The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-07
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

A>OOAAA3 wac uOu0 III clLu0l
OF Congress on the 9th and 28th of February,
or March LIST. save to continue the Presiden-
tia! count On the I'd inst both houses were
industriously, working upon appropriation
bills and held evening sessions in order to
complete their work by the 4th.
In the Senate on the Sd, Mr.. Win
dom reported that the conference committee
on the Legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill had agreed on all items ex-
cePt the Presidents, the House insisting on
reducing it to SCI, 600 and the Senate stand
ing Tor $4,000. A new conference commit
tee was appointed, and at late hour both
Houses agreed on the $4,000, and the bill
passed. Another point OF disagreement was
the post Office appropriation bill. The Senate
cific Mail Steamship line and several other
steamship subsidies, and also large sum to
re-establish the fast mail, all of which items
the House refused to agree to. After con-
terence committee the Senate abandoned its
claims, and the bill passed without the subsi-
dies. Logan made strong effort to pass the
bill equallzing bounties to soldiers in the late
war, but it was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 81 to 25. Sherman's bill to aid in re-
Stunning specie payments, based upon the re-
cent message OF the President was postponed
until next December. All OF the appropria-
ton bills were finally agreed u,:on by both
houses except the army bill and both houses
expectation OF some compromise being reached
on the matter through conference commit
tees.
In the House on the Sd, the time
was chiefly Occu pied in considering the an.
preparation bills voted in the Senate report.
resolution was reported from a select COM
mittee on privileges, Proctor Knott, chair
man, declaring that Samuel J. Tilden
received 1876 electoral votes OF electors legally
and constitutionally appointed, and was there
by duly elected President OF the United
States, and that it is the opinion OF the House
that Thomas A. Hendricks, having received
a like number OF votes for Vice President.
was duly elected.
Mr.. White protested against the resolution
as revolutionary, reasonable and damnable.
MIR. Wilson desired to offer q substitute tor
Mr.. Knott's resolution; declaring the electoral
votes OF the States had been counted in &C.
cordance with the law: that Hayes and
Wheeler had been legally declared elected
President and Vice President, and that it is
the law. But Knott declined to allow the
amendment to be offered, moving the pre-
vious question, when the resolution was
adapted-l37 to SO; strict patty vote.
After the result of the vote was announced
Mr.. Garfield remarked of this resolution that
it was one thing, but it it was a declaration
which was to become legal finding OF the
House it was another thing.
MIR. Field, from the committee on privi-
leges, reported resolution declaring, after a
long preamble, that in counting the electoral
votes OF any State it is the right and duty OF
Congress and OF this Housefo inquire wheth-
er any votes purporting to come from the
State that have been cast by persons duly ap-
pointed by that State and for that purpose TO
receive evidence Of forgery, talsehood Or ina
bility of any certificate Of any Governor or
canvasser. The resolution Was adopted
Mr.. Page moved t. suspend the Jules and
| adopt the resolution condemning the recent
attempt to defeat the will OF the people OF Ore
gon and also condemning the corrupt use OF
money to aid IN that outrage, especially the
yment of S., 900 to Cronin to defeat the cleo
/ ton, for his part in the famous transaction.
Ona viva vOce vote the Speaker said the
ayes appeared to have it, but few OF the DEM
ocrats Understandings or not caring to vote
against it the reading of the resolution was
again called for and a vote taken by yeas and
nays which resulted yeas 81, nays 10.