The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-20
F0RTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGToS, October l9.
SENATE.

SENATE.
During the morning hour number OF
bills were introduced, among them one
by Mr.. Merrimon to amend Section l4f
OF the revised statutes, relating TO vscan
cles in the Offices OF President and Vice
President.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted resolution TO-.
structing the Committee on Per sions
to inquire and report by bill
or otherwise reducing and properly ad.
justing the salaries and fees OF pen sion
agents.
An amendment by Mr.. ingalls,, direct
ing the committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency of sbolishing al pension agen-
cies and having the pensions paid from
Washington, was agreed to, and the
resolution was passed.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced u bill to
alter the times for holding elections for
electors Tor President and Vice Presi-
dent and the casting of the vote in tn
electoral colleges. 1t proposes to amend
section I3l Of the Revised Statutes so
that electors shall be appointed in each
State on the Tuesday next after the first
| Monday in October, instead OF NOvem-
Der, and that the electors shall meet and
| give their votes on the frs. Wednesday
IN January next after the year in
which they are appointed, instead OF the
first Wednesday in December, As they
are required to do by the present law.
Mr.. MerrImon also introduced bill
to repeal section 4,7l6 of the Revised
! Statutes so as to restore - the pension
rolls the names OF al stricken theretrom
on account OF disloyaity.
Mr.. McCreerv submitted an amend
ment to the bill introduced By him on
| Wednesday to repeal the bankrupt law,
as follows: provided, nevertheless, that
sll cases pending in the District Courts
of the United States and docketed on or
! prior to the 2 tn o. October, 1877, may
be tried and determL ed under the law ~
It now exists
! 1t was ordered that the amendment be-
printed and the bill be taken from the
table and referred to the Committee OIL
judiciary, together with the amendment.
At the expiration of the morning hour
siCerstion WAS resumed OF the resolU-
tion submitted by Mr.. Thurman, to dis.
charge the Committee on Privileges and
Elections from further consideration Of
the credentials OF j. 2. Eus.is, of Lousi-
ana, and MIR. Thurman spoke in favor Of
the Gains OF EUstis.
During somewhat extended debate,
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, made brief
speech in which he said he knew roth
'ng about the claim of Euslis. Having
! Dr-n u member of another branch of the
| public service during the discussion IL
the Senate III the Louisiana controversy,
be was not prepared to vote to-day upon
this subiect, and favored an investigation
by the committee. Last March it WAS
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and his friend on the lett
| Hosr said the Committee would repor:
soon. The question involved wss pure
| ly legal one, and ne did not want to give
sn opinion upon it until it should be
further Investigated. He voted yester-
! day against referring the credentials Of
| SpotfOrd, because he thought the Senate,
in the light OF recent events, ,tcould de-
eide the question itself.
Mr.. Thurman said it had been intima-
ted that the committee would soon re.
port upon the subject, and he would,
therefore withdraw his motion to dis.
charge the committee from further con
siderstion Of the credeL tisls OF Eustis.
Adjourned till Monday.