The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-23

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.udshnitely postponed. and the eousidsra-
Jon n the Indian appropriation btll was ~
umed. The senate then went int0 efecu
i've session, and when the doors reopened
hey took = recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow
In the senate. on the 9th, Mr. Window
Introduced a bill ~approprating 5000 for
he expenses Of the electoral commission.
Referred. Mr.. Dawes introduced a bill TO
authorize and equip an expedition to the
sea. Referred. The bill provides
IN exhibition according 10 the plan suggest
ed by Capt. HOwgate. A bill to encourage
aud prnrsote t%elegraphic communication be-
tween Europe and America was passed. II
names r. G.. Latrabe, VIM. +. Prick aud
Robert Gerrett, Of Maryland, corporators TO
the line, with the American end
Mt Baltimore.
In the senate on the 10th, the chair
presented a communication from the presi-
dent Of the electoral commission, informing
the senate that it has decided upon the
matter submitted concerning the electoral
votes Of Florida. The sergeant-at arms was
directed to request the attendance OF absent
senators at the conference.-the committee
on the fortifcation and appropriation bill,
Messrs. Window, Logan and Davis. After
further debate, the following, submitted by
Mr.. Sherman, was agreed to by a party
yote: Resolved, that the decision OF the
commission upon the electoral votes of the
state OF Florida stand as the judgment OF
the senate, objections made thereto to the
contrary Notwithstanding. A long debate
took place as to the form of the question
sustaining or overriding the objections filed
by Mr.. Field. An order submitted by Mr..
WHITE. that the senate do not concur in the
decision made by the commission, created
under a clause approved January 20, III,
but that the votes cast by Wilkinson Call.
Robt. Bullock, lie. Yonge and X. B. Hilton,
as electors of the state of Florida on the
7th of November, 1874, are the true and
lawful votes for president and vice presi-
dent of the United States, and should be
counted as the electoral vote of that stote,
was defeated by a strict party vote. The
following is the vote: Yeas-Bailey, Bar
mum, Bayard, Bogy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis,
Eaton, Goldthwaite, Hereford, Johnson,
Jones (Fla.l Kelly, Kerhan, McCreery, Nc
Donald, Maxey, Merrimon, Norwood, Ran
dolph, Ransom, salisbury, Stevenson, Wal
| lace, Whyte and Withers; twenty six. Eays
Acorn, Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth.
Boutwell, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron PA }
Cameron wis, Chaffe, Christianey, Clay
| ton, Conkling, Conover, Cragin, Dawes,
Dorsey, Ferry, FrelinghuYsen, Hamilton.
Hamlin, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,.
Jones New, Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patter-
son, Robertson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman,
Spencer, Teller Wadleigh, West, Window
and Wright; ferty-fve. The senate then
agreed to an order submitted by Nc Ham
lin, that the vote of the state of Florida
should be counted for r. B. Hayes for presi.
dent and VIM. A. Wheeler for vice presi-
dent, as determined by the electoral COM
mission. The vote upon this was, yeas
| forty-three, nays twenty-five q strict party
| vote. On motion of Mr. Sergeant, the secre-
tary was directed to notify the house that
the senate had reached a determination in
re ard to the decision of the electoral com
| mission, and was ready to NEE. the house
for the purpose of proceeding with the
count.
In the senate ON the 18th, no business
| transacted up to noon. The senate was
| awaiting notification from the house that
| that body was ready to resume the joint
| session to continue the count. At 2:20 the
| clerk of the house appeared at the bar OF
the senate and announced the decision oil
the house that the counting of the vote OF
| Florida shall not proceed in conformity witt
| the decision of the electoral commission
| and also notified the senate that the house
| was now ready to meet the senate in joint
meeting. The senate then proceeded to the
hall Of the house.
In the senate on the 18th, at the ex'
piration of the morning hour the senate
yeas. IS; nays, 14-laid aside the unfinished
business, the bill to amend the Pacific rail
road acts, and the resolution Submitted yes
terday, providing for the issue of an attach
ment for the arrest OF Conrad N. Jordan
cashier OF the Third National bank of New
York, who failed to appear and testify as to
the accounts in that bank of Samuel J. Til.
den, William T. Pelton and A. S. Hewitt.
The Pacific bills were laid aside with the
understanding that a motion to take them
up again should be made as soon as the res
olution for the arrest of Jordan should be
disposed of. After some discu ssion, the res
olution as submitted yesterday by Mr..
Mitchell for the arrest OF Jordan was agreed
10 without division. The bill to amend the
Pacific railroad acts was taken up in order
that ii should be unfinished business to-mor-
row. The senate then went into executive
! session, and when the doors were reopened
took a recess until ten o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate on the 14th, a bill ap-
propriating s250,000 for a fre-proof building
for the National museum was placed on the
calendar. The bill removing the political
ginil, was passed. Mr.. Dorsey introduced a
bill amendatory of and supplemental to the
act of March 3, 1871, to incorporate the
Texas and Pacific railroad, and the act OF
July u, 1906, granting lands TO aid in the
- d. ro,1raoI md ta1aVronh lima
from the state of Missouri and Arkansas to
the Pacific ocean. Referred The bill is a
copy of the so. called compromise of the
Texas and Pacific bill, recently Rported to
the house of representatives by.Mr. Lamar,
from the committee on Pacific railroads,
The senate resumed consideration of un-
6nished business, being a bill to amend the
| Pacific railroad acts, so as to create a sink
| ing fund for the liquidation Of the indebt-
ness due the government by tn Pacific rail
road company. Pending discussion, the
senate went into * ecutive session, when
the doors re-opened. The railroad bill was
laid aside, with the understanding that it
should be the unfinished business of to-
morrow. The senate bill appropriating
$1,000 TO pay the expenses Of the electoral
commission was passed.
In the senate on the 18th, at the ex-
~piration of the morning hour the Pacific
railroad matter was laid aside, and the
house bill for the support Of the government
of the District Of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June so, 177s was taken up.
Various amendments, reported by the dis
trict committee were agreed to. Pending
discussion by Mr.. Wright demanded the
regular order of business, being the bill in
regard to the Pacific railroad sinking fund.
A lengthy discussion ensued during which
Mr.. Sargent said the committe on appro-
priations would soon press the approprIa-
ton bills, and they would antagonize any
thing which might be before the senate.