Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-14
FORrY-FOURrH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, February

WASHINGTON, February 10.
The credentials of ID. 4. Corbin, U. s. Senator
from South Carolina, for six years, sigred by d.
H. Chamberlain governor was filed.
Mr., Hamn from the committee on rules re-
ported back the propos amendment TO the rules
recently submitted by Mr.. Boutwell, providing tnat
during the session of the electoral commission,
each calendar day, when the legislative business
shall have been transacted, shall be treated as
such, and the journal of the two houses of con-
gress shall be so kept and dated. Agreed to.
Mr. Allison, from the conference committee on
the bill TO provide for the sale of certain lands in
Kansas, submitted report which was agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony from the committee printing
reported favoraby on the resolution to print extra
copies Of the report of the joint special committee
on Chinese immigration with accompapying testi-
mony. Agreed to.
MIR. Merriman, from the committee on rules, re-
ported an amendment to the rules to provide that
the appropriation for the Improvement of rivers
and harbors, and all amendments thereto, shall be
referred by the committee on commerce to the
secretary of war, who shall make inquiry and re-
port upon the extent expedent of and the necessi
ty for the proposed improvements, and such re-
port shall be made part of the report Of the
mittee OF the senate. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Sargent submitted q resolution calling up
on the president to transmit to the senate, if not
incompatible with public interest, a report Of the
expenditures oil the department of state, from
1889 to 1876; also the expenditures on account of
foreign intercourse during the same period.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony submitted a concurrent resolu-
tion to print extra copies of the digest of decisions
of the attorney general of the federal courts upon
questions of international law, and kindred sub
Jects. Referred to the committee on printing.
Mr. Mitchell called up the resolution for arrest
Of witness Jordan, and urged its passage.
Debate ensued in which Messrs. Cooper Sau,s-
bury, Herman, Mitchell Alcorn and Kelley took
part going into merits of Oregon case.
The resolution as submitted yesterday was
agreed to without division.
The Pacific railroad sinking fund bill was taken
up in order that it be unfinished business to- NOR
row.
The senate then went into executive session and
at 4.4O o'clock took recess until ten o'clock to-
morrow.
House.
The House met at 10 A. NJ, and from that hour
until II - the clerk was engaged IN reading the
continued up to and including yesterday. BY the
new rule adopted yesterday henceforth each day
will be considered legislative day.
Hewitt from Foreign Affairs reported back the
Senator bill TO encourage and promote telegraphic
communication between Amer lea and Europe, and
the bill passed.
The House as regular order proceeded to the
consideration of the report Of the committee on
election III Florida declaring Tilden electors
elected in that State.
Wilson of Iowa asked Hopkins, who had charge
OF the mater what latitude he was going to al
low 10 debate.
Hopkins said he would allow the other side
as much time as ii desired.
Wilson said lie did not want asy time. He did
not want to be DO hered by this funeral business.
Hopkins said he intended to limit the debate 10
one hour, but since he had seen the eXtraordina-
~ spectacle of u tribunal refusing to investigate
the real vote of Florida since he had seen the
report OF the minority of the committee contain
Ing evidence which had never been taken, con-
tanning reflections upon the majority which were
utterly unw:rrantcd, he thought there should be
more time for debate. He then proceeded to ar
que in support of the resolution, and declared
that as soon as it was found to be of the utmost
importance that Florida should be counted for
Hayes, the republican conspirators bad sent men
by this means. The election had been carried by
fraud, and an election thus carried was a stab at
the very vas OF the republic.
1he'pievlous question being seconded it was
agreed the vote on the resolution be taken to-
MORROW at II clock, although Mr.. Foster of
Ohio suggested Tia: the funeral ceremonies be
finished and the corpse be buried tonight
On motion of Mr. Cox the Senate resolution
that each calendar day should be considered as
legislative day and that the journal OF the day
before should be so dated, was adopted.
The Speaker laid before the House a message
from the President transmitting memorial of the
citizens Of New YORK, asking the passage
OF law authorizing the proper department to SET
apart sufficient ground on either Bedlow's OF
Governors Island in the harbor of New of New
York as a site for the the statue OF "Liberty En-
tightening the World" donated to tue United
States by the French people. Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The House at 30 took recess until to NOR.
row at 10 o'clock.