Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-02
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS,
WASHINGTON, February LIN the House,
pursuant to an order made yesterday, the
session OF to-day began at IL o'clock. The
morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House at 11:30 went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, in the
chair, on the District Of Columbia apuro.
priation bill.
An amendment was adonted abolisbiDo
the olnce OF Treasurer OF the District, az
terest. -''- -
-, At AS, after long discussion of the bill
journed.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, the Morgan committee oB
the state OF the law In regard to the electoral
count reported back Mr.. Ingalls, resolution
ON that subject, with substitute amend.
ment. The substitute is concurrent resolu.
ton:
Be Il Resolved 6y The Senate. the HONS. Of
Representatives coacurring, That the two
houses of Congress shall assemble in the
hail OF the House of Representatives on
Wednesday, the 9th OF February, 1881, at IL
O'Clock m, and the President OF the Senate
shall be presiding officer; that one person be
appointed teller on the part of the Senate
and two on the part of the House OF Repre-
sentatiVes, to make list OF the
votes as they shall be declared;
that the result shall be delivered To
the President Of the Senate, who shall an
nounce the state of the vote and the per-
sons elected TO the two houses assembled
as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a decla.
ration OF the persons elected President and
Vice President of the United States, and,
together with the list of votes, to be en-
tered on the journal of the two houses.
Section 2 provides that IL it shall appear
that any votes of electors for President and
Vice-President Of the United States have
been given on day other than that fixed
for the casting of such votes by an act of
Congress in pursuance Of the Constitution
OF the United States, aud II counting or
omiting to count such votes shall
not essentially 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
to be counted, the result would be for A. B.
for President OF the United States,
votes, and for G. ID. for President Of the
United States votes; but In either
event --- is elected President Of the Uni
ted States, and In the same manner for Vice
President.''
Mr.. Morgan asked for the present contid-
alton OF the resolution.
Mr.. Edmunds said that inasmuch ae the
Senator from Colorado, Mr.. Teller. and
himself, two members of the committee
from which this report had come, either
We're not invited or failed to get their invita-
hons to the meeting last night, at which he
understood this amendment was agreed to.
he thought they would like to see it in
print before committing themselves for or
against it. He therefore asked that 1t go
over for one day, under the rule.
Mr.. Thurman inquired of Mr.. Eimunds
what he meant In speaking of the meeting
last night. There had been no meeting Of
the committee last night.
Mr.. Edmunds replied that his statement
had reference to a meeting of some body
which he understood had been held last
night, and at that meeting this amendment
had been agreed to.
Mr.. Thurman added that no meeting of
the committee nor of the members Of 1t had
been held last night.
The resolution was here tabled in order
to be printed.
The discussion of Ponca Indian affairs
was then resumed by Senators Kirkwood
and Dawes, the latter eriticising severely
the action Of Secretary Schurz at the recent
meeting Of the Senate Ponca InyertigatiDg
Committee.
Mr.. Logan asked unanimous consent to
make the Grant retirement bill the special
order for Thursday. Objection being made,
he gave notice that he would move to take
up the bill to morrow.
The pensions appropriation bill was then
taken up and the amendments of the Senate
Committee agreed to in committee of the
whole. Mr.. Booth, in charge of the bill,
submitted an amendment appropriating
about SIS, 600, 600 to supply deficiencies for
the fiscal year 1881, and to pay navy pen
sions, fees, etc. The amendment was
adopted.
TO the first section the provisions of the bill
reported by him from the Pensions Com
mittee for the examination and adiudica-
tion of pensions claims commonly known
as the sixty surgeons bill. Considerable
discussion followed, and, at 4:40, the Senate,
without action on the bill, went into execu-
tive session and, when the doors were re-
opened. adjourned.
COMMITTEE NOTES.
The Ways and Means Committee agreed
to-day TO report bill making Atlanta, Ca,
a port of delivery, and assigned for Thurs
{ ay the consideration OF the Kurd tariff reso-
lutiOns.
The House Committee on Commerce COM
pleted the harbor and river bill to-day, with
The exception OF about twenty small items,
which will be acted on this evening, and
the bill completed. The aggregated amount
already provided for will, IL is said, exceed
$10,O00,O00.
THE FUNDING BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee agreed to
amend the House funding bill so as to make
the bonds redeemable IN five years and pay
able in twenty years from their dates of
issue and TO fix the rate of interest both for
bonds and treasury certificates at three and
one-half per cent. The fourth, fifth and
sixth sections of the bill were not reached
for action to-day.
COUNTERFEIT TEN CENT PIECES CIRCULATED
IN THE SOUTH.
Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service Bu-
reau of the Treasury Department, has just
discovered the existence OF q counterfeit
ten-cent piece which he says is being circu-
lated principally in the South. The only
way the coin can be proven counterfeit is
by applying the acid test, which it win not
stand.
CONFIRMED.
In the Senate executive session to-day
the appointment of Commodore Hugh
Gurviance as Rear Admiral on the retired
list, for having performed highly merito-
rious service, was confirmed.
THE CHINESE TREATIES.
The Chinese treaties were reported to the
Senate this afternoon from the Foreign
Relations Committee, with the reeommen-
dation for ratification, and were placed on
the calendar.