New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-19
XLIVrH CONGRESS-2D SESSION

REGULAR REPORT CT PROCEEDlNGS.
THE REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE on THE
ELECTORAL COUNT PRESENTED IN BOTH HOUSES
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS OF THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE on PRIVILEGES AND ELkc'
T,oNs-sprEcHEs by MEssRs. KNOTT AND
BURCHARD.
SENATE. w AsHsGToS, Jan. Is, 1877.
A large number of petitions were presented
by various Senators, asking Congress to pass Ia" pro
hbitiug the manufacture sale Of Intoxicating liquors
in tic District Of Columbia and Territories Of the Unod
States and that total abstinence be requirement. III Tic
military, naval and civil service of inc United Staaes
all OF which referred to the Commit Oh fin,re
tine section OF the Appropriation bill for the
present fiscal year. 50 change the cOnpensatiOh Oh
onccId instead ~ sotnps sold Referred TO the Com
mittee on Post Offices aud Post-Eouds r,
Mr. B0UIWEL Kep r Mas E9,chtr Westea willow OF
fhc late Col Fletcher Webster. TO $50 por month"; i'o
ferred to Tho Committee ON Pensions. ,,.
Mr. JONES DEM FIa) presented the petition Of VIII
hanson Call, Robert b. Hton, j. f. Tonge aud Robert
bullock, the Democratic Presidential electors OF florld,
cl1miug 10 have been legally elected and that they met
nj Tallahassee their vote and forwarded u 10 me
made To- the CONT OF any electoral vote from that state
except that east by them On noilon OF hf JONI INC
would call 1t mp next week for the purpose OF submitting
some ronarks III regard theIeto. ,,i,, tho so,oto
nonconcurred in tho amendments Of the House to inc
Dill making appropriations to supply certain dtcrnces
in the contingent lund ~ tho House OF REPRESENTATIVES
and n conference committee ordered. Tie CHAIR
appointed members of the committee on ne part 81
appointed Messrs Sherman. ingalls, ana CVcKiii
mcmle!s Of the confluence c1teS en n9 Of en
wood Cemetery.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
Att O'Clock D. H. the members Of the Special Commit
tee Of Seven appointed to devise means for satisfactory
count % the electoral entered the Senate Chamber
Mr. EDMUNDS (Rep., VIZ, chairman Of that commit
otJ. Iiracf TOD Mr.
committee raised under tho resolution of the Senate on
the subject OF counting The electoral vote 10 submit
MR. il sie,ued I'm happy to say by all of the members
both committees, il bcnG report III FORM JohS ana
that wish TO say this occasion, after stating that we
desire 10 take Il up at the earliest possible day,
hope indeed Saturday, me day after 10
morrow, but certainly On Monday, to press 1t
TO q discrimination in some form steadily from that day
forth. only vs to say in addition that the committee
are Of opinion that the measure we recommend not
Sat IS measure IN aid Of Ito cxcrco Of constitutional
government; and thlt In no sense OF TIC term VIII any
body have just right to say that anybOdys opinions or
views have been surrendered IN any substantial respect
II is not measure Of policy or contliyance,, put
the peace aud order Of the Government.
Mr. SIBERIAN Rep Qalol-Lc It. be read ,,r
regulate the counting OF votes for President ana
yieePre seni and the decision o, gatSVhn i' s4
then read by the chief clerk and was ordered
they printed The report ~ signed by tcOrse r.
i.dmun,, Frederck T. Frolil gHuysen, ROSCOE Conkng
A. G. Thurman I. +. Eayard and n. W. Ransom Oh tia
Dart OF the nate Mr.. Morton being The only who
dec med to sian IT, On ;he part of the House OF Rcprescn
tatncs, il was signed by he seven members, namely
n. b. Payne. Epra Hutton, \ 5. Hewits ". M
Springer George ". McCIUly, George L. HoaI and
George Willard.
Alter the report had been read the bill read a
second time by tide and placed on the calendar.
Mr. EOGY Dem. M0) called mp the resolution recently
submitted ny the senator from Pennsylvania tAr Wal
lace. regard counting the electoral vote, and spoke
length in regard 10 affairs in Louisana IN reply to the
recent argument Of Mr. sherman Before Mr. B9gy con
cud, his remarks he yielded To Me. Anthony isep IL
H., VINO reported resolution To PRINT loVOo extra
ype, oil the report oil special committee ;e sub
icct counting the electoral vote, and IL was agreed to-