The Portland daily press., 1881-02-02
xLvITH CONGREss-2d Session
SENATE.

w AodlNu1oN, leu. L.
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on cleo
toral count, reported back Mr.. Ingalls, resolu-
tion on that subject, with substitute amend
ment. The substitute is concurrent resolu-
tion as follows:
Be lit enacted by the Senate, the House concur
ring that the two houses shall assemble in the hall
of the Representatives on Wednesday the 9Th day
of February, 1881. at IL o'clock NJ and the Pres
ident of the Senate shall be the presiding officer
that one person shall be appointed teller on the
part of the Senate and two on the part of the
House, to make list of the votes they shall be
declared; 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 assembled, which shall be deemed
declaration of the persons elected President and
Vice President, and together with the list of
votes be entered on the journals of the two houses
Section provides that if it shall appear that
votes of electors for President and Vice Presl
dent have been given day other than that
fixed for casting Of such votes by act of Congress-
and if the counting or emitting to count such
shall not essentially change the result, they shall
be reported by the President of the Sengte in the
following manner: Were the votes of electors cast
on - day of - 1880 to be counted, the result
would be for A. b. for President of the United States
- votes and for c. d. for President of the United
States - votes. If not counted the result would
be for A. B. for President of the United States -
votes, for G. ID. for President of the United States
= votes But in either event - is elected Pres
ident of the United States. And in the same man
ner for Vice President.
Mr. Morgan asked present consideration.
Ob hIcIiou VI GuuuuuS III WAS bdDI6Q
ordered printed, as neither he nor Mr.. Teller
of the committee had seen it.
Senate took up the Indian land bill.
Mr.. Kirkwood spoke in reply to Mr.. Dawes
speech, and said in conclusion that b had en-
deavored throughout the investigation to act
with strict lmpartiality, and with an eye sin
gle to the ascertanment of the truth.
Mr.. Dawes disclaimed having intended to
cast any reflection upon the chairman of the
committee (Kirkwood) His criticism had
been based upon the fact that he had
found in the committee room cabinet officer
examining commission appointed by the
President, and who had made report of their
doings to the President, which report, except
ing an extract therefrom, had not been made
public; also upon the manner in which that
examination wSs conducted, and also on the
fact that without the knowledge of the COM
mittee what had been thus testified before the
committee under these extraordinary crcum-
stances the Secretary having a stenographer
with HIM had been furnished by that officer
IN culled extracts to the Associated Press and
sent abroad without the permission of the
committee or its chairman.
After further remarks the subject was drop
ped.
Mr.. Logan said he had intended to call up
the Grant retirement bill today but not hav-
ing had the opportunity he asked unanimous
consent to make it a special order for Thurs
day.
Messrs Vest and Eaton objected, the latter
remarking that he thought the bill could wait
a week longer without any injury to the pub
lic
Mr.. Logan said he thought that when the
Senate could afford to listen to an hours talk
about dead Indian it might be disposed to
lind little time for live general. He gave
notice OF his intention to move to take up the
bill tomorrow.
The pension appropriation bill was taken
up. The amendments of the Senate were
agreed to. They restrict the fee of surgeon
Tor an examination to 81, and provide that
pensions payable to inmates of the National
Home for disabled volunteer soldiers shall be
paid to the treaSurers of the Home instead of
directly to the pensioners.
MIR. Booth submitted an amendment appro-
priating to supply the deficiencies for the fiscal
year 1881 the sum of ST., So, ,O31 for pensions
for army invaids and their widows, minors
and dependant relatives including arrears to
survivors of the war of 1872 and their widows
1t also apprODriates for navy pensions to iu-
valds, widows, minors and dependant relatives
S56O,274 on $4,000 for fees of examining
surgeons. Mr.. Booth had read a recent letter
OF the commissioner OF pensions showing the
necessity for the appropriation to meet def
cheney. He said that it had been deemed best
to include this deficiency in the pending bill
IN order that the money might be available
Tor the March payments as these could not be
made without the amendment was adopted.
Without disposing the bill the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
Session began at IL o'clock The morning
hour was dispensed with and the House went
into commit ttee of the whole on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill.
Various items in the bill gave rise to several
long and uninteresting discussions, but the com
mlttee finally rose without having completed
its consideration.