, 1880-12-08

on tho Committee III, Education a,ld Labor,
n,tl Alf. HANSON md Mr.. Lamar to exchange
l1laces MI Tho comniltce tn Railroads, thus
nak!ns tile lattur Chairman Of tint Committee.
A9rccA ID.
Mr.. Wnllaco MISC offered n rasolutnn TINT tho
following seloot committees bu appointed for
tho present session, with tho powers l1eretoforo
given TO each III tho subject to which thoy re-
specs.vety retatn.
IN exntnilu the poyernl branches OF tho Civil
E0rvEtN Mr. Veat Chairman.
IN consider the euw M to tho elcctlon 0f t'rpsi-
dent md Vico-prcatdent, Mr.. Morgan Chair
innt.
Oh Epidemic Diseases. Sir. 1garrls Chairman.
On AllcdKcd Frlliha In tho Into Elections. Mr.
Wallace Chairman.
TO tnalliro Into Nicnrnguan Claims, Mr.. I1amp-
ton Chairman.
FreoIman's Bank, hlr. 13r,,cc Chairman.
IN, tho bill providing TINT heuda Of rcpnrt-
tnents W.ay n:c'.pS epa.a on tho aoos " tho stn-
Mig and linusc. NJ. re,ni!etnn Cl,aIrnan:
joint Committee Tn Library. Mr.. Foorheca
;. Joint Committee on Yorktown Celebration,
Mt. johnston Chairman.
The rcao1i,tlon was ,tErcct to.
The foiow!os Select Committees are therefore
r. inye,atKa,to tho Troasury Accounts, Mr.
,.pn ltcmoyat Of tho Northern Cheyonncs, bfr.
Or' tho Nssro Exodus. Mt. vocrhoc. cnnr-
Iii. Blair N. IT., did not hear tho Wallace
md Inquired IT II was intended to dfscontinuo
tint C.m!t,ittos.
but that the, Cn,Nm,ttao wns revived Until rs
topOFta shouht l,r tlnIshcd. .....-....,
Mr: Ingalls, lltMsl offered resolution rcgnest-
nasl,,n M snAy he il lila possession selatsve to
attempted srtilplncnss within tho limits Of III
hla'l Territory, aud what stcps hnso beel taken
ff1 nrEFQHt tho AHtjlE. AErErtI tt.
Mr ,1Dl'.!ston tva.i offered 2 resolution H.
fsh XIV VIZ r. hs Is 70
Ing 10 contagious rlenrn. pneumonia Of cnttlu,
ant Other contagious dlseasca Ut d0mestlcatcd
MI. Ta'1.iocck eavo notice that Thursday next
he VII! aak sho set,ato to consts!er tho bill! 10
provide for th1 sa!o Of tho rnt',alt''ler Of tio
NeGrnRkn nnd kn,tsAs.
vas!aas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from THO nepess-
o1seutss t1e 3 sessap; md whom tho doors were ro-
Mr.. Bolfor.l offered resolution directing
tho Secretary of tho Interior 10 inform tic
House Under wfnt lnw or warrant of author
i.y Douglas, snttChief Of tho Ute trlbo Of
Indians, Is confined III tito military prison ut
hnyr been taken by tlIe United States nls-
thoritIes 10 bring him to. trial fur alleged
completely III tho murder OF Jntiu1, Agent
Meeker. Adopted
Tho Committees were then called upon for
| renorts.s
The call having been concluded without
any reparts heng presented, Mr.. Bieknell
called up, ns 4 question OF privilege, tho
Senntu resolution relative to counting tho
ELECTORAL yote..
| Mr.. kelfer raised q point Of order TINT Tho
rer0lutt0n did not presuslt q question Of PRIV
flege. t1u contlndGd that, 1yhilo tho matter
OF counting tllu Eluct0fal yDto might bo q
question 0f privilege, the concurrent rcsolu-
ton proposing n Joint rule to rrtscrbo tho noio
1f counting WIS not. Tic President OF tho
| sona;e. In tue presence or the two Houses, WAS
| to cuunt tic Electoral voto.
Mr. Hiekneli contcndtsl thnt whatever rontcs1
to tho constitutional right Of tho two Houses to
| declare thu veto was questlon Of privilege.
| mir. Kobcson-1s that continued III tho twelfth
nrtIcp Of tho Constitution 3ir. Nobos0n quoted
tho article rcforred to. holding TINT tho Fresl-
| dent Ut tho Sonato hnd constitutional right To
| count tho vote.
Houses IN appointing tntlers employed, aB 1t
| were, axents ct tho TWO Houses to do tho count
Mr.. Tnbcson-Itl Ia constitutional question,
| ana % cannot be trauscandel by tho appointment
Mr. Springer said th!s body bud powors rein.
turmtne whef, !he CONTINGENCY arose whlah was
net III tho nattrr md cE,.oao tho rresldclt.
Mr.. ito!,esoll1Do l.lndarstar,a you, to soy tho
@ ltaass Gan ~ .nske t. CONTINGENCY, xy aad shsn d.,
rrcaidont of the VnIted Htates is to bo elected
Dir. sprinKcr-1Io Ii to 10 olectod BY tho House
wh2n 9 eer,n!a eT1a1itson%ey T % arlssa isss ,,,o
Il IN