The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-02
THE XLIVth CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

at the bar of the senate ana announce
the decision of the house that the coun
ing of the vote of Florida shall not pr
ceed in conformity with the decision
the electoral commission, and also not
fed the senate that the house was no
ready to meet the senate in joint NEE
ing. The senate then proceeded to Il
hall of the house. H0uSe.-Mr. Field o
fered the following: "Ordered that th
counting of the electoral vote from Flo
ida shall not proceed in conformity wit
the decision of the electoral commission
| but that the votes of Call, Yonge, Hilto
) and Bullock be counted as votes fror
the state of Florida for president an
vice-president of the United States.
Mr.. Hale moved As amendment: "OrG--
| votes from the state OF Florida shall po-
ceed in conformity tGs the decision of pc
, electoral commission" After the g
cussion of several points of order, etc, PC
house proceeded to the discussion of d
jections of the decision of the elected
commissions. Mr.. McCrary addressd
the house in support of the report of be
commission. The debate closed at 1a5,
and the house proceeded to vote. W.
Hale's amendment was rejected by .
vote of97 to 167, and Fields resolutin
was adopted. 1t was then ordered that tie
clerk inform the senate oftheaction of tie
! house, and also that the house is now ready
tomeet the senate in the halls of the houS.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-.Senas
AT the expiration of the morning h0ur
the senate-yeas 35, nays 14-laid asias
the unfinished business. the bill TO
amend the Pacific railroad acts, and the
resolution submitted yesterday, prOvid-
ing for the issue of an attachment for the
arrest of Conrad n. Jordan, cashier Of
the third national bank of New York,
/ who failed to appear and testify as to
the accounts in that bank of Samuel J.
Tilden, William T. Pelton and A. S
Hewitt The Pacific bills were laid
aside with the understanding that a mo-
tion to take them up again should Be
made as soon as the resolution for the az
rest of Jordan should be disposed Of.
! After some discussion, the resolution IS
submitted yesterday by Mr.. Mitchell or
/ the arrest of Jordan was agreed to with
out division. Tine bill TO amend the Pa
/ cifc railroad acts was taken up in Orde
that it should be unfinished business to
/ morrow. The senate then went into ex.
reopened took a recess until ten O'Clock
tomorrow. H0use-The report of the
committee on the election in Florida. de.
claring that the Tilden electors had been
elected in that state, was considered
Mr. Dunnell, who had signed the major.
ity report, spoke in favor of that report
The previous question being seconded, il
was agreed that the vote on the resolu-
tions should be taken tomorrow at
twelve O'Clock. The speaker laid before
the house 4 message from the president,
transmitting a memorial from citizens of
New York, asking for the passage Of a
law authorizing the proper department
10 set apart sufficient ground on either
Bedlow or Governors island IN the har-
Dor of New York as a site for the statue
of Liberty Enlightening the World, ]"
which has been donated to the United
States by the French people. Referred
Recess till ten q. m.
WAsHINGToN, February. 14-.S.taie
A bill appropriating $3.50, 600 for . fire
proof building for the National museum
was placed on the calendar The bill
removing the political disabilities of
Joseph f. Johnston, of Virginia, was
passed. The bill providing for the prep
aration and publication of a new edition
of the revised statues of the United
States was passed. Mr.. Dorsey intro
duced bill amendatory of and supple
mental of the act Of March 3, 1871, to
incorporate the Texas and Pacific rail.
road, and the act of July q, 1866, grant
ing lands to aid in the construction of a
railroad and telegraph line from the
states of Missouri and Arkansas to the
Pacific ocean. Referred. The bill is a
copy of the so-called compromise Of the
Texas and Pacific bill, recently reported
to the house of representatives by Mr..
Lamar, from the committee on Pacific
railroads. The senate resumed coDsid-
Grafton of unfinished business, being a
bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts,
so as to create q sinking fund for the
liquidation of the Indebtedness due the
government by the Pacific railroad COM
pany. Pending discussion. the senate
went into executive session, when the
doors re-opened. The railroad bill was
laid aside, with the understanding that
it should be the unfinished business of
tomorrow The senate bill apprepri-
ating 81 900 to pay the expenses of the
electoral commission was passed.--Hotse.
Consideration was resumed of the resO-
lutions reported by the special commit
tee charged with the investigation of the
recent election in Florida, and Mr..
Thompson, chairman of the committee,
the house.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-SenGte-At
the expiration of the morning hour the
Pacific railroad matter was laid aside,
and the house bill for the support of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1878, was taken up.
Various amendments, reported by the
6strict committee were agreed to.
Pending discussion Mr.. Wright demand
ed the regular order of business, being
the bill in regard to the Pacific railroad
sinking fund. a lengthy discussion en-
Aed during which Mr.. Sargent said the
on appropriations would soon
press the appropriation bills, and they
would antagonize anything which might
be before the senate. After further dis
cussion Mr.. Wright withdrew his de-
mand for the regular order, with the un-
derstanding that the district tax bill
should be disposed of to day. He gave
notice that tomorrow he would insist
upon the railroad sinking fund bill,
which would come up as unfinished bust
ness. The discussion upon the bill for
the support of the government of the
District of Columbia was continued at
great length, the pending question being
on the amendment of Mr.. Herman ex.
from taxation property actually
occupied and used for educational pur- |
poses. The debate was mainly in regard
to exempting religious and educational |
institutions from taxation, Messrs. In |
gals, Cameron, Pa, Clayton and Alcorn.
speaking in opposition thereto, and
Messrs. Dawes, Herman, Salisbury and
Merriman, in favor thereof. The amend. |
ment of Mr. Herman was agreed to.
Yeas, SO; nays, 10. Other amendments. |
exempting the Louise Home, and the
works of art IN the Corcoran gallery, as
we'll as the building, from taxation. were
agreed to. The bill then passed: Yeas
20; nays, II. The senate then took re.
,ess un'il ten o'clock TO morrow. House
The naval appropriation bill passed |
after incorporating the amendment of
Mr.. Whitthorne for the appointmentof a |
commission 70 decidecupon the future
naval policy of the United States. the
commission to consist of the admiral ofl
he navy, general of the army, two sena.
ors, three representatives and two naval
,fficers TO be designated by the president.
\ bill was passed removing the p0lit.
cal DISABILITIES of Joseph +. Johnston
The speaker laid before the house a mes
age trom the president vetoing the bill