The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-20
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o THE DAILY NTELLIGESoER
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WAsurSa1oS, October 10.

During the morning hour number ol
bills we're introduced, among them one by
Mr.. Merrimon to amend section 146 Of the
revised statutes, relating to vacancies in
the Offices Of President and Vice Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted resolution in-
Structing the Committee on Pensions 10
inquire and report by bill or otherwise
reducing and properly adjusting the saIa.
rles and tees Of pension agents.
Amended by Mr.. ingalls,, directing the
committee 10 inquire into the expetliency
Of abOlising all pension agencies and hav.
ing the pensions paid from Washington
was agreed to and tile resolution passed.
Al the expiration Of the morning
hour consideration was resumed Of the
resolution submitted by Mr.. Thurman to
discharge the Committee on Privileges
and Elections from the further consider
alton Of the credentials Of ]. 2. Eustis,
oil Louisiana, and Mr.. Thurman spoke in
favor Of the claims Of EustiP.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced a bill TO
alter the times for holding elections for
electors for President and Vice President
and casting the vote in tho Electoral
College. 1t proposes TO amend section
l3l OF the revised statutes 60 that electors
shall be appointed in each State on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
October, instead OF November, and that
the electors shall meet and give their
votes on the first Wednesday in January
next after the year in which they age ap.
pointed, instead Of the first Wednesday
in December, as they are required 10 do
by the present law.
Mr.. Mefrimon also introduced bill TO
repeal section 4 7l6 Of the revised statutes
so As to restore to the pension rolls the
names Of all stricken therefrom on account
Of flisloyalty.
Mr.. McCrecfy submitted an amend.
ment to the bill introduced by him, on
Wednesday, to repeal the bankrupt law
as follows:
Provided, nevertheless, that all cases
pending in the District Courts Of the
United States, and doCketed on or prior
to the Goth OF October, 1877, may be tried
and determined under the law as it now
exists.
It was ordered that the amendment be
printed, and that the bill be taken from
the table and referred TO the Committee
on Judiciary together with the amend.
ment.
During a somewhat extended debate
MIR. Davis, Of Illinois, made brief speech
in which he said he knew nothing about
the claim OF Eustis having been mem.
ber Of another branch OF the public ser
vice, during the discussion on the Lou
isiana controversy. He was not prepared
tovote to-day on this subject and favored
investigation by the committee. Last
March it was referred TO the Committee
on Privileges and Elections and his friend
on the left (Hoar) said the committee
would report soon. The question in
volved waA.Purely legal one and he did
not want to give an opinion upon il TIL
it should be further investigated. He
voted yesterday against referring the
credentials OF Spo(iord because he
thought the Senate, in the light of recent
events, could decide the question itself.
Mr.. Thurman said it had been init
mated that the committee would soon re.
port upon the subject and Withdrew his
motion to discharge the committee from
further consideration OF the credentials
OF Eustis.
Adjourned till Monday.