The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
ford B. Hayes was elected President and
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ford B. Hayes was elected President and
William A. Wheeler Vice-President.
Senate.-At 0:50p. m, March l. message
was received from the House by Mr.. Adams,
its Clerk, announcing the action of that
body on the Vermont case, and the Senate
Immediately repaired to the Hall OF the
House for the purpose of resumlng the
count Upon returning at IL 80 p. m,
the President pro te,npore announced that the
Senate, having retired from the meeting
upon an objection being submitted to
| the vote of Wisconsin, that obiec-
ton would now be read. The Secre- |
tary read the objection presented in |
the joint meeting, and Mr.. Cameron, of Wis |
consin, submitted the following:
"Resolued, That the vote of Daniel S.
Downs, as an Elector of the State of Wiseon-
| sin, be counted together with the other nine
Electoral votes of that State, objections
made thereto to the contrary notwlthstand-
ing"
debate, and without roll-call, though three
or four Senators on the Democratic side
vote no when the question was put.
In the Senate, March 2, Mr.. Morrill, sub
mitted resolution authorizing the President
pro tempore of the Senate to appoint
committee of three Senators to make the
necessary arrangements for the Inaugural
, , ton of the President. elect of the United
States on the 9TH of March. Agreed to, and
.. Messfs. Morrill,, Howe, and Mcdonald were
, appointed such committee. Several amend
ments were made to the Sundry. Civil
Appropriation bill, and it was passed. Mr..
West, from the Conference Committee on
the Postofice Appropriation bill, reported
: that the committee had been unable to
agree. He moved that the Senate insist
. upon its amendments to the bill, and that
!, new conference be asked. So ordered.
:, | Mr.. Mcdonald, at his own request, was
. excused from services as member OF
. the special committee to make arrange
. ments for the inauguration of the Presi'
e dentelect, and Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky
. . was appointed to fill the vacancy
y Adjourned ....The House incorporated &
!. provision in the Army Bill, prohibiting tht
!, use of any part of the money appropriated
+ by the bill for the support of troops TO retair
- - any State Government in authority. A mo
- - ton to suspend the rules and pass the Rive
y. and Harbor Appropriation Bill was de
- feated. Resolutions to suspend the rules
~ ~ Returning Board were lost. A bill was in
" troduced by Mr.. Conger providing that whe
i any person intrudes into or without du
.a election holds or exercises the Office of Pres
" w dent or Vice-President of the United State
VI his title to Office and the title of any claimaL
w thereto may be tried and determined by a
~ action in the nature of a quo warranto. Th
-. ~ bill was discussed and lost on its passage.
Gs In the Senate, March 8, by vote 29 to L
aac aue the subsidy of 100000 for the China an
-; Brazilian mails was Withdrawn. III
"a aa consideration of Mr.. Sherman's fnanci
"a bill 10 secure the resumption of spec
"o payments was postponed until Decembt
next by a vote of 27 to %. Several bill
~ removing political disabilities were passe
80 The consideration of the bill to equal,
lon M the bounties of soldiers and sailers in Il
H. late war was Indefinitely postponed
"a "a vote of 81 to 25, in spite of the effor
'nt of Logan and Morton to have it passe
~ ~ All the appropriation bills were passed, e
oh. cept the army and river al
'.a harbor bills, and at 12 m. Sunda
: ~ the Senate adjourned sine die......
~ In the House, there was a long session whi
hat continued until o'clock on the morning
: af the 4th. The members of the Louisiana f
~ " turning Board were discharged from custo6
"a A resolution was reported from the Sele
,se. Committee on Privileges, and passed, {
~ ~ claring that Samuel J. Tilden had receiv
anS one hundred and ninety.six Electoral vo
t;nu of Electors legally and constitutionally
" :; pointed, and was thereby duly elected Pre-
oa dent of the United States, and that it is
"a ,as ~ opinion of the House that Thomas "A. FL
the 80 81 W;aSs pS;S. - q
tho No general business of any importance
and transacted owing to the fact that the Ho
,nt;1 was unable to agree on any measure exc
.;no strictly party ones. At 3 a. In. the Ho
"rgS took recess until s a. m. Sunday. On
the+ assembling all the appropriation bills exc
onse the army and river and harbor bills W
go passed, and at II m. the House adjourn
.easS. sine die.