National Republican., 1877-02-28

stead Of eofoO, Recommended By the Appropra-
On motion Of Mr.. STEELE, twy.), an item Of
$500 vas Inherited for the survey o. the western
'ISafsss On ss,Sa sisl aIsRsS t5Etss % an
PRECIPITATION Of tsao 900 was made Tor Improvement
otthe yentIlation o. the Capitol.
appropriation for construction OF Prot Hsyden's
survey from $1,000 to $1,000.
rowssrsp' BasKs, srnITs and MoSnor, and
Ine ls.. paragraph in The bill was an spproprl.
southern states prior to the late war.
Mr. PIPER and M. CONGER made points Of
erder that the amendment vas not in order, as 1t
me point OF order was being discussed when
the chair and called the House 10 order as Of The
The Journal Of yesterday was read.
suspend the rules, and was to make the amend.
ment in relation to Southern mail service, in
Of the whols on the Sundry Oivii bill and the
resolution was agreed to.
me House then again vent into Committee on
me me sandiy Ssii Dill aud ne appropriation for
Mt. BALLou OR. y BY direction Of the Com.
chase the Gie6e estabiishment, In this city.
together with the bound and unbound volumes OF
the Gieos and n. stereotype plates, and appro.
The amendment was ruled out In a point OF
order made by Mr.. HOLMAN.
edi to the House, but without taking action lion
nj: FIELD, tN. w., wa, recognised, and re-
ported from the Committee on Powers and Privl-
tges fthe House bill to 80 amend section 1to Of
the Revised Statutes, As to provide that in the
disability Of both the President and Vice Presl.
dent af the United States, or In case OF vacancy
IN ths esnee Of President. arising out Of the aIf.
asy o.hs: cause. II. President of the ssnste, for
senate, then he speaker Of the House Of Repre-.
sertatives, or u thsre be no Speaker, then the
Secretary ofthe state in office at the time shall
act rs Prestdent until such disability shall have
Mr. YIELD Idemanded the previous question.
Mr. BuRCHARD, (Ill) made the point Of
erIer that when this special committee was
snthoriied there was no power given to report
stll. and besides the subject matter had never
attention to the rule. also, that regular CON-
mlttees only could report bills, except by special
eoald be reported from q regular COMMITTEES un.
less had been previously Introduced on leave
me SPEAKER said that their was no dispute
hut that the Committee had right to report at
any time. and the only question was whether Il
higher constitutional duty than to report . bill
% this enarseter He would go further and
S an ,ass a,e, to
tiousi right. This House has tho right to inquire
when the contingency arises that Q bill Of this
sn hisd snsuid DC offered. He therefore overruisd
MI, WILSON, iiows,, made the further point
o. erGer that under rule llo no bill could be read
The SPEAKER ruled that under ruls Ils two
readings could not be had on the same day, but
IL question was raised rs to the second reading
the question would be, after the nrst reading,
the s, DC, DC ,s,s1ssd, % The srEAssE put
bilL The bill was then read second time.
MI. FIELD then briefly explained the bill He
said that section l4o Of the Revised Statutes pro.
ytdsd only for the disability OF an Incumbent of
the otiiee. but made no provision for a case where
Tiers was no incumbent, and this bill supplies
the defect One OF the causes Of the alarm OF the
tear that in ease there was failure OF the House
there weuld be none to take the once and thus
provide Tor such an emergency. He had not OF.
tersd tbs as partisan measure, for he for one
had nothing to do but to abide by the law OF the
Mr. KAsSoN Ca.), doubted the constitution.
that sIause which provides Tor the vacancy in
ease Of the failure OF the two houses to declare
rssait That clause puts Il In the power Of either
the power OF either House TO defeat the popuIar
eisrtIon BY refusing to agree to the count, and
the PRESIDENT Of the Senate may hold over and
Nj. LAURENCE tohio,, also argued that II
pat dangerous power in the hands Of the Prssi.
thus make himself President Of the United
Nr NEAL tOhlo) said that the other day he
whether be wound vote tbr bill for . new eIec-
tiou- ana he said that he would. But he could
S MasA as EoaS BE-
led into under the Leadership OF the distinguished
ssp1siie.n from New fosk, IMr; fIrLbl who
sentatiyes. He did not propose by his vote
simply to Keep out Of the Prssidency the Repub.
RspaSIican to Be nstsisd. He % warned % his eo
Leagues that whatever might happen under the
electoral btll and Whatever pretended agreement
Senate. Il would all result In putting in the Pre-
siisntiAl once temporarily OLIVER p. MoRTos
o. lndiana, and ne would rather see Hayes there
than OLIVER u. MOTION for four months or four
tsys
Mr.. sEELYE Mass }, said there were always
nom no legislation. But he thought this Dill
voald % productive Of good if that clause was
emitted which ;.anlsd s the Pr.sidsst q N. sem
states BY the count not proceeding. In this wIy
there might be President contrary to the will or
M BANKS, CNss.). opposed the bill b.esus.
npermitted u either House to evads plain Consti.
.Stional responsibilities. The Constitution says
ald 70 pursue any other course was an evasion.
rhs question was thsp called and the bill
Republicans voted In the negative, and also the
t9iiowny Democrats: Messrs. Gordon, Hancock
Mott, S;sl, q Sasase, s.e,enso. % Tareoi, Thomas
Mr. SCHLEICHER tTsxas), NOV ed to suspend
the rules and pass preamble and resolutions re-
citing that % was principle that all good Gov
ernments derived their lust powers from tho con
sent OF the govsrned; that 1t was evident that the
government Of Wade Hampton, In South Caro-.
Lima, and that OF Nichols. in Louisisna, were the
enly ones IN these states that could receive the
support Of the people, and need not depend on the
military, thersfore,
Rssgirs". That the State Govern ment of South
Carolina represr nted By wade Hampton, Is recos-
niHsd ~ Congrvss as the lawfiil Government Of
RssSSssd ma. = ths state Gsyernmeht g Of Loui.l;
Nesattyed BY lso yeas to VI nays; two.thlrds
Nr. wsrTERSoN Ky, moved to suspend
the rules and pass preamble and resolution re.
citing that telegram was sent yesterday after
noon to y. y. Nichols, Governor OF Louisiana
stating that an Interview had Just been had with
the President OF the United States, and that he
authorized the statement that the Nichols gov.
erumsnt should be recognised as the legal gov
eminent Of Louisiana; that Il was supported by
ths best element; that the Packard government
could not exist without the support of the troops
and that the country was sick Of military inter
tersnses. Therefore resolving that the opinions
thus expressed BY tho President are eminentIy
patriotic and express the sentiments OF q large
majority OF the American people, and II carried
into eject they would result In good yoyerpn snts
IN south Carolina and Louisiana.
lhs resolution was registered; yeas IT. nays
-. tWo-thirus not voting In tha a IN rmafivs