The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-01
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, D. c., February %.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February %.
The house met at 10 O'Clock, but it was
nearly IL before business b-gun, the inter-
val being consumed in the call Of the house,
and in voting by yeas and nays on the ques-
ton whether les imony taken before the
C Committee on privileges, in the Gaze OF the
Pennsylvania elector, Boggs, appointed in
stead OF Daniel j Morrill, q centennial
commissioner, should be read. The house
decided, by vote Of 13S to ll6, that it
should be read, and it was accordingly
read.
Mr.. KELLEY offered resolution that
the vote Of Boggs should be counted, and
Mr.. Springer, offered q substitute that it
should not be-
The discussion having closed, Mr. Spring
er's resolution that the vote OF Blggs be
not counted, was adopted BY 8 vote Of 133
10 119, and the senate was notified that the
house was ready tOreceive the senate.
Mr.. KELLEY said the objection was
based on the prineiple so often overruled on
the law, that his side of the house could
submit question without discussion.
Mr.. SPRINGER took the ground that
under the Constitution, and under the law
OF Penney lvsnia. Henry K. Bcggs was not
entitled to cast his vote az an elector.
At l2:l0 the SPEAKER announced that
a new legislative day had beg I'm and after
the journal of Saturday was read, the dis
cursion was resumed.
Ia the course Of the discussion, Mr.. Hew-
lit again srraigned Mr.. Hoar Tor bad faith,
buf appealed to the Democrats to yield to
he decision, and trust to the ballot box for
a remedy. The members gathered around
him in excited circles, and as he was asked
by Mr.. Cote Why, if the decision was infa-
NOUS, he advised yielding to it, Hewitt
said it WAS better to yield than to precipi-
tate anarchy and revolution. That ssnti-
ment was characterized by Mr. Cote as cow
ardly, whereupon Mr.. Ye ties upraided the
Northern DemOc-a Is with denouncing those
who yielded as COW ards, although they had.
fifteen years ago, when the pinch had
come, turned upon them.
There was great excitement and coufI-
sion, recalling some Of the .csn Of 1851.
As soon as order was restored, Mr.. PAP
pleton moved that the house take
recess until tomorrow at 10 o'clock. o.
jecisd tO-yeas, So nays, LIS.
Mr.. WOOD IN. y moved t. reconsider
the vote by which the house had refused to
take a recess, and to lay that motion on the
table, stating that he made the motion for
the purpose Of preventing any delay in the
counting Of the electoral votes. Messrs.
Obern and Walling called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered, anu the result
was-yeas, 1872; NAYS, 81.
Mr.. OBRlEN offered a resolution declar-
ing that the vote OF William s. Slater should
not he counted
Mr.. EAMES offered a substitute, that the
vote Of said Slater should be counted
After quite a lengthy discussion the
house proceeded to vote on the substitute
ofered by Mr.. lanes, that the vote of the
states be counted. It was agreed to with
out division.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, offered resolu-
tion TO notify the senate
Mr.. KNOTT offered substitute that the
senate be notified that the house will meet
the senate at 10 o'clock to- morrow forenoon.
A point OF order being raised against
Mr.. Knots motion, the speaker sustained
the point Of order, and his decision was ap-
plauded.
Mr.. WILSON'S resolution was then adj
opted
The house at $50, took a recess till 10
o'clock tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, February y.
Upon assembling this morning, the
house went into Committee of the whole on
the sundry civil appropriation bill
he pending question was on the point
Of order raised by Mr.. Conger to para
graph relating to the payment OF dues to
mali contractors in certain southern states
There being but few members present,
the paragraph was passed over for the pres
ent, and the committee returned TO the par
agraph relating to public lands.
The next paragraph to which question
was made, was the appropriation o! $50
900 for payment OF mail contracts, for mail
service performed in certain southern states
in 1890 and 81, before those states
engaged in rebellion.
Mr.. CONGER Withdrew the point which
he had raised against the paragraph, on the
ground that il was new legislation, but
the point was renewed by Mr.. Pipe.
Before Mr.. FIELD made a report, the
committee rose, in order that the new legi.-
latiye day might commence.
Mr.. ATKINS offered resolution that
when the committee of the whole next con-
sidsred the sundry civil appropriation bill,
il should be in order 10 ofier an amendment
providing Tor the payment of the mail con-
tractors who performed the mail service in
the Southern states in 1859, 1860 and 1861.
Al pied.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil approPria-
tioD bill.
Mr.. ATKINS offered his amendment,
which was adopted.
Mr.. SEELEYE offered an amendment,
authorizing the accounting officers to settle
the accounts Of the commissioners appoint
Ell in 1879 TO investigate affairs at Red
Cloud Agency. Adopted.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house.
Mr. FIELD, from the committee on
privileges. reported a bill providing that in
case of failure to elect President and
Vice President, the president of the senate,
or in case OF vacancy IN that Office, then
the speaker of the house, or in Case OF there
being no speaker, then the secretary CT
state shall assume the office of President,
until President has been elected.
Mr.. BURCHARD raised point of order
that the committee had 20 authority to re-
port by bill.
The SPEAKER overruled the point of
order, and the motion TO reject Mr.. ieId's
bill was defeated.
The bill was then read second time and
discussed. The debate was brief, and the
bill was read third time when the main
question was ordered on Its passage.
The bill was then ordered to be read the
third time, and having been so read, it was
passed I; yeas l3S, nays SO, party vote.
The exact text Of Mr.. Fields bill is as
follows:
In case of the removal, death, resignation
or inability Of both President and Vice
President Of the United States, or in case OF
q vacancy in those offices arising from the
failure Of the two houses of congress to as
certain and declare an election before the
OF the term OF Office in re-
spect to which the electoral votes we're cast,
or in case of vacancy arising from any
other cause, the president OF the senate, OF
If there be none, the speaker Of the house,
for the time being, and ii there be no such |
speaker then the secretary of state in office |
when the vacancy happens, shall act a.
p esident until the disability is removed or |
a President elected.
Mr.. SCHLEICHER moved to suspend |
the rules and adopt q resolution reciting |
the principle that As free government de- |
rives it powers from the consent of the peo-