National Republican., 1877-02-27
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

present,
At half past one, Mr.. McDoSALD Introduced q
resolution, providing that Mr.. KsRSAN, of Y,
be elected as Commissioner on tho Electoral Uom.
mission, in place Of Mr.. THURMAN, who withdrew
on account Of illness. The roll was called on the
question, and the resolution was unanimously
adopted. 10 Senators being present and voting.
At $40 the Clerk Of the House appeared and
announced that the House had passed n rcsolu.
tion, the vote Of Henry A. Boggs, OF Pa, be not
the the senate mat In iS,ni convention; 70 continue the
body TO the Hall Of the House.
The Senate eturned to It's chamber at $3.50, and
the CHAIn announced that the Senate haviug
count OF the Electoral vote, audiobIectlon having
been made to counting the vote Of the State OF
Rhode Islsnd, the Senate had now Withdrawn, and
the objections to the count would be laid before
:, Mr.. BURNsIDE offered the iOllowins rcsolu.
tion:
Rcsoiped, That the vote Of VIM. s. Slater he
counted, the objection to tho same notwlthstand.
MIR, BAYARD held that the appointment Of
Mr.. CaIllss was Illegal, on the ground that he
was Centennial Commissioner.
vacancy, and Mr.. Slater wns appointed, and, he
believed, that he was regularly aud legally ap.
Was the voice Of Rhode Island. Hut he eiSimssI
that the act OF the Legislature, in flllng tho
yacancy, was proof that that state thought a
pointed an Eloctor,and was parallel toother cases
Mr.. EDWARDS did no, agree with the sena.
tor about the paralielism ofcases, and MIR. BURN.
be taken on his resolution without debate, II he
called on the passage OF the resolution and 1t was
unanimously adopted 81 Senators present and
Thss xSs SssaPIIs
reducing the humber Of votes. Mr.. BAILY voted
no, but at the close Of the call said he voted un.
der MISREPRESENTATION, and desired to change his
vote TO yes.
on motion Of Mr., ANTHONY, the Secretary
us action, and that the senate was ready to meet
the Houte and continue ths vote.
nounced that the House had passed that
the vote OF Rho % Island should be counted not.
withstanding the objections, and that the House
the count and the Senate inn mediateiy repairej
TO the Hall ofthe House.
The senate returned to q: Chamber at $50,
and the CHAIR announced that the Senate, hay.
Ing met the House in Joint convention to count
the Electoral votes, and objection: having been
Senate had withdrawn, and the objections having
been submitted TO the Electoral Commits.
sion, the Senate would resume its legislative
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the Legls.
latiye Executive and judicial Appropriation
Bill with the noncurrence Of the House in the
Mr. WINDOW moved that the Senate insist
and agree to com mittee Of conference. Agreed
TO, and the CHAIR appointed Messrs. WINDOW,
ALLISON and DAVIS. The CHAiR also laid be.
tore the Senate the Deficiency Appropriation
eill, with the noncotcurrenee Of the House 10 the
On motion Of Nir SARGENT, the Senate in.
sisted upon P,on,u, 4; amendments. and agreed
Messrs. sARoEST, WINDOW and WiTHrns were
appointed on the part Of the Senate.
currenco oft6e House in the Senats amendment.
On motion Of Mr.. WINDOW the Senate in.
sisted upon Its amendment and agreed to Com.
mlttee Of Conference, which was not named.
Tho CbAIR also laid before the Senate the
Of Se &oass IN Se senate sSS
On motion OF Mr.. SARGENT the Senate IN.
sisted upon It's amendment and agreed to a Com.
mittee OF Conference, and Messrs. SARGENT,
CRAoIN and WALLACE were appointed.
The CHAIR also laid before the Senate a oom.
hitting The PRO procecdlnss IL ths court & martial ah
Committee on Military Affairs.
ten a. m. tomorrow he would call up the resolu.
tion in relation to the death OF es-Speaker Kerr,
transacted between the hours Of 10 and IL to. to-
Mr: COCKRII.L introduced bill to construct
Mo. Referred to Committee on Commerce, Also,
bill TO remove the political dlsabiIites OF W. l.,
M sARaENT 80 suS%atod ni'es gn ra:oa,fon aisf fit
the Senate proceed to the election OF a President
pro iempore, Of the senate, and asked that 1t lie
upon the table, subject to be called up for action
Al: ALLISON submitted report Of the Con.
the Indian Appropriation bill, which was agreed
The CHAIR laid before the Senate. as IN.
finished business, the Pacific Railroad bill.
On motion Of Mr.. HAMLlN, the Senate at 6i5
went into Executive session, and at $50 took a
recess until 10 q. IN. today.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATION.
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock.
Mr. BuRCHARD, Of Ill, rose to offer resolu.
'iSn r n aIiSRpR Ies RRepnRRsyyaniSS !I,a case .,
quorum present, and he moved q call OF the
MI; RICE, of Ohio, moved recess until hve
Mr. WOOD, ofN. ". suggested that the discus.
sion might proceed There were gentlemen here
who were willing to speak without a quorum. IL
the design of the gentleman (Mr. CiYMER) was
delay, Of course he could enforce his demand
sylyania had right to make the demand
MI. WOOD did not doubt It.
| Mr. KELLY q Pa; We are ready to discuss
| Mr.. WALLINa, fOho. We are not, and that
Is the difference between us.
Mr.. CoNaER, Mr. MCCRARY, and others IN.
| quired how member could know there wa, no
TheR r. ssS had t.
Mr.. McCRARY suggested that no one ought
to object II gentlemen were willing to speak
The sPEAKER put the question, "shall there
@ se call q the House" when l2 voted for 1t and
The SPEAKER said there was no quorum and
| 1t was his duty TO order the roll to be called,
The roll was called and members answered to
| their names.
further proceedings under the call.
Mr.. OBRIEN Of Md, and Mr.. wALLINa
Of Ohio demanded n division on the question,
whereupon l6l voted In the Affirmative and q In
| the negative.
Mr.. KELLY then offered q resolution that the
| vote Of Elector Boggs be counted, the objections
| 10 the contrary notwithstanding.
| Mr.. STEHGER, of Pennsylvania, offered q
| he mt tad
because he was not appointed an Elector in the
| manner that the Legislature directed.
| Mr.. SrENGER asked that tho objections be
read at length and also that the testimony be
MT. KELLY objected, and said that under the
law only two hours could be allowed for debate,
| and this reading would consume some time,
The SPEAKER said he would rule, as to time,
| when the debate commenced, but he would hold
that II vas the right OF a member to have the OBJ.
jections read, and that II would not come out Of
l tho time for debate.
After the objections had been read, Mr.. WAL.
| LING demanded the reading of the testimony.
| Mr.. kEI.LEY and Mr.. WILSON, Of Iowa. oh.
leeted. The testimony was In the nature OF argu.
ment, and II was violation Of the Electoral law
| to have IL read.
The SPEAKER said that under rule III, the
reading could be demanded, and he would subm 3
the qnes ion OF reading the paper to the House.
| read.
Mr.. BANKS, of Mass, said that the House
could not violate the plain provisions Of the Elec.
t0ral law; nor could The CHAIR evade the plain
responsibility OF deciding whether the paper was
In order or not.
respot sibllity. II, paid no attention to such re.
m NJ n q ha mi nlfatt.a