The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15

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er took groundg that uuder the constitution,
and under the laws OF Pennsylvania, Henry
K, Bougs was not entitled TO cast hii vote ~
elector A vote was taken on Mr. SUlngert
substinte for Mr.. Kelly's resolution, and 1t
was adopted d--yeas, 1873; nays, ll0, So tho
house decided that the vote OF Mr., DOgg.
should not be counted, hecnuse ho was not
uppointed ia conformity with tue coRstitu
ton and laws OF the state. The senate waS
then notified OF the vote md of the read ness
OF the house 10 meet the senate In joint
meeting. After quite lengthy discussion,
the house proceeded TO vote on the subsu.
tute offered by Mr.. Eames that the vote Of
the state be counted. 1t was agreed to with
out discussion. The house, az halfpGst six
o'clock, took n recess till 10 o'clobk to'mor
row morning.
In the senate, on the 9th, the reso'
lutions OF respect TO the memory of speaker
Kerr were adopted, and cuIogies delivered
by senator's Mcdonald, Wallace, Whigh',
Bsyard and Booth, The resolution author
izing the president to designate site for o
colossal statue of liberty was adopted, The
bill to amend the Pacific railroad got, so as
TO defer action until December relative to
the creation OF n sinking fund for the pay.
ment of the amount due the government
was agreed to. The bill granting relief to
settlers on public lands passed. The com.
mittee on public buildings and grounds re.
ported favoraby on the senate bill TO pur.
chase site for public buildings at Denver,
Colorado. The report Of the joint commits,
sion on Chinese immigration was submitted
and ordered to be printed, The house bill 10
provide buildings for the use Of the
United States courts post office and internal
revenue office at Austin, Texas, passed. A
resolution Of senator Cameron OF Pennsyl
vdnia directing the secretary of state TO
transmit to the senate any communication
demanding moneys claimed to be due the
Dominican goyernmentby the United States
was agreed to. The house bill providing for
the sale Of deserted lands in Caliiornls, Orc
con, Nevada, and the territories, was Cslled
by Mr.. Sargent. whose amendment that no
person secure or acquire more than one sec.
ton, was agreed 10. An amendment to the
bill Of Mr. Oglesby, limiting the absolute IT,
tie by persons introducing water tor pur.
poses of irrigation was also agreed to- and
the bill passed; with other amendments reg.
ulating the claims OF settlers Ihe house
bill to amend sever; statutes in respect to
vacancies in the oilice of president and vice
president was referred. The credentials Of
seGatore-elect J. NJ. Morgan, of Alabsns, aud
Judge David Davis, OF Illinois, were present.
Ell and placed on file. After an executive
session the senate adjourned to ten o'clock
this morning,
In the senate on the 28th, senator
Bogy moved that the testimony taken in the
case OF South Carolina be read Senator
Cameron wis said there was no testimony
yet in possession of the senate, because the
committee which visited South Carolina had
not made its report. The chairman notified
the senators that debate was not IN order.
The motion of senator Boay was rejected
yeas, 81; nays, Al. Senators 1ayRrd and
Gordon voted with the republicans IN the
negative. The two hours discussion then
commenced, and was participated in by
senators McCreery, Mcdonald Morton, Bay.
ard, Patterson, Logan, Salisbury, Eaton,
Sherman, Wadleigh, Merrimon, Blaine, Cam.
eron, TWisl, Christiancv and Herman.
The debate having closed, the resolution
OF senator Robertson that the decision OF the
commission upon the electoral vote Of South
Carolina stand as the Judgment of the sen.
ate, was agreed to--ycHs, 80; nays, 22 A
strict larty vste. The house was then uoti-
t,nI If tln o..inn ,c thl aud at n
Quartcr.past six a message was received, stat.
ing that the house was ready 10 resume the
count. The senate left it's chamber, and upon
returning at u quarter.paSt seven, the presi-
dent pro tempOrc announced that the senate
having retired from the Joint meeting upon
objections to the certificate Of Vermont, such
objections would now be read. The re ,reta-
rv having read tho various objections sen.
atOr Edmunds Submitted resolution that
the vote Vf Mr.. SplacC, as an eirctor from
Vermont, be counted with the other
electoral votes of tie state, the objections
thereto TO the CoLtra:r notwithstanding. Sen.
atOr MerrmOn, who signed the objections,
said he learned that dual returns had been
forwarded to the president of the senate from
Vermont, and considering the matter Of suiti-
cient importance to bripg il before the sen.
a!e, be signed the objection. IL appeared,
however, that the other returns had not
been delivered 20 the president OF the senate,
and the matter should he inquired into. Sen.
a,or Cockrell quoted from the constitution
and act OF 1879, and argued that under the
law Vermont had ample power t0 protect
herself In ease an eleCtor failed TO deliver
the vote. lie therefore favored the resOlu-
ton Of senator Edmunds. Senate Edmunds
said he would merely call for the yeas and
nays on the passage OF the resolution. He
did not wish to dignity the proceedings by u
single word. Tie resolution was unani.
mously agreed To-, and the secretary directed
to notify the house. The senate at forty
minutes past seven took recess until ten
tomorrow.
In the senate on the l.t, upon return
inc, at ll:31 p. m, the president pro TEN
pore announced that the ona.e having re.
tired from the meeting, upon objection sub.
mitted to the vote OF Wisconsin, that objec-
ton would now be read. The secretary then
read the objection presented in joint meet
ing, and Mr.. Cameron WIS. submitted the
following; Resolved, That the vote of Dan.
iel l.. Downs. ~ an elector of the STATE oi
"l7'OhN'"i VIC '"uH't'J "ErtHf WIN 'nt
other nine eleetoia votes Of that state, oh.
jections thereto 10 the contrary notwith.
standing. The resolution was agreed to
without debate ard without roll call,
though three or four senators on the demo.
cratic side voted mo when the question
was put. The secretary was directed to no.
tify the house Of representatives Of the
action Of the senate. At 4:20 a. nj. the sen,
ate sdiourued.
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