The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-27
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CONGRESS.


SENATE.
when the session was resumed to-"ay
the president pro TEN. presented COM
muuication from the president OF the
electoral commission conveying the de-
cision of the commission regarding the
electoral votes from Oregon.
Mr.. Logan moved the house be nou.
fled the senate was ready to resume the
electoral count. Agreed to.
The credentials of Mr.. Ferry, reelected
senator, was fled.
After q personal explanation By Mr..
BoQy to the effect that he thought, when
presenting the resolution favoring the
massage of the Texas Pacific railroad,
they had been passed by both houses of
the Missouri legislature, the senate
marched to the hall of the house to re-
sumo the electoral count.
Upon the return of the senate Mr.. Sar-
gent submitted q resolution that the de-
cision Of the commission upon the cleo
toral vote of the State Of Oregon stand as
the Judgment of the senate objection
made thereto to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The arDate was opened by MIR. Kelly
who denied that Watts was eligible as
presidential elector.
When the senate returned the objec-
ton to the electoral vote of Morrell of
Pennsylvania was read. The objection
was overruled as invalid, and recess
taken till Monday.
HOUSE.
MIR. Atkins from appropriation COM
mittee reported the army appropriation
bill. 1t reduces the number Of cavalry
regiments to 8, artillery to and infantry
to 10, and contains aproyiso prohibiting
any OF the money appropriated by the
bill IRON being applied for the pay of
transportation or subsistence of troops to
be employed in support Of the claim OF
either Nichols or Packard as governor Of
Louisiana, or in support of rival legisla-
lures in said state and prohibits employ
ment of any portion of the army i'm
support Of claims Of any state govern
ment or any officer of said state until
duly recognized by congress. Ordered
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Holman the senate
amendments to the postofiice appropria-
ton bill were non-concurred in and q
conference committee ordered.
The same action was taken in regard to
deficiency in the naval and legislative
appropriation bills.
The speaker appointed as conference
committee on the postofnce appropriation
bill Messrs. Holman, Blount and Foster.
Mr.. Denham, chairman of the commit
tee on revision Of laws, reported back
senate bill authorizing the appointment
OF a commissioner to prepare for publ
cation the new edition Of the revised stat
utes. Passed.
A message was received from the sen.
ate informing the house that it was now
ready to meet the house in joint conven
ton and continue the count Of the cleo
tOral vote.
Nh. Cisrh, chairman Of the committee
on post offices and post roads, reported
back the post route bill. Passed.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from Justice Nathan
Clifford, informing the house that the
electoral commission had considered and
decided the question intrusted to it in
regard to the votes OF Oregon, and had
transmitted its decision to the president
Of the senate.
Mr.. Mcmahon offered a resolution di-
recting the clerk Of the house to notify
the senate that the house would be ready
at one o'clock to receive that body.
Mr.. Wilson raised the point OF order
that nothing was in order but the resoill-
ton to nstify the senate that the house
was now ready to receive that body. He
therefore offered that resolution. HI
wished to call attention to the fact tina,
the very moment the commission re
ported it had come to decision the hal
OF the house was as mnch at the disposal
ofthe senators as of the house. The act
arranged for first meeting in the hall OF
the house, but II was no greater viola.
ton of the spirit Of the act that the sen
ate should ask the house to meet it II
the senate chamber than that the house
should shut its doors and prevent the
senate from coming to its hall.
The speaker ruled that Mr.. McMahon's
resolution was in order, but that Mr..
Wilson's resolution could be offered as a
substitute. IL was 80 offered and was
agreed to: Yeas l49; nays 81.
The question was then on the resolu-
ton as amended.
Mr.. Vance, OF Ohio endeayored TO
make motion for recess until 10
O'Clock Monday, but was not recognized.
The resolution as amended was agreed
to; Yeas l57; nays 80. The following
members voted in the negative: Messrs.
Abbott, Ainsworth, Ashe, Atkins, John
II. bagley, Banning, Blackburn, Boone,
bradford, bright, Burchard of Wisconsin,
Cabcil, Caldwell. Alabama; Caldwell.
Tennessee; Carr, Cate, Caulhsld. Clark,
Missourii Clymer, Cochran, Collins.
Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culbertson. Davis