New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-14
YLyrH CONGRESS---IIID SESSION.
n,,n,,1.p RrpoRT OF PROCEEDINGS.

XLHTH CONO lOhNO'1
prcT-IAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
49,. =, rCroR1l BILL PASSED IN THE sENA1E-THE
,,orsr PASSES THE DAVENPORT INVESTIGATION
nvsorrTIoN-A GOOD DEAL OF GENERAL BUsl-
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SENATE. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. 1873.
The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the
senate various communications one Of them he'nE
q, relation 10 VIM English. late cadet at West Point
and suggesting such legislation as Will enable the I'esF
dent 10 appoint him second Lieutenant in the Army
Mr. HERMAN Dem, n. " presented resolutions OF
che CITY Council Of Brooklyn n " favorng the passage
Of the bin granting a pension to the widow OF Rear
Admiral Pauding Referred to the Committee on Pen
sions.
Bills we're introduced and referred as follows;
Nv Mr. COKE Dem, Texasl-TO authorize the secre-
tary Of War 20 contract with the Galveston ana "a
MARCO Railroad for the immediate construction Of It's
line Of road TO Rio Grande City, opposite Canarco, Mex
leo as coast defence and commercial highway. he-
ferred to the Committee on Railroads
BY MI. GORDON Dem, Gal Thy request)-Amehd-
ents to Senate bill to organize the National Railw@y
1Tinted and rrferrcd to the Committee on Railroads
BY Nj. EATON Dem, ConplIA 1ll, 9T po I2efrrred
~ nv Mr. PLUMB rep Kan)-To provide for the ten
poTsry increase Of the Army IN emergency Referred 10
the Committee on Military An y , roorosrA hill 70
amend the laws relating TO pension attorneys. Ml'
ConAng said he had opposed recent act on thal sun
iect which fixed maximum rate OF fees lot pension IA
torneys under tue operations Of which attorneys Iau
refused This bill came to nun win IGt,trS I
persons entitled 10 pensions, containing tnU, nnun Nv,
Inc CUse Of protecting them, provision had Dten pu
the statute book. which PrgysHlcT InE run
curing the services OF the Htloru'Is lI'E -,
Mr. MORRILL, (}ep., VT, from the COMMITTEE on
M ne s Of certain duplicate registered bonds 10 the
Manhattan Savings Institution oil Ne"-1oiA wy
Mr.. BECK Dem XVI called m the HousG nh 10 RE RE
peal so mU,h Oh lnt ,n Ei,rles p RIrkrtt the sum
OF $500 20 late Iudn agent at me Ponca AEnSy'
and moved that II be referred TO the commune u" "f
preparations. So ordered
A GOOD MAJORITY FOR TIRE ELECTORAL BILL
The morning hour having expired the senate resumed
consideration OF the unfinished business beng the lice
to,al bill Of Mr.. Edmuuds rep, VII
Mr. BAYARD Dem, Deli said that the importance
Of Tins subject alone induced him, os member OF tue
speciaI committee which reported the BILL to take Par
iI tbe di-cussion The great difficulties surrounding
tins question of counting the Electoral N9le mo s
non OF the scheme OF our GoyynLent Our faihyI, nae
approached this subject Gnd haG always 1"iG r,eni
need now 10 settle this question. The man VINO
would serve his county best would now seek To-
1--WE her rest To alIay confusion, and compose siIi'
The cOuutry's worst foe Is the fomrnter or ne" NJ
cords He viewed this bill as measure tending TO pGaCe
and Gnict tending TO restore confidence 10 tne pablr
mind, and any man who could vote for II shuui9 uoho
unless some serious constitutional aicuy HI"ou ~ to,
way He argued that the hIl vested no new power ia
the two houses OF CorGl, s. ana mex, Ir s'lTI d W
tue constitutional powers vested III Congress anu III
the States. The bill met his favor because because
rPHflImcd In clear alu tAlCll terms lut l'N'
state this subject OF appointing tiCct"Is lH' '
ougut to he n the political interests OF All parties
Mir. EAION Dem, CUuuD opposed TIE bi.l' oL ',iS
other on this subject In his Judgment there COulu '
said the choice Of people at the last election was
dcfauded by the illegal act OF an unconstitutional coN
During a coIloquy between the senator and Mr. Ed
munds GRep: VII upon the debate M EAION spoke o'
NJ, TDNTNDs-I thinki' is.
MIR EAION-I think It il. and II my friend NlT' I'd
rundsl won't interfere there Will be one less boy en-
Cd In tlg Nil
NJ NEREiNON dem. y. c. favored the passage OF
Tho hill Unless Congress IN spirit OF UItnOllsih ana
forbearauce should egslatc on this subject thc ulno
might when there WGud d. a Oi->O'u'0u UI 'uC
Government in transferring Inc once Oh lIcsiuvHI A"n
one person to another ,.,, ......
Mr. GARLAND Dem. ArkD opposed the BIZ upon
Constitutional grounds, aud argued lhat II" congress
could prescribe duty which would ne obligatory on any
snccecdnc Congress which should witness the counting
OF the eCtOral vote.
Mr. JONES Dem, Fla.) who made an argument a
few DAYS opposition 10 the bull explained portions
NJ his argument in reply to Mr.. BayaTd Dem, DHLJ
aud Mr. MerrimOn Dem, n. CD and objected paTdcu-
Larry IN that portion OF the bill which would give The
RIGHT 10 one Senator and REPRESENTATIVE 70 object To
the count OF the vote OF any state ,
Mr. hill Dem, GaD SAID tie country ana our msJl-
Unions were great peril during the Presidential count
OF 1877. We were not far from condition OF anarchy
from which escape had been provided by law ana
con soy where or institutions would be to-day
The trouble arose then not because we had no Jaw
but because there disposition u disOieY thc Jaw
MIR THURMAN Dem, On o. said he would nor az,
cIs the bill at this late houT, Out "OUu COHVeIl' ii
feT some fIrthcr discussion between Mr. Hoar Gcp,
Nassl Mr.. CoCkrel Dem MOI, ana MT. EIihuhus
Tep. VtJ. tic bin was read third time ana
HSS5rt-Yeas 50; nays o. as follows Republicans In
Woman Democrats in italics, independents III SMALL
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