Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-03-10

tlyeNr appropriation Dill had been unable
to agree on the prtsidents salary, and moved
further conference. Mr., Clymer OF conierets,
moved that the house recede Agreed to;
the yeas and nays being refused and the
presidents salary remains at fifty thousand
dollars, and the Legislative appropriation
bin passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
IN the senate on the 23d, MIR. Sargent
called Mp the naval appropriation bill
amendments, reported by the.committtec on
appropriations, which were agreed to. The
bill was then reported to the senate and the
question being on concurring in the amend,
ment made in committee Of The whole, it
was laid aside for the time being MIR. Ogle,.
by called NJ the house bill, granting to the
city OF Stcyensport, Wiscousin,a certain piece
of laud Passed. The senate then resumed
consideration Of the naval appropriation bill,
the pending question being upon concuring
In the amendments made IN committee 0i
the whole. The amendment made in com.
mittcc ON the whole to strike out Of the
housc bill the clause providing for the ap.
pOintment OF q commission, etc., was con.
CURED in. O;hcramendmeuts, made in com
iait;ee OF the whole, were concurred in with.
out debate, The bin was then read the third
time and passed. The bill granting the right
Of war to the Hot Springs railroad company
, over the Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas
was aiken up and passed. After an eXCcu.
tive session the senate took a recess till 10
,leck tomorrow.
In the enata on the oath, Mr.. ~ar-
\ gent sar tied q ss5.at0uthat the decision
Of the commlss' upol lhe electoral vote tf
I the susie u Oregon 4o % ihe Judgment oi
the s,Dts, tie objection a'1a thereto 10
the contrary no,yi-. HuGing. a lose .g-
bate followed, participated ia by Mr. hay
and others Mr. SWgents resolution was
| then adopted, and the senate proceeded to
! hall Of the house. When the senate return,
! ed the objection to the vote of Morrill,, OF
| Pennsylvania, was read. The objection was
oyeuuled as invalid and recess taken till
! Monday.
In the house on the 10Th, met at Id
o'clock, but it was nearly twelve before bust
uess was begun the interval beng consumed
in the c,ll OF the house, and in voting by
yeas and nays On the question whether the
testimony taken before the committee on
privileges ol the house in the case Of ;ht
Pennsylvania eleclor, Mr. BogGs, appointed
instead Of Mr.. Daniel j. Morrill, centCn
niul commissioner should be read. ih.
house decided by 1873 to llGjt should he read
and It was accordingly read. Mr. Kelly Of
tprcd resolution thai the vote Of Mr. Bogg
should he counted, and Mr. Stringer offered
4 substitute that it should not be. Mr. String
er took grounds that under the constitution
and under the laws Of Pennsylvania, Henri
X. B0ggs wes not entitled to east his vote ~
cector A vote wss taken on Mr. Etrnger'
substitute ior Mr.. ke.ly's resolution, ana 4
was 6dopted-ycae, 1885, Days, ll9. SO th'
house decided that the vote Of Mr.. Bogg
should not be counted, because be was no
appointed in conformity with the Con5titu
ton and laws al the state. The senate Wa
then notified of the vote aud of the readiues
of the house 10 meet the senate in Join
meeting After quite lengthy discussion
the house proceeded 10 vote on the sub.ti
lute offered hv Mr.. lanes that the vote o
the state he counted, 1t was agreed to with
out discussion, The house, 90 halfpdst ii.
o'clock, took recess till ~ o'clohk to.mJr
row morning.
In the senate, on tic 9th, the reSo
lutions Of respect 70 the memory Of ,pcakc
Kerr were adopted, aud eulosies dyHyere
tr.D.,,,i ,r.5r,,. uIt,h,
Blyard and Booth The rc.,utiou aglho,
iziDg the president to designate 8 eily fer
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70 deer action Rb'I December relative {
the creation nf A sinking fuul for tho my
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"9S agreed To- ihe p'd E"h'lnE Fthe' I
settlers on public laEis passed. Tho cor
n,i,,,e nm nu6Iio huilfiurs and y-ounGs p,
.,,-...;,.. ..,,..,,. .,,., $500,
Po'''N ''.''''''' va w. ',,',''' '"' w i'
cho'e site Tor p''no buildings al Denre
Colorado. The rerod vi the joint commi
sion on Chinese immigration was submite
) snd ordered to.hc,printed, The house bjlfi
provide buildings for the use Of Il
United states courts, post once ana l"tefn'
oi,,ti, I@'e1ti ~ ",,,,t<r con,s,a,
5 y,pie, directing ths secretary ot state
$ transmit to Che senate any comnlrteaiiiq
. 4einafs'nsmonCys ''',,nel 20 re ~ f}s \, !,
wa. pgyoe9 a. Tbr bnuse iii nTov6lir:t !,
t the sale OF deserted laads in California, Or
r 9dn, Nevada, Rnd the territories, "ds e'lie
d ny 'u1s Ga 'sen'' "u'hT a'as"u"'rn, y, 'u''
G Han. Wa agreed ,o. An ,menjmsnt Ia n
Q btlluf NJ. QsicSby, limiting the absolute
: tleby persons 'ntfodpc}ny ~ae9r tor rN
p"sis: ~ W 'triSIt'o,' T's'So ",,oju , "'
n Mating III. cInim, Of gcttIw. The hon
i bill to amandsever, statute, in rcspSC.
: vacancies IN the once OF president aud we
= president was Ieierred' Inc credentials
y .eps'or, ,'eIeci j. NJ. Morgan, on Al&plma, ~
y judge DAVID DAVIS, Illn0i~ Nere preSel
y ed hnf pmced on ute. AFTER an cNtgut'
$ session the senate adjourned to ten o'clo'
D this morning
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