The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-08
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THURSDAY, MARCH s, 1877


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eli HTGnsa,kd from Fax Pace ] .fIt
. son,Lof Wssis, a. theemsh priest OF the
filibusteTs.
Mr.. WOOD then declsrsd al n ms pro,
position were ROT assentsd tc' ne aonlu
never leave the hall Entiffbe Sooh' "A'
= afnne o,elock the two hours debate on
5.S6 a. m.-The discussion is proceeding
nm The objections TO Wisconsin. The best
If GOOD feeling prevails among the mem
= hs,s AZ indeed it did through all the ex-
-cirzmenrs Of the day. There is very full
attendance; and the galleries are still we'll
flied.
The eenaie Is in session waiting to re-
sumo the count.
3.3O a. m.-The debate having closed
long discussion arose as 10 the position
which Mr.. Mile resolution should occupy
was suggested BY Ar. Wood that IL IL
were withdrawn and offered hereafter as an
independent proposition, he would vote Tor
II I'm, that as a substitute for the resolu-
tion in regard to Wisconsin, he should have
~ vote against it. That course would only
be accepted by Mr.. Mills if the house would
agree 10 vote upon it before the senate
came back.
That was objected to on both sIdes, 1t
was contended by Messrs. Brown, Toy, ID a.
ris, Mills and others that it was IN contra
yention OF the electoral commission law.
Finally Mr.. Mills resolution was ex-
cluded on q point OF order, with the init
nation by the speaker that Mills might
afterwards move its adoption under sus'
pension of the rules but some OF the Dem
ocrats remarked that that would be a!ter
the election of Hayes was proclaimed.
The vote on Wisconsin was then proceed
cd with.
At so a. N. the amendment offered by
Mr.. Caswell, OF Wisconsin, that the vote ol
Downs be counted, was reiected-yeas, al
navs, Leland the original proposition
that it be not counted, was agreed to with
out division
The senate was then notified OF the &C
ton of the house.
4:O7 a. m-The hall was prepared for 9
final reception OF the senate, and rs soon a;
the body entered, at 4:0S a. m, and all the
members were seated The action Of the respec
tive houses on the Wisconsin question wa;
read, and the 10 votes OF Wisconsin wert
announced for Hayes and Wheeler.
The presiding officer said this concludes
the count of the IS states OF the Union, and
the tellers will now ascertain and deliver
the result OF the votes TO the presiding
officer.
4:l2 a. m.-The election of Hayes and
wheeler was proclaimed and received with
ont demonstrations. The senate retired
and the house, at 4:l5 a. H., adjourned.
3 ha lou
ing delivered the statement OF the presiding
officer, expressed the hope that on the an
nouncement, nothing would mar the dig
nifty Of the proceedings so reputable to the
American people, and so worthy OF the re.
spect of the world. He then said the
whole number Of electors appointed TO vote
for President and Nice-President Of
the United States was $50, OF which
a majority is lS5. The state Of the vote
ior President az delivered by the teller'
and as determined under the act of congress
of January %, 1877, on this subject is
For Rutherford b. Hayes, lS5 votes; fol
Saml. J. Tilden, 1884, The state of the vote
for Vice President of the United States, az
delivered by the tellers and as determined
under the act of congress, approved Janu'
airy 29th, 1871, on this subject is: Fol-
n.
Hendricks, IS4; wherefore, j do announce
that Rutherfor B. Hayes, of the state OF
Ohio, having received a majority of the
whole number of electoral votes, is duly
elected President of the United States for
four years, commencing on the 18th OF
March, 1877; and that VIM. A. Wheeler,
of the state of New York, having received
majority OF the whole number of elecio-
=. s,l, 10
of United States for four YEAR,, COM
mencing on the fourth day of March, 1871.
The announcement, together with the list of
votes, will be entered on the journals OF
both houses. The count of the cleo
toral votes has been completed, and the re-
suit determined. The joint session of tie
meeting of the two houses is dissolved, and
The senate will now retire TO its chamber.
The senate retired. The house immedi-
ately, at 4:20 a. m, adjourned, and the flag
which has never been down since it was
hcisted over the halls of both houses on the
LIST OF February last, as signal of their be-
ang in session, was lowered. The senate
upon returning to its chamber adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 5.
MIR. TUCKER offered resolution re-
citing that as all investigation has closed,
owing TO the termination Of the session, and
rs imprisonment Of witnesses cannot con-
duce TO the ascertainmen; of truth, there
fore, that the sergeant-at-arms be directed to
discharge all persons in his custody.
Adopted.
Mr. SINGLETON, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the senate
bill fixing the signal service with certain
amendments. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. HOLMAN the senate
amendments to the civil sundry bill were
non-concurred in.
Mr.. EDEN, from the committee on war
claims, reported back the senate bill ex-
tending for two years the act establishing
the board Of commissioners Of claims. Pass
ed.
Mr.. RAYMOND, from the committee
on banking, reported a bill declaring ex-
empt from taxation all deposits made in
savings banks.
Mr.. MORRISON objected, and the house
adjourned.
There was passed, without discussion, and
with the yeas and nays, the bill making all
pensions for death or for wounds of date
back TO the time of a soldiers death, or OF
ms discharge from the service, and provid-
AilE iOT iHe payment o. ali dIEc6ls Vi PEN
siops on that basis
The conference report on the Legislative
appropriation bill was agreed to.
The last day Of the 44th Congress begun
at noon.
Mr.. HOOKER moved to suspend the
rules and take up the bill Tor the relief OF
the Choctaw Indians, defeated yeas 81,
nays Ill.
The conference report on the post-ofhce
appropriation bill having been agreed TO
on postal car facilities, a new conference
was ordered.
The Thanking privilege is restored for all
public documents published by order Of
congress.
The resolution reported from the select
committee on privileges, declaring that
Sam1 j. Tilden received l96 electoral votes
OF the electors legally and constitutionally
appointed, and was thereby duly elected
President Of the United States, and that it
Is the opinion Of this house that Thomas A.
Hendricks, having received like number
of votes Tor Nice-President, was daily elect
ed.
A vote was taken on the question of con-
siderstion, and the house by a strict party
vote, decided to consider, Knots resolution
nov.
Mr.. WHITE protested against the reso-
luton as revolutionary, reasonable and |
damnable.
After the result of the vote was announc-
ed, Mr. Garfield remarked that il this reso-
luton was an expression Of the opinion OF |
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