The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-08
JOINT SESSION.

At 3:15 the Senators entered the hall
The presiding officer called the meeting to order
and the action of each house having been read
he announced that the two houses mo-
having concurred otherwise, the vote Of
Pennsylvania would be counted. Senator
4 Allison, one of the Tellers. thereupon an
nounced that the State OF Pennsylvania
had given % votes for Hayes and Wheeler. The
certificate from Rhode Island was then read
showing four votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
The presiding officer having asked whether there
was any objection to the vote OF Rhode Island
being counted, Mr.. O'Brien, on behalf of him
self and others, presented objection to
the vote of William s. Slater, on the
ground that he was not duly appointed.
The Senate then retired, and at 4
O'Clock again re-entered the chamber, and the
vote of Rhode Island was, after the usual
formalities, announced for Hayes and Wheeler.
South Carolina was then reached, when two GER
tifcates were opened, objections were duly
made, and the certificates and accompanying
papers were referred to the Electoral Commits
sion.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. McDon-
aid called up the House resolutions in respect to
the memory Of the late Speaker Kerr. Eulogies
were delivered by Messrs. Mcdonald, Wallace,
Wright, Bayard, Booth and Morton, after which
the resolutions were unanimously agreed to.
The House joint resolution authorizing the Pres
id Mt to designate and set apart site for the
colossal statue of Liberty eniightening the
world, and provide for the permanent man
tenaDce and pres, rvation thereof, was agreed
to. Dir. Wincom. from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported favordblv on the Senate bill
for The relief OF settlers public lands. Passed
II authorizes homestead aud pre- emption settlers
whose cro.,s were DESTROYED by grassh0ppers in
$50 TO leave and be absent from their lands un-
| til 1873. AT the expiration of the morning hour
the Chair laid before the Senate as unfinished
business, the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad
acts as to create sinking fund for the liquid
alton of Indebtedness due the Government by
the Pacific Railroad Company. Mr.. Morrill,
moved to lay the bill on the table, but at the re-
guest of Mr.. sherman modified his motion so o
POSTPONE further consideration of the bill until
the FIRST Monday of December next. After de-
bate the motion was agreed to-yeas, 49, nays,
2i. Mr.. Sargent calling up the House bill to
provide for the sale of desert lands in the States
of California, Oregon and Nevada and the Terri
tories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah,
Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico and Dakota.
Several amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. The House bill to amend the revised
statutes of the United States in respect to vacan
cies in the office of President and vice. President
was read by title and referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. The credentials Of
several Ses atore- elect were received and placed
on file......At the morning session, the House
ogpleted the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
in Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Field. from
the Committee on Privileges reported bill pro-
viding that in case of a failure to elect Presi-
dent and Vice President the President of the Sen
ate or in case of a vacancy in that Office then
ing no Speaker, the Secretary of State, shall as
sumo the Office of President until the President
has been elected. Mr.. Burchard raised the point
of order that the committee had no authority to
report BY bill The Speaker overruled the point
of order raised by Mr.. Burchard and after brief
debate the bill passed-yeas, rs; nays, 50. Mr.
Purman was the only Republican voting for The
bill, while ID Democrats voted against it. viz
Messrs. Buckner, Goodin. Hancock, Knott,
Neal, Potter, savage, Stevenson, Tarbox,
Thomas, Warren, Whitehouse and Williams
del }. A resolution by Mr.. Schleicher, that the
Hampton and Nichols Governments in South
Carolina and Louisiana respectively be recog-
niLed bv Congress, was defeated-yeas, 1856;
hayes, 93-not The necessary two thirds A mo-
ton to take recess till 10 tomorrow was car
ried by majority Of vote. ~ .}E
The Senate, on the 2sth, met at 10 a. m,
and received communications from Justice Cliff
ford conveying the decision of the Electoral
Commission in the case of south Carolina. I'm.
mediately the Housewives informed the Senate
was ready to continue the count Of the Electoral
vote, and at 1910 the Senators marched
TO the hall of the House. The Senate
returned nom the joint session at u IS, and af-
ter voting down proposition by Mr.. Bogy to
have read the testimony in the South carolina
case the decision of the Electoral Commission I
was sustained-yeas, 80; nays, ga strict par I
iy vote At CHS the Senate again met in joint !
session for one hour. after which resolution to
count the vote of Solace as Elector from Yer
mont was unanimously agreed to -.
IN the House, after the reading of the decision I
)t the Commission in the Sonth Carolina case,
IN motion of Mr.. Say.er the Clerk was direeted
o inform the Senate that the House weuld re-
GIVE them in joint convention at 12:lf. Mr..
springer moved that the House consider the
'uRdry Civil Appropriation bin. \ he Speaker
uled that no legislative business was in order
kept by unanimous consent, which was eus-
aimed. and the House agreed 20 all the amend
nents adopted in Committee of the Whole. and i
he bill passed. The Senate arrived
IL 10 to participate in the joint session which
eing concluded and til" Senate having with
rawn, Mr.. Springer 10 mediately moved to take
recess until 10 tomorrow. The yeas and NAYS
eng called for, the motion was rejected-yeas,
,; nays, l91 As soon IS the result was an
ourced, Messrs. Shsakley and O'Brien rose
with motions to take q recess
II ~ Tomorrow. The Speaker prompt.
: ruled the motion not in order
cd that be would not entertain it.