The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-01
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until ten o'clock tomorrow.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the Sth, Mr.. Win
dom called up the house bill to provide for
the payment of James B. Eads for the con-
struction of jetties at the South Pass. After
discussion, by a vote Of so to "a, the bill was
indefinitely postponed, and the c0nsdera.
ton of the Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed. The senate then went into aNecu-
tive session, and when the doors reopened
they took a recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Window
introduced a bill appropriating $1,000 for
the expenses of the electoral commission.
Referred. Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to
authorize and equip an expedition to the
arctic sea. Referred. The bill provides
an exhibition according to the plan suggest
ed by Capt. Howgate. A bill to encourage
and promote telegraphic communication be-
tween Europe and America was passed. 1t
names F. c. Latrabe, VIM. F. Frick and
Robert Gerrett, Of Maryland, cerporators to
construct the line, with the American end
at Baltimore.
In the senate on the 10th, the chair
presented communication from the presi.
dent of the electoral commission, informing
the senate that it has decided upon the
matter submitted concerning the electoral
votes of Florida. The sergeant-at arms was
directed to request the attendance of absent
senator's at the conference.-the committee
on the fortifcation and appropriation bill,
Messrs. Window, Logan and Davis After
further debate, the following, submitted by
Mr.. Sherman, was agreed to by party
vote: Resolved, that the decision of the
commission upon the electoral votes Of the
state of Florida stand as the judgment of
the senate, objections made thereto to the
contrary notwithstanding. A long debate
took place as to the form of the question
sustaining or overruling the objections filed
by Mr.. Field. An order submitted by Mr..
Whyte, that the senate do not concur in the
decision made by the commission, created
under clause approved January 20, 1777,
but that the votes cast by Wilkinson Call
Robt. Bullock, j. Z. Yonge and r. B. Hilton,
as electors of the state of Florida on the
7th of November, 1874 are the true and
lawful votes for president and vice presi-
dent of the United States, and should be
counted as the electoral vote of that state,
was defeated by a strict party vote. The
following is the vote: Yeas-Bailey, Bar
mum, Bayard, Bogy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis,
Eaton, Goldthwaite, Hel eford, Johnson,
Jones (Fla.), Kelly, Kerhan, McCreery, Nc.
Donald, Maxey, Merrimon, Norwood, Ran.
dolph, Ransom, Salisbury, Stevenson, Wal
lace, Whyte and Withers; twentysiX. Fays
-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Blaine Booth,
Boutwell,, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron pa
Cameron (Wis.l, Chaffe, Christiancy, Clay
ton, Conkling, Conover, Cragin, Dawes,
Dorsey, Ferry, Frelnghuysen, Hamilton.
Jones (Nev.l Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock Patter,
son, Robertson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman,
Spencer, Teller Wadleigh, West, Window
and Wright; ferty-fve. The senate then
agreed to an order submitted by Me- Ham.
lin, that the vote of the state of Florida
should be counted for r. B. Hayes for presi.
dent and VIM. A. Wheeler for vice presi
dent, as determined by the electoral com
mission. The vote upon this was, yeas
forty-three, nays twenty.hve-a strict party
vote. On motion of Mr. Sergeant, the secre.
tary was directed to notify the house that
the senate had reached a determination in
re- ard to tie decision of the electoral COM
mission, and was ready to NEE. the house
for the purpose of proceeding with the
count.
In the senate on the 18th, no business
transacted up to noon. The senate was
awaiting notification from the house that
that body was ready to resume the joint
session to continue the count. At 2:20 the
clerk of the house appeared at the bar of
the senate and announced the decision OF
the house that the counting of the vote OF
Florida shall not proceed in conformity with
the decision of the electoral commission,
and also notified the senate that the hous e
was now ready to meet the senate in joint
meeting. The senate then proceeded to the
hall of the house.
In the senate on the 18th, at the ex-
piration of the morning hour the senate
yeas. %; nays, 14-laid aside the unfinished
business, the bill to amend the Pacific rail.
road acts, and the resolution submitted yes
terday, providing for the issue of an attach
ment 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. Til
den, William r. Pelton and A. s. Hewitt.
The Pacific bills were laid aside with the
understanding that motion to take them
up again should be made as soon as the res
olution for the arrest of Jordan should be
disposed Of After some discu sslon, the res
olution as submitted yesterday by Mr..
Mitchell for the arrest OF Jordan was agreed
to without division. The bill to amend the
Pacific railroad acts was taken up in order
that it should be unfinished business to-mor
row The senate then went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened
took a recess until ten o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate on the 14th, bill ap
propriating $25O,OOO for fire.proof building
for the National museum was placed on tn,
calendar. The bill removing the politica
disabilities of Joseph E. Johnston, Of vir
ginia, was passed. Mr.. Dorsey introduced
bill amendatory of and supplemental to tn
act of March 3, 1871, to incorporate tn
Texas and Pacific railroad, and the act o
July 27, 1906, granting lands to aid in tn
construction OF railroad and telegraph lin
from the state of Missouri and Arkansas L
the Pacific ocean. Referred The bill is
copy of the so.called compromise of tn
Texas and Pacific bill, recently Eported t
the house OF representatives by Mr.. Lamar
from the committee on Pacific railroad:
The senate resumed consideration of ur
finished business, being bill to amend tn
Pacific railroad acts, so as to create sink
ing fund for the liquidation of the indebt
ness due the government by the Pacific raj
road company. Pending discussion, tn
senate went into executive session, whe
the doors re-oDened. The railroad bill wa
laid aside, with the understanding that
shouu. De the unfinished business OF t