The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-15

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Kenna and Dunnel the conference c0mmliittee
on the river and harbor appropriation bill
] Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, submitted the
conference report on the Legislative appro.s
priation bill. He said that the only point OF
| difference between the two Houses was as TO
the pay Of the employees OF the Senate ana
| House. The House had yielded TO $1,000
clerkship, and on other points insisted that
the Senate employees should not receive more
Mr.. Durham said he had devoted great at
i tention to this conference and he concurred
with Mr.. Atkins that the house, should not
give the Senate what it demanded.
| Mr.. Fry, of Maine, suggested that the SEN
/ ate was an independent body and the House
1 had no more right to fix the salaries of Senate
employees than the Senate had to dictate to
| the House.
much right to say what the salaries and num-
Der of the Senate employees should be as IL
had to express an opinion with regard TO en-
ployees In the bureaus. Il Senators We're
| more equity and venerable than the members
of the House, it was no reason why they
should have more employees than the House.
Mr.. Chalmers and others suggested that
the House reeede from its disagreement 10
| the Senate amendment, and it was construed
as an expression of the opinion OF the House
that their conference committee should re-
cede, and under that understanding new
] conference committee was appointed.
/ On motion of Mr.. Eden the House took up
and eoncurred In the Senate amendment to
the bill authorizing the payment OF claims
allowed by the Southern Claims Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Rice, OF Ohio, the rules
were suspended SO as to authorize session
for tonight for pension bills, and II any time
is left thereafter, that the private calendar De
taken up as on objection day.
Mr.. Burchard of Illinois, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the following preamble
and resolution:
whereas, At joint meeting of the two
houses of the Forty-fourth Congress- con-
vened pursuant to law, and for the purpose
OF ascertaining and counting tne vo1es lot
commencing March 4, 1877, and upon counting
the votes r. B. Hayes was declared elected
President and William A. Wheeler was de-
clared elected Vice President for sueh term !;
J therefore,
RESOLVED That no subsequent Congress, In
either house, has Jurisdiction to revise the
: action at such joint meeting, and any attempt
by either house to annul or disregard such
action on the title to office arising therefrom
would be revolutionary and disapproved by
this House.
} Mr.. Townsend and others suggested that
the word revolutionary be omitted, put Mr..
Burchard declined to modify the resolution;
The yeas and nays were ordered AS the
roll call progressed, the Democrats, as rule
} withheld their votes and gathered In Knot
! to the right OF. the Speaker, causing great
deal of confusion, so that the clerk could not
: hear the responses of the members.
Mr.. White, of Pennsylvania, moved that the
House adjourn in order that the Democrats
might hold a caucus.
} coupled with that condition was not In order.
J The roll call was then completed, and the
result was announced, ZIG yeas to q nays.
The vote In detail was as follows:
YeaS-Messrs. Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins, Ba-
D con, Bagley, Baker of Indiana, Baker of New
York, Banks, Banning, Bayne, Beebe, Bel,
I Beckrell, Bisbee, Blair Blount, Bouck, Boyd,
Brentano Brewer, Bridges, Briggs, Bright,
: Cabell, caldwell Of Kentucky, Caldwell Of
3 Tennessee, Calkins Cannon, Campbell, Car
9 Isle, Caswell, Chalmers, Chittendon, Clafiin1,
Clarke Of Kentucky, Clarke OF Missouri,
{ Goyent Cox Of Ohio, Grape. Crsvens,
g Crittenden, Culberson, Cummihs, Cutler,
/ Danford, Davis Of California, Davis Of North
r Carolina, Dixon, Daring, Denison, Dibrell,
Pickey Douglas Dunnt9b R Durham R~ghi
Pennsylvania Evans OF Indiana, Evans OF
South Carolina, Ewing, Fellon, Finley, For
ney, Foster, Franklin, Freeman, Gardener,
Garfield, Garth, Cause, Gibson Gid Gid
8 Of Wisconsin, Harris of Georgia, Hart,
a Harrison, Hartzel, Haskell, Hatcher,
Hays Hendee l Henderson, He Ttso, 81
e Hunter. Hunton, Humphrey, Hungerford,
timer, James, Jones Of New York, Jones OF
s Alabama, Jones of Ohio Jorgenson, Keller,
Q Knightly, Kelly, Kenna, Kitcham, Killinger,
9 Landers, Lapham Lathrop,, Ligon. Lindsey,
: McGowen, Mckenzie Mckinley Metcalfe
: Mitchell, Mills, Monroe, Morgan Nor
rison, Morse, Mullen, Neal, Norcross,
$ Oliver, O'Neil, oyerton, Page, Patter-
s Reddie, Phillips Pollard, Pound, Price, Pugh,
Rainey, Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Reed
: Kelley Rice, Of Massachusetts, Riddle, Rob.
i bins, Roberts, Robinson OF Massachusetts,
: Robinson Of indiana. Ryan, Sampson, Sapp,
@ VII Schlniphpr SnytOn EhpIIa-
7 barger, Shelley, Sinneckson, Smalls, Smith OF
4 Pennsylvania, Sparks, Starin, Steele, Stranger,
Stewart, Stone OF Michigan, Stone OF Iowa,
send Of Illinois, Tucker, ,Turmey, Vance,
t Veder, Waddell, Wait, Ward, Watson, WEIGH,
! White of Pennsylvania, Whyte of Iowa,
. Whitthorn, Williams of Michigan, Williams
of New York, Williams of Massachusetts,
Williams of Oregon, Willis of Kentucky,
q Willis Of New York, Willets, Wilson, Wood
0 Wren, Yeates and Young-216.
d Nays+Messrs. Blackburn, Bliss, Boone,
Bragg, Cook, Cox of New York, Elan, Fuller,
! Hamilton, Hardenburgh, Henckle, Henry,
t Hewitt of New York, Mayhan, Phelps, Pride
:: more, Robertson, Smith, Springer, Southland
! and Warner-21.
8 question of privilege, and presented a report
on the memorial of the Maryland Legislature
! and the bill introduced by Mr.. Kimmell, in
I relation to the Presidents title. He said
| UlhU GalS E6pOIb Was dStecu upon ILLS
| ing, but as the chairman of the judiciary
) Committee Mr.. Knott, was sick and desired
to present dissenting report, it was pro-
. posed not to present the report until to-mor-
T row morning; but in view Of the fact that Mr.
l Burchard had brought the subject to the at
3 tention of the House he felt absolved from all
r personal obligation to Mr.. Knott and would
, now present the report OF the committee.
The previous question was demanded and
the report and resolution were adopted by a
vote OF 234 to IA.
J Mr.. Hartridge asked permission that Mr..
Knott might submit his separate views, and
also that Mr.. Butler might submit his.
Mr.. Springer, who had voted on roll call,
} asked leave to make a statement in explana-
ton, but the House refused permission. He
wanted to say that he was opposed to all
these resolutions.
The following gentlemen voted in the mega
! tive: Messrs. Blackburn, Bliss, Boone, Cook,
Cox of New York, Hamilton, Henry, Kim
nell, Mayham, .Pridemore. Robertson, Smith
, Of Georgia, Springer and Warner-14.
Mr. FVuin0 of Ohio moved tn gflSnpn6 the