The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-16

+ Lincoln statute, in Lincoln Park. Referred
Mr.. WRIGHT called up the bill 61ins
| the time and pisc-s for holding certain
/ terms OF the Dls;ict Court OF the United
States
| NJ EDMUNDS moved that when tn;
| Senate adjourn to-day, it be 10 meet mex
Monday. Agreed.
The Senate then resumed consideration o
unfinished business, being the bill TO enabI'
the Ieople al New Mexico Ia form consti
tuition aud State government, and the ad
mission Of said State into the Union.
The amendments proposed b!
the committee on Territories, providin,
that the laws of the United States shall b,
applicable to the new State, when admitted
and that it shall constitute q judicial dis
trict fixing the salary OF the district judge
m.rsh.l, attorney, &c, we're agreed to
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Nor
rill, Hitchcock, Massey, Sargent, Bogy ant
Others.
Mr.. COCKRILL submitted an amend.
ment, providing that Governors procls'
nation, ordering an election for representa-
tives to a constitutional convention, shal
be published in four newspapers in the
territory at least sixty days prior to the
date Of the election. Agreed to.
| The bill was then read the third tint
and passed. 1t provides that the constilu
tion be framed republican in form, &c.
and shall be submitted to the people for theil
ratification or rejection at the next elsc
ton, to be held in November next II saiC
constitution is adopted, the acting Governol
shall certify the same to the President o.
the United States, who shall thereupon is
tue his proclamation, declaring the STATE
admitted without any further actor
whatever on the par. Of Congress. Yeas
So nays, Is.
! The bills on the calendar were ther
taken up, the 6r-t one being that Of Mr.
Wright, reducing the salary Of the Presi
dent of the United States to $4,000 pei
annum, but before it was considered thu
Senate went into executive session and
soon after ad journed.
| WASHINGTON, D c, Mach 13-On mo
tion of Mr.. Morton the Senate took up thu
bill to provide for and regulate the count
ing of votes for Presi .ent and Nice-Presi
dent.
Mr.. BAYARD briefly addressed the Sen
ate inopposition to the bill.
Mr.. MORTON said the bill now before
the Senate presented three important
changer from the old method, which he
proposed to point out. The bill provide.
for debate or explanation while the VOTE
was being counted, it provides against the
disfranchisement Of any States, and it also
provides that the vot. Of every State shall
be counted.
| A long debate ensued, but no action wa:
taken, and the Senate went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. G. March l4.-Senats
bill to amend the revised statutes 50 as tc
permit National Banks to organize with a
capital oi S5O, ,OOO in towns irrespective oi
population, was stricken from the calendar
and indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. LOGAN presented the petition Of
5000 ex soldiers, asking for the passage oi
! bill for the equalization OF bounties, sim
liar to the one passed by the last Congress.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. FRELIN6HUYSEN
the bill fixing the Presidents salary was
taken up.
Mr.. SARGENT said he thought it would
be inefable meanness upon the part Of this
Government to pay its President salary
far below what is paid the Representative
Of the British government residing In
present salary any too large.
Without further debate, the question
was put, and the yeas and nays demanded,
which resulted as follows: yeas, 26; nays,
20, and the bill was passed.
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.