Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-02-24

dent Of the United St0tes and should be |
counted rs the electoral vote Of that stHle, +
was defeated by a strict party vote The !
following IS the vote: Yeas-Baley, Bar !
mum, Bayard, BOgy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis |
Eaton, Goldthwaite Hereford, johnson, |
Jones lFla.l, Kelly, Kcrhan, McCrecry, Nc. |
Donald Maxey, MerrlmOn, Norwood, Ran. |
dolph, Ransom, salisbury, Stevenson, Wal |
lace, Whyte and Withers; twenty.six. Fays
-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth. |
Boutwell, Bruce, Burnside Cameron pa
Cameron Wis., Chaie, Christiancy, Clay
ton, Conkling, Conoyer, Cragin, Dawes,
Dorsey, Ferry, Freliughuysen, Hamilton.
IIamlin, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,.
Jones jNevL Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patter-
SON. Robertson Sargent, Sharon, Sherman,
Spencer Teller Wadleigh, West, Window
and Wright; forty-fve. The senate then
agreed to an order submitted by Mr. Ham
lin, that the vote Of the state OF Florida
should be counted for L. B. Hayes for presi-
dent and Nm. A. Wheeler for vice prcsi-
dent, as determined by the electoral com.
mission The vote upon this vas yeas
forty-three, nays twenty.fve-a a strict party
vote. On motion Of Mr. Sergeant, the seCre
tarv was directed to notify the house that
the senate had reached a determination in
re ard to the decision Of the electoral com
mission, and was ready to NEE. the house
for the purpose Of proceeding with the
count
In the senate ON the 18th, no business
transacted up to noon. The senate was
awaiting notification from the house that
that body was ready to resume the Joint
session to continue the count. At 2:20 the
clerk Of the house appeared at the bar Of
the senate and announced the decision Of
the house that the counting Of the vote OF
Florida shall not proceed in conformity with
the decision OF the electoral commission,
and also notified the senate that the house
was now ready to meet the senate in Joint
meeting. The senate then proceeded to tile
hall OF the house
In the senate on the 18th, at the eX-
piration Of the morning hour the senate
yeas %; nays l4-laid aside the unfinished
business the bill to amend the Pacific rail
road acts, and the resolution submitted yes.
terday providing for the issue Of an attach
ment for the arrest OF Conrad n. Jordan,
cashier of the Third National bank Of New
York, who failed to appear and testify as to
the accounts in that bank Of Samuel j. Til.
den, William T. peltOn and A. 5, Hewitt.
| The Pacific bills were laid aside with the
understanding that a motion to take them
up again should be made as soon as the res
| outon for the arrest Of Jordan should be
| disposed of After some discus sslOn, the res
outon as submitted yesterday by Mr.,
| Mitchell for the arrest Of Jordan was agreed
| To without division. The bill to amend the
| Pacific railroad acts was taken up in order
| that it should be unfinished business tOmOr.
row. The senate then went into executive
session, and when the doors were reOpened
took a recess until ten o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate on the l4th, bill ap-
proprating $4,000 for iire-proof building
for the National museum was placed on the
calendar The bill removing the political
disabilities Of Joseph j.. Johnston, Of Nir.
ginia, was passed, Mr.. Dorsey introduced q
bill amendatory of aud supplemental to the
act of March 3, 1871, to incorporate the
Texas and Pacific railroad, and the act Of
July p, . 500, granting lands to aid in the
construction Of a railroad and telegraph line
| from the state Of Missouri and Arkansas to
| the Pacific ocean. Referred. The bill is
copy OF the so.called compromise of the
Texas and Pacific bill, recently RpoNed to
the house of representatives. by Mr., Lamar,
from the committee on Pacific railroads
The senate resumed consideration Of un.
finished business, being bill to amend the
| Pacific railroad acts SO IS to create sink
ing fund for the liquidation of the indebt-
ness due the government bv the Pacific rail.
road company, Pending discussion, the
senate went into executive session, when
the doors re-opened. The railroad bill was
laid aside, with the understanding that it
should be the unfinished business Of to-
morrow. The senate bill approprlalng
$1,000 to pay the expenses Of the electoral
commission was passed
IN the senate on the 18th, at the cx-
pration Of the morning hour the Pacific
railroad matter was laid aside, and the
house bill for the support ot the government
Of the District OF Columbia Tor the fiscal
year ending June 30, l77S was taken up.
Various amendments reported by the dis
trict committee were agreed to. Pending
discussion by Mr.. Wright demanded the
regular order Of business, being the bill in
regard to the Pacific ralroud sinking fund.
A lengthy discussion eusued during which
Mr.. Sargent said The commtte on appro'
uriatiuns would soon press the apprOprla-
ton bills, and they would antagonze any.
thing which might be before the senate
After further discussion Mr. Wright with
drew his demand for the regular order, with
the understanding that the district tax bill
should be disposed OF to-day. lie gave no.
tce that to morrow he wOul1 insist upon a
vote upon the railroad sinking fund bill
which would come up as unfinished bus
mess. The discussion upon the bill for the
support OF the government OF the District oI
Columbia was continued at great length, the
, pending question being on the amendment
Of Mr.. Herman exemping from taxation
property actually occupied and used iol
educational purposes, The debate wal
5 mainlyin regard to ex empting religious anC
2 educational institutions from taxation
| Messrs. ingalls,, Cameron, Pa, Clayton anC
, Alcorn, speaking in opposition thereto, ant
} Messrs. Dawes, Herman, Salisbury and Mer
= riman, in favor thereof. The amendmen
Of Mr.. Herman was agreed to- Yeas, 3S
. nays, 49, Other amendments, CKemptinj
the Louise home, and the works oil art il
the Corcoran gallery, as well as the building
e from taxation, were agreed to. The bill
. then passed Yeas, 10; nays, II. The senat
, then took q recess until ten o'clock to.moi
row.
In the senate on the 10th, the hous
amendments to the consular and diplomat
appropriation bill were concurred in, an
the bill passed At the expiration Of tn
u morning hour, consideration of the bill t
= create a sinking fund for the liquidation {
= the Indebtedness of the Pacific railroa
: companies was resumed MIR. Chaffee sui
. mitted an amendment to that of Mr.. Chri
!, tiancy, so as provide that the act should b
!, constructed as the final settlement betwee
y" the government and the companies, if With
r. four months after its passage it he accepte
,; by the companies, and provided said con
panies shall faithfully comply with all the pr,
visions of the act, and shall not be in defau
of any nstallments when due. After Ion
DEBATE the amendment of Mr. Chaifee wa
II agreed to--30 to %. The question then bein
T. on the amendment of Mr.. Christiancy, 4
10 amended by Mr.. Chaffee, it was agreed to-
. 36 to 10. The question then required on th
iee amendment of Mr.. Booth, submitted Wet
IL nesday last, to strike out the fifth section {
rs the hill rpOorted nv the railroad committe