The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-01
Congressional Proceedings.
senate.
TUESDAY, February 20.-The senate

!, senate.
TUESDAY, February 20.-The senate
: quietly awaited the action of the house from IC
o'clock until 1880, when notification was received
and the senator's repaired to the chamber of the
house OF representatives. Upon returning the
president pro tenn. announced that the senate had
Withdrawn from the joint meeting of the two
houses, upon submission of objection to counting
the vote OF ID. L. Crossman eector FIR the sta
9 of Michigan, and tue objections were read After
number OF resolutions relative to the had
been introduced and objected TO, one by Allison,
that the vote cast by Daniel L. Crossman,
as elector from The state of Michigan, be and the
same is hereby directed to be counted notwith
standing the objection the reto," adopted, and
the clerk was dispatched to notify the house of the
: action..The credentials Of P. b. Plumb, elected
U. ;. senator from the state of Kansas, were
presented and placed on file. AT t:15, a
MESSAGE was received from the house an
nouhcing the action of that body in
regard to the vote of Gre ssman Michigan eiector
and the Senate left its chamber. On returning at
$50, the president pro tenn. stated that the Senate
had withdrawn from the joint meeting on the OBJ
econ submitted to the vote of the state of Nevada
, The objection together with Dagge,t. testimony
before the com mittee on powers and privileges of
submitted that the vote of Dagget be counted with
the other votes of Nevada tanding the OBJ
lection made thereto. 1t agreed to unanimous
ly and the secretary directed to notify the
house OF representatives of the action of the
ate. At t:i5 P. n, the secretary returned and re-
ported that the House had taken recess before he
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until 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
House.
TUESDAY, February 20.-The busi-
ness of the day opened by Gibson. who offered
order that the Hayes electoral votes for Louis
lana be not counted. Hurlburt moved to amend
by striking out the word I" not' and the discussion
CONNIE need. The debate closed at ] O'clock and
the House then voted Gibson'S resolution and IL
was adopted-yeas l72, nays 80; party vote ex-
cept Seelye and Pierce OF Massachusetts, who voted
with the democrats. A message then sent the
Senate that the House ready to meet that body
in joint session. The senate having retired upon
II. b. a55leetlaa Ghered by TUCKER eauaRg ths
discussion arose over motion 10 take a recess
The motion was finally voted down by yea and
nay vote. Tucker then offered resolution
dec airing that Daniel L. Crossman was
of f' Michigan Rs' as its legislature direeted te
and that his vote elector shall not be counted.
After discussion, jerks offered substitute for
fuckers amendment, setting forth that, the faci
has been established that it is about twelve years
since the alleged ineligible elector exercised any of
the functions of the office of United States Com
missioner, and it is not sufficiently proven that at
the time of his appoin tment he was an officer of
the United States therefore resolved that the vote
objected to be counted. The substitute was agreed
to without division, and the Senate was thereupon
notified of the action of the House, and its readi-
ness to meet the Senate in joint convention
Spring er moved that the House take a recess until
10 O'Clock Wednesday. At first there ma jor-
ity of 20 against the motion, but several Republ-
cans changed their votes from no to aye, and the
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fore took the recess.
Senate
WEDNESDAY, February 21.-Tne Sen
ate met at 10 O'Clock, and after awaiting over AN
hour notification received that the House had
disposed of the Nevada case, and was ready to pro-
ceed with the count. The Senators then pro-
ceeded to the House. When the Senate returned,
legislative business resumed. Mitchell, from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections, SUBJ
mitted report in the of the Oregon electors,
| OF keley.
in connection with the testimony regarding his
dorsements of certain kilograms, the contents of
which he stated before the Senate in explanation
that ne had no knowledge of Sherman, from the
Committee on Finance, reported bill TO aid IN the
sumption of specie payments. Placed on the cal
enda-. The postofice appropriation bill was
, taken up and number of amendments reported
by the committee, and others during the debate
agreed to. Window called up the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill and ali
amendments reported by the committee were
agreed to - The committee reported en- the
amendment increasing the presidents salary from
$25 $50 to $50 COO, and striking oct the proviso in
regard to tue repeal of section i53, the question
: being on concurring in the amendment of the
committee, Wright demanded the yeas and nays,
and it was agreed to. Yfas %, nays Is. The bill
w-s then read third time and passed The sen
a.e went into executive session. and when the doors
S were opened took recess till Thursday.
e House.
HOUSE es Il 4o c,oes sprger. who made
the objection to the electoral vote of Daggett o.
Nevada, o1ereq resolution mat thS vote bt
) counted, ard explained that error had beer
made in describing the Office held by Daggett as
that of United States commissioner while the esti
mony showed he held the office of clerk Of th,
United States court Agreed to. The renate wa
then notified that the House ready to con
J tiuue the count and the two bodies met in th
!. House. The Senate having retired Sayler, chair
. man OF the select committee on election in Soutf
Carolina, submitted the report of jority OF thu
y :, committee Holman, OF the appropriation com
II mttee. reported the sundry civil appropriation
a BILL and previously the House went into commit
. tee of the whole on that bill. After short debat
the committee arose and the House took a recess
I uLtil evening On re assembling the House i'm
: meolatey went into committee If the whole On tn
. civil appropriation bill. An amendment was offer
to mud II there was quorum present. After tw
roll calls the commits rosa and the House took
e recess until Thursday.
n Senate.
: THURSDAY, February PA bill wal
: passed apprcprating s25o,OOO to erect fireproo
building &C joiuiag he Smithsonian Institute, for
national museum At the expiration OF the morn
> ing hour the deficiency appropriation bill wa
e taken up. The amendments reported by the com
mittee were agreed to as follows: Appropriatn
a $694 for transp )rtation of notes, bonds, an
other securities: increasing appropriation for tn
pay OF officers and men Of the navy from $500, 90
to 81 doJ; appropriatng s50,0O0 for the care ant
3 support of e Indians at Fort Peck agency; 70
10 expenses of United States courts. including pay
ment OF balliffs and crers, district attorneys wit
nesses fees jurors etc. s75o.oo SIS, oo to pay tn
: the expenses incurred by the committee on pri
vlleges and elections OF the senate. After
. sIneDc menis had been made and agreed to the sen
ale took up and passed the house ball to perfect tb
u revised statutes of the United States and the Dis
d trict OF Columbia. After executive session
recess was taken until Friday
e House.
le THURSDAY, Feb -uary 22-The house
y went into committee of the whole on the supdr
l. civil appropriation bill. The committee arose aft
? accep ptiDg several amendments and a new day wa
:, begun The President was authorized to ecceE
the statue Of liberty enliehtening the world, whe
presented bv the f ench republic and to designat
l. suitable site fer the statue either Governor
: Bedloes island he house again went into CON
mistee OF the whole the snndry civil appropr
alton bill. After long time spent in diseussio
the committee rose without having disposed OF th
I BILL willis, from the committee naval affair
d ported bill authorizing the equipment of an e,
pt dition TO the Arctic seas. Printed and reeommi
TED -. Recess until Friday.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 23.-The session
? was resumed at 10 O'Clock when the naval appro
e priation biz ~ss c-,.ed up. Amendments of th
committee increasing the appropriation bill TO s.
were agreed and the bill laid aside fc
"a the time being. At the expiration of the mornin
: hour Conrad r. JordoD, Cashier Of the Third Nj
e tionsl Bank of New York, brought to the bar
the senate when he sent to the clerks desk and ha