Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON. L. L., ,l:a. p, 1851.

SENATE
Mr. lo2ai:s unlimited :cs;iu'iou Is follows
l"s' ;hn Scn,.A vii uG ready ~ &c iva ;;ia
tIous9 ct llanrcs"c' aivo in the Senate chc,ub,
On Wednesday, February Oh. at l2 O'Clock N =,
ter The pnr9csa u htius present at tho opening
ara s'rntlng II li.e vas FIR President ard
WOO Pres!dous cf the Uai.cd States. That
two p2Fson6 he a1poiaoi .ciicrs ca tic part Of
tho Senate to make lis; * The votes for prcs
dens ard Vioo President Of sho Uatcd States
as they shsl be declared. That TIM result shall
90 doIl7crcd TO the PrCsideat .! tho Senate, who
snail announoo tho state Of the veto, rhich shall
Do entered on the Journals. and If it shall sp
pear that choico hns boon rlc(io aerconbIy to
tho Constitution, tuoh entry ua tho Journals
snail DO dJom0d sufficient declaration ,horuof.
Mr.. Whyto CLiac:od to tho present consider
a'ion OF tho resolution and it was laid over end
ordered to DO printed.
Bllls wore introduced ebd referred rs follows:
By MT. Morgan: To oXtcbd tho postal scr.
vice 10 fdroIgn countries Referred to Com.
mlttoe on P0stoffoas ard Postroads.
Dy Mr. Gall: Fer tho improvement Of or
tain rivers and haibora in tho Ststo of Florida,
Tabled and ordered 10 BIO printed.
On motion OF Mr. Whyto the Joint rcso)u.
ton ratlt!iog tho settlement Of taxes mado by
tue District Commissioners was adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A motion to dispense With tho morninp hon,
was defeated by 50 10 80. and tho Spotkor, CO
tho regular order, directed tho clerk to fnsh
tho reading Of tho bill which was poudi1r attic
oxpiTtion Of tho last morning hour
Mr. Money, Of Miss, chairman Of tho Come
mlttco Oh postofloos and Post Rou;cs ronortct,
back g resolution, directing thst committed to'in
quIro into tho cxpcIioEcy Of establishing tel
cgraphlo postal system uud9r tho government
OF tho U. s., aud also toto tho cost Of rcproduo-
lng facilities Tor Transmitting telegraph MESA
gce equal TO those now possessed by existing
corporations. aud Into tho cost OF operating tho
sano, and granting 10 that committee leav, to
sGnd Tor persons ED papers. Placed on tho
House calender.
MIR. Blckgcll, Of Iod., c,lIcd up tho rfs,lu
ton proposing j)int rulo fox couatiog the
electoral vote. ''''| ''''
Mr.. Spccr, Of Ga, ASKED ilr. B;ckncll 10
ylold to him TO call 10 tho clntcetrd elrc.inn
caso of Yoatos Va. Martin, ''''''"
MIR. Field, OF Masl., hopcd that the rentlo-
man would no! 90 th.t. The r,port in that
case had just born printed and tho Ilousn
should ho allowed tWa or urac dnvs to OK
amino it.
Alter sono time Frant i'll vain attempt to
arrive q: soElc determination in rcfercuco to The
tlmo to 10 consumed in debate,
Mr. Spccr gave no!ioO that no would call Nh
tho election c'so TO E:orfoY after tiio morning
hour.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Tod from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported tic District orColun1.
bla appropriation bill, which was ordered to be
printed and reo3mmiltod.
Mr.: E;ckWell then demanded tie previous
question on tho Morgan" electoral resolution.
consideration in fsvor Of the "Fiod."
THO vote by division stood 10 TO no in fnyor
OF taking up tho electoral resolution, Messrs.
otopaons. FELTON, and Spcor of Georgia, voted