The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-03
Eorty-sixth COngress-Tbird Session.
WASHINGTON, February ,, 1881.

The Nice.President baying submitted the
message OF the Pr, Sident OF The United
STATES on the P0nca Indians affairs QranS-
hitting The report OF the commission with
the testimony taken by it, and also the mi
nority report OF Mr.. Allen, OF the commits
sionl, The reading OF the same was proceeded
with, occupying fifteen minutes.
Mr.. HOar, referring to the concluding sem
fence, IN winch The President expresses the
desire that full PREPARATION for the wrong
done TO the tribes shall be made during his
tenn Of office, commended itas most manly
and most magnauimOus ullcrance.
on motion Of Mr. KukwOod, The message
and accompanying papers were then re-
(erred to roe special P0nca committee.
Mr.. Mcpherson, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported fayOrably the bill
appropria,ing 100000 10 equip vessel to
90 in search Of he Arctic exploring steamer
,Jearnetie. Mr.. Mcpherson said be would
ask the consideration Of the bill to-morrow.
On motion Of Mr.. Morgan. the Senate
then took mp his ecIOrai-count resolutions
OF the previous day, and, at Mr.. Morgln>s
suggestion, they were amended in minor
details so a. 10 make them concurrent ana
10 provide for two telers instead OF one on
the part Of The Senate.
MIR. Morgan. in advocating the resolutions
as a plan by which a peaceful, orderly, and
regular count would he secured, parked
that they followed precedent in former SINH
lar instances, aud were IN accord with pre-
cedents running back to 1891.
Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment pro-
yiding that The two houses assemble in the
Senate chamber inste1d OF IN the ball o! the
House for the purpose OF counting the
electoral votes.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the amendment,
and Sir. lIoar spoke IN opposition TO the
resolutions.
Mr.. Garland spoke in support Of the res
olutions, and Mr.. ingalls, IN favor OF MI. Ed
mundS's amendment.
MIR. Hill, of Georgia, after observing that
the election OF Garfield and Arthur was
conceded. and that not the slightest Intima-
ton had been gwen from any quarter lnat
that result was to be disturbed, proceeded
IN expIain that the meeting OF the Georgia
Electoral College on the Wednesday after
the first Monday OF December, pursuant to
the law OF the State, instead OF on
the first Wednesday Of December, as
directed by the act OF Congress, was
due solely to mistake by the
Legislature which passed the law. The
Legislature supposed that The day deslg-
mated by il was identical with the one ind-
Gated by Congress. and overlooked the fact
that the Wedne'dsy after the frs Monday
OF December might be the second Wednes'
day OF the month. In consequence the eiec-
torsl vote OF the State was cast one week
later than the appointed day. he said he
desired in this connection 10 deny the In.
situation which had been made that the ac-
ton OF the Legislature was due to an inten'
tion on their part to hold the State law
supreme and above the Federal law. NO
such intention had ever been entertained.
He agreed with the Senator from Ohio
(Thurman) that there was no doubt as to
ibe illegally Of The vote thus cast. tie re-
gardsd the act OF Congress as mandatory,
being designed TO secure uniformity III tue
time of the meeting OF the electoral colleges.
Mr.. Jone., OF Florida, thought The Discus
sien OF the Georgia question premature, but