, 1880-12-09

IESItll vi GlEElWlIt lhh4 kuA ih1 HHfNtu
,ne,t Of Tho body white 80 convened; such
laws not to ,c c,inctctI, amended, or repealed
within 0no year bcfore the TING fixed for lho
appointment OF Electors In my Stato. Re-
furred tn tho Select Committee OH the Etcc-
tim Of President ntd Vice-rrositlcnt,
1yiss wars instm.Mcss! and referred
l}y Mr. l'ntltlOc1t--To authorize certain fn-
pruvcmcnts III tho channel Of tho Missouri
l.typE.
by a[r. rcndleton-To provide for tho
trntlsfcr of claims from The Departments to
thu Court of Claft1ls; alsn, IN limtt tho tlli.O
for tho prosecution Of claims by or ngatnse
tho Noyernncrt Of tho United S.ntcs.
by Mr. Tcller-To provide certain rcgnla-
tions concerning tho manner Ut conducting
elections for Representatives In Congress, md
10 punish rtolnttons thercnf. .
1ly Mr. I}arls ttll.)-For tho erection at pub
lie build ing 1T Quincy, Ill.
The Vtee-rrcs1ent submitted a comm,,nlca.
tion from tho Secretary at Wnr recommending
nctton Of CcnRrcBs upon tho ostin,nte Of Tho
Mississippi lslvcr improvement Commission OF
SlTltDU fur ccrtatn initial works.
cita Mr hes e n0t fat
and il1strnc.ing tl1o sseretaryo ot tl,o Intcror to
ulntion nf lilo respective states Of Tho tJnto., rs
asgurtaInei ly. tho tsntl, CENSUS. Aaroe'! t9. -
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tho sa.c M public ant Of tlso Fort Larnctl mill.
taIry rsserylttlonM ~ Was p,sss': III, >, oa,, Tim
eanlc mr ,s or pnkota '1 to trn IT Gostittton 1 a @
ktnto 0urcr.,ment: ami for tho ta'ltn!ssiol nf Ito
staio i,,to tho Union On m oiu't'ity with tho
| When tho ttoors were reorencd, Mr.. Randolph
| Easu nn.ro Of tho following ntilcndnsent IN tho
'.ntMro nr n substitute 10 tho hltl Tor TIC rcl'of
III H. il csniste eie. .ihat tho President is porohy
a'ltiloEzed ut his dlscroio 70 reI,,staso@ 70 70 Tho
~ rf11tt 1111E
armtro y rI of cr. itu.u },rta @ jim, IT, 1s provide
however, Tint such reinstatement snal! giso ~
4vo ff r}x rslor r @ sa II "2ter t! sa ss racevo
no pay cst'npe,.snto or nIlnwnce fnr tue tiLno
Ths iii for tho relief Of hon 11ol!aday was the
HIsepl nrer III tho EGnntG for tO-lhy utter Tho
expired when the sonato adjourned. tic bill
soa ies H. wSero Il oecupes about Ito thiry
| NTH placo.
| lInusE.
| WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. s.-Newton NJ.
Cle,nc,lts, mcnbcr- elect FROM tho Sixth District
Ut Alhbama, ulinicd by taklng tho modified
| oath.
On motion Of D1r. 1,yan, Of Kansas. tho Semitic
amendments 10 tho House bill authorizing tho
Secretary NJ tho Interior to dtspose Of rart Ut
tho Fort Do'po military reservation were con-
| CURED III. .. .. .......
Ft.yHa,.!o Wood said that dur,ag tho lust aca-
sl0n hp give tlnttco Tint lle would this thy call
up tho Funding bill for confederation, but, hs
tho gentlemen ycre teslraus OF 1lufshEng tlebnte
OH the question which haA been under dlecltsslon
yesterday. he would omit calling It up untll tho
! Electoral resolution hasl lccn dIs'<osctl hf-
tfr. Co,1gcr rctlucgte1 nfr. WUOl to repeat his
] statement. .......
In reply, MIR. Wood stated thet ho proposed
tint tho 1Itl,so should do Its work. and exull1o
from lts deliberations everything Of n partisan Or
useless character. 1t was hts Intention to cal
tho Funding hill up immediately nfter tho
Electoral resolution hatl been disposed Of.
| Mr.. COnycr-Tho gentleman proposes to cnll 1t
up this sesslpn2
Mr. Wnul-1 propose to cali It lip rs soon rs
thb gentleman nud Ills friends will hare cx-
haisted tho discussion TN tito otlor proposition.
N1r. ConBor--Why should Tho gentleman whit
with s,ch III, Important public tncas.lro for thu
discussion Of II political question:?
! Mr. Wool-L I'M not obliged to answer TINT
| question, a,ld moY1 to dspense with tho noFr-
lnR hour.
This motion WIS dcfcatou by tho Republicans,
md Tho Speaker callo tho committees. No bills,
however, Of Il public chHrActor worn reported.
Mr.. hfcCuol, OF Now YnrIs, introduced II joltl
resolution authorizing tho President to place U,
s. Grant on tho rntfrctl list uf tho nrsny, with
tho rank at1t pay OF General, as II recognition o1
his ominunt services.
Noloryod.
Tho Electoral resolution wns theu discussed.
alr. Wiltts WIS tho iisatspeakcr. Huargtlodt tt
opposition to tho theory tint tho right to cot,l,
tho E'entnrnl yott ,vns yeste,, IN cnnuress,
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