The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-17

SIX years IRON March i, 1871. l1cau anu paced
on file.
giving 81, 1860 10 pny rent to tie assigncGs
81 tho Dominican government for Samona
hArbOr was Agreetlto by 81 yeas. and nays,
In the Legislative, Judicial, aud Executive
Appropriation bill the lioNSo undertook to TO
tnce very largo number OF salaries which
! were fixed by tho compromise act Of last yoar.
! Tho Senate restored these salaries, md tho
House conferccs agreed thereto. In a very few
cases salaries were reduced slightly.
I Dir. Salisbury CDcm.), Of Delaware, moved
that the Senate reccde from It's amendments in
regard to tho subsidies for carrying foreign
| mails. Agreed to-yoas, % nays, II.
y The substitute Of the Army committee was
agreed to-yens, 81; nays, Is /: n strict party
vote. The bill wAE tliGn passed. It appropri-
| atcS s2l, 800, 900 for the army.
\, The consideration Of the Finance bill was
/ postponed until next December.
J lie Naval bill, substantially that Of last
! year, was AGREED upon.
1lr. Logan (Rep), Of Illinois, calsd mp the
| House bill to equalixe the bounties OF soldiers
who served In tho late war for tho Union. By
vote Of 81 to q, action Oh the bill was indea-
&, nitcly postponed.
The House bill granting pension to the
widow OF lie latc Con. Francis p. blair was
passed.
Tho Senate then adjourned md the session
I closed. una t...-.1.L.
! Iiau-r.
When the decision Of the tribunal In the case
( II South Carolina came mp, MI effort was made
/ to Introduce the evidence IN tho case. II Is
pamphlet Of twelve hundred pages. and wOuld
require four or five days 10 read. 3r. Phillips.
Of Missouri, made The motion. II was submit
ted on q yea and nay call, and defeated by lii
to II. After D lengthy diScusIou Oh rrrlimi
nary matters Mr. CoclIrano Dem. }, OF p.mn-
SylvAniA. offered a resolution that the decision
| Of the Electoral commission oil the votes al
South CarOEna be not sustained blythe House
! and be not counted. Tie resolution was adopt
cd. -hi
| The House had most stormy session on the
| question Of the objcctional Vermont ulectOr
! The Democratic majority wax divided on mary
Of Tho votes, sufficient number voting with
! the Republicans 10 carry tho different motions
made OF defeat them aS was desired. a hard
| fight was made to pass resolution demanding
that III. 1Iowitt'S Vermont package bc opened
In joint convention, the object being to get tlIu
! State referred 10 tho Electoral commission, and
! give Mr.. Field All opportunity to offer his quo
/ Ir1rTGlLo bill.
| The disputed elector case III tho State OF
I Vermont held the boards from ten A. N.
! through continuous session OF twelve and
I tlIrce-luArter hours, and at ten inmates before
| eleven o'clock the Speaker said he had given
| the House all possible license under liberal
construction Of parliamentary rifles. The onIy
thing In order was to'notify the Senate and so
on With the count.
Wisconsin having been objected to in Joint
convention, the amendment offered by Mr.. Cas-
| we'll, Of Wisconsin, that the vote Of Downs bc
| counted, was rejected ut $50 4. M-yeas. 70 !:
nays, 13G. The original proposition that II be
not counted was then agreed 10 by the House
| without division. . A'H'. ~
A number OF resolutions to discharge Mcssrs.
/ Wells, Anderson, CAsenRve and Kenner. menu
bcrs Of the Louisiana returning board, who arc
In custody Of tho IIouSc. were IeSAtiyed.
Mr.. Field Dem, Of New York, from the
select committee on privileges, reported bill
to provide an ctIectuAl remedy for wrongful
intrusion into The Office Of President Nnd Vice
| President. Tho I'LL was read "A follows:
| II provides that when any person intrudeS
into Or without die election holds or exercises
| the Office OF President or viCc-Ircdlcnt, bis
title 10 tho Office and the title Of any claimant
thereto may 10 tried and determined by al &C.
tion In the nature Of quo trdrraItO. The action
may .be brought IN any circuit court Of tho,
I United States, and shall be tried by Jury. or
by the court, II jury trial 10 waived. The
trial IL 10 bc commenced within ninety days
after tho service Of tho summons. The court
shall inquire whether electoral votes were cast
by the pcrsona duly appointed In tho
manner directed by the State Legislature,
AMI shall receive evidence tending to show
the forgery, falselood or invalldty Of airy
certificates Of any governor, canvasEer or
other officer. Tho court IL TO reject the votes
Of all persons Ineligible at tho time OF their al
legged appointment or incapacitatctl at tic time
Of casting their votes, and the court must In.
yestigate any other fact necessary 10 judg-
mcnt oftthc rightNJOf the parties, and judy
inent Is 10 10 rendered within ten days after the
| verdict OF tho jury. II tho defendant be nd.
Judged not entitled 10 the Office he shall be OK.
clulcd from Il, md II the claimant be adJndgea
entitled 10 1t, he shall Immediately enter oil
the duties OF tho Office. Appeal may 10 taken
within ten days OF the notice Of the Judgment,
aud the judgment shall not b. executed until
\ the decision OF the appeal And II the S,iprc,no
| court DO not In session when that appeal IL
taken, It shall bu Immediately convened by tho
chief justice. Execution n tho Judgment may
~ enforced by proper writ iSsucd 70 any mar
Shal Of the United States.
Mr.. Field proposed TO explain the bill Hni to
argue In support If lts constitutionality and ia
expcdiency. The bill, he argued, would bring
Cancellation for tic present and safety for the
future. .sI IL.
! Tho bill was rCJccted-yeas Slxty-six, nays
nlnety.niue.
Mr.. Tucker Ocm.). of Virginia, offered n
resolution directing the scrgcant-nt.urins 10
discharge nll persons now In his custody.
Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Holman CDeln.) Of Iutli-
ana, tho Senate amendments to tho Civil Su.l-
dry bill were uOn.concuTcd In.
Mr.. llcc Dem.), Of Ohio. novcd 10 suspend
the rules and pass tho bill providing that all
! pensions granted OH account Of death, wounds
or disability. that have been ormay lc granted.
shall take effect from tho date Of death or OF
discharge from service and that basis shall 10
paid. The motion was agreed to, md tho ill
I passed by n rirG rOcs vote. i'f On.
Mr. Knott (Dcn.), OF Kentucky, chairman OF
tho select committee OH tho privileges Of the
| House, reported preamble AMI resolution IT.
! citing that It wRs not disputed that ISL votes
/ Giving the names OF the several StatOS) lad
been legally aud constitutional y cast for Sam
ltcl J. 1ildrn that the evidence taken and re-
ported to tho House In pursuance OF its order
5 showed conclnsiyrly that in Florida nrd LOUISE
ma the duly appointed electors had cast their
II Il tho duty OF tho lIOusc to declare, aud that
Il does solcmnly declare, TINT Samuel J. Til
den, Of tho State Of New York, received 1876
electoral votes for the u0cU Of President
OF tho United States, all Uf which votes
were cast, and liStS thereof signed, rerti-
! fed, and transmitted TO the seat Of govern.
/ ncnt. directed to the president Of the Senate.
In conformity with the Constitution and laws of
the United States, by electors legally eligible
and qualified az such, each Of whom had been
duly appointed an electOr In tho manner tirect-
Cd by tho Legislature Of tho State, and for
Which he cast his vote; and that Samuel J.
! Tlden, having thus received tho votes Of ina
JOdty Of all Of tho votes Of electors appointed,
was thereby duly elected President Of the United
Stntea OF America for tho term Of four years
! commencing OH the fourth Of March. 1877, aud
further declaring that Thomas A. Hendricks,