Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-10

ceived a ajority of the votes of the
whole number of electors, is duly
elected Vice President of the United
States for four years, commencing on
the 4th day of March, 1884," Loud
applause. III
The Senate then retired to their
chamber.
After the Senate had left the
hall, Mr.. Crowley, of New York,
offered resolution reciting that the
House had met the Senate that the
electoral vote had been opened by
the President of the Senate, in the
presence of the two houses of Con-
gress, and counted by tellers on the
part of the two houses; that it ap>
peared that James A. Garfield had
received majority of the votes cast
for President, and Chester A. Arthur
a maj ority of the votes cast for Vice
President, and That the same had
been duly declared by the President
of the Senate; and declaring that
the two houses are of opinion that
the Constitution and laws have been
duly executed, and that no further
declaration of facts is necessary
The resolution was adopted,
and at 1.55 p. m. the House
went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Carlisle, of Kentucky, in the
chair, on the Legislative appropriation
bill. The committee at 2 35 rose and
reported the bill to the House, when
it was passed, only one vote, 0. Tur-
ner's, being cast in the negative.
A controversy then arose as to the
priority of business, Mr.. Cox, of New
York, desiring to call up the reap
portionment bill, Mr.. Reagan, Of
Texas, the river and harbor bill, and
MIR. Sparks, of Illinois, the Fitz John
Porter case, while Mr.. Gunter, of
Arkansas, wished to go to business
on the Speakers table.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, however, cut
out all these propositions by calling
up the resolution reported yesterday
from the committee on rules, provid-
ing that hereafter, whenever the
morning hour is dispensed with, that
one hour shall be set apart as a
time during which members may ask
to pass bills on the calendar by con-
sent, five objections to be fatal to the
consideration of any bill.
After a somewhat acrimonious coll
loquy between Messrs. Frye and
Blackburn, the resolution was agreed
to, and the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
A long and noisy discussion arose
in the House this morning over a
proposition to set apart portion of
the galleries for the accommodation
of the families of members and Sena-
| tors during the electoral count.
After this contest arose between
Messrs. Atkins, Reagan and Cox as
to the order of business, Mr. Cox de-
string to call up his apportionment
bill, and Mr.. Reagan wishing to go
into committee On the river and hare
Dor bill. Mr.. Atkins, however, was
victorious, and at 1 o'clock the House
went into committee of the whole on
the Legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Reagan till..endeavored to OBJ
tain the consideration of the river and
harbor bill in committee of the
whole, saying that the action of to-
day would probably determine
whether Or not that bill would pass.
The Speaker, however, overruled his
point of order, and the committee re-
fused either to consider the river and
harbor bill Or to rise.
Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, then
proceeded briefly to explain
the provisions of the bill.
1t appropriated $191,OOO, decrease
of $4,000 from estimates and an in
creese of $4,000 over appropria-
tions for the current year. The
principal item of increase was one Of
$4,000 in the internal revenue de-
partment. The bill was then read
by sections for amendments. After
considering As of the 80 pages of the
bill, the committee rose and the
House adjourned.