The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-01
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON Jan. 81, 1877.
Tho President pro en laid before the Senate the fol-
lowing communication from certain Associate Justices
of tho supreme Court of the United states:--
To Tnk PRESIDENT PRO TEN or THE SENATE or THE
Pursuant the provisions of the second section of the
net Of entitled An act to provide for and
s.ay rs s7 H' &.
W Court Of the un'tsd States assigned TO the
ths day selected the joseph Bradley the Associate
to s member Is y s snsd % f
Respectfully submitted. NATHAN ULIFfoKD,
A.socat. Justices of tho supremo Court Of til. United
states assigned respectively to the First. Third Eighth
WASHINGTON. Jan 80 1877.
1t ordered that the communication be placed on
flo.
ADMISSION THE PUBLIC.
Mr.. MEREIxON, (dem OF N. c., from tho Committee
on Rules to whom referred the resolution of yes
terday, as TO what measure. If any, Is necessary to
govern admission to the Capitol during the counting
OF tho vote for President and Vice President said the
committee made partial report yesterday. This
morning the Senate Committee on Rules had again
conferred with tho similar committee of the House OF
Reproscn tativcs and he was authorized to report n
concurrent resolution providing that during the count
ing Of the votes for President and Vice President, no
person besides those who now have the privilege OF
tho floor OF the House of Reprcsent shall DC adj
united 10 that portion of the Capitol set apart for tho
OF the House Of Representatives and lis officers,
except upon tickets issued by tho President OF tho
Senate aud Speaker OF the House of Representatives
such tickets to be distributed under the direction of
tho Committee ON Rules
Mr. HAMLy, rep of Me-, moved to amend the latter
part Of the resolution so as to provide that the tickets
shall be distributed equally to each Senator ana Rep
tentative by tho Arms OF the Senate and
House OF Representatives, instead oil under the drcc-
ton OF the Committee on Rules.
Mr.. MERRlMos said the committee had come to the
conclusion that the galleries of the House would
commodate only about 200 persons, and II had been
thought best TO Keep the issue OF tickets within the
control OF tho Committee on Rules; that the issue
might be stopped when the galleries became filed.
Mr. SALISBURY, ldem.) OF Del, said he not in
favor OF this resolution. Gentlemen would be hero
tomorrow who had the Capitol before, and
II would not be right to keep them out In this qucs.
ton Of counting the votes the whole people OF the
country were represented, and he was In favor Of
allowing every person in the galleries who could
get IN.
Tho amendment of Mr.. Hamlin was agreed to.
Mt SHERMAN moved to amend tho resolution by
striking out the words, that portion OF tho Capitol
apart for the OF the House of Represe
and its officers, and insert IN lieu thereof the s0uth
wing OF the Capitol extension so that person shall
be admitted 10 che south wing OF the Capitol extension
except upon tickets issued, &C. Agreed to, and tho
resolution amended was agreed to-
Later in the day Mr.. Merrmon, OF North Carolina
that upon sCrutnizng tho resolution adopted this
morning IN regard TO issuing tickets Tor admission to
the purpose Upon his motion the vote by which the
rrsOu ION was agreed to was then recOnsidered and
he submitted an anendn ent 10 strike out the atter
ton OF tho resolution regard to the distribution
O tickets equally to each Senator and Representative,
and insert in lieu thereof provision that the tickets
assigned by the Committees Rules Of the Senate
and House OF Representatives. shall DO issued to
atOrs, Representatives. and others and distributed by
the Sergeants-at-Arms of the Senate and House OF
Representatives. He said the object OF the amend
ment was TO issue tickets to the families OF Supreme
Court Judges, members OF the Cabinet and other
cals. Tho amendment was agreed to and the resolu-
ton passed