The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-08
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In the Senate, on the 26th ult., q resolu-
tion was adopted-as to sustaining the decis-
Ion Of the Electuml Commission upon the vote Of
South Carolina and resolution was unanimously
adopted that the vote Of Mr.. Solace (objeciion
having been made th0Ieto) as an RElector for Yer
mont be counted with the other Electoral votes
Of that State. In the House, after several dila
tory motions had been made, and were overruled
by the Speaker, q vote was finally taken on the
ha he dscision o Ss
relative to the Electoral vote of that State be not
sustained, and that the vote be not counted.
Pending the question relative to the Vermont
Elector (Mr. 6olace), recess was taken until ten
o'clock on the 1st.
No BUSINESS was transacted in the Sen
ate on the 1st.. After an exciting and stormy
time in the House over the question Of the extra
return from Vermont, which the Presiding Oficer
Of the Joint Commission had refused to receive,
Q resolution that such extra certificate ehould be
opened BY the President Of the Senate, In the
presence Of the two houses, and, II found to be
the Joint Commiesion, was rejected-yeas, 116;
nays, ~: A motion was then made. and. after
several dilatory motions, finally adopted-05 to
Vermont. be not counted-several Republicans
voting with the majority for the purpose Of
sooner bringing the question TO close. An
nouncement was rsceived from the Senate that she
Downs, Of Wisconsin, had been ovenuled The
House subsequently decided that such vote
should not be counted. M. Mills introduced sey-
Presidential election. and declaring that Mr..
Hayes had not received . majority Of the Constitu-
tional Electors duly and legally appointed. and
that the House should proceed to the election Of
President Of the United States.
TIE credentials Of L. F. Grover, assem-
ator nom Oregon. and Of n. G. Butler (signed by
Wade Hampton q Governor) ,from South Carolina,
s.A -~A -V> t. L. 0~wn ~.
on the I'd. The Conference report ON the Ded-
cheney Appropriation bill was agreed to. New
Ccnfefence Committees were ordered and ap-
Bis. sso1isy I ~ and minority % reps rspo1ts .sls nads
from the Committee investigating the late cleo
tion in Louisians. Bills were passed-House bin
gr,ntng 70 the stats q Missouri 81 land: therein
bill respecting the limits Of the reservations for
town sftes upon public domain; the eundry Civil
Appropsiation bin, with several amendmente. {.
cheney and on the Military. Academy Apprcpria.
tion bills were agreed to-. Among the bills passed
were-the Army Appropriation bill; for the pay
Claims conmissions; % remcyipg an political dis
under the Fourteenth Constitutional Amend
ment.
AL the Appropriation bills. except the
Army and the River and Hsrbor. were passed be-
fore the Close by limitation, Of the Forty-fourth
Congress, on he 9Th. Byprovisions Of the Post
the malls 1res. The Presidents salary remains
at 96Q00o. In the oenats, on the "a, the House
snsndmsnts e tie ein. extending los two years
and ths bill was passed The bill to aid "a the re-
Il vas fnsliy sgreed-x7 to 2s-that further con
ssti tie rss weSnssSsy s Il Dses@bss % hsst. TSs
Who served n ne late VIZ for ths Union was con-