The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15
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WASHINGTON.
Nomination.
U,suIvoroN. March 14.-The Presi-
,.ct sent the following nomination to
uNn ~ genate to-day: Jas. Atkins, Collec-
@ci Customs ut the Port OF Savannah,
" The Belknap unvestigatlOu.
rho Grand Jury have examined no
.aaitional witnesses In the case of ex-
s.cetary OF War Belknap this week.
v0.d The case may be regarded, so far as
s~minal prosecution Is concerned, as
"safu quo, II not finally terminated.
y will be remembered that the Grand
.nn.haye examined Hon. G.. M. Adams,
gMmI.t ri the House. and VIM. Tomlin.
W. the brother or Mrs. Belknap, and
M ~, called several members OF the
Hmssn,oressiopal ~, Committee, who protest
sunjnst giving evidence and they
e,,s excused for the present. From the
W TINT Mr.. Tomlinson was examined
Y Sreat length, II is supposed that he
n.sasfactorily explained some features Of
,ss case. Unless the attendance Of
Marsh caD be secured tne crllnlnal pros
'%tion Is at an end.
government Busincss.
w.uurraroN, March H.-Bank notes
~soived for redemption to-day, $443, ,4s5.
fnstotns receipts, $549,612.
fnternal revenue receipts, $273, 3,169.
senate.
w.crsaToN, March 14.-Mr. Withers
....snted paper from John q. Moore,
Y VIRGINIA. setting forth the proper
va,r,ion OF our financial troubles. Re-
isred. mt, !.
sentiment lawyers, bankers, and others,
Tnalveston, Texas, asking q repeal OF
,hs bankrupt law. Referred.
" n, sherman, from the Committee on
v"ance reported bill to regulate the
.yrnsportation Of bonded merchan-
", n, Sargent called up the bill to re-
unauish the interests OF the United
Sisiss In certain lands to the city and
scanty Of San Francisco, Gal. Passed.
nm calendar Of general orders was
Than proceeded with, the first bill being
M I'm reducing the salary Of the
President OF the United States to $25, 600
NJ Sargent objected and the bill went
oyer, He said he objected to the bill
haoeuse, In his opinion, the present sal
nv Of the President was not at oil too
much In view Of the responsibilities and
duties OF that Office.
The bin permitting national banks to
ccnnize with a capital OF $4,000 In
towns, irrespective Of population. was
| Indefinitely postponed.
The following bills passed:
Senate Joint resolution authorizing
| Rcsr Admiral John J. Allison, United
| Ntates Navy, to accept q decoration
irom the King OF the Hawaiian Islands.
House Joint resolution authorizing
Edwin james, consular agent ut ban
jose. to accept piece OF plate from the
Queen Of Great Britain.
THE unfinished business, being the
bIl 70 provide for and regulate the
counting OF votes Of President and
Vice President, and the decision oil
questions arising thereon, was taken up.
The amendment Of Mr.. Sherman max
Inc Il mandatory for each house to ter
innate debate on disputed questions at
the end Of two hours, was agreed TO.
The next question was on the amend.
ment Of Mr.. Cooper. providing, that
where the Senate and the House 90 not
agree as TO which set OF electoral votes
sknll be counted in the event OF there
being two sets, that tho question shall
be decided by the House voting by
0tstes MS when It Is called on to elect a
President.
Mr. Johnston moved a substitute, that
when the two house do not concur the
vote shall be taken in joint convention
oithetwo houses, the vote to be byStates
and where i'm the Joint convention the
vote of d State Is equally divided 1t shal
not be counted.
Mr. Thurman said he was not nov
prenared To vote for any Of the prOpOsi
dons. He thought they should all bt
prnted He moved therefore to post
pone the further consideration OF the
subject till tomorrow.
M. Morton sGid he hoped that to
narrow the Senate would take up tn
Nll and that 1t would be considered
until II was disposed Of.
Mr.. Wright then called up the oil
fixing the salary OF the, Presideht u
az do after March 4, 1877.
Mr Sargent thought It would be yer.
,nexnedient to reduce the salary OF tn
MasIdent to q figure below that re
ceiyed by the English Minister In TIL
div. He called the ayes and nays OF
the bill. The bill was then passed, aye
n, noes 10.
lr, Sargent said perhaps he might, 9
we'll emulate the other Senators In thi
rush for popularity by cutting dow
salaries The President OF the Kepub
uc Of France received $685. 600 per an
mum. besides an allowance OF $1O, 600 10
entertainments, etc. Here IL the Senat'
d the United States putting down tn'
mlary OF the President to the dgur'
fixed at the very foundation OF the GOV
ernment when one dollar was worth ~
much as.eight now.
Mr.. Christiancy made q motion TO re
consider the vote by which the Dill wa
passed.
Mr.. Dawes denounced the manner b.
which, In 1873, the combination ma
been formed for q general increase Q
salaries. He said II there was any on
thing that the people had disapProve!
oft was that increase Of salaries, Presi
dent and all. It was nothing TO Tn.
point what the President OF the Frencl
Republic got. He regretted that ther'
should be any objection to retraclnt
every step which the constitution per
mitted In that unwise, perniciOus ant
unfortunate legislation.
Mr.. Edmunds said had he been pre-
sent when the vote was taken, he shoul'
have voted against the bill. He was no