The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05

OF life on railroads compeIs railroads to carry
and fire exuuguishers on back passenger car, and
imposes penalty for any violation of this prvison)
a resolution OF sympathy for the Irish. "A motion
to suspend the rules and pass the river and harbor
appropriation bill was re jected-yeas 49, nave IS
Whitthorne (Tenn.) introduced a bill appropriatng
$4,000 to be expended by the navy department for
the purpose of prosecuting the search for the jean
nette. Referred. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 3.-Reagan reported back the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and it
ferred to the committee of the whole. On motion
OF Whitthorne the senate bill making an appropIia-
ton to prosecute the search of tie steamer Jeanette
was referred to the committee appropriations with
instructions to report it back within a week -.
Briggs offered the customary resolution relative TO
the death OF Mr. Farr, of New Hampshire. En!ogies
were read by Messrs. Briggs, Hall, Ray, Bland
Bowman, Updegraff (Ohio), Shellenbarger, Blake
and Sherwin. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY February 9.-The morning hour was
dispensed with and the house went into committee
Of the whole on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill The committee, without
concluding the bill, At few minutes past IL
the doorkeepor announced the arrival of the vice
president and senators of the United States who then
filed into the chamber. Vice President Wheeler took
his seat on the right hand of Speaker Randall and
the senators were accommodated with chairs in
front of the of desks The vice president called
the house to order and sad O. The two houses being
assembled in pursuance Of the constitution that the
votes may be counted and declared for president and
vice president on the fourth day of March, 1881 it
becomes my duty to open the certificates of the cleo
tors of the several states of the Union in the pres
discharge of that duty" The tellers, Messrs Thur
man and Hamln on the part of the senat e, and
Messrs House and Crowley the part of the house,
having taken their places at the clerks desk the
president opened the packages in alphabetical order
and handed them TO the tellers. The documents
were read very slowly by Hamln, the vice president
communicating the result to the assembled egisla-
tors. At the conclusion of the reading the tellers
counted up the votes. Thurman then said: sThe
tellers report that the whole number Of electors
appointed to vote for president of the United States
0GG, of which iOrlty is 1S5 Wprp bp
of the electors of the state Of Georgia cast the second
Wednesday, $780, being the eighth day of said month";
to be counted, the result would be for James A.
Garfield, of Ohio, for president of the United
States 2l4 votes, and for Winfield S. Han
cock, Of the state of Pennsylvania, for
president of the United States l55 votes If
not counted the result would be: For James A. Gar
field for president of the United States PA votes
and for Winfield S. Hancock for president of the
United States IA votes. In either event James A.
Garfield has received majority of the votes of the
whole number of electors appointed" He made
similar statement relating to the vote for vice presi
dent. Wherefore, said Vice President Wheeler,
II do declare that James A. Garfield, of the state of
Ohio, he having received majority Of the votes of
the whole number of electors appointed, is duly
elected president of the United States for four years
commencing on the fourth day of March, 1881; and
do further declare that Chester A. Arthur of the
state of New York, he having received majority of
the votes Of the whole number Of electors appointed
is duly elected vice president Of the United States
for four years commencing the fourth day of
March, 1881" The senate then retired to its CHAM
Der. After the senate had left the chamber and
order had been restored, HCnse (Tenu) presented to
the house the report of teers, signed by Senators
Hamlin and Thurman and Representatives House
and Crowley. Crowley then offered resolution re-
citing that the house had met the senato; that the
electoral votes had been opened by the president of
the senate in presence of the two houses of congress
and counted by tellers part Of the two houses;
that it appeared that James A. Garfield received a
majority Of the votes cast for president and Chester
A Arthur majority of the votes cast for vice pres
dent, and that the same had been duly declared by
the president of the senate in the presence of the
two houses and declaring that the two houses are of
the opinion that the constitution and laws have been
duly executed, and that further declaration of
these facts is necessary. The resolution adopted
and the house went into committee on the legislative
appropriation bill. After discussion the committee
rose and the bill was passed, only one vote o. Tur-
ner) being cast in the negative "A noisy and acr-
monious debate then took place regarding priority Of
business, and the application of rule of the house
TO meet the Gaze in question Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 10-KeIy reported a bill to
repeal section 2,50l, imposing Discriminating du-
ties on tea coffee and products Of essions of the
Netherlands. Referred to committee Of the whole.
The morning hour being dispensed with the
speaker proceeded to the cali OF states in order that
one member from each should have the richt to ask
unanimous consent for the passage OF bills 4 num-
Der of private bills were disposed Of. The remainder
of the hour was consumed in noisy discussion OF
point of order as to the scope of the new rule No
decision was arrived at. Reagan moved the house
go into committee the river and harbor appropria
ton bill, and though the motion was antagOnzed by
Cox with his apportionment bill il I,reyailed-yeos
100, nays 79-and the house thereupon went into
such committee on the III st-naIned measure. pro
tracted debate ensued during the progress of which
Cox and Reagan had q short but warm interchange of
personal opinion. The debate lasted until adjourn
ment
FRIDAY, February I1.-After disposing of some
miscellaneous business the house went into commit
tse OF the whole on the private calendar. The bill
making Indianapolis port OF delivery passed.
The house remained in committee three hours
and passed two dozen pension bills including pen
sion OF $50 month to Col. Thomas Worthington, of
Ohio. Adjourned.