Marshall County Republican., 1877-02-08

House of Representatives such tickets to be dis
trbuted equally to each Senator and Representative
by the S rgeants-at-A Arms Of the Senate and House
OF Representatives THE House concurred in the
resolution.1.. Mr.. Thurman addressed the Senate
10 support of the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad
acts.
Hou<.-The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the four Associate Justices
designated members Of the judicial branch of the
commission, announcing that they had selected
Justice Joseph p. Bradley as the fifth member.
The Senate's resolution for the appointment of
fifteen men to serve special police at
tho Capitol during the counting of
the electoral vote agreed to.
more thorough investigation of accidents rail-
roads. The report of the ma jority of the Ju-
dietary Committee, declaring that Colorado is a
State, was adopted, and MIR. Belford sworn
in as Representative. The House Florida In
vestigatlon Committee submitted their report
They say that the face Of the returns of tine re-
cent election in that State showed a clear
majority for Tilden and Hendricks. =. Mr.. Knott
offered res luton dischargine =. w Barnes from
custody, he having delivered to the select commit
tee, of which William II. Morrison is Chairman all
the telegfams in his possession. Adopted. The
Speaker laid before the House the resignation of
Frank Hereford as Representative from the Third
District of Nest Virginia.
THURSDAY, Feb. 1.-Sendte.-Mr. Robert
adopted by a meeting of citizens of Barnwell
county, in that State. denying that there was in
timidation on the part of whites toward blacks at
the recent election and asking Congress TO recog-
nize the Hampton Government. Referred. Mr..
Saulsbury presented q petition from business men
of New Orleans in regard to thefcondtion of affairs
in Louisiana, and asking for the recognition of
Nichols the legal Governor Of the State.
The Chair appointed Sargent and Allison tellers on
the part of the Senate to count the votes Pres
dent and Vice President of the United States. Sub
sequently Mr.. Sargent declined, and Mr. Ingalls,
was appointed-...A communication received
from Nathan Clifford, President of the Electoral
Tribunal, announcing that the commission was or
Ranized and ready to proceed to business Mr..
Mitchell, from the subcommittee of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections to hieh assigned the
duty Of nquring into the eligibility TO Office under
the constitution of person alleged to have beer
ineligible as Presidential eector, submitted a re-
port in regard to the laws in New Jersey Missouri
and Virginia. Mr.. Herman, the minority of the
committee dissented from the majority, and M ads
a verbal report in which he claimed that both the
alleged ineligible electors in Missouri and New Jer
sey were clearly eligible under the constitution
The Senate proceeded to the hall Of the House Il
take part in the count of the electoral vote.
House.-The Chair appointed as tellers on tn,
part Of the House, In counting the electoral votes
Messrs. Cook and Stone. The House, after ,
brief session, took a recess.
Joint Session.-At exactly 10 O'Clock the senat,
appeared at the bar of the House, and was formal,
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four special policemen with the boxes containing thu
electoral returns of those brought by the m es
| sengers and the other those received by mall Mr.
| Ferry took the chair; Speaker Randall sat the
right and the teers occupied the Clerks desk eacl
having large sheets upon which TO record ths
| count Mr.. Ferry opened the packages, passed
them to the teliers, and one set Of papers
| through from each State, those holding the dupli
Gates by mail overlooking to see IL there was cor
| respondence- Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Cali
| fornis, Connecticut aud Delaware passed without
Z hgr IL .I.l
Stone, the teller, proceeded 10 read the certih
Gates. The reading of the first certificate showed
four votes Of Florida for Hayes and
handed to the telers anotier certificate
received from the same State, which, on being
read 9y MT; stone showed four votes for Tilder
and Hendr-cks. The former certificate was au.
thenticated by the late Gov Searns and the latter
/ by Attorney General Cooke. Then the presiding
ofhcer handed dowu TO the tellers still another
| certincate from Florida. received through n mes
senger on tie 3lst Of January, and q correspond.
| ing one. received by mail on the sOth of January
This third is the authorization of the act OF
the electors who voted for Tilden and Hendricks
and Is made by the present Governor, Drew.
| Objection 10 the first certificate for Hayes and
Wheeler was signed by Senators Jones of Florida,
Cooper, Mcdonald OF Indiana, and by Representa-
uves Field, Tucker. jerks and Springer. The
Clerk of the House read the paper II asserts that
those persons pierce, Humphreys. Holden and
foung), assuming TO act Presidential electors
never were duly appointed by the State OF Florida
or In any manner whatever; that the other four
persons had been elected. ana had an irrevocabe
title 70 ONCE that the certificate Of election of the
| FIRST four persons untruly and corruptiy pro-
cured, and made in pursuance of a conspiracy
between them and NJ. L. Stearns. late Governor
that they were usurpers, and that their acts are
Illegal, null aud void. Further objections being
called for, Senator Sargent sent up to the Clerk
desk and bad read, on behalf Of himself and
Senators Conover, sherman and Teller, and
Representatives woodburn, Dunneii. Kasson
| and McCrary, three several sets of objections 70
the votes cast by Call. Hinton, Bullock and
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/ the papers not authenticated as re tsuired by
the constitution and laws. senator Jones. OF Flor
dA; made an objection specially to Humphreys, as
holding an once Of trust and proft under the
| United States. Mr.. Kasson made the additional
objection to the third set of certificate because
they were not authenticated by the person who
held the office Of Governor at the time that the
| functions Of the electors were exercised. There
being no further objections, the Florida certif
% csses and p@pers accompanying them were sent e
and decision, and the Senate retired from ,he hall
| FRIDAY. Feb. 2-lSenate.-A bill was passet
relating to public accounts. It debars all claim
against the Government, unless presented within
six years from the time the same accrued Mr.
| Ingalls, introduced bul to enable Indians to be
come citizens Of the United States. Several bill
OF minor importance were passed.
Houss.-The House devoted . considerable por
ton OF the session to the Legislative Appropriation
bill. An amendment reducing the salaries O
members from 5000 to a, 500 was defeated Mir
Wood introduced bill repeating all taxes on bani
| capital.
SATURDAY, Feb. 3.-Sendte.-The cre6ential
Of Messrs. Davis, from West Virginia, md saun
ders. from Nebraska, we're presented and filed. .
The joint resolutions Of the Minnesota Legislature
| in favor Of law giving bounty for the destruc
/ tion of grasehoppers and their eggs was re
ferred. resolution instructing the Com
mittee Appropriations to report biI
/ making appropriation for the suppor
| Of the Government printing Office was referred
Mr.. Hamlin reported a bill authorizing the Post
master General to pay the rent of premises occu
pied by Postmasters of the third class; be ais,
submitted an amendment 20 the Postofnce Appro
priation bill appropriating 100000 for steamshi,
mail service between San Francisco, Japan ans
China for one year. and authorizing c1rtract will
the Pacific Mail steamship Company for transport
| Ing mo 1thly mail between the ports designa ed
he also submitted an amendment appropriatin,
t25OO 900 from the revenues of the postofice TO ob
tin proper facilities from the great trunk lines 70
railway postofhee service during the fiscal yea
ending June 30, 1878.
House.-The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President ON the financial ques
ton, which was referred TO the Committee on Way
and Means s.... The day devoted In committe,
of the whole, to the Legislative, Judicial anu Fx
mittee In cutting down the salaries OF the Presi
dent and Congressman TO $4,000 and si.s00. ne
specuvely, was non-concurred in, and after re
storing the old fgures-s50,0 900 aud s5O0c-th,
House passed the bill.