Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-10
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OUR NATIONAL S0LONS.
YESTERDAYS CONGRESSIONAL PRO-
CEEDlNGS. 90
IN the Senate Nh. Edmunds Introduces His
Plan for the Election Of President
u. S. Patent Office Bills la-
troduced in the House.
WAsnINGroN, u. C., December ..
q. IN SENATE. (
pension TO widow Pauiding.

-'- Pension to Widow FauidinR.
The following bill was introduced and
referred Fi.tr. Hffit
BY Mr. Conkling Granting pension
Ia tiir widow of the late Rear Admiral
Hiram Paulding.
United States Patent Office.
Mr. Window submitted preamble
and resolution setting forth that the
United States Patent Office has become
an Institution ui oppression, therefore
directing that tile Commissioner OF
Patents consider the expediency OF
some other mode Of compensating in
ventors in place vi the present system.
lie gave notice that he would submit
some remarks at Me expiration OF the
morning hour.
Southern Elections.
Mr.. Cameron submitted resolution
requesting the President Of the United
States Ia furnish the Senate with copies
Of the reports ol the United States
Marshals or other officers and such
correspondence as he inay have relative
to the recent elections in south CARO-
lima and Louisiana. Agreed To.
Hot springs Omisslom.
4 message was received from the
House announcing the passage OF the
bill 10 correct the omission in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill OF hast Sos
sion I'm regard t. the Hot Springs rcscr
yatiun. Mr.. Dorsey asked its present
consideration, but, ON motion ul Mr.
ElnnmdS, the bill Was ordered printed
and referred.
Presidential Elections.
Al the expiration ofthe morning hour
the bill a. amend the revised statutes
relating I a Presidential elections and to
regulate the counting uI the vote Tor
President AMI Vice President and the
decisions al the questions arising there
fr,mi. 300.
Mr.. Ealmunds then addressed the
Senate in lavor of the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds explained the proyi-
siuns of the bill and said the "nl Y thing
the two Houses al Congress had IL Il"
was L. count and declare the result of
the vote of thu State which was the will
OF the State, and could not be over
turned. This bill simply provided for
declaring the act Of the State and the
counting authority must respect that
act aud not undertake by any act OF it,
own Ia uvcrturn that of the State. Some
were nf the opinion that the junction oi
counting and determining the yalidityoi
the vote of the State was with the pre-
siding officer Of the Senate, whethaT II
be the Vice Presidents Of the Uhited'
States or the President pro tem of
the Senate. The Senate had held
that mn such powesas existed, and hel
would hdt discuss that question nov.
lie sp1kc "i the features nl the bill ns
being acceptable TO many Senator'S and
SAID hc hoped, from the previous votes
oi the Senate, that it would receive the
votes oi a majority al the Senators.
The Importance of the subject was so
ere al and the time now III the middle
Of the Presidential term, before the heat
If parties should be- revived, WAS 81 OPP
portune that hc hoped the Senate
wnnlL enter upon the consideration "t
the subject and dispose "i II before
taking up anything else.
At the conclusion oi Mr.. EdmundS
remarks, the Senate went into EXccu-
tive session, and when the doors were
r0pened, adjourned.