The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-06
md report
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4 70 kuAht bnssIlQHtFtea tuuEtsssfS. 5s58s
tire game to the committee. -nrnifte,
Esgoired further, That said co. ,n,s ~
| i'm order 10 the more speedy psrfp, !. nj
| OF its daties, have power to provide 10. z,
taking OF atfidaYits on the subjects aforesA
before any officer auth oriZed By the laws Oh
the United Strtes to take affidatits, and 10
receive and consider the same.
Resolred .fisysjieT, That the said commit
tee be and Is Esteby instructed to inquire
into the eligibility to Office under the Com
lstitution of the United States Oh any persons
alleged to- have been ineligible on the I'll,
day OF N November sAat FOR to be Ineligible as
electors OF Pfesides4 and Vice President 81
1.-THE United States, 10 whom certificates a.
SECTION have been o. shall be Issued by. the
executive authority 81 any State as such
electors, and whether che appointment OF
electors, or those tlainafsg to be sucfsi in any
OF salc States, has been Essde either by FORCE.
fraud. f0r other means otherwise tfSn in
conformity with the Constitution and laws
Of tsss United States and she laws OF thu re-
specfire States, and whether any such sn-
pointssent or action OF anyfsuch elector Sas
been II, anywise enthusiastically or Tn
lawfully. iGterfered with; md to inquire
and report whether Congress has any coEs.
stitutiorat power, and il so, shat, and the
extent thereof, in respect of sFse appoint
ment OF, oT action OF, electors ef President
and Vice President OF the Unitsi States, or
over returns or certificates oisyeGes of such
electors; ard that said coinrTttee have
power to seTa for persons and lthpers, and
to employ u s.sHographer, and harc leave to
sit during tha-session OF the Senase,
Mr.. Morton Submitted resolution look
ing to the amendment OF the Constitution
IL Il
congressional Districts. ~
Adjourned. Y4I.its1
HOUSE oF:zErREsEN'TATIvES.
The reading OF journal of yestessay's
proceedings occurJicd half al hour.
The morning ESur was wasted i.;ipar-
Iiamentary debate, :Sir. Plaisted, Of nFGine,
claiming that he E;ss voted against thc.sus-
pension OF the rul u for the appointments of
committees to 60 South. Mr.. Banks Held
that the record shosld be corrected, and
that its correction would defeat the res sl,t-
ton ordering these committees. An e;giy
solution is not expected.
The southern committees are arrange Sto
provide five sub-cofasnittces in Louisiana,
three in South Carolina, and two in Flori'tn-
with two Democrats md one Republican on
each. Mr.. Thomp.on, OF Massachusetts,, II
chairman oi the Flosida committee. az.
the committees leave to-night.
Mr. Plaisted, Of MaiAc, rose to . questions
Of privilege, and called attention to an errcr,I
in the Journal. He was recorded as not
having voted on the resolution offered yeS-i
did vote, and voted in the negative.
['rhis would have changed the result, 40
the resolution was adopted by bare twc,I
thirds vOte.l
The Speaker said he a2aS informed by the
clerk that Mr.. Plaistrd was not recorded !
az having voted, and The names were read
out very carefully.
Mr. Banks. CT Massachusetts, moved to
correct the Journal a: accordance with
1Ir. Plaistcd's suggestion.
Mr. Holman, OF Indiana, commended that
in rol-cail the Journal was made up ut
once.
The Speaker decided, after a long discus
sion. that the Journal must becorrected. This
decision gave great pleasure to the Repub-
lican side OF tile House, but the triumph
was OF short duration, for Immediately
like correction OF the Journal was made by
Mr.. Fuller, OF Indisna, who had yesterday
voted aye and whose vote had been record
ed. With these corrections OF the Jougnas
the vote stood l39 to -, and the Speaker
giving his casting vote Ill the alhrmatlVe,.
the resolution was again declared carried
by two-thirds majority. The result was,
greeted with applause on the Democratie
side. Hn
Saturday, 10th December, was assigned
Tor cuo"ics on the late Speaker Kerr.
The message was then read.
The Speaker then announced the follow
ing select committee. on Louisiana: Messlzs-
Morrison, OF Illinois; jerks, OF PennsSl-
yania; Mcmahon, CT Ohio; Lynde, OF WIS
consin; Blackburn, OF kentucky; Meade,
OF New York; House, OF Tennessee
Phelps, Of Connecticut; New, OF Indiana;
Ross, OF New jersey; Townsend, Of Penn-
sylvania; Danfor.l OF Ohio; Hurlburh, OF
Illinois; Crapo,. OF Massachusetts,, aud
joyce Of Vermont.
! On Florida: Ntessrs. Thomson, OF Massa.
chusetts; Debols, OF Missouri; Wa!iing> 81
Ohio; Hopkins. Of Pennsylvania; Garfield,
Of Ohio: and punnell, OF Minnesota.
On the SoThh Carolina committee. tilc
name of Mr., Cocilranc, OF Pennsylvania,
was substituted for that OF Stenger, Of
Pcnnsylvana, who was excused: on account
OF sickness in his family.
SURPRISE ~ WASHINGTON At SOME OF THE
! ppr,.rcI,Sy,s p,uSsToEa ~ sIS MESSAGE