The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-15
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
senate.


The bin granting q subsidy Of $500 600 10 the
Pacific Nau Company for Transporting the
mails tu japan and China, passed the Senate
by vote Of twenty-seyen yeas TO eighteen
nays
Mr. Window. Minnesota. called mp the Leg
islatiye. Judicial and Executive Appropriation
bin, and in explanation, said the bill a. it came
from the House of Representative. appropri-
ated slf. so, 3i5. 80. and As amended bv the
Committee on Appropriations and reported 10
the senate il appropriated sle, 737 SO. %. an
increase Of Sl.Tjs. 540, IS. All the amendments
reported by the Committee ON Appropriations
were agreed 20.
Dir, Hitchcock, Nebraska. submitted an
amendment Increasing the appropriation for
the purchase Of garden and field seed for dis
u1Dutuu N those States which were Tavapcd
By grasshUppers IN 1876. from sl0. 900 to $50
900. Agreed TO-
The COMMITTEES GU Appropriations add 10 the
amount appropriated by the House Of Repre-.
seutauves, a. follows For pay ~ the navy.
'i,070. 900: Tor the equipment ~ vessels. s276.
600; for construction and repair. 81 sO1. 600: +:
for steam engineering, : 200, 900: for expenses
OF recruiting. g35, 600; for Naval Laboratory
$4,000: and for naval hospitals, $4,000
After the tribunal had given a decision in the
Oregon case. the decision was objected t..
Mr.. Sargent 1Eep.l. of California, submitted
the following
Hssoicai. That the decision Of the commits
sion upon the electoral vote Of the State Of
Oregon stand as the judgment Of the Senate,
the objection made thereto.to the contrary not
withstaudiug.
Adopted by a strict party yote-ycas, 30 ;
nays, o.
The Senate having returned to its chamber
from joint convention to consider the obicc-
ton 10 counting the vote Of Henry A. Boggs,
one Of the electors from PENNSYLVANIA, Mr..
Cameron (Rep.), Of Pennsylvania, submitted a
resolution that the vote Of Henry A. Boggs be
counted with the votes Of the other electors Of
Pennsylvania, notwithstanding objections
After a short debate the resolution was agreed
to without division.
Mr. Mcdonald (Rep. }, u Indiana, submitted
resolution appointing Hon. Francis Herman
senator from the State Of New York, a mem
Der Of the commission in place of Mr. Thur
msn, and IL was unanimously agreed TO-
An objection having been made in the Joint
convention to receiving the vote Of William T.
Slater, Of Rhode Island, appointed clector by
the Legislature in place Of George II. Corliss
Mr.. Burnside (Eep.), Of Rhode Island, sub
mitted a resolution that the vote Of w. s.
Slater be counted with the other votes Of the
electors Of Rhode Island notwithstanding the
objections made thereto.
After some discussion the resolution OF Mr.
Burnside was unanimously agreed to-yeas
ifty-seyen nays, none.
House.
Mr. Gibson (Dem.) J, Of Louisiana, offered an
order that the Hayes electoral votes for the
State Of Louisiana be not counted
Mr.. Hurlbut (Rep.), Of Illinois, moved TO
amend by striking out the word not"
Mr.. New Dem. J, Of Indiana, opened the
discussion, and advised that the House submit
to the findings Of the commission.
Mr. Seelye Qnd.), of Massachusetts,, said he
found ii quite impossible to say which OF the
two sets of electors coming up from Louisiana
voiced the true will Of the people Of that State.
1t would have been hard to find wiser and more