Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-09
Rom.e OF Renresenta,inss

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Mr. Newton Ii. Glenn
ents. member elect from the Sixth district OF
Alabama, qualified, taking the modified oath.
On motion OF Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, the Sen
Rte amendments to the House bill. gu uthorizing
the secretary of the interior to dispose OF part
of the Fort Dodge military reservation, were
considered.
Mr.. Wood said that LAST session he gave 10.
tlee that he would this day call up the fund.
ing bill for consideration. but as the gentle
men were desirous of finishing the debate on
the question which had been under discussion
yesterday, he would omit calling il up until
the electoral resolution had been disposed of.
Mr. CODger requested Mr.. Wood to repeat
his statement.
House should do it's work and exclude from its
deliberations everything Of partisan or use
less character. It was his intention to call up
the funding bill Immediately after the electoral
resolution had been disposed of.
Mr. CoEger-The gentleman proposes to call
It up this session.
Mr.. Wood-I propose to call il up as soon as
the gentleman and his friends will have ex-
hausted discussion on the other proposition
Mr.. Conger-Why should gentleman wait
with such an important public measure for
discussion of political question?
Mr. WoOd-I am not obliged 10 answer that
question, Rld / move 70 dispense with the
morning hour.
Ibis motion was defeated By Republicans,
and the speaker called for the reports of the
committees. No bills, however, of aspublic
character we're reported.
Mr.. McOook, of New York. introduced q
Joint resolution authorizing the President to
place U. s. Granton the retired list of the
army, with rank and pay of general, as rec.
ognition of eminent services. Referred.
4 bill passed with an amendment removing
the disabilities of J. II. Herskeil, of Maryland.
subsequently Mr.. Oonger stated that he un-
derstood the bill just passed had another OBJ.
leot than the removing of disabilities, and
asked that 1t be retained On the speakers ia
BILE for the present. So ordered.
Mr. Buckner, chairman of the committee on
banking, introduced the following az substi.
tute tor the funding bill, and il was referred
TO the committee on ways and means:
Be It enacted, ETC., first, IN lieu of the bonds
authorIzed to be issued by the act of July Il,
1870, entitled ''An act to authorize the refund.
ing or the national debt" and acts amendatory
thereof, the secretary of the etrcasury is hereby
authorized to issue treasury notes of the
United States IN amount Of not more than
s6O0. .000,000, IN denominations of not les:
than Sio, bearing interest at rate not exceed
which said notes not more thar
$50, 100000 shall mature each year from the
date of their issue; and said notes shall be
disposed OF by the secretary at not less thar
par. And the proceeds thereofSha be applied
to the payment of the five and six per cent
bonds of the United States maturing during
the year 1881, or the secretary may exchange
said treasury notes for said bonds on such
terms rs he shall deem most advantageous {,
the United States.
'Second-That the secretary of the treasury
Is authorized to make suitable regulations fol
disposing of SAID treasury notes to the best
advantage to the government, and all expenses
attending the same shall not exceed one fourth
OF one per cent. of the notes SO disposed of or
exchanged.
"Third-That the sum of 300 600, 600 in ooir
IN the treasury of the United States be sci
apart as fund for redemption of the notes
known as legal tender notes. and any surplus
OF coin over and above said sum, and belong.
ing to the United States remaining in the
treasury shall be used by the secretary of ths
treasury IN the purchase or redemption for ths
sinking fund of any of said siz per cents ma
turing in the year 1881"
The 6ouEe then resumed the eornideraticr
OF the Senate concurrent resolution relative K
the electoral count.
Mr. Wiiiitt was the FIRST speaker. He ar
gued IN opposition to the theory that the right
20 count electoral votes was vested in Con
gress.
Mr.. Robson said the present resolutions in
vOlved question whether the election of Pres
ident should be made by the electors appoint
ed by the States or whsther it should be prac.
tlcally left to the irresponsible will of legisla
tive assembly
MIR. Warner-Or to the Vice President.
Mr. Robson replied that the gentlemen a..
sumed too much. He assured the gentleman
that until he laid down his ropositions tht
gentlemen could net guess what they were
The present resolution declared that Congress
had e right to decide judicisliy on the quality