The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.


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representative f40nnN fnf The construction
Of is1iss. etc. ~ The mouth a The Missia
sippi river Adjourned.
IN thc hsuac IN NE 2pth the following
brlls we're introduced and referred Fitius
me time Tor the regular meeting Of congress
pecitfne forfeited 10 the United States Ger.
rhin lands granted Michigan Tor railroad
purposes, and providing Tor their sale 10 ac.
tnai settlers. Chaftsrog a freight railroad
company from tide water on the Atlantic 10
the Missouri river The morning hour hay-
Ing expired the house resumed cousidara.
ton Of the bill authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury 10 pay James ~. Esds, construc.
Tor of the i%etties NJ the mouth Of the Missis.
siypi river, 100000 The pending question
was on Mr. Kuckners amendments directing
payment In United States bonds. Rejected
yeas, 81; nays. t72. The bill then vent
over. A message frora the senate, informing
the house that the president had signed the
electoral bill, was read, and Mr.. Payne gave
notice that he would move ut one o'clock to-
morrow that the house proceed to the cleo
ton nt FIVE members OF the commission. The
house then adjourned, and a democratic
caucus was announced to take place imme-
diately.
In the house, on the 30th, a bill appro-
priating five thousand dollars, to be paid to
]. II. Eads, for construction Of the Mississippi
river %jetties, etc., passed. The speaker lad
before the house q bill abolishing the board
Of commissioner of the metropolitan police
Of the District of Columbia. The question
was put, "Shall the bill pass, notwithstand-
ing the presidents vote?" and was decided
in the aft rmative-yeas, l5s, nays, IS. The
speaker laid before the house a message
from the president, vetoing joint resolutions
returning thanks to the Argentine Republic
and the republic Of Pretoria, South Africa,
for their congratulations to the United States
on the first centennial Of its freedom. His
reason for v~etoing the resolutions is that,
under the constitution, congress cannot die
tate to the secretary of state the correspond
ence he shall hold with foreign states. Re-
ferred. The speaker laid before the house a
message from the president stating that the
commission appointed l. to reorganize the army
had reported that it was not at this time
prepared to submit a plan for its reorganiza-
ton. Referred. Mr.. Payne offered a reso-
luton that the house elect five members of
the commission on the presidential electoral
count. Adopted. Mr.. Lamar nominated
Messrs. Payne, Hunton, Abbott, Garfield and
Hoar, and, to save time, moved that the five
should be voted for together. Mr.. Buckner
and demanded a separate vote.
The speaker ruled that the matter was in
the power of the honse. He submitted the
question, and the house decided by a vote
II 20 to 20 to vote on all five at the same
ime. The clerk then proceeded to call
he roll, and each member responded, re-
'eating the five names in tneir order.
of the republicans changed
he order, commencing with the republi-
an candidate. The vote as finally
ummed up was as fellows: Payne, 273;
1%unton, 263; Abbott, 24S Garfield, 24D;
loar, 264. Three votes were given 70 Nc
[Iowal, by Buckner, Chandler and
smith; four for Foster [Ohiol by Cook, Hart =
idge, Sireford and ROBBERS; one each for
fills, Singleton and Blackburn, by Hodge;
ne for Lynde, by Magoon, two for Willard,
IN. ", by Long, and one for
Wood IN. VI, by B. r. Wells Mo-. The
rouse then took up the bill reported at the
asst session, from the committee on iudicia. {
y, in relation to damages for the infringe
tents OF patents, and provides that damages t
an only be recovered for in~fringements |
7hich shall have occurred during the term
( one year preceding the notice of infringe &
lent Passed. Adjourned. a
In the house on the 31st, the senate Il
for the appointm ent Of one hun +,
red men to serve as special police at the o.
apitol, during the counting of the electoral b.
ote, was agreed to. Mr.. Garfield introduced a
bill asking for more thorough investiga. III
ons Of accidents on railroads. He said it b,
to the terrible disaster which oc- III
lrred in his district a few weeks ago, and tu
asked that it be referred to the commit. Je'
se on railroads, with leave to report at any .
me: So ordered. Consideration was then at
,suned of the resolution reported from the er
committee relative to the admis-
on Of James B. Bedford as representative TIC
ON Colorado. The resolution of the ma MI
rlty declaring that Colorado is a state, and on
at Mr.. Bedford is entitled to a seat on the Tel
'or OF the house, was adopted. Adjourned
In the house on the LIST, the speaker oh
d before the house a communication from isl
stice Clifford, president of the electoral IN
nmission, stating that the members there i'm
had taken the prescribed oath, and that of
commission was ready to perform its
lies. The senate resolution was agreed to -,
the publication of the proceedings of y
commission. Mr.. Payne offered a reso- tic
on directing the clerk of the house to 90
,rm the senate that it was ready to re- al,
We that body for the purpose of opening
counting the electoral votes for presi- nv
t aud vice-president. Adopted. as
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