The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-19

the question OF counting or rejecting of vote
or votes, and no question shall de debated long
er than six hours, nor by more than two mem
bers speaking alternately on each side. The
Senate and House may concurrently adopt
rules for the government of the joint assem-
bly, and alter, amend or abrogate the same.
The rules of the Senate not inconsistent there
with shall be deemed adopted and the powers
of each House to repress disorder for contempt
shall be exercised by the joint assembly. The
vote by the yeas and nays not to be taken eX-
cept upon questions material as to the counting
or the rejection of votes and then only on the
demand of five Senators and twenty Represen-
tatives. The secretary of each house shall read
his own record of votes, which if found correct,
shall be given in the aggregate to the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the House, and
the former shall announce the result and de.
clare elected the persons having majority and
if there is no election he shall SO declare and
thereupon the joint assembly shall be dissolved,
Tie proceedings are to be entered in full Oh
the records of both houses.
Mr.. Frye of Maine offered a resolution for
the appointment of committee of six to in-
quire into the manner in which the election
was conducted for members of Congress last
November in the 9Th district of Mississippi and
the 4th district of Alabama, and whether in
such districts there was any intimidation of
candidates and voters.
The House refused to consider the previous
question add the resolution went over.
MIR. franklin of Missouri offered resolu
ton instructing the Committee on Expenditures
in the Treasury Departmentto inquire into the
action of the Secretary of the Treasury in re-
gard to the engraving of internal revenue
stamps being taken from the engraving bureau
OF the Treasury. Adopted.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio presented a telegram
received by him from Mr.. Hurlburt of Illinois,
member OF the Louisiana select committee
(Morrison) to the Speaker was without the
knowledge of the committee, which had never
been consulted in the matter. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Warren of Massachusetts moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt resolution instruct
ing the judiciary Committee to inquire wheth-
er Judge Bond in his recent recent action in
discharge of persons in custody under order of
the Supreme Court of South Carolina trans
cended his jurisdiction OR exercised it i'm
properly
MIR. Kasson of Iowa rmarked that such an
inquiry would be in nature of an appeal from
the Circuit Court to the House of Representa-
tiyes
The motion was defeated Yeas 1888 nays 75
Mr.. Hale of Maine offered resolution for the
protection of citizens in the exercise of the
right of suffrage. The resolution giving rise to
debate it went over under the rule.
Mr.. Banning of Ohio moved to suspend the
rules and adopt a resolution calling for Gen.
Sheridan's report on the removal of Gov. Wells
of Louisiana in 1867. Lost, Yeas 1873. nays
70, not two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Hunter of Indiana moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution instructing
the Judiciary Committee to report an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting the pay
ment of war claims to dsloyal persons. Car
RED Yeas $50, nays 63 The nays were as
follows:
Messrs. Ainsworth, Ashe, Atkins, Boone, Brad
ford, Bount, Bright, Brown of KY, Caldwell of
Culbertson, Davis. Dibbell, Douglass, Durham,
Faulkner, FELTON,. Finley Forney, Franklin, Cause
Goods, Hunter Harris OF Ga, Harris Of Va, Hart
Hooker. Hunton, Knott, Lewis, Lynch, Milliken,
Mills Morey, Obnen, Reagan Riddle, Robbins of n. |
c., Scales, Scheicher, Singleton, Slemons, Smith |
of Ga, Terry, Throckmorton, Tucker, Vance of n.