The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-16
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FEB. 26.-In the Senate most OF the
day was consumed in awaiting the
readiness of the House TO receive it in
joint convention, and it was not until
9 o'clock that legislative business was
resumed. Several conference commit.
tees on the appropriation bills were
appointed, and other minor business
transacted and the Senate adjourned.
In the House no legislative business
was transacted, the day being consum-
ed in discussing the Electoral vote OF
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
FEB. 27.-In the Senate, a bill was
passed authorizing homestead and
pre-emption settlers whose crops were
destroyed by the grasshoppers in 1876
to leave and be absent from their lands
until 1873. The report of the Com
mittee ON Chinese Immigration was
presented, signed by Mr.. Sargent, of
California. Mr.. Morton was given
leave to file a report that he will make
at the close of the session. In the
House, the sundry civil appropriation
was considered and several amend
ments made to it. among which was an
appropriation of S375, 900 for the pay
ment to mail contractors for mail ser
vice performed in certain Southern
States liz '59-60-'61, before the States
engaged ia rebellion. A bill presented
by Dudley Field, of New York, was
passed, providing that, in case of
failure to elect a President and Vice
President, the President of the Senate,
or in case of vacancy in that office,
then the Speaker of the House, or in
case of there being no Speaker, then
the Secretary of State shall assume the
Office of President until a President has
been elected. A resolution recogniz-
ing the Hampton Government in South
Carolina, and the Nichols Govern
ment In Louisiana, was defeated, less
than two-thirds voting in the affirma-
tive. The conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was agreed
to. By a majority of one the House
voted to take recess until 10 to-mor-
row.
FEB. 26.-In the Senate, no legisla-
tive business was transacted. The de-
cision of the Electoral Commission in
the case OF South Carolina was adopt
ed as the decision of the Senate, by a
party vote. The vote of Sollace, the
Vermont Elector, objected to in the
Joint Convention. was, by a unani-
nous vote, counted for Hayes and
Wheeler. Adjourned. In the House,
the fillibusterers made gallant fight,
and it was not until 6 o'clock that the
joint session took place. Immediately
after it was over the House adjourned
MARCH AFTER IL hours dilatory
discussion in the House, nominally On
the vote of Vermont, the objections
were sustained and a joint session was
called. Vermont, Virginia, and West
Virginia were counted, when an OBJ.
lection was made to Wisconsin and the
houses separated. The Senate voted
down the objection without debate.
MARCH 3 and An the Senate, by q |
vote of 29 to IL, the subsidy of $780,
900 for the China and Brazilian mails |
was withdrawn. The consideration of |
Mr.. Sherman's financial bill to secure |
the resumption of specie payments
was postponed until December next by
a vote Of q to %. Several bills re-
moving political disabilities were pass
ed. The consideration of the bill to
equalize the bounties of soldiers and
sailors in the late war was indefinitely
postponed by a vote of 81 to 25, in
spite of the efforts of Logan and Nor
ton TO have it passed. All the appro-
priation bills were passed, except the
army and river and narbor bills, and at
IL NJ. Sunday the Senate adjourned
sine die. In the House there was a
ong session which continued until 3
o'clock on the morning of the 4th.
The members of the Louisiana Return
ng Board were discharged from custo-
ly. No business of any Importance
vas transacted, owing to the fact that
he House was unable to agree on any
Measure except strict party ones. AT
A. NJ. the House took recess until
l. NJ. Sunday. On reassembling all
he appropriation bills except the army
nd river and harbor bills were passed,
nd at IL NJ. the House adjourned sine
lie.