Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-08

as coWarelly, whereupon MT. 1eateS upDralded
Northern Democrats with den0unclng those |
who yielded as towards, although they
had, fifteen years ago, when the pinch came,
turned upon them. There was great excitement
and confusion, recalling come of the scenes in
1861. The discussion having closed, Mr. Stem
gers resolution that the vote OF MIR. Boggs, the
pennsyaIva AM = E t,e Tor, the be s so0 6e9 Wss n,oti Wes
that the House was ready to receive the Senate.
After the Senate had withdrawn on the objec-
lions to Rhode Island, a motion to take a recess
was voted down. A motion to count the vote
of Slater, the Rhode Island Elector, was then
carried unanimously, and the House adjourned,
JOINT SESSION.
At 3:15 the Senators entered the hall.
The presiding officer called the meeting to or
der, and the action of each house having been
read he announced that the two houses not hav-
ing concurred otherwise, the vote OF PenneYl-
vania would be counted. senator Allison. one
of the Tellers, thereupon announced that the State
of Pennsylvania had given 70 votes Tor hayes
and Wheeler The certificate of Rhode Island
Hayes sAs and Wheeler i The presiding oil
Ger having asked whether there was any
objection to the vote of Rhode Island
self and others, presented objections TO the vote
of VIM. S. Slater, on the ground that he was not
duly appointed. The Senate then retired, and
at d O'Clock again re-entered the chamber, and
the vote of Rhode Island was, alter the usual
formalities, announced for Hayes and Wheeler.
South Carolina was then reached, when tWocer-
tifcates were opened, objections were duly
made. and the certificates and accompanying
papers were referred to the Electoral Commis-
sion.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Melon
aid called up the House resolutions in respect to
the memory of the late Speaker Kerr. Eulogies
were delivered by NJ ssrs. Mcdonald, Wallace,
Wright, Bayard, Booth and Morton, after which
the resolutions were unanimously agreed TO.
The House Joint resolution authorizing the Pres
ident to designate and set apart a site for the
colos sal statue of Liberty enlightening the
world, )" and provide tor the permanent main
tenance and preservation thereof, was agreed
lie Lands, reported lavOrably on the Senate bill
for the relief of settlers on public lands. Passed.
IL authorizes h mestead and pre- emptiOn settlers
whose crops were destroyed oy grasshoppers IN
1876 to leave and be aDsen trom their lands until
1878. At the expiration of the morning hour
the Chair laid before the Senate rs unfinished
| business, the bill to mend the Pacific Railroad
acts so as to create q sinking fund for the liquid
alton of Indebtedness due the Government by
the Pacific Railroad Company Mr. morrill,
moved to lay the bill on the table,, bat at the re-
quest of Mr.. sherman modified his moLioE so as
TO postpone further consideration of the bill I'M
til the first Monday OF December next. After
debate the notion was agreed t8-ycas, 20; nays,
20. MIR, Sargent calling up the House bill to
provide for the $ lie Of desert lands in the States
of California, Oregon and Nevada and the Terri
tories of Washington. Idaho, Montana, Utah,
Wyoming, arizona, New Mexico ami Dakota.
Several amendments were adopted ard the bill
passed. The House bill 10 amend the revised
statutes of the United States III respect to vaCan-
cies in the office of President anu Vice President
was read by title and referred to the
on Privileges ana Elections. The credentials OF
several Senators elect were received and placed
on fle......At the morning session, the House
completed tn Snndry ivil Appropriation bill
in Committee of the Whole. Mr. Field. from
the Committee on Privileges, reported "a bill pro-
vlding that IN case Of q failure TO elect 4 Presl-
dent ard Vice President the President of the Sem
! ate. or in case of q vacancy in That DfiCe, then
she Speaker of the House, or in case Of there be-
ing no Speaker, the Secretary of state, shall as
sumo the office of President until The President
has been elected. MIR. BUrchard raised the
point Of order that the committee had no
authority to report by bin. The Speak
er overrulcd the point of order raised by
MIR. Burchard, and after a brief
debate the bin passed-yeas. 1873; nays, 50. MIR.
Purman was the only Republican voting for the
bill, while Is Democrats voted against IT. viz.
Aiessrs Buckner, Goodin, Hancock, Knott,
Neal, Potter, Savage. stevenson, CarboX,
Thomas, Warren, Whitehouse and Williams
(Del J A resolution by Mr.. Schieicher, that the
Hampton and Nichols Governments in South
Carolina and Louisiana respectively be recog-
nized by Congress, was defeated-Yeas, l56
hayes, 3-not the necessary two thirds. \ mo-
tioa to take q recess till H. to morrow was car
RED by a majority of / vote.
The Senate, on the % b, met at 10 a. M,
and received a communication from Justice Cliff
ford conveying the decision of the Electorl Com
mission in the case of South Carolina The SEN
ate was n, t fed that { e House was ready to CON
tinue the couuto of the Electoral vote. and at Il: 0
the Senators marched t. the hail of the House.
Inc senate returned from the JUlns session at
l. j and after V ting down a proposition by Mr..
Bogv to haveread the testimony in tae South Caro-
| IL a case, the decision OF the Electoral Commission
was suetained-yeas 80; nays, IA strict par
ty vote. At Is the Senate again met in joint
Sc ssion for one hour, after which u resolution
tn count the vote of SOlaCe as E.ectOr from Yer
msnt was unanimously agreed to........In the
House, after the reading of the decision OF the
Commission in the South arolina case, on mo-
tion of MIR. SaylOr the Clerk was directed TO in
form the Senate that the House would receive
! them IN JpInE Sc EEIOn at ia. Mr.
Springer moved that the House consider the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. The Speaker
ruled that no legislative business was in order
except by unanimous consent, which was sus-
tanned. and the House agreed To all the amend
ments adopted in Com lttee Of the Whole, ard
the blil passed. The Senate arrived at 2:l0 to
participate in the joint session. which being
| concluded and the Senate having with
drawn, Mr.. Springer Immediately moved to
take a r cess until Is to morrow The yeas and
nays b ing called for, the melton was rejected
yeas, 8 nays, 49,. AS soon as tue result was
announced, Messrs. Sheaklev and O'Brien rose
simultaneously with motions to take a recess
till 30 to morrow. The Speaker promptly
ruled the m ton not IN order and that he would
not entertain it. Mr.. S~heakley appealed
from the decision OF the Chair. MIR. Wood
moved to lay the appeal on the table, and after
! considerable confusion the motion to lay
the appeal on the table was carried-yeas, IA;
nays, 81 Mr.. Wood then moved that the House
proceed to the consideration of the decision Of
the Commission, and the Clerk thereupon pro-
ceeded 70 read the decision when various dila-
Springer, a ID OBI en-, which the Chair ruled
out of order. A motion was then made to read
the testimony taken in the south Carolina case,
which was ~reiected-yeas, 20; nays, 1876; and
a motion to reconsider was also voted
~down-yeas, 10; nays, III. After some further
attempts at delay, Mr. Cochrane offered a reso-
luton that the decision of the Electoral Com
mission ON the votes of South Carolina be not
sustained by the House. and be not counted.
Debate followed, after which the resolution was
adopted, and the Senate was again notified to
meet the Hot Sc in joint session, which being
concluded the House adjourned.
JOINT SESSION.
At Il: 80 the Senate took their seats and
the decision of he Commission in the South Car
DINA case was read. Mr.. Phillips presented
objections to the decision, signed by IL members
of the Senate and House, and objections were
also hled by MIR. Southland on behalf of other