The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-05
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
,WGsHrNaros March a

huOpteus
Mr.. Tucker offered u resolution reel.
ling that as all investigation has closed,
owing 10 the termination OF the session,
and as the imprisonment Of witnesses
cannot conduCe to the ascertainment of
the truth, therefore the Sergeant.at.Arms
be directed 10 discharge all persons in his
custody. Adopted. y T ! :
Mr.. Singleton, from The Committee on
Appropriations, reported back. the Sen.
ate bill fixing the signal service with
certain amendments. Passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Holman, the Senate
amendments 10 the civil sundry bill were
non.conchrred in.
Mr.. Eden, from the Committee on War
Claims, reported back the Senate bill ex.
tending for two years the act establishing
a Board Of Commissioners Of Claims. :
MIR. Raymond, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, asked leave TO re.
port a bill declaring exempt from taxa.
tion all deposits made in savings banks.
Mr.. Morrison objected and the House
took recess.
Mr.. West, Of Louisiana, from the Con.
ference Committee on the postoilice ap.
preparation bills, submitted report that
the conference had been unable 10 agree
upon the item increasing the appropria-
ton Tor mail transportation by railroad.
The Senate conterees had agreed to fix
the amount at $9,SO0OOO, but the House
conierees insisted that appropriations
should notcxcted -, 100000. On account
OF the reduction made last year the mail
service between the Atlantic and Great
West was less efficient than il was in
1875. Although the difference between
the two committees was only 100000, it
meant injury TO the service, as estimates
ot the PostOlice Department for this ser.
vice were over a million dollars. The
conference also failed TO agree upon the
amendments in regard 10 subsidies for the
mail service between San Francisco,
China and Japan, and between New Or.
leans and Rio De Janeiro. ....s
There was passed without discussion,
and without the yeas and nays, bill
making all pensions for death or for
wounds date back to the time of the sol.
dier,s death or his discharge from the
service, and providing for the payment OF
all arrears OF pensions on that basis.
Conference report on the Legislative
Appropriation bill was agreed TO. #
omits the items for the payment Of the
judgments of the Supreme Court in la.
vor OF the Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany, and in favor Of the Trustees Of the
Sloo-N Nicaragua.Transit claim.
The last day OF the Forly.fourth Con.
gress began at noon. Mr.. Hooker moved
10 suspend the rules and take up the bill
for the relief OF the Choctaw Indians.
Deleated-yeas 81; nays Ill.
The conference report'on the Postollice
Appropriation bill has been agreed 10.
On postal car facilities new conference
has been ordered. The frnnking privi-
lege is restored for all public documents
published by order Of Congress.
PROCTOR KNOTS RESOLUTION.
A resolution has been reported from
the Select Committee on Privileges and
Elections declaring that S. ]. Tilden re-
ceiyed lgG electoral votes OF electors lie.
gally and conBtitutionally appointed, and
was thereby duly elected President Of The
United States; and that it is the opinion
OF the House that Thomas A. Hendricks
has received the like number OF votes for
Vice President and was duly elected.
A vote was taken on the question OF It's
consideration, and the House, by n strict
party vote, decided'to consider Knotts
resolution now. The vote was tempora.
rily interrupted by an alteration on the
floor in which member and two news.
paper correspondents were involved.
The resolution was then adopted by Il
strict party vote.
Mr.. White protested against the rcsolu-I
ton as revolutionary, reasonable and
damnable.
Mr.. Wilson desired 10 offer substitute
Tor Mr.. Rnotts resolution, declaring that
the electoral votes OF the States had been
counted in accordance with the law, and
that Hayes and Wheeler have been legal
ly declared President and Vice President,
and that 1t was the duty OF all law abid-
ing citizens TO obey the law, but Mr.. Knott
declined 10 allow m amendment TO he
offered, and moved the previous question,
whe1 the resolution was adopted by 1877
TO SS, strict party vote.
sAAASA hLO NOkC We ulluUulGGNl1 MI
field said II this resolution was an ex.
preston Of the opinion of the House, it
was one thing, but il il was the declara.
tion which was 10 become the legal find.
ing OF the House il was another thing.
Mr.. Lawrence submitted the views Of
the minority Of the Committee on Priv
ileges. Ordered printed, - ,--..-
Mr.. Field, from the select Committee
on Privileges, reported a resolution de.
claring, after u long preamble, thut, in
counting the electoral votes Of any State,
It is the right and duty Of Congress and
OF this House 10 inquire whether any
votes purportiDg TO come from any State
have been cast by the persons duly up.
pointed by that State, and for that pur-
pose to receive evidence Of forgery, false.
hood or the inyaliditY Of any certificate
Of any Governor or any canvasser.
Mr.. Knott moved to amend the resolu.
ton by adding Eve other declarations,
claiming, in SubstaCe, that the Constitu.
ton conters on the two houses, and not
on the President OF the Senate, the power
to examine and ascertain the votes TO be |
counted as the Electoral votes, and that
no votes can be counted against the judg.
ment and determination Of the House Of
Representatives.
Mr.. Burchard moved to amend Mr.. |
Fields resolutionj by adding to it the
words, affecting the genuineness or
proper authei.tication OF such certificate,
but not for the purpose OF questioning
the number Of votes by which the EleC.
tors may have been appointed"
The first vote was on Mr.. Burchard's |
amendment, and it was rejecteb-yeas 80,
nays l2G, party vote.
Mr.. Knots resolution was withdrawn,
and the Mr.. Fields resolution was adopt.
ed without the yeas and nays.
The conference report on the Naval
Appropriation Bill was agreed to.
The amendments to the Army Appro.
priation Bill were non.concurred in, and
q conierecne committee Messrs. Atkins,
Wells and FOsterl appointed.
The House then took recess, and
Democratic caucus was announced 10 be
held Immediately.
EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session, Mr.. Glover