The Osceola times., 1877-02-24
SENATE.

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struction of jetties at the South Pass. Ate
discussion, by vote Of so to "a, the bill wa
indefinitely postponed and the considera
tion of the Indian appropriation bill was re
sumed. The senate then went into execu
| tive session, and when the doors reopene,
they took recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Windon
introduced bill appropriating 5000 fol
the expenses of the electoral commission
Referred. Mr.. Dawes introduced bill tc
authorize and equip an expedition to the
arctic sea. Referred. The bill provide,
an exhibition according to the plan suggest
ed by Capt. Howgate. A bill to encourage
and promote telegraphic communication be
tween Europe and America was passed. II
names F. {. Latrabe, VIM. +. Frick and
Robert Gerrett, OF Maryland, corporstors ia
construct the line, with the American end
at Baltimore.
In the senate on the 10th, the chair
presented a communication from the presi
dent OF the electoral commission, informing
the senate that it has decided upon the
matter submitted concerning the electoral
votes OF Florida. The sergesnt-at arms was
"'N'N'h ~ iNHut,A thN Vi hDNtut
senators at the conference.-the committee
on the forti6cation and appropriation bill,
Messrs. Window, Logan and Davis. After
further debate, the following, submitted by
Mr.. Sherman, was agreed to by a party
vote: Resolved, that the decision Of the
commission upon the electoral votes of the
state of Florida stand as the Judgment OF
the senate, objections made thereto to the
contrary notwithstanding. A long debate
took place as to the form of the question
sustaining or overruling the objections filed
by Mr.. Field. An order submitted bv Mr..
Whyte, that the senate do not concui in the
decision made by the commission, created
under q clause approved January 20, 1777,
but that the votes cast by Wilkinson Call
Robt. Bullock, }. T.. Ionge and r. B. Hilton
as electors of the state of Florida on the
! 7th of November, 1874. are the true aud
! lawful votes for president and vice presi
dent of the United States, and should he
counted as the electoral vote of that state
was defeated by strict party vote. The
following Is the vote Yeas Bailey, Bar.
mum, Bayard, Bogy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis,
Eaton, Goldthwaite, Hereford, johnson,
Jones (Fla.), Kelly, kerhan, McCreery, Nc.
Donald, MaXey, Merrimon, Norwood, Ran.
dolph, Ransom, salisbury, Stevenson, Wal.
lace, Whyte and Withers; twenty six. gays
-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth
Boutwell,, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron pa
Cameron Wis., Chatie, Chrstiancy, Clay.
ton, COnkling, Conover, Cragin, Dawes,
Dorsey, Ferry Frelinghuysen, Hamilton.
Ilamlin, Harvey Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,.
Jones (Nevl Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patter.
son, Robertson, Sargent Sharon, Sherman,
T.lI.r WnIlas.k L.
and Wright, foriy-ivc. The senate then
agreed to an order submitted by Mr Ham.
lin, that the vote of the state of Florida
should he counted for r. y. Hayes for presi.
dent and Wm. A. Wheeler for vice pre.i.
dent, as determined by the electoral com.
mission. The vote upon this was, yeas
forty-three, nays twenty-five a strict party
vote. On motion Of Mr. Sergeant, the secrc.
tary was directed To notify the house that
the senate had reached a determination in
re, ard to TIE 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 o:2e 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 witt
the decision of the electoral commission
and also notified the senate that the house
was now ready TO meet the senate in joint
hall of the house.
In the senate on the 18th, at the ex.
piration Of the morning hour the senate
yeas 25; nays, l4-laid aside the unfinished
business, Inc 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 7. Pelton aud A. S. Hewitt
The Pacific bills were laid aside with The
under standing that motion TO take then
up again should be made as soon as the res
olution for the arrest OF Jordan should b.
disposed Of. After some discu ssion, the res
olution as submitted yesterday by Mr.
Mitchell for the arrest OF Jordan was agreed
TO ithout division. The hill to amend tn,
Pacific railroad acts was taken up in ordei
that il should be unfinished business to-mor
row The senate then went into executiv,
session, and when the doors were reopenec
took a recess until ten o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate on the 18th, bill ap
propriating s25o,OoO for a 6re.proof building
for the National museum was placed on th,
calendar. The bill removing the politica
disabilities Of Joseph +. Johnston, of vir
ginii, was passed. Mr.. Dorsey introduced
bill amendatory OF and supplemental to tn,
act of March 8, 1871, TO incorporate th
Texas and Pacific railroad, and the act o
July q, 1906, granting lands to aid in tn,
cor srnciiDn OF railroad and telegraph lin
from the state Of Missouri and ARKANSAS +,
the Pacific ocean. Referred The bill is
copy of the socalled compromise of tn
Texas and Pacific bill, recently exported +
the house of representatives, by Mr.. Lamar
from the committee ON Pacific railroad,
The senate resumed consideration of IN
snished business, being bill to amend th
Pacific railroad acts, so AS to create sinh
ing fund for the liquidation of the indebt
ness due the government by tn e Pacific raj
road compsrt. Pending discussion, tn
senate went into executive session, whe
- '.e do"rs re-otened. The railroad bill va
de, with the understanding that
pfinished business u Y