The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16

certain lands granted Michigan AOi
road purposes, and providing Tor ln'ia
sale TO actual settlers. Charterns
freight railroad company from tide W. 49,
ON the Atlantic to the Missouri nv
The morning hour having explrel' I'm I'm
house resumed consideration OF the Dlii
authorizing the secretary Of the treasury
to nav James B. Eads, constructor OF 1iie
ietties at the mouth of the Mississl ppl
river. S500,O00. The pending quesI93ih
was on Mr.. Buckner's amendments III
recting payment in United States bonus :;
Reiected-veas 50; nays 162. The OH
then went over. 4 message from the
senate informing the house that t ne
president had signed the electoral spiil
was read, and Mr.. Payne gave notlce
chat he would move at o'clock to-nlor-
row that the house proceed to the elec-
ton of five members of commission. ne
house then adjourned, and a democratic
caucus was announced to take place
Immediately.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30th.-,S1late.-A.
large number of petitions were presented
asking the adoption of the sixteenth
amendment to the constitution OF the
United States, prohibiting states rom
DISTINGUISHING persons on account OF sex
Senator Christiancy, in presenting me
petition, said that he was informed that
there was not a single drunkard, gam
bier or person of vicious life among the
petitioners, and that he believed the
statement His observations in Michi-
gan. where over forty thOuand votes
were given for female suffrage, satisfied
him that the people Advocating this
amendment were among the most
thoughtful and intelligent people of the
country. Confederation was thea re-
sumed of unfinished business, 1t being
the bill to amend the Pacific railroad
acts so as to p0,vide for sinking fund
for the settlement of the indebtedness
due the government by the said compa
MES, and senator Mitchell continued hh
argument against the bill. The senate
at halfpast three o'clockin the afternoon
proceeded to elect five members of that
body to represent it on the commission
authorized by the electoral count bill.
1t was ordered that each senator be
called, and that he rise III his place aud
announce the names of five senators
whom lie desired to serve on the con-
mittee. Senator Cragin nominated Ed.
munds, Morton and Frelinghuysen. Sen.
ator Stevenson nominated Thurman and
BayarG. The roll was called. and at the
conclusion of the roll call the president
pro te1a. announced that siXtv-hve votes
had been cast, of which thirty-five wers
necessary to a choice, and that Edmunds
Morton, FrelinghUysen, Thurman and
Bayard had received the unanimous vote
of the senate, and had therefore been
chosen as members of the electoral com.
mission. The chair laid before thesenate a
message from the president calling the
attention of congress to the necessity or
continuing the board for testing iron and
steel, and recommending an apprOpria.
ton of forty thousand dollars to continue
such board. The senate went into exec.
utive session, and when the doors were
reopened, adjourned. House.-A blu
five hundred thousand dol
lars, to be paid to J. B. Eads, for the con-
struction of the Mississippi river ietties.
etc; passed. The speaker laid before the
house a bill abolishing the board of com
of the metropolitan police of
the District of Columbia. The question
was put "Shall the bill pass. notwith-
the presidents veto?" and was
decided in the affirmative-yeas I5S:
nays, rs. The speaker laid before the
house a message from the president, We
toing joint resolution returning thanks
to the Argentine Republic and the repub.
lie of Pretoria, south Africa. for their
to the United States on
the first centennial of its freedom. His
reason for vetoiDg the reso utions is that.
under the constitution; CONGRESS cannot
dictate TO he secretary OF state the cor
he shall hold with foreign
states. Referred. The speaker laid be-
tore the house message from the presi-
lent stating that the commission ap-
pointed to reOrganize the army had re-
ported that it was not at this time. pre-
pared to submit plan for its reorgani-
alton. Referred. Mr.. Payne offered
resolution that the house elect five
members of the commission on the presi.
lential electoral count. Adopted. Mr.
.amar nominated Messrs. Payne, Hun
on, Abbott, Garfield and Hoar, and, to
ave time, moved that the five be voted
Or together. Mr.. Buckner objected, and
emanded a separate vote. The speaker I
uled that the matter was in the power
{ the house. He submitted the ques-
on'and the house decided by 4 vote of
0 to 20 TO vote on all five at the same
ime. The clerk then proceeded to call
be roll, and each member responded, 1
epeating the five names in their order. +
ONE of the republicans changed the (
rder, commencing with the republican /
lndidate. The vote as finally summed T
p was as follows: Payne, 1858; Hun .
IN, 263; Abbott, 263; Garfield, 24O; I
Ioar, 264. Three votes given for NJ Crarv I.
Iowa., by Buckner. Chandler, and
NTH Ga. F.; four for Foster TOhio7, by
Ook, Hartridge, SirelOrd and ROBBERS;
ne each for Mills, Singleton and Black
urn, by Hoge; one for Lynde, by Ma
BON; two for Willard, by John Reilly
Pa. and Henkle; one for Townsend
\. Y. I by Long, and one for Wood, IN.
. by b. r. Wells Mo. The house
zen took up the bill reported at the last
ssion from the committee on Judiciary.
relation to damages for the infringe
ent of patents, and provides that dam
res can only be recovered for infringe
ents which shall have occurred during
e term Of of one year preceding the
,tice of Infringement. Passed. Ad-
urned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Scaqte.-At
e expiration of the morning hour
nsiderasioh was resumed of the unfn-
ned business. The bill to amend the
.cific railroad acts, so as to create a
liking fund for the liquidation of the
debtedness due the government. was
kenup, and senator Thurman continued
5 address in favor of the judiciary
mmittee's report. Senators Sherman
d Bogy favored the bill. Pending
scussion, the senate went into executive
sion and soon after adjourned. House
le senate resolution for the appointment
one hundred men to serve as special
lice at the capitol, during the counting
the electoral voth, was agreed to. Mr..
lrGeld introduced a bin .c,ssklng for
IRE thorough in*estigi ti0nsef acciden,~ /
railroads. He said it referred to inc T.,
rible disaster which occurred in his
trict a few weeks ago, and he asked t
1t it be referred to the committee on t
lroa5,s, with leave to report at any :
lie. So ordered Consideration was
n resumed of the resolution reported q
m the judiciary committee relative to 2
admission of James 3. Belford as f
resentative from Colorado. The 9.
olution of the majority declaring that ;,
orado is a state, and that Mr. Beliord =
untitled to seat on The floor of the .
lse, was adopted. Adjourned. C