The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-30

sentatives of the Forty-Fourth Congress, having
counted the electoral votes for President and Vice
President, and it having been declared that Ruther-
ford B. HAYES had received the highest number of
votes for President, and William A. Wheeler the
highest number of votes for Vice President, it is not
now in the power of Congress, nor is It the purpose
Of this House through said investigation, to annul
or attempt to annul the action of the Ferty-Fourth
Congress in the premises.
The point having been presented as to
whether the resolution involved a question
of privilege, the Speaker pro ten. (Sayler)
submitted the question to the House on a
standing vote. Both sides manifested a disin-
clination to take ground OF either side, and
the vote was taken by yeas and nays, and
resulted: Yeas, II; nays, so. But few
Republicans voted, and not nearly all the
Democrats. The members of the select
committee who voted at all-Potter, Cobb,
Cox, of Ohio, Morrison, and Stenger-yeted
in the affirmative. The objection being
made that no quorum voted, Mr.. Harrison
amid astorm Of calls to order, withdrew the
resolution, stating that he was not DESTROYS
of obstructing business. Mr.. Wilson then
offered aresolution authorizing the select
committee to investigate Electoral frauds
in any State where it has probable cause
to believe that such frauds were practiced.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, moved to refer the
resolution to the select committee, and de-
AuA0So ~ SNAOo 4aSoo1O
seconded, and then (apparently in conse-
quenee of a hint from Potter Cox offered
to withdraw his motion. This, however, was
objected to on the Republican side. The
motion to refer was defeated-yes, SO; nays,
lis. The resolution was then adopted with
out division. Mr.. Springer submitted a
report from the Committee on Expendi-
lures in the State Department, setting
forth ten articles of impeachment against
O.. B. Bradford, late Counsel General at
Shanghai. Referred to Judiciary Committee
MAY 23.-Senate-Mr. Davis, of West
Virginia, called up the resolution authoriz-
ing the Select Committee to investigate the
reports, books, ETC., of the Treasury Depart
ment, to continue the investigation and sit
during the recess of the Senate. On motion
of Mr.. Allison the resolution was amended
| by striking out the words and sit" 1t be.
ing understood that the investigation should
be continued SO far as to allow the experts
now examining the books of the Treasury
Department to continue that work, and as
amended the resolution was agreed to. Mr..
the Secretary of War to have erected head
stones over the graves of Union soldiers in
TERED in private cemeteries. Passed. Houst
I'm Committee of the Whole, on the Army
Appropriation Bill, an amendment to f1
the strength of the army at $4,000 instead Of
90 900 men, was duly considered and agreed
Tolls to 10Y. An amendment was adopted
making the number of cavalry regiments
eight, and number of infantry regiment
eighteen, so as to make the section conform
to the total force of $4,000 men, reserving
however, right if She House should deter
mine to reduce the force to 10000 to restor,
sections of the bill as originally reported
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved to amen
forrtb saotian ubiob limits oopo1ru oomp no
MES to one hundred privates by maxim
limitation one hundred and twenty-five
Agreed to.
MAY 24-Senate-Mr. Edmunds, from tn
Select Committee to take into considerable,
the state of the law respecting ascertainin
and declaration of the result of the elet
lions of President and Vice-President q
the United States, said he was directed b
the Committee to make a report in part 1
form of a bill to amend sundry provision
of Charter /, Title 8, Revised Statutes {
the United States, relating to Presidents
elections, and to provide for and regulat
the counting of votes of President an
Vice-President and the decisions of que
tons thereon. The main feature of the bi
is a provision that no Electoral vote frol
any State from which but one return h,
, been received shall be rejected, except b
: an affirmative vote of both Houses of Coz
: gress, and in case that more than one retur
is received from any State, the votes onl
i shall be counted of those Electors who's
, title as Electors the two Houses, acting SCI
, arately, shall concurrently decide is suI
ported by the decision of the lawful tribuI
/. of each State, provided for by its Legisl
House-Mr. Mackey reported
bill for increasing to $75 per month, pc
sions paid soldiers and sailors who ha,
| lost both arms, both legs, or the sight
. both eyes. Passed. In Committee Of
Whole the Appropriation Bill was und
. consideration.