The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-23

, iA thc AuauncE HcTculbrlOTc pFOFlutU
TO direct recess of such house not be
yoni the next day, Sundays excepted
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon Ar
appeal from the decision of the ChaiI
, wss laid on the table, and by a vote o.
163 TO los the House took a recess til
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Du
ring the vote message was received
from the Senate that il had ovrrruleG
the objection to the report of the Com
mission, and was ready to meet the
House in joint co ,veutiOn.
FEB 12.-S-nate-The Senate pro
Iceeded to the hall of the House ar 2 :2C
p Nj and returned to Its chamber al
4:2O +. NJ A resolution providing fol
tn attachment for G. G. Jordan. cash
ier of the Third National Bank of New
York. who had failed to appear before
the committee OIL Privileges and Elec-
tons aud Produce tbe accounts of s.
j. TildeD, w. T. Prlton and A. S.
Hewitt with the bank, was laid over
one day under objection n-House-
Mr.. Field submitted an order 10 the
rffecf that the electoral vote of the
State of Florida shall not be counted
IN conformity with the decision of the
Electoral Commission, but that she
votes of the Democratic electors of that
State shall be COUNTED. Amendments
aud substitutes were offered, but voted
down, and several members engaged in
discussion. The order submitted by
Mr.. Field was finally adopted, and
soon afterw lrd the Senate Joined the
House 10 joint convention for the pur-
pose of proceeding with the electoral
count. Florida was counted for Hayes,
G, orgia aud Indiana for Tilden, Iii
uois. Iowa end Kansas for Hays. and
Kentucky for Tildon. Three certifi
cafes from LOui-iaua were presented: /:
/. Fo' Hayes electors. signed by Gov
ernor Kellogg. 2. For TiI'en electors,
signed by McEuery, as Governor 3
For Hayes electors, authenticated by
Secrera of State. Senator McDon-
aid. Mr. Gibson and Mr. Wood sub
mitted objections to the Hayes eertifi-
Gates. Mr.. Howe submitted an obiec-
zion TO the Tlden certificate. The
Louisiana certificates, with the accom-
panying papers and objections. were
referred TO the Electoral Commission,
and the Senate returned 10 its chamber
The House amended it's rules SO as TO
provide that. pending the electoral
count, aud when the House il not
engaged therein, it shall proceed al
tw, I've o'clock on each calendar day,
after recess from the day proceeding,
with business as though the Legislative
day had expired by adjournment.
FEB 13 3-Senate-The credentials
of ID. Il. Corbin, as Senator from South
Carolina, signed by Chami erlain as
Governor, were read anG filed. An
amendment TO the deficiency appropri
alton bill, appropriating S25.000 to
defray expenses of the committee on
Privileges and Elections in Making
Investigations iD the Southern States,
Was ordered printed. The resolution
providing for the arrest of c. NJ. Jour
dan, Cashier of the Third National
Bank of New York, who failed to
testify as &C the accounts of Tilden,
Pelton and Hewitt with the bank, In
connection with the Oregon iuvestigA
tion, was agreed to. Two committees
OF conference were appointed: Sar
gent, Dorsey and Merrlnon on the bill
approprirting $3.50. 600 tor deficiency in
the printing appropriation, and Alliso u,
Window and Busy on the Iudia
Appropriation House se-The Sen
a. e bill 10 encourage tslegraphic com
munication between the United States
aud Europe was pass-d. The report
of the committee OIL Election in Flori
da, declaring the Tildeu electors eject
ed. was discussed. Messrs. Hopkins
and PurInan made SPEECHES in favor of
that proposition. IL was agreed that a
vote should be taken to MORROW at
twelve. The Senate resolution that
each calendar day should be considered
as u legislative dav, was adopted
The Presidents message as to the stat
ute of "LIber y eLIightening the !
world" wa referred.
FEB 14-Senate-A petition from
th- widow of Rear Admiral Wilkes TO |
be placed on the pension roll, was
referred. Bills passed: Removing the |
political disabilities of Joseph Z. John
ron OIL Virginia, providing for the prep |
aration and publication of a new
edition of the Revised Statutes; Senate
bill appropriaring $1,000 to pay ex-
penses of the Electoral Commission.
A report from the conference commlt
tee on the bill appropriatirg $3.50, QUO |
10 supply the deficiency III the printing
a appropriation. was agreed TO. Ii pro
yides that after the expiration of the
present Coz gress the Congressional
t.rintrr shall not pay more ILau fifts |
CENTS per Thousand ems Tor Compost
lion, and forty cents all hour for time
work, etc -House-The resolutions
submitted by a majority of the Florida
declaring TIlden electors
elected in that State, We're adopted by
a party vote. The conference report
on the bill making appropriation Tor
tn. deficiency i'll the printing appropri
alton. was agreed 10. The remainder
O. th, session Was rakeu up in consider.
alton of the Naval Appropriation bill
FEB 15.-The Senat- passed the Dis
trict Tax bill. An Important amend
meut WAS offered to the bill amending
I he Pacific Railroad acts. which will be
debated 10 day. In the House the
Naval Appropriation bill was passed.
FhB. 16.-Iu the Senate the bill 10
wind up the National Capitol Life Iu-
surance Company was reported favor
ably from committee; the Diplomatic
bill was passed as
by the House, and the bill
the Pacific Railroad acts was
debated. In the House several bills ON |
the private calendar was passed
FRB. I7.-In the Senate, Mr. Kelly, |
of Oregon, made a personal expiaba
iion concerning the Democratic frauds
in his State He deuied that he was |
engaged in them. The debate was
continued by other Senators. The |
credentials of Sepetors-elect Coke, of |
Texas and Hill, of Georgia, were pre-
sentsd. In the House, Speaker Ran
dali refused to recognize the Secretary
of the Senate, who appeared before
him to announce that the Senate was
prepared to Weet the House in juint
session, and entertained a motion to
AXE a recess till Monday, in spite of
t e protests of many Republican mem
oers. In the evening Democratic
caucus was held, in which it wes aged
that the count should proceed, and
that there should be no filIbusteriDg.
Fab. 19-In the Sei.ate, there was a
debate of two hours over the Louisiana