The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


RESOLUTIONS PAssED:-A resolution was
reported from the Select Committee on Privi-
leges, declaring that Samuel j. Tilden re-
ceived 1876 Electoral votes Of Electors legally
and constitutionally appointed, and was
States; and 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. The resolution
was adopted by strict party vote.
Declaring 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
State have been cast by the 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 canvasser.
Accepting on behalf of the people of the
United States the congratulations of the peo-
pie of Ireland, with profound acknowledge
ment and grateful recognition.
House, Of Tennessee, moved to pass the
Senate bill to pay Perez Dickinson of Ten
nessee $4,000 for Gotten, used by Burnside's
corps in Notifications around Knoxville.
Adopted-yeas LAG, nays 66.
BILLS PAssED:-The Army Appropriation
bill. 1t provides for reduction of cavalry
regiments to eight, artillery regiments to
four, and infantry regiments to sixteen. Or
ficers Of discontinued regiments may be as
signed to other regiments of their respective
arms, and that any officer, on his own appli-
cation, may be ordered discharge, with
one years pay for every eight years of SER
vice; that there shall be no distinction in the
service on account of color; that there shall
be no new enlistments in the army till the
number of enlisted men shall be reduced to
1900; also, that no part of the appropriation
shall be used in support Of claims of either
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such Governments shall have been duly rec
ognized by Congress.
The bill for the payment of claims passed
upon by the Commissioners of Southern
Claims. 1t appropriates $474,O00.
The Senate bill extending for two years the
Act establishing Board of Commissioners
of War Claims.
The Conference report on the Post Office
Appropriation bill has been agreed to- The
ranking privilege is restored for all pubic
documents published by order of Congress-
Each Senator and Representative, the Secre-
tary of the Senate and Clerk Of the House
has the privilege of ranking them, and also
outgoing members till the following De-
cember.
Making all pensions for death or wounds
date back from the time of the soldiers death
or discharge from service.
Holman reported that the Conference Com
mittee on the Legislative Appropriation bill
Clymer moved that the House recede.
Agreed to, and the Presidents salary remains
at $5O,00O.
The Legislative Appropriation bill.
REPORT-The Conference report on the
Post Office Appropriation bill was agreed to,
the Senate having receded from the steam
ship subsidies, and the House compromised
on the appropriation of $9,25O,OOO mail SER
vice instead of S9,60O,OOO rs provided by the
Senate.
Senate bill appropriating $25O,OOO for
National Museum was lost.
motion was made to pass bill with REL
erence to public lands.
Morrison remarked it was vicious and
pernicious measure.
Page. who was standing within two feet of
him, said that was not true, whereupon Nor
rison caught him by the throat with one
hand. Members around quietly separated
the disputants, and business went on as II no
such interruption had taken place. The bill
was rejected.
| On the last day, near the Constitutional
hour for fiscal adjournment Banks offered the
| following resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of the House be
| rendered to Speaker Samuel j. Randall, for
the prompt, efficient and impartial discharge
of the duties of his Office, during the present
arduOus and important session OF the Forty
fourth Congress. Passed unanimously.
| The Army Appropriation Committee re-
ported tnaJ the OOnUltlcc WIS uHaolc W
| agree. After long discussion the House in
sisted on its disagreement and the committee
was discharged.
| Morrison, from the last Conference Com
mittee on the Army bill, reported as follows
| The Conferees on the part OF the House.
while rot insisting on the letter of the fifth
| section of the Army bill, maintained that
they would consent to the passage of no Army
| Appropriation bill which should not contain
| such restrictions on the President in regard
| to the use of the United States troops in Lou
| isiana as will prevent him from installing and
maintaining the Packard government.
| Here followed short but intensely excit-
| ing and boisterous discussion. The yeas and
nays were finally ordered on Morrsons mo-
| ton To adhere, and the roll call was begun at
| ii 80 AM, amid great confusion and excite
ment.
When the hands on the clock dial indicated
| five minutes before noon, and when 1t was a
physical impossibility to conclude the call,
the Speaker Interrupted 1t, rose and delivered
his valedictory address. At its close he said:
1t only remains for me to declare that the
constitutional Limitation of the Forty-fourth
Congress has been reached, and that this
House stands adjourned without day.
Senate.
RESOLUTIONS PAssED:-Calling upon the
Secretary of War to furnish the Senate a
copy Of the final report Of operations Of
troops in the Modoc country under General
Gillem.
Annulling Senate resolution Of 1861, expel-
ling Sebastian, Senator from Arkansas.
The House joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of State to publish brief history
OF the several surveys and scientific expedi-
tions under the direction OF the Government
during the past century, and appropriating
$75,OOO to pay therefor.
PosTPoNED:-Sherman called up the bill
recently reported by the Committee on FL
nance, In accordance with the message OF the