The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-11
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% debate, though Mr.. Cox intimated he
would call the previous question this af-
.ernoon.
On the vote on the electoral count res
Olution the Republicans as rule voted
in the negative and the Democrats in
the affirmative. The following Demo-
Gratis, however, voted in the negative:
Acklin, Converse, CuIberson, Hurd,
Clemens and Young (of Tenn) The
following Republicans in the affirma-
tive: Baker, Bedford, Bisbee, Bowman,
Burrows, Calkins, Cameron, Dagget,
Beck, Ferndon, Field, Fisher, Hawley,
Hayes, Hazleton, Heilman, Hiscock,
Hoar, Kelley, KellInger, Lindsay, Nc
Gowan, Morton, O'Neil, Prescott Hill,
Stone, and Taylor (0f Ohio)
The following is the text of the resolu-
ton adopted:
Resoloed, 1st. That the two houses of
shall assemble in the /
hall of the house of representatives |
Wednesday, the 9th of February, 1881, at |
u O'Clock meridian, and the president |
of the senate shall be the presiding Off |
Ger; that one person be appointed teller |
on the part of the senate and two on the |
part of the house OF representatives to
make list of votes as they shall be de- |
clared that the result shall be declared
to the president of the senate, who shall
announce the state of the vote and the
persons elected to the two houses Assem-
bled aforesaid, which shall be deemed
declaration of the persons elected presi-
dent and vice president, and the list of
votes b. entered on the journals of the
the two houses.
I'd That if it shall appear that any
votes of electors for president or vice
president of the United States have been
give" on day other than that fixed for
casting such vote by act of congress in
pursuance of the constitution of the
United States; if counting or emitting
TO count such votes, shall not essen
TALLY change the result of the election,
they shall be reported by the president
of the senate in the following manner:
Were the votes of the electors cast on
blank day of blank month, 1880, to be
counted, the result would be for A B for
president of the United States-votes.
and G D for vice president of the United
States-votes; if not counted, the re-
suit would be for A B for president of
the United States and for G ID
for vice president of the United States
votes; but in either event (blank) is
elected president of the United States,
| and in the same manner for vice prcsi-
| dent.
The apportionment bill was taken up
| for and q long debate ensued drifting
into politics and the negro question, af-
ter which the house adjourned.
! WASHINGTON. d. g., Feb. 7.-SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan. Senators
| Hamlin and Thurman were appointed
tellers for the senate in the electoral
count meetings.
The morning hour having expired, on
motion of Mr. Butler the subject of al
| legged census frauds in South Carolina
was taken up and the letter of the secre-
tary of the interior, in response to the
senate resolution for Information on the
subject was read.
Mr.. Butler verified the report and be-
lieved it should put to shame the base
less calumnies of stump orators and
party organs in the late campaign. Re
plying 10 Il speech of Mr.. Conkling dur.
ing the campaign, he spoke of its
charges and insinuations as being as
malignant in their purpose against the
south as the heart that inspired their ut
terance, and asserted that, although the
evidence of the correctness of the Gen.
sus figures was conclusive and over.
whelming, the author of the charges
had not had the honesty TO make
amends for his dishohorable perversion
of facts.
Mr.. Conkling replied to Mr.. Butler
tudl ne lulCFTcu luc tdIlCE udQ ueSlS0cO
his remarks as an assault upon him fol
some thing he had said in a speech last
September. He thought Mr.. Butler had
taken a long time to reply. As fol
the vaporingS of that Senator he had nc
concern.
Mr. Butler-"The staggering inso
lence of the Senator from New York has
no concern for me-"
Mr.. Conkling-"The Senator is a per
son with whom do not chose to handy
epithets here or elsewhere, least of ali
here"
The subject then dropped.
!. Mr.. Plumb presented a resolution
from the legislature of Kansas in favor
of the construction by the government
of double track government freight
railroad from the sea coast east TO the
Missouri river, so as to make q main
line accessible for commercial purposes
TO the people of all the states in the Mis-
sissippi valley; referred.
Consideration of the pension appro
priation bill was resumed, the question
being upon the amendment reported by
Mr.. Withers from the pension commit
tee for local pension courts. the so-called
sixty surgeons bill. Mr.. WIthers, to OBJ
viate the objection presented by ques
ton OF order raised by Mr.. Teller, name
~, that the amendment proposed to en-
graft general legislation upon the appro
pTiation bill, modified his proposition ST
rs to limit its application and operation
to the next fiscal year, and asked for 6
decision, and it was decided without dis
cussion that the amendment as modified
was not in order. The question recur
ring on call, Mr.. Plumb moved m
amendment to the appropriation o.
100000 to provide for fifty additions
| far n nnnGinn nf7nA e.
Withers raised question OF order. The
amendment was declared IN order by
vote of 81 to "a. Adjourned.
HoUsE-At the conclusion Of the cal
. the speaker announced the appointment
of Messrs, House and Crowley as teller!
on the part of the house to mark a lis
of votes declared for president and vict
president Wednesday next.
The following bills were introduced
and referred.
Mr.. Thomas Turner, joint resolution
on the subject of taxation. 1t declare.
that the constitution confers no pow
eF upon congress to impose tariff
internal revenue or other taxation, ex
cept for the purpose of raising revenue
that the revenue standard of taxing l!
the lowest rate tina: will yield required
revenue; that to impose a higher tax Is
to place an unnecessary burden on con
sumers of taxed articles; that neither
, the stale nor Federal government have
the power to impose tax on portion
of the people for the purpose of en-
abling another portion to engage profit
ably in an industry which would other
wise be unremunera;ive. and that inter
nal revenue, tariff and other internal
taxes should be levied on the luKuries
and not on the necessities of life.
BY Mr.. Robson, by request, provid
ing for the safety of life On railroads
II compels the railroads to carry AXIS
and fire extinguishers On each passenger
car. and imposes u penalty for any VIC
lation of this provision.
After some discussion relative to the
river and habor appropriation bill, the
house adjourned.
The Morgan Resolution
HAsHINeToN, Feb. 5-Eolloving il
the text of the resolution which passed
tho senate yesterday, concerning the
right of the president Of the senate to
make the electoral count:
i Rssolre5, By the senate, the house OF
Representatives concurFing, that the pres
ident Of the senate is not invested By the
constitution Of the Bnitsd States with