The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02

~ 80 .sbe,lsiea me failswins Resolved.
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s~lsetaf ffant Ne ststs NJ fsn, hs sad
ihs Hfa1e II hsfthy dfssfsf M he fHnMisd,
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W s~1usifefshie Achffe, ~ Allsan MOD asd
fssnlafi4H NJ ~ ~ fead Resolved,
fAaf NJ 0t1sefan made ~ fss vote n Usa
isi Z tfassmsa, tHe - fhs s'set1rs N n m
lssr, 4 noe ~ xsnd iss sod q not shstaihed
~ 4nY isFfaf sfffHfa Resolved, Inst said
vote ts counted 9Th me other votes % ne
q eot0fs of said sfsfe, astv thsfantinx NJ
nhjeetion mF4e thereto w. WHITE said h.
r Huld mol .Fqte fof Che fsseianos 81 The seaa
stof Tom Ios1 ~ h stood He thefsfore submit
ted tbe f~Oilawing ~ q substitute ordered
Ihft Rhiie ifis fhe sense 1f The senats fhsf No
ssaffer of representative or person holding
90 office u trust NJ profit under she United
States shall be- appointed an %electoft and
thAt this provision N The constitution shal
be crficd In ita spirit into rigid execution,
set that proof " not such ~ W Justify the
tsclasioh " the vote " Daniel f. Cfossman
~ one ~ the electors ~ the state ~ Nichi
gan, aud that his vote should be counted"
The substitute 81 Mr. Whyte vas rejected
bya strict party vote, yeas ~ nays, %, ~
f~sllses f~eas-Bailey. Btnum, Bayafd,
Bogy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Ia
tIn, goidthwnite, Hereford, Johnston. Jones
(Fla.L Kelly, Herman, McCreery, Mcdonald,
Maxey, Menim0n, NOreoOd, Randolph, Ran.
som. Salisbury, Stevenson, Wallace, Whyte,
and Withers-27. Nays-Alcorn, Allison,
Anthony, Booth, Boutwell,, Bruce, Burnside,
Cameron, PENN Cameron tWisL Chaheei
Christiancy, Clayton, COnOver, Cragin,
Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Ham
sNa- ill.,. H.. I.,.na I.pAg fAsvl
Logan, Mem Han, Mitchell, Morill, Morton,
Paddock, Patterson, Robertson, Sargent,
Sherman, Spencer, Teller, Wadleigh, West,
Window and Wright-39. The question be-
ing on the resolution Of senator Allison,
Mcdonald moved TO amend the first
resolution so as to read: Resolved, Ihat the
objection made to the vote OF Daniel l..
Crossman, one Of the electors of Michigan,
is not sustained by lawful evidence. Re-
jected-yeas, q; nays, 28- strict party vote.
Mr.. Cooper demanded a separate vote on the
resolutions, and the first one, as submitted
by Mr.. Allison was agreed to; yeas, 40; nays,
". The second resolution was then unani-
agreed to; yeas, 70; NAYS, none. Mr..
moved that the house be notified
of the action of the senate, and also that
the senate was ready TO meet the house and
resume the count. Returning to its chamber
after Nevada was objected to, and learning
hat the house had taken a recess nntil
10 o'clock tomorrow, the senate also took a
recess.
In the senate, on the 21st, the session
resumed at 10 o'clock and the senate
waited notification of the house decision in
he Nevada case which was read at
1:40, when the senate proceeded to the hall
# the house. The senate having returned
rom the joint convention, legislative bust
less was resumed. Mr.. Mitchell, from the
ommittee on privileges and elections, sub
a long report in the c use OF the Ore
election, and asked that it be printed in
he record. The report is voluminous, anil
ummarises the law and facts connected
18th the investigation. 1t sets forth that at
ne time Watts cast his electoral vote, he was
Iigible; that under the laws of Oregon, the
of state is the cpnvassing officer,
nd officially declared that the republican
Indicates for presidential electors had re-
eived the highest number of votes that the
issued his certificate to Odell, cart
right and Cronin, instead of to Odell, Cart
right and Watts. 1t also sets forth the facts
to the cipher kilograms passing be-
yeen pronounced democratic leaders, and
Dncludes with an exoneration of senator
.eily in connection with testimony regard
lg his Endorsement of certain kilograms, the
)ntents of which he stated before the SEN
.e, in explanation, that he had no knowl'
ige. Objection being made by Messrs.
avis and Herman, who claimed that the re-
ort should be printed, as other reports, Mr.
it9hell withdrew his motion, and the re.
Ort was ordert d to be printed in the usual
amer. The postofice appropriation was
EN- taken up. The amendments reported by
10 committee ON appropriations were agreed
l.. The bill was then read a third time and
used. The senate then went into ex
,utive session, and when the doors were re-
took a recess till 10 o'clock to-mor-
W.
In the senate on the 22d, senator ker-
ID introduced a bill to authorize the New
ork land and ocean telegr apcompany,
rporation under the laws of New York,
land and maintain lines of telegraph cable
the Atlantic coast to communication with
lrope. Referred. The bill appropriating
80, GOO to erect a tire-proof building adj
lining the Smithsonian institute for a ma
,nal museum passed. The senate took up
e deficiency appropriation bill. The amend
reported by the committee on apprO-
iation was agreed to. The bill was then
ported to the senate, and the amendments
ade in committee Of the whole concured
r.. The bill was then read a third time and
Issed. Senator Boutwell, called up the
,use bill to perfect the revised statues of
e United States OF the District of Columbia,
ID explained that it was an exact. copy of
e bill which passed both houses, but which
returned by the president with his OBJ
ctions to the clause in regard to advertis-
@. The clause objected to had been strick-
out in the house of representatives. The
Il then passed. The committee on appro.
iations add to the amounts appropriated
!, the house as follows; For payment of
e navy, 81, 070, 900; for equipment of yes.
Is, $270,000: for construction and repairs,
800, 900; for steam engineering, 81, 200,00 c;
r expenses recruiting, $65,000; for navy
boratory, 81 900, 000; and naval hospital
5000. The senate then went into execu.
ye session, and when the doors were re-
'ened, took a recess until 10 O'Clock to.
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