The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
WASHINGTON.
xLIvth CONGREss-secoud Session
SENATE,

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-After the reading
of the journal of yesterdays proceedings
q message was received from the House o
Representatives, through Mr.. Adams, the
Clerk thereof, announcing that the House
had organized and was ready to proceed to
business. Also, that q committee on the
part of the Senate to notify the President
that q quorum Of the two Houses had a.,
sembled, &C.
Mr.. Morton (Ind, submitted joint res
olution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, So as to
provide for the election of PresideLv and
Vice President of the United States by a
direct vote of the people, which was read,
and it was ordered that it lie on the table
until the appointment of Committees and
then be referred to the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections.
In submitting the resolution MIR. Morton
said 1t was the identical proposition repor-
ted by the Committee on Privileges and
Elections two years ago.
Mr.. Wright Gowa) presented petition
of the citizens of Iowa asking that that
State be divided into Judicial Districts to
be known as the Northern and Southern
Districts. Ordered that it be referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary when ap-
pointed.
Mr. Morton (Ind. presented document
complied by Maj. Mcdonald, Chief Clerk of
the Senate, In regard to counting the cleo
toral vote from 1889 to 1873, and said the
information contained in the compilation
was of great Importance, and valuable to
the country at this time. He move that ten
thousand bodies be printed for distribu-
tiOn.
Mr.. Thurman (Ohio) said he had seen
many Inaccurate statements on the subject
prepared by others. He had great confidence
in the ability of the chief clerk, but he said
he would like to see and examine tho COM
pilation for himself before authorizing its
distribution among the people.
House of Representatives.
Immediately after the reading of the Jour-
nal, Mr. Plaisted (Me.) rising to q privileg-
ed question, asserted that on the vote Mon
day evening on Mr.. Hewitt's resolution for
three select committees for the States Of
Louisiana FLORIDA and South Carolina
he had distinctly voted In the negative, and
had subsequently had his name read by the
clerk among those voting in the negative,
but hat he now found that he was not 90
recorded in the journal.
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION CORRECTED.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 5.-The published
statement that the Cabinet, except Mr.. Fish,
called upon the President in body, on
Saturday last, is erroneous. The fact that
Secretary Fish was not at the Executive
mansion on that day has no significance
whatever, as the other members of the Cab
inet who saw the President were there cas-.
ually, there having been no call for regu.
lar session.
THE HEWITT INTERVIEW.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 5-Mr. Hewitt has
asked permission Of the President to publish
their interview, owing to the misconstruc-
tion placed upon it. The President has the
matter under advisement.
FLORIDA.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-Despatches
from Tallahassee say the canvassing board
will announce the result to-day. Senator
Jones expresses the belief that the electoral
vote OF the State will be counted for Tilden.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMITTEE.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 5.-The committee
appointed by the House to investigate the
South Carolina election, will organize In
this city to-day and proceed to Columbia
tonight. 1t Is understood that Repressn-
tative Morrison, of Illinois, will be appoint
ed chairman of the special Louisiana COM
mittee.
THE ELECTION INQUIRY.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 6.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up the reso-
lutions submitted by him yesterday order
ing an inquiry into the late election in vari.
Gus Southern States, which melton led 10 q
lengthy debatA. HFse4.ye sl@i