The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-16
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.


CONGRESSIONAL AND WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Electoral votes for President and Vice
| President Of the United States were opened and
counted on Wednesday, and the result declared
in the manner prescribed by the concurrent reso,
! luton adopted a few days ago. Vice President
Wheeler and the Senate tled into the Hall OF Rep
resentatives shortly after Il O'Clock, the former
taking seat beside the Speaker, and the latter
being given chairs in the front row of desks. The
Tellers having taken their places the Vice Presi-
dent opened the pacE containing the certit-
Gates OF election and handed them 10 the TelleTs,
who announced the vote. When the Georgia GER
tiicate was read, the Vice President said that as
the vote was cast on n day other than that fixed
by act OF Congress, the result would
not be recorded until IL should
appear whether the counting or emitting
would effect the general result. All the eertif-
Gates having been opened and read, senator
Thurman announced in the language OF the resC-
luton that If the vote of Georgia be counted the
| result would be James A. Garfield PA votes, ana
Georgia be not counted the result would be James
A. Garfield pa votes. and Winfield 5. Hancock Ia
yo es. In either case James A. Garfield had re
ceived a majority of all the electoral votes. He
made similar statement regarding the vote for
Vice President The Vice President then declared
Garfield and Arthur elected for the fonr years he
ginning on the 18th of March next, and the Senate
retired 10 its Chamber. The House aud Senate
passed a resolution setting forth that no further
declaration of the result OF the election was nee
eSSary.
In the Senate, on Thursday, Mr.. Wallace sub
miIted a resolution calling on the President for
United states of natives Of Spain. ar. Window
introduced a bill authorizing the Mexican Ma
tional Railway Company 10 construct bridge to
the center of the Rio Gnnde River. The pension
appropriation hill was passed.
The House passed the legislative appropriation
bill on Thursday.
In the Senate on Thursday, a Lill passed
appropriating 500, 600 for site and building for
Government Records. Messrs. Pendleton, An
thony and Bayard were appointed a Committee 10
arrange for the Inauguration. Mr.. Noort ees pre-
sented resolution of the Indiana Legislature
asking an appropriation OF Sl0l.UC0 for the inn
pr0yenent OF the Kankakee River. Two hours
were wasted on The postal appropriation
In the House on Thursday Mr. Reagan succeed
ed in having the river and narbor bill taken mp,
and appealed for It's passage without amendment.
Tie customary debate followed in which Mr..
Cox raised a breeze in regard SIR. Rcagan's par
ticipation in the Re ellion.
la the Senate GU Friday Dir. Hoar introduced a
res tuition directing The judiciary Committee To
! take into consideration the danger arising from
the presence of large bodies of armed State mill
4 tia at Presidential lnaugurations. In personal
| statement Mr.. Dawes declared that Secretary
schurz had stood in the way of all redress to the
Poncas. Mr.. COnkling submitted resolution of
inquiry 10 the collection OF tolls on the
| kanawha River. Senator Wallace urged return
10 the district system of voting for President.
test vote on the Postofiice appropriation shows
that the steamship subsidy of 81 900 will PASS
The session of the House on Friday was de-
voted 10 private bills. among them being one to
sentative Davis secured the passage of eight pen
sion bills one of which gives $50 per month 10
Colonel Crofls J. Wright, of Chicago
| In the Senate, on Saturday, a joint resolution
inviting foreign Nations TO take part In the Inter
national Exhibition of 1883 was adopted without
debate. The Committee appointed TO consider
the state OF the law in relation to the elections
President and Vice President reported that though
| anxious to bring forward some proposition In ref
erence to this Important subject Il would be ir
vain TO do so at this late stage OF the session, ant