Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-09

letter from the secretary of the navy recommending
appropriation of 5000 for the establishment Of
naval stations on the American isthmus. Ordered
printed and referred to the committee apprOpE1a
tons. The house then considered the apporhon-
ment bill and Cox addressed the members in advocacy
Of the measure. ..Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 3.-The Indian appropriation
bill was reported with the senate amendments the
committee recommending concurrence in some and
non-concurrence in others. Among the amendments
non-concurred in is that striking out the clause
abolishing the Indian commission. The report was
agreed The apportionment bill then taken
up. Cox offered an amendment fixing the number
Of representatives at 3O7. Ordered printed and con-
siderpd pending. Sherwin, a member of the census
committee, took the floor on the bill. There was
reason why the apportionment should not be made
this session. since all data were in on which to make
been proposed, he showed that 3Ol {the number
first suggested by Mr.. Cox) Democratic states would
gain eight representatives and lose two, net gain Of
six; Republican states would gain ten and lose eight,
net gain of two. At the number selected by
the majority of the committee {31I Democratic
states would gain twelve and lose none; Republican
At 319, the number recommended by the minority,
Democratic and Republican states would each gain
thirteen representatives. He argued in support Of
the latter bill, contending that Mechanically as
we'll politically, it meted exact justice to every
portion of the country. protracted debate ensued,
lasting until adjournment.
FRIDAY, February 4.-After session in committee
of the whole on the private calendar, during which
considerable discussion was had on the pension bi
the house took up the bill for the relief of Mrs. E. p
Page, VIII ch aroused heated partisan discussion
the billy asked to withdraw it, at the request OF Mrs.
Page accompanying his request with remarks that
again aroused discussion. Congcr moved to recon-
NIT the bill with instruction to the committee on
naval affairs to report full statement of the facts
Of the case, pending which, on motion of Goode the
bill was laid on the table. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 5.-Bicknell, as privileged
question, called up the senate concurrent resolution
r%iy,rv% hofo
the the vote of the electors of Georgia, which had
not been deposited on the day prescribed by the
statutes The question then rec,,rred the resolu
tion the first branch of which was agreed to with
out division. The second branch was agreed to
yeas 100, nays ". Republicans rule voted in the
negative and the Democrats in the affirmative. The
following Democrats, however, voted in the negative
Ackin, Converse, Culverson, Hurd, Siemons and
Young (Tenn.\; and the following Republicans in ihe
affirmative: Baker, Calkins, Cannon, Carpenter,
rows, Daggett, Dick, Fcrdon, Field, Fisher, Hall,
Hanley, Hayes, Hazleton, Heilman, Hiscock, Horr,
Kelly, Killinger, Lindsey, MCGOWAN Morton, O'Nei,
Prescott, Rice, Robinson, Stone and Taylor. Follow
ing is the text of the resolution adopted ResOlUed,
etc., rst-That the two houses of congress shall
semble in the hall Of the house of representatives
Wednesday the 9th day CT February, 1881, at - M,
and the president Of the senate shall be the presiding
officer that one person be appointed teller on part of
the senate and two two on part Of the house to make
list Of votes as they shall be declared: that the
suit shall be given to the president of the senate who
shall the state of the vote and the persons
elected to the two houses assembled, aforesaid,
which shall be deemed declaration Of the persons
elected president and vice president of the United
States, and together with list Of votes be entered
the journals Of the two houses. Second-That if it
shall appear that any votes Of electors for president
and vice president of the United States have been
given the day other than that fixed for casting
such votes by act of congress, in pursuance of the
onitting tc count such votes shall not essentially
change the result, they shall be reported by the
president of the assembly in the following manner:
$780, to be counted the result would be for A. B. for
president Of the United States, votes, and C. D.
for president of the United States, votes; if not
United States, votes, and for C. D. for president
of the United States votes; but Gn either EVENT.
is elected president of the United States, and in
then debated the apportionment bill until adjourn
ment.