The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-01
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.


citisrus un account ~ fra, and increasing the
number ~ Judges in The aoeund circuit, can.
hraclng tho States of Nrum, nt Connecticut and
New York
ud,rrrrN un the House bili to provide far tho
payment uf james A. Eads fur tho construction
~ j,ttlrs at tho ruuth pass uf the Mississippi
river. II wac placed uu the calendar With tho
adverse report Il Authuulcs ti, secretary at
a.. treasury 90 pay uut uf ait, unapiuopIiatoi
u.'ury iu the Treasury 5000 uuU a. said lads
Whenever thr SECRETARY uf MAI shall determine
that that amount is tuy Lads D., the tvfus Of
bis contract, vtt.
Nj Wallace ,nem1. ~ Pennsylvania Ia dis
GUESSING tho Ian fur d sinking fuui fur tIc
Pacific railroad company tu r,lIuhuTrg the
United States government saii laHds utro
iaauvt tu tho companies named m tl4t IAN - Tie
iudtylay committee, amounting tu aluut eJ4
uNUuuA. The government had paid interest uu
tAuu tu thr amount II about sHl uu0. 600 OF
tl4l, ay had been reimbursed luJ about 81 .nH1,-
uNN leaving the amount actually advanced e.
date atuut eal ,Ouu 600 We pay far them
annually HhHut = 3, Nuu unu in interest The mli
~ tlo Judiciary committee propose, o. rrim-
luIr, ua annually about 4J 300 uuu. and oven
II 90 shuUll ir adopted we fail behind annually
over 1slU. 600, and apply nothing toward thr
past, wlulv the lll II ii. lalfuad committee
provides FOR Ir.mbursluE boat 2 Zoo ubu and
The government aHN Nsuos7 annually o. 900, ,uuu
ugrv than Il UlN receive II thai hhuuld BE-
tl'Iafhl AA4N i''A lti tlAl tAaN- Aah4A4 llH
committee. aut b. we'll considered. The lura-
uuu ~ law mas he O. ela-r une, lut it It's better
O. solve uur doubts lu favor uf repayment as
suun as possible fur az tAg hest Wv fan behind
n payment
Mr Window lll,pl 81 Mlunesota. called zap
Tie llN aIIEupIiatlnE $3.50 600 a. supply do
Aelcuyy iu the appropriation Tor printing dur
lug the current fiaeal wear.
Mr. Anthony lEypH ut Rhode Island, said
people were constantly applying o. the com
mlttco un printing fur situations lu the govern
myut office. The printers ia that office CON
trgilui jhc typographical association ln Wash
luEluu, lut hc had i.J,u informed that tho gov
eumrut printers allowed thorc Iu private
offices % work Tor less amount tAaa that
paid lu thr government ulilce.
After further discussion tle Senate refused
a. concur 90 tAe amendment yeas, 20, nays,
Mr sargent ,EgpE. uf California submitted
lll providing that thr whole number Uf pas
rsuEyrs ~ A-.at.c birth Ur descent received un
huAIi the steamer, Of the lagtncuali company
O. 10 loaded a aly place ius America shall AZ
uu time VAcgrl uuv Passenger tu every uttecu
res.stofv! toms, and uu asy violation u tl4ls
provision, payment from thl- appropriation rLEi
cease. Ordered tu Lr printed
Tho Senate considered thy Indian appTuf1la-
uuu lllL aad various amendments reported ty
uiU committee u- appropriations Wyr. aEfUcd tu.
lLt D.l having bgyA considered Iu committee ut
The whole, wss reported O. the senate 4ud tie
amendments made ll committee UrTc clngurf0I
lA. The lll Nar rad thiri time and passed
Mr.. Dawes ll,G.|. II Ma-,acLlsetts lHlfo-
duard Dl 20 aaJA.fise and equip au eNiell-
tluH Go tic Auett -r4-. according 90 ilv plan II
Cap, Huwgate 10 tAg sEuAi service. N,frrleI
60 tly committee ul NAVAL affair.
4ilC t-- o. encourage lrW IAl.lt telegram
lne between AmvucA and iufope was passed
Mr Adams, el,gk ~ the Hou-, ~ EepT,stn-
tatl,r- aHEat4rvI 81 iAr bar ~ The senate and
ann. 4 HF D..
o. uvst 'hs Senate l4 tE, hall ~ t4y Rouse o.
pr0etrl H.lA gAr fgIttg! count ~ Tie vote fur
President Alli Ni,s-r President
Tho Ssaair returned o. .ts chamber after the
visit o. .hy Hgla,, and the president grg r-fs-
announced that be having submitted o. ihg two
hlga.s II Congress ll JOINT meeting the de-
rl-lou OF tav Electoral commission ll regard to
tho vote ~ Florida. q uru.hyE irlm Nes lgfL
objected tAyiytH. vA.gA objection would Re-
rad
The seI,t-Fs then read the objection sub
ElgiuI il tAg House iy Mr. Ic-l.
Tie seaate by slgtt l2Tly vote uf A a. -
refused ,a ajauEu.
Nr Whit, Dym-1 o.. Maryland. submitted
thc following Ordered. That tho senate DO
not concur la tlu decision made ly the commits
...H cfvzlei uldcr tle act approved January
~ l-ll bat that the votes cast ly Wilkinson
Gall Robert Ls-p,A. J. J.. lulsy a.sl h. b.
ll4.Ial ~ clorturs q thf state - FLORIDA, arr
lgg true ANA lapfli ,ut,s Tor President and
Nle-pre-.3cut ~ that state and should lv
counted A. usg electoral vote 81 the state OF
Florida.
A number u amendments were presented
and nuaIy Mf Hauilu Rep % Maine, sab
laltgud the following
Eser.1r3. That tte vote u th, State ~ Flor
sIa should Dr counted fgT D. D. Hayrs for
President, zal Ws.llslu A. Wheeler faT N.rc-
President. 81 determined ly the Electoral eaui-
usl-as.l.
A tie request % Mr.. Merr.moa she de-.-iuu
~ tic Electoral commission submitted g. tic
!..Ei clasgHi4ua pAa read. The question bg.ng
81 llr yfavr submitted tg NfMhHtc, u was Iu-
5a-I.I"seaa. - nave. 20 @ street T-r3a vote.
Tho qgrsylgu uah tbeu taken va u.e gUsa.g.
!ul ~ Nr HamLa. sal % wac sgfeyI 10 yeas
81 NAYS % 6 s.r.rl party vote
Afisr -uIg Further dl=-u--aHn Nr sherman
.Hfn." ~ uE.c, sal3 ha did u1t lao Jhv rtsola-
uTn offered is ihs senator frum MAlar, aud
.r-t s4.Y,ci. hHcaust .t contained tAo u4Lsys uf
tAe ryrsuas voted fHr dc hapsi ths snlc rs
Hl.cA tE4i rgra3agga uAa atuaoj g. would De-
fprgusiIyr,l. -ul oug sulu4isd Is himself
von.d d. adopted .- pl4o, thereof Nr. sApg-
waur rsaului.au uzs as foAuvs
Aass'art That the decision of thc commission
upuu 'hr electoral suirs cf tls, state uf Tl.Fia
stand ss iht Judgment 70 Gee senate dc oijoe-
Eaar radr thereto ia thy oHHtrAry untN.;h-
standing Tho resolution ~ Mr. sherman eas
theu agreed to- yeas. IS mays - s,glei
party yyto,
HOUSE
Tho House ia committee of the whole. Mr..
Eden ~ i-.ua.e il tAg chair. taaL ay tAr do
bcarucy appropriation ll Mr. NAldraa .I.sp.H
q Michigan. ,a.I that 90, tll aprupriaiol
sl3I7.UIn. The tuu laue,st appropriation
vrrg one 81 SlH1. n1N faT o dcaclt4,v iu tho
NAVY department, ayd our % S2IT,UJJ spfso-
Tuatoi far pensions Go soldiers uEl have lufta
Amb
Mr. yaucr uemD ~ uliu chairman az the
committee ou printing offered amendment
g. tLc Printing liii providing that after :ho
gIa-, ~ thr present tuuETrtf uo greater price
ahaIl De- paid FOR labaT ty The government prn-
t,g than i- paid IN tho ciucs % Nyv York
Philadelphia aud Baltimore lie ,Hp'aiuod that
lac had. lu conjunction with the chairman -
the committee uu printing ~ the Senate, Ad-
drrsfoa a letter 60 the public printer Iu August
last. advising him o. adoTt mc such ruir Ia
the management ~ thc print & office II that
advice had a,rn followed thrfr would not nuw
have hc,u dollar of doacicncy IN that depart
mrut ~ the government
Air Cuugrr Hep. - Michigan. thought
that the proposition was !murariiraAlg. and
that it aimed a blow a. the most faithful labor
crs ~ the govwputnt
Tho amendment was adopted by yeas. lis.
uays. i05. aud the hil spprupT3atiuE $3.50. .on3 .
for deficiency Iu tho printing appropriation wac .
passed.
Mr Hale R,pl, - Maine. rose 90 rri,i-
cgcI question and read letter which had lcca +.
Thomas G. Anderson. stating that Arv were .
confined 90 q damp DARK dungeon iu the cellar .
% the Cauitul. that ly order ~ tho Speaker. f
they had been Transferred 20 much better F.
rpun aud that they had been brought back 20 .
the cell by order ~ the sUrFcaut-at-aFms. aud .
that on account Of the Tad hlr in the cell. one
~ them .bnv. Well=' was now ON his elrllci. /
Nr. Hale said his attention had been called hy .
this lottrr to the matter. lie had gone O. The .
cell in which the prisoners were confined. and .
hni fnuud % q damp dark room into which
gloam ~ sunlight could novor pcuotrnto. and .
which had 60 be Illuminated by gas. Tho air .
was poisonous. and one of the prisoners. an ola F.
man over seventy years % age, 'ay on Dis bod .
uf sickness. II was iuhumau g. keep thrm IN .
such 8 room. and be therefore offered n rctnlu-
tion directing tho sCrEvaut-at-grm- o. remove .
the prisoners 90 q v,ll lighted and well yruil-
lated room. where their health may not De-
endangered
Mr. Cox moved to refer tho resolution 20 the
special committee on the election in Louisiana.
with instructions To- report speedily 81 the f.
HOUSE whether such state ~ affairs docs exist I
as D. stated IN the communication 81 !. Madison .
Wells aud Thomas G. Anderson. and it WAS 10
referred
Mf Morrison Dom.). Of Illinois. chairman of .
the special committee on Louisiana affairs. sub .
mittcd tho report .Df that committee. which F.
concludes with n resolution declaring that the
Democratic electors received majority 81 the
votes IN the State of Louisiana that tae pre-
tended canvass and compilation 81 the vote for /
electors by the board of returning officers was .
wiilrout authority 81 law. fraudulent aud void. /
and that the vote of that State cannot De- count
cd for Hayes and Wheeler without confirming