The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-08

WI" "Vt , 'Ht "'vusslon WIS opehtu ny
Mr., Ns". The debate closed at o'clock,
and the house then voted on Mr.. Gbson's
resolution, that the decision Of the commits.
sion be not agreed to, aud II was adopted;
yeas, 1885, nays, 00a party v6tey except
Seelye and Pierce, o' Massachusetts,, who
voted with the democrats A message was
Bcnt N the senate that the house was ready
10 meet that body in the Joint convention,
Tne senate retired upon the objection Urged
by Mr.. Tucker TO counting the Vote OF Cross.
man, elector from Michigan, Mr.. Southland
moved that tho house take recess until 10
o'clock tomorrow. Defeated-yeas 81; ners,
lNI. Mr.. Tucker then offered RESOLUTION
declaring that Daniel J.. Crossman was not
appointed an e'cCtOr by the state of Mchi.
gan, as 't5 legislature directed, and that his
Ncte as elector shall not be counted, Mr..
Jencks offered the following as 4 substitute
for Mr.. fuckers an'ondment: Whereas,
the fact has been established that il is about
twelve years since an ineligible eector excr.
rised any OF the functions of the Office of
United States commissioner, and 1t is not
subsequently proven that at the time bt his
appointment he was IN oecel of the United
States; therefore, resolved that the vote
0bie"ted 10 be counted. The substitute was
agreed to without division, and the senate
was thereupon notified Of the action of the
house and Of its readiness to meet the senate
in Joint session
In the house, on the 9ito, The house
met at 70 c'clotk, but iull hour was con
sNmel III ascertaning whether there was
quorum present and in reading of testimony
to certain objections made yesterday against
the electoral vote OF r. NJ. Daggart, of Ne.
vada, Mr.. Springer who made the objections
offered resolution that the vote be counted,
and explained an error that had been made
in describing the Office held by Mr. Daggart
as that of United States commissioner, while
the testimony showed that he held the Office
of clerk of the United States court. After
Il number Of speeches of no special signi.
cance were made, vote was taken on Mr..
Springcrs resolution that the vote of Dag.
CART be counted, AID It Was agreed to with
out division. The senate was then notified
that the house was ready to continue the
count and the two bodies met in Joint scs
sion. The senate having retired, Mr.. Sayl9r,
chairman OF the select committee on the
election in South Carolina, su omitted the
REPORT of the majority OF that committee ac
companied, however, by no resolution.
Printed and recommitted. Mr.. Holman, Of
the appropriation cNmmittee, reported the
suhary civil appropriation bill, and the
house went into committee of the whole on
that bill, Mr.. Buckner in the chair. After
,,nJn "a bn hill Tho Dammit
tee rose, and the house took a recess until
half past seven. The house, Immediately
OH reassembling, went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Buckner in the chair, on the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill. After two roll
calls the committee rose and the house took
a recess until tomorrow.
In The house on the ODD, the session
was began at 10 o'clock by going into com.
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Buckner IN the
chair, on the suudry civil appropriation bill
There beng manfestly no quorum, the par.
agraphs relating to public lands were passed
over The committee arose and new leg
islatiye day began. The president was au.
thorized to accept the statue Of "Liberty
Enlightening the World" when presented
by the French republic, and to designate
suitable site for the statute on either Gov.
ernors or Bedloe's island. The house then
went into commmittee of the whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. After long
time spent in discussing and voting on vari.
ious amendments relative to the payment Of
expenses in contested election eases, the
committee rose without having disposed Of
the bill. Mr.. Willis, from the committee
on naval affairs, reported bill authorizing
the equipment of aa expedition to the sic-
tic seas Ordered printed and recommitted.
A recess was then taken until 10 o'clock to-
mOrrOM.