The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-08
Repnlar Proceedings.

TUESDAY, Feb. 27.-SENATE.- Senate, by
a vote of 30 to 28 postponed the further consdera-
ton Of the Pacific Railroad Funding bill until the
next session of Congress. e. Mr.. Mcdonald called
up the House resolutions in respect to the memory
of the late Speaker Kerr end eulogies were delivered
by Messrs. Mcdonald, Wallace, Wright, Bayard,
Booth and Morton, after which the resolutions
were unanimously agreed to. 80. The bill for
the relief of settlers on public lands was
passed. 1t authorizes homestead and presumption
settlers whose crops destroyed by grasshoppers
in 1876 to leave and be absent from their lands
til 1878. House bill to provide for the sale of
desert lands in the States of California Oregon and
Nevada, and the Territories of Washington, Idaho
Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona. New Mexico
and Dakota was passed.
HoUsE.-NIr. Field, from the Committee on Privi-
Ieges reported the bill providing that, in case of a
failure to elect President and Vice President the
President of the Senate Or in case of vacancy in
that Office then the Speaker of the House. or in case
of there being no Speaker, then the Secretary of
State shall assume the office OF President until the
President has been elected. The bill was
Immediately ordered to its second reading, debated
ordered to third reading and passed. :. Mr.
&Schleicher moved to suspend the rules and adopt
a resolution recognizing the Hampton and Nichols
Governments as the lawful Governments Of the States
of South Carolina and Louisiana. Rejected-156 tC
93-not two-thirds in the affirmative The remain
der of the day devoted to the consideration OF
the Sundry Civil appropriation bill.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28.-SENATE.-A commune
cation read from Justice Clifford, conveying the
decision of the Electoral Commission in the Of
South Carolina. Immediately the House was in
formed that the Senate was ready to continue the
count of the electoral VOTE and at 1910 the Senate
marched to the Hall of the House. The Senate re.
turned at 1895, and Mr. Robertson submitted reso
luton that the decision of the commission upon the
electoral vote Of South Carolina stand the judgment
of the Senate, the objections made thereto
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Bogy
moved that the testimony in the South
Carolina case be read. Rejected-yeas, 81
nays, Al. The two hours discussion then com
menced, and was participated in by Messrs Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Morton, Bayard, Patterson
Logan, Salisbury, Eaton, Sherman, Wadleigh Mer
rmon, Blaine, Cameron (Wis.), Christiancy and
Herman. The debate having closed, the resolution OF
Mr. Robertson, that the decision of the commission
upon the electoral vote of South Carolina stand as
the Judgment of the Senate, ETC., was agreed to-
yeas 80; nays pa strict party vote. The Senate
then met the House for the purpose of continuing
the count Upon returning to its chamber
at 715 the objections to the certificate from Vernon
were read, and resolution was unanimously adopt
ed that The vote Of Mr. Solace eector for Vernon
be counted with the other electoral votes OF thu
State the objections thereto to the contrary notWth
standing.
HOUSE. - The Speaker laid before the Hous;
a communication from Justice Clifford, inform
ing the House that the Electoral Commission
had decided the matter touching the electora