOIN. ston, and Dor
sey; which were referred 10 committee OF
finance.
BY Mr.. Whyte-A petition anil bill for the
relief of VIM, Bowen: referred ~ committee
on District of Columbia.
BY Mr.. MULTIPLICATION and M memorial OF
managers of Girls Reform School ~ District
Of columbia; 10 committee on District OF
Columbia.
Mr.. Dawes, from committee ON contingent
expenses tf the Senate, reported favorably on
the resolution in regard TO the payment of
W illnesses before investigation committees.
Mr.. Mitchell thought some discrimination
should be made in favor of witnesses from
The Pacific coast. Debate arising the report
was laid over.
Mr.. sherman called mp the resolutions pro-
riding for printing an additional number Of
The Presidents message and accompanying
documents IN regad 10 counting 1ne I.ouisi-
ana electoral vote.
Mr. Thurman desired 10 offer an amend
ment providing that the democratic commit
tees report should be stitched with and
bound up with the report made by the repub-
lican committee. and il the testimony should
reach the Senate in season he would also in
clude that.
Mr.. Sherman reviewed the report of the
democratic committee and said thar the com
mittee had filled up a large portion of their
report with reference TO the laws OF 1871 and
iS12 which did not i'm reality affect the result
Another point the democrats make is, that
the vacancy in the returning board was not
filled, and therefore il was not legally consti-
tuted. it might. he said, have been proper
for the board to I'LL the vacancy. and had he
Mr.. SheTmanl been a member OF the board
be would have filled the vacancy with any
democrat who would have served on IL; but
the vacancy did not affect tie result i'm the
least. IL had the same power without being
full board as il would have with every
member there. Would the Senate or House
lose their power or their existence because all
the vacancies were not filed?
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Stephens introduced a bill TO provide for the
establishment of the metric system OF coinage
of the gold coin OF the United States. Referred
TO committee on coinage.
Mr. Willis introduced a bin to provide for
existing national banking associations be-
coming stockholders in newly organized
national banks. Referred TO committee on
banking currency.
Mr.. Watterson introduced a bill to promote
the education OF the blind. Referred 10 COM
mittee on education.
Mr.. Roberts, from committee on accounts,
reported that the following committees were
entitled TO clerks, under the resolution OF 18th
August last, viz: Elections; banking and
currency and expenditures Of the Treasury
department Jointly; commerce; post Offices
District of Columbia; judiciary; Indian
affairs education and labor and expendi-
lures OF the State department Jointly; manu-
features, agriculture and militia jointly;
military fairs; foreign affairs; naval fairs;
territories and expenditures on public build
ings and grounds jointly; private land claims
and railways and canals jointly; Revolu-
tionary pensions and Paci fic ra ilroads Jointly;
patents; public buildings and grounds and
public expenditures jointly: accounts; print
ing and expenditures OF the Post Office de-
paftnlent jointly; revision OF the laws mines
and mining and expenses Of the Navy de-
parment jointly; and expenditures or the
department OF Justice and exdenditures OF
the War department jointly. The report was
adopted.
Mr. Knott. from the committee on the iu-
dietary, to which was the referred the resolu
ton OF Mr.. McCrary, authorizing a join
Committee OF the Senate and House of Rep
resenfatives TO report upon the mode o
counting the electoral vote, reported the same
back with a substitute authorizing the APP
polntment OF committee Of seven members
10 inquire and report what are the duties and
powers of the House i'm the counting of the
electoral vote, and that said special commit
tee report at any time. The substitute was
agreed TO.
On motion of Mr. Throckmorton. the Sec
rotary OF War was directed TO inform the
House of the number Of regiments and troops
at Fort Sill and at other posts on the Texas
border
Mr.. Wells, from the committee on appro-
prIations, reported a bill appropriating the
sum OF $20y000 10 pay the messengers appoin-
ted TO convey the electoral votes to the Capt.
tol. Passed.
Mr. Roberts introduceda bill providing for
the payment of a full months wages To Ger
tain employees of the bureau OF engraving
and printing who were permanently dis
charged in February last. Referred.
the regular order having been demanded
the Speaker ruled that the first business In
order was the consideration OF resolutions
which came over from Friday last and upon
which debate had arisen.
The first resolution, that Of Mr. lie Moyne,
requesting the Senate TO appoint committee
OF five members to act with a like committee
10 be appointed by the House of Representa-
tives In presenting to the Supreme Court
such questions as NAV be deemed important
in the counting OF the electoral vote, and TO
ask the members of sa id court to give 10 Con-
gress an opinion thereon.
The question Of consideration was raised
and the House refused to consider the resolu-
ton.