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UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
Senate.

The bill granting a subsidy Of $50, 900 to the
Pacific Mail Company for transporting the
mills to Japan and China, passed the Senate
BY 4 vote Of twenty-Scven yeas TO eighteen
nays.
Mr.. Window, of Minnesota, called up the
Legislative, Judicial and Executive ApprOpria-
ton bill. and in explanation, said the bill as it
cane from the House of Representatives, appro-
priatel SlL. 979. 345. 50, and as amended by the
committee on appropriations and reported to
the Senate, it appropriated SIG, 1877. S95. %. an
~iacrelS3 II -. 753. - IA. All the amendments
reported by the committee on appropriations
were agreed to.
Mr.. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, submitted an
amendment increasing the appropriation for
the purchase Of garden and field seed for dis
tribution in those States which were ravaged
by grasshoppers in 1876, from $40, 900 to $780,
00o. Agreed to.
The committee on appropriations add to the
amount appropriated by the House of Repre-
scntativcS, a. follows For pay Of the navy,
100000 for the equipment Of vessels, $780,
0D0 for construction and repair, 81, 800, 900 {;
for steam engineering. 81, 200, 900: for expenses
Of recruiting. $35, 900: for naval la, oratory,
$4,000; and for naval hospitals, 500
After the tribunal had given a decision in the
Oregon case, the decision was objected to.
Mr.. Sargent tRcp.), of California, submitted
the following
Resolved, That the decision Of the commits
sion upon the electoral vote of the State of
Oregon stand as the Judgment of the Senate.
the objection made thereto to the contrary not
withstanding.
Adopted by u strict party votc-yeas, 40 ;
nays. "a.
The Senate having returned to its chamber
from joint convention to consider the objec-
ton to counting the vote of Henry A. Boggs,
one of the electors from Pennsylvania. Mr..
Cameron (Rcp.). of Pennsylvania, submitted a
resolution that the vote of Henry A. Boggs be
counted with the votes of the other electors of
Pennsylvania, notwithstanding objections.
After a short debate the resolution was agreed
to without 4 division.
Mr.. Mcdonald CRep.), OF Indiana, submitted
a resolution appointing H4p. Francis Keenan,,
q senator from the State Of New York. a mem
Der Of the commission in place of Mr.. Thur
man, and it was unanimously agreed to.
An objection having been made in the joint
convention to receiving the vote Of William S.
Slater, of Rhode Island, appointed elector by
the Legislature in place of George II. Corliss,
Mr.. Burnside (Rep.), of Rhode Island, sub
mitted a resolution that the vote of ". s
Slater be counted with the other votes of the
electors Of Rhode Island, Notwithstanding the
objections made thereto.
After some discussion the resolution of Mr.
Burnside was unanimously agreed t~o-yeas
fifty seven nays, none.
Mr.. Sargent [Rep.l ], of California, called NJ
the House bill to provide for the sale of deser1
lands in the States of California, Oregon. anC
the Territories of Washington. Idaho. Mon,
tana, Utah, Wyoming. Arizona, New Mexico anG
Dakota. Mr.. Sargent submitted an amendment
THAT no person shall be permitted either to re-
serve or acquire title to more than one section
of land under the act" Agreed to.
Mr.. Oglesby presented the credentials of the
Hon. David Davis, elected United States sena,
tor from the State of Illinois for six years from
March 4, 1877. Read and placed on file.
Mr.. Gordon presented the credentials of the
Hon. J. T. Morgan, elected United States sena
tor from the State of Alabama for six years
from March 4,JS77.
Objection having been made in joint conven