The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-03

IN ,o,nt session The Senate having retired upon
the objection offered by Tucker TO counung the
vote Of Crossman, the elector irol an hacn,san q
discussion arose over motion ~ 'sAe As s
yea yea and ''J cav vote tucker then offered
resolution res n declaring that DANIEL I. Gross.
was not appointed 1GsIs ~
and that his vote as elector shall not be counted
After discussion, jerks offered supsutu.e Ior
Iucser ,has & about twelve years
since the alleged ineligible elector eAercseo any Oh
the functions of the Office OF united States com.
missioner and 1t is not proven a scar a ~
the United States, therefore resolved tna the vote
objected to be counted. The SUBSTITUTE was agreed
to without division, and the Senate was tnereupon
notified Of the action OF the House. and OF its readi
Esss to meet the Senate In JOINT convention.
Springer moved that the House take a recess
till ten O'Clock Wednesday. At hrst there was
q majority of 20 against the motion, but several
Republicans changed their votes from no 10 aye,
and the motion was carried-s6 to 81. The House
therefore took the recess
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 2l.--The Sem
| ate met at 10 O'Clock, and after awaiting over an
hour, notification was received that the House had
disposed of the Nevada case, and was ready to
proceed with the count. The senate then pro-
ceeded to the House :. when the Senate returned,
legislative business resumed. Mitchell, from
the Committee Privileges and Elections, SUBJ
mitted report in the case OF the oregon electors
concluding with an exoneratton OF Senator Kelley
in connection with the testimony regarding his en-
dorsements of certain telePr ans, the contents of
which, hs stated before the sena;e, IN explanation
that he had no knowledge of Sherman from the
Committee on Finance reported Dill TO aid IN the
| sumption of specie payments. Placed on the ca
| endar. :. The postoffce appropriation bill was
n raI
by the committee, and others during the debate
were agreed to. Window called up the legisa-
tive judicial and executive appropriation BILL and
all amendments reported by the committee were
agreed to.....The committee reported the
amendment increasing the appropriation for the
presidents salary from $2o,O0O to $4,000, and
striking out the proviso regard to the repeal of
section 1853, the question being en- concurring in
che amenoment OF the committee, Wright demand
ed the yeas and nays, and it was agreed to. Yeas
rs, nays IS. The bin was then read third time
and passed . The senate went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened took
recess till Thursday.
House.
WEDNESDAY, February q. - The
House met 10 O'Clock :. Springer, who made the
objection to the electoral of h. M. Daggett of
Nevada, offered resolution that the vote be count
ed, and explained that error had been made IN
de scribing the Office held by Daggett that of
United States commissioners, while the testimony
showed he held the office OF clerk OF the United
States court. Agreed to. The Senate was then no.
tilted that the House was ready to continue the
count, and the two bodies met in the House. The
Senate having retired Say.er, chairman of the
select committee on election in South Carolina
submitted the report of ajority of the commit
tee Holman of the appropriation committee re-
ported the sundry civil appropriation bll and pre-
vious,y the House went into committee of the
whole on that bill. After short debate the COM
mittee and the House took recess until even
ing. On assembling the House immediately
went into committee OF the whole an the civil ap-
1xnfDt{ h A
long time was consumed IN endeavoring to find if
there quorum present. After two roll calls
the committee rose and the House took a recess
until Thursday.
Senate.
THURSDAY, February ga bill was
passed approprjatipg s250,O0O to erect fireproof
building adjoining the Smithsonian Institute, for
national museum. -. At the expiration of the
morning hour the deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up. The amendments reported by the
committee were agreed to as follows: ApproprIat.
ing 500, 449 for transportation Of notes, bonds and
other securities; increasing appropriation for the
pay OF officers and men OF the navy from 100000
to 81 C0U; appropriat1ng 00U0 for the care and
support OF the Indians at Fort Peck agency; for
expenses of United States courts including nav
ment of baiiffs and cre1s, district attorne, g. wit
nesses' fees, jurors, ETC., S750O00 $4,000 to paw
expenses OF the silver commission; $4,000 to de-
fray expenses incurred by the committee on priv
ileges.. Alter several amendments had been made
and agreed to the Senate took up and passed the
House bill to perfect the revised statutes of the
United States and the District of Columbia After
an executive session recess taken until Fri
day.
House.
THURSDAY, February 22.-The House
went into committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The committee arose after
accepting several amendments and new legislative
day begun. The President vas authorized to
accept the statue of liberty enlightening the world
when presented by the French republic and to
designate suitable site for the statue on either
Governor or Beoloes island. The House again
went into committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. After long time spent in
discussion the committee rose without having dis
posed OF the Dill. Willis, from the committee on
naval affairs reported bill authorizing the EQUIP
ment OF an expedition to the Arctic seas Print
ed and recommltted. Recess until Friday.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 23.-The session
was resumed at 10 O'Clock when the naval appropr-
| alton bill was called up. Amendments of the COM
mittee increasing the appropriation bill to s3
agreed to and the bill was laid aside for the
time being. AT the expiration of the morning
hour Conrad d. Jourdon, Cashier of the Third Ma
tional BANK, OF New York, brought to he bar
OF the senate when he sent to the clerks desk and
had read statement disavowing anv intention of
treating the order OF the senate or its commjttf
with dlsrespect, and said he declined TO produce
the books and papers of the bank because he was
not the custodian OF them and had no control over
them. Jofoon stated mat he willing to apnear
before the committee and testify, and the senate
tnen adopted resolution discharging him from
contempt upon his appearance before the COM
mittee to TESTIFY. The naval appropriation bill
was again taken up and the amendments made in
committee OF the whole were concurred in alter
which the bill was read third time aud passed
bill was passed granting right of way 10 fine Hot
Springs railway Co., over Bot Springs reservation
Arkansas. Alter executive session the senate tool
recess until 10 O'Clock Saturday
House.
FRIDAY, February 23.-The house
met at 20 O'Clock and went into committee of the
whole on the civil appropriation bill. After con-
| sidering various amendments the committee rose
and new legislative day was begun The house
Immediately went into committee of the whole on
the civil appropriation bin and adopted several
amendments :. When the committee rose a rscose
until Saturday was moved amid good deal of COM
motion on the floor, the general unde rstandinn
being that the object to stave off anv further
action on the presidential count az rnmor had
just reached the hall that he decision of the conn
mission in the Oregon case was adverse to the
democrats. The republicans insisted on a vote
being taken by yeas and nays, and the result was
yeas 100, nays IuS.
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