Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-08
CONGRESS-

CONGRESS-
In the Senate, on the 23d. the Naval APP
preparation bill was taken up and several
amendments agreed to. Jordan, Cashier of the
Third National Bank, New York, was brought to
the bar OF the Senate to answer for contempt,
and put in the plea that he was not the custodian
of the papers of the bank and had no control
over them. Considerable d discussion ensued, at
the close of which witness declared his
Willingness to appear before the commit
tee and testify. The bill granting the
light of way to the HoI Springs Railroad Com
pany over the Hot Springs Reservation. Arkan-
sas, was taken up and passed......The House
further considered the Sundry Civil Appropria-
lion bill in Committee OF the Whole. aId adopt
ed an amendment offered by Mr.. Young, that
$25 900 OF the $50, o. appropriated for the sur
vey of the Northwestern lakes and Mis-
survey of the Mississippi for the purpo
of retaining overlooked lands in the
Mississippi delta At3l5p p. m =, it being ru-
mored that the Electoral Commission had made
a decision in the Oregon case, uufavorable to the
Democrats, MIR Clymer moved to take a recess
unul l tomorrow: The yeas and nays were
called, with the following result: yeas, 80;
nays, 1 8. The following Democrats voted
against a recess: Messrs. BeeOe, Bell. Camp.
bell, Cutler, Goodin, Hardinberg, Raymond,
Holman, kehr. Landefs Conn J Lemoyne,
Morgan, New (Penn.) Stevenson Warner, Wells
(Mo.l, and Whitehouse.
JOINT SESSION.
The two houses again met in Joint SEES
sion on the 2'th, and the decision of the Elector-
al Commission as to the votes Of Oregon was
read. senator Kelly objected to the decision,
and the Senate thereupon withdrew to its own
hamber.-....Whe the two houses again met
the vote of Oregon was counted for Hayes, and
the Electoral certificates of Pennsylvania were
real. Objections being called tor, objection
WAS offered to the vote of -hIr. Morrell as an
Elector, anu the Senate retired.
Upon the return of the Senate to its
chamber, Mr. Sargent submitted a resolution
that the decision of the Commission upon the
Electoral vote of the State of Oregon stand as the
udgnen of the Senate, Objection made thereto
10 the contrary Notwithstanding. The debate
was opened by MIR Kelly, who denied that " ats
was eligible as Presidential Elector. Senators
Morton and Conkling spoke in favor of accepting
the decision of the commission, and the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Sargent WAS adopted .....I The
speaker laid before the House, at its
from Justice Nathan Clifford, informing
the House that the Electoral Commission had
considered and decided the question %lntrusteu TO
it in regard to the votes OF Oregon, and had
its decision 10 the President If the
Senate. Mr.. Mcmahon offered a resolution di-
recting the Clerk OF tie House to notify the SEN
ale that the House would be ,eady at l O'clock TO
receive that body. Mr.. ~ ilson raised the point
of order that sothing was in order but the reso-
luton to notify the Senate that the House was
now ready o receive that body. He therefore
offered that resolution as an amendment, and it
was carried-yeas. 1877; nays, 81. After the
the conclusion of the joint session, Mr.. Lane
made a motion to take a recess till $50, which
was ruled out of order by the Speaker, On the
| ground of its being a dilatory motion. The dis
cussion then pro, eeded on an order offered by
MIR. Hale that the vote of Oregon be
counted Mr.. Clymer offered a resolution,
that for q more careful consideration OK
the objections to the reportof the Electoral Com
mission in the Oregon C Sc, the House shall
now take a recess until 10 o'clock Monday. MIR.
Hancock made and argued the point of order
that, under the Constitution and under the
Electoral law "a recess was not now In order. The
Chair overruled the point of order, and decided
that the motion was In. order. The question was
then taken ard the resolution was rejected
yeas. liz; nays, 1)S. Other motions of a diia-
tory character were offered, when the Speaker
SAID: 1.-THE chair rules that where the
Constitution OF the United States directs any thing
to be done, and when the law under the COnsti.
tuition of the United states, and in obedle ace
thereof, directs any thing to be done by either
IL use, 1t is not in order by any motion to OBJ
struct or impede the execution of that C%onstitu-
ton and law" (Appla9se on floor and in gal
agree with the decision OF the Electoral
Commission IN the case of Oregon. Mar. At
klns, from the App o~priation Committee, re-
ported the Army Appropriation bill. 1t re-
duces the number OF calvary regiments to eight,
artillery 10 four, and infantry to sixteen, and
contains a provisO prohibiting any of the money
Appropriated by the bill from being applied for
the pay of transportation or subsistence oftroops
to be employed in support of the claim OF either
Nichols or Packard, as Governor of Louisiana,
or in support of rival Legislatures in said State,
and prohibits employment of any portion of the
army in support of claims of any State Govern
ment, " any oIncer OF EhlO StdVS, untli uhIy re-
eoghized by Congress. Ordered printed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the resigna-
ton Of MIR. Thurman as a member of the Elect
oral Comm ission, on account of physical disa-
bility, was announced, and Senator Herman was
unanimously chosen 10 fill the vacancy. After
retiring from the first ONT session., the Senate
voted to count the vote of Slater, the Rhode
1aiand Elector The House met at 10, but it
FLIly II before business began. the inter
10 I&onsumedi in the call of the House and
II IkII\by yeas and nays on the
Neither the Testimony taken
n oSGommittee onS ~Riyileges
pennsylvania Elector, Boggs,
GatoS Daniel j. Merrill, Centen-
Sould be reid. fhe House
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