, 1877-01-31

witl, The Committee on Rn1es Of tho House OF ;
Representatives. :, Agreed TO- l..
M. IT. tsnan. shtrman' ssshe COMMITTEES on FIJI
of hasas in ie essien ats, Rs'Gns mol, astes sts,
i1 ios n!snuiaeturl7 S,ntcrtctt enIn. Plasc.l on
:. coa.le'stlonE 5hsn resumed of unant.hsa
business. bc!nd '3Ill to amend tho Pacific
tie .e,tlenieat c,sbtedae.s dae % tSs Govern.
;std msst X Ii: :' ss;as: sa ~ ~ IN Mitchell cor
Mr. :, IhuFmi 3 9lloTc4 Mr. Mitchell. Hs
and amend tt{ @sat f;a!iroa.l sets, end denied
tee ma. Unconstitutional, Or that It impaired
any obligations Of contract.
The Senate, at $3.50 ?. m, proceeded to select
Count bill. i Was ordered that zach Senator's
na'no bc called, and that he rise In his piacs
aud announce the mines Of the I've Senators
Mr.. Crasin nominated Messrs. Etlmnnds, ator4
ton, and Frclinghuyacn, and Mr. Stevenson
nominated Mcssrs. Thurman aud Bayarsl. Ths
roll was then called At the concl,lalon of the
m ro'lca!l The President pro TEN. announced that
Cs votea hal hccn cast, Of which 35 were ncces-
sary to choice. and that Mcssrs. Edmunds,
Morton, Fre!lnehuysen, Thurman, and Dagard
lad received tho unanimous vote OF tho Senate
and lad therefore hccn chosen as members Of
the Electoral Commission.
Tho only Senators absent and net voting wera
Messrs, Dennis, Eaton, Hamilton, Harvey.
Howe, Norwood, aud l'Eice.
Ms. flaInln. from the Committee on Rules,
said the Committee had met with the House
Committee on Kuics With regard to some riio
governing admissions to the Capitol during tho
count OF tltc Electoral yotc, and he had been
directed to report concurrent resolution d"
rcet!ng the Ecrecants-at-Asms Of tho Senate
antl House Of Representatives respectively u
appoint 1fty men 10 serve as special policemen
At the Capitol during the cnnyass Of tho voto
for President and V'ec-Iresident, Or for such
portion o[ said time rs they shall deem ncccs.
a; sary, The expense 70 he pa!a equally from the
After some discussion, tho resolution Wns
agreed to.
Mr: lIanltn explaining hy saying that Il was
we'll known to all that the police force of this
city was dcnoralized. and the object Of appoint
Ing these special policemen was TO have them
look after the llCht-anecrcd gentry who would
be here.
adyfse tic lIo,s.c Of Reprsscntat!ycs II tic
action of thc Senate in selecting tGc members OF
thc Commission under the Electora! Count pi!l.
b r. reeara .inke n 9m f to to
ness due from The raciflc fiaifoads 20 A. to pTo-
vide that tho Central and Union Pacific Rods
shall pay into the Treasury to the credit Of such
net earnings, 1royIdine the amount
maid In any one year shall not
exceed si,5oo 0U1, and the sIaount thus pald il
shall be In lieu Of thc 4 pcr cent Of the net
earnings, and one.half Of the amount earned for
trans porting malls, etc., paid into the Treasury
| under The cxletInr law, Ordered printc]
Tic Chair iaii 6cforc the senate n,cssaro
from the President calling the attention OF Con-
f., tc.ttnr | rt, ~ .tce, ana r.r5mmcnjirr
An apn.onr!atlon Of s1o,I1 W 10 continue suc6
RoariI' r. snotc n thc yai,,c Of rxnerimrnts.
and refers to thc hsl,tabula disaster aa ar, fl.
stancc where eala,ni,v mIt.ht have heer aycrtcd
by a murc thorough Euoyictigo Of iron. ctc.
~, Annronriationt.
vi lrarre ,,',"i'cr ~ r.ttttonx wc,c cr..cn,ed
asking 1bc adoption of a sixteenth amendment
to thcs cnsiItn,fnn of thc Tnitc.i Siatns' nrn.
hihit;nT Stntcs fran ,,f.f1anrhI.inp nertm. IN
| arcannt n .ry, NJ. thr!stla,,rr. f, nres"nt,na
I'm nr,tton sntd he VA, infnrnrd tl,rrc was mt
III. a,nnnr III Mi; ionrs o,u, In bc,i"rrd tic
statement iii, nba.Tyation, IN Michigan. wbrrn
nyrrif Gfi rntca wcrr rfyrn fr female aufrruyr.
satisfied lin that the people advocating t'iis
| amendment were among tic most thoughtful
| and Intelligent pcorts Of the c,,llntry.
| Mr. Cameron, C'a.} submitted q resolution
directing the secrctory Of the Hcuatr to procure
1lN cotlcs Of Iitckcy's Constitution OF the
United States u for the use Of Hcnntnrs proyiu-
! cd the SAME ratl be pbta fur $3.50 pcr cJpy.
Agreed 10.
| Mr. Boutwell,, from the Conference Commit
tec Oh tHc n:lt - pet!ScL alc 'Is!out' ~ t!,o
statutes Ot tile United 5tate5, 6uDln1tted 70.
! mort which mas agreed to.
| Mr.. Wright submitted RESOLUTION 10 pflilt
N mn crt ri ,nnjca of thc tnrssara If tht. Prcs-
.t.ng r,,rrovtr,t thn Eicrtnr,J t,o,,nt hi1t ne-
| S.s.1 e '~
tstr,"' .,.. .u..t-
u,t ~ snse sx. "vus n., s SiaH.,,at ~~
when Luc QQD9S fcofcucus hujou1uca.
HOUSE.
Tho bill nppTopsintiiG $50O,0oo to % paid to
,fnnca H. Eads for the construction OF tho SlIsb-
| Iaaj,tnI 1styrr fct ttcs. ETC.. MIA fInsacl
| 1'hr Snraksr lnId hrfors th. Honse tIe hill