Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

concludes the count OF the thirty eight
States of the Union. The Tellers will now as
certain and deliver the result of the votes to the
presiding o2acer." Senator Allison, one of the
Tellers, having delivered his statement, the
presiding officer expressed the hope that on the
announcement nothing would occur to mar the
dignity OF the proceedings, SO reputable to the
American people, and SO worthy of the respect
of the world. He then said:
The whole number OF Electors appointed to
vote for President and Vice-President of the
United States is 800, of which a majority is 1855. |
The state of the vote for President, as delivered
by the rellers, and as determined under the acto
Congress of January 20, 1877. on this subject.
ssa aSr j. ha Tiiaeor 1s =; va aases' The us' st sGse 3; t dog
vote for Vice President of the United States, as
delivered by the T~ellers. as determined under
this subject, is: For William. A. Wheeler, 1856
votes; for Thomas A. Hendricks, 1874 votes.
Whereupon, l do announce that Rutherford B.
majority OF the whole number of Electoral votes,
is duly elected President of the United States
for f1ur years. commencing on the 4ih day of
March, 1877; that William A. Wheeler, OF the
State OF New York. having received a majority
Of the whole number of Electoral votes,
is duly elected Vice President OF the United
day of March, 1877. The announcement, to-
gether with the list of votes, will be entered on
The journals OF both houses; The count Of the
the joint meeting of the two houses
is dissolved. The Senate will now retire TO it's
chamber"
In the Senate, on the I'd, aresolution was
adopted for the appointment of a emmitt to
prepare for the inaugural ceremonies. The Pres
ident appointed Messrs. Morrill,, Howeand Nc
Denald. Mr.. Mcdonald, at his own request,
was excused from service as a member of the
committee, and Mr.. McCreery was appointed to
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Kelly presented the Gre
dentials of l.. r. Grover. elected United states
Senator from the State Of Oregon. Placed on
file: Mr.: Howe, from the sub OF the
made the investigation in regard to the late
election in Louisiana, submitted the portion of
the report of the COMMITTED now nm
ed. So ordered. Mr.. Salisbury was
granted permission TO file and have printed the
views of the minority. consisting of himself and
the Senator from Indiana (Mr. McDonald). The
House bill granting TO the State of Missouri all
lands therein selected as swamp and everHowed
lands was passed. Mr.. Ransom presented the
| credentials of A. C. Butler as the United States
Senator from South Carolina. They were signed
by Hampton, as Governor, and had the seal of
the state attached. Placed on fle......In the
House, Mr.. Waddell moved to suspend the rules
and adopt a resolution reciting that Wells, An
derson, Casan4Ve and Kenner, MEMBERS of the
Louisiana Returning Board. now held in the
custody of the House, are in the judgment of
the House the peers of the majority of the Eject
oral commission, ETC., and THAT they be there
fore set at liberty in order that they may assist
the majority OF the Electoral Commission in in
augurating a person whom they have Jointly
counted into the Office OF President of the United
states over the votes of a large majority of the
legal voters OF the country" Mr.. Conger said
Ildt IL IL WdS necessary 10 eAulDlL SUCH SbtCl-
mems of spite he had no objection. The motion
to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution
was defeated. there being only Is votes in the
moved to suspend the rules and adopt
a resolution discharging from custody the
members of the Louisiana Returning Board.
Defeated-yeas 10; nays, G9-nOt a two thirds
vote in the affirmative. MIR. Cox moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill removing all po-
litical disabilities imposed and remaining on any
person under the fourteenth amendment of the
constitution. Agreed tolls TO 81. Mr.. Field,
from the elect Committee on Privileges, report
ed a bill to provide an sffectual remedy for
wrongful intrusion into Office of President and
Ntce-President. Rejected-yeas, Sc; nays, SO
The Army and Deficiency Appropriation bills
were passed, and also the bill for the payment of
claims passed upon by commissioners of South
ern Claims. The latter bill appropriates $47i,-
0oJ for that purpose.
In the Senate, on the Sd, the House
amendments to the bill extending for two years
| the Southern Claims Commission were con-
| Cured in, and the bill passed; also the House
bill making appropriations for payment of
claims allowed by the Commission. Mr.. sher-
man called up his Finance bill, reported by the
ommitt on Finance in accordance with the
message of the President, to aid in the resump-
ton Of specie payments. Mr.. Cockrell said
financial matters were regulating themselves
very happily, and if the subject be let slene no
legislation would be necessary to bring
about specie payment. He moved that
further eon ns.itd WadOn4 Q. the e O1 n.n be eostponed
tLAsii sAN A1oS
Agreed to-yeas, 81; nays, %. Mr.. Patterson
moved to take up the House bill to remove the
disabilities imposed by the third section OF the
fourteenth article or amendment of the
Constitution of the United States, but Mr.. Spen-
Ger objected, and the bill went over. Several
Senators appealed to him to withdraw his OBJ
lection, but ne declined to do so. The House
bill granting a pension to the widow of the late
Gen. Francis P. Blair, passed. The session eff
day), when the President pro tenn, MIR. Ferry
announced the Senate of the Forty fourth
Congress adjourned without day
In the House Mr.. Tucker offered a resolution re-
| citing that, as all Investigation has closed. ow-
ing TO the termination of the session, and as i'm
prisonment of witnesses can not conduce to as
certainment of truth, therefore, the Sergeant at
Arms be directed to discharge all persons in his
custody. Adopted. There was passed without
discussion and without yeas an. nays, the bill
making all pensions for death or for wounds date
back to the time of the soldiers death or of his
discharge from service, and providing for the
payment of all arreas of pensions on that basis.
ttf 6se ESepor.e1d : re TII5sn r.ce deelarl ing
ly and constitutionally appointed, and
was thereby duly elected President of the United
States, ana that it is the opinion of the House
that Thomas A. Hendricks, having received a
like number of votes for ViCe-President, was
duly elected. Mr.. Wilson desiredto offer a SUBJ
stitute for Knots resolution, declaring the
Electoral votes of States had been counted in
accordance with the law that Hayes and Wheel
er have been legally declared President and
S1Ce-IreSluenI, anu tIldG Ii was tne uuty OF all
law. abiding citizens to obey the law; but Mr..
Knott declined to allow the amendment 10 be
offered, moving the previous question, when
the resolution was adopted-l37 to SS--a
strict party vote. After the result of
the vote was announced, Mr.. Garfield re-
marked if this resolution was the expression
of the House, it was one thing, but if it was a
declaration which was to become the legal find
ing of the House, it was another thing. MIR.
Field. from the Select committee on Privileges,
reported a resolution declaring, after a long pre-
amble, that, in counting the Electoral votes of
any State, it is the right and duty of Congress
and of this House to inquire whether any votes
purporting to come from a State have been cast
by persons duly appointed by that State, and
for that purpose to receive evidence of forgery
falsehood or invalidity of any certificate of any
Governor or of any canvasser. Adopted. Mr..
Ellis moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill appropriating : 2G2 900 for repairing the
levees of the Mississippi River anu reclaiming
the alluvial lands of the Delta, the money to be
expended under the direction OF the chief of
Engineers of the Army. Defeated-yeas, 70;
nays. lis. Mr.. Sayler reported an important
amendment to the rules. giving the Clerk of the
House. pending the election of Speaker, author
ity to require the Seargeant-at-Arm to aid in