New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-04
YIVIrH CONGRESS--IIID SEs SION

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
owr, AVN D111y OF THE vICE-PREsDENT IN
RELATION TO THE ELECTORAL CoUNl-ihH ar
roRrIoNmKNT BILL IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb 3. 1881.
Tho House bill for Public Building was
.snorted fayorably with amendments. Paceo vi 'n0
calendar. co..,,,toa nm
Mr. KIRKwOOD Rep Iowa.. from the Comml''ee Oh
post Offices and Post Roads, reported DacK oeh"'o.
,ouan,s Joint resolution providing for an extension
The frapking privilege without RECOMMENDATION
On motion Of Mr.. MORGAN Dem., Ala) the concur
rent resolution introduced by him on June TO- iooV
Glazing that the President OF the Senate Is not
BY the Of the Urte for Pesdnt ard
PRESIDENT OF the United States so as 70 t wotes shall
votes shall be received and counted or "na' No'o' '
DC i EpaU IND Rep w. in opposition to the res| dG
NOT touch the real question now In dispute nor so a
that was concerned did 1t cover onehai Ut oue'n'o
Mr. THURIXN dem Ohio) favored action on the
resolution without debate. 49,, o.o,rton IN the
table and upon that motion ne asked for the yeas anu
The wss res ssn ny moved to refer the
Tion to the Committee on the Judiciary ana Mr Ed
yScoey Of he moiioD when Cnar ANNOUNCED the
unfinished business the Land In Severaty DILL rs te
re Mr MORGAN moved to postpone the order until to,
The motion was agreed y,h Sa cosera
Messrs HOAR Rep., Mass.) WINDOW (Rep MIMI
BOOTH (lIep., CALI aud CONKLNG tHel'' N ~ op
passed the motion.
Nj. CONKLING remarked that the Republican side
was not dspOsed either to mstate or TO shruB rom an
assertion of the upon the power OF the PRESIDENT OF
tie Senate. Mr. COnSng held that the PRESIDENT on thc
Eenao was bound by his oath to preserve tne
invoate. TO bring them into the presence oil the TWO
houses, and TO open them. ,
Mr. EDMUNDS moved an amendment so as 70 make
tee resolution that in the opinion oil the senate
sehtaycs nor the President of the Senate Is invested
by the Constitution with the right to make the eoun
Rejected.
Mr. CONKLING took issue the point that me count
wHsa eral function appertalnng SOLELY 10 no ~
iert of the Senate The whole history OF the GoveTnHrh
was in contradiction OF the idea that the Presucht Oh ,H
Senate could decide any OF the questions as 10 me Nuu
ity If the electoral votes OF the States or tat nc cou
Gcnde auy other thing which might hinge tue ascer-
ta.nment ard declaration Of Il Presidential vote: -
Mr. INGALLS, dep, kas.) said lie believed Inc freSl-
ot CT the had Iignt to count the Noes III Tue
sense of committing them. -. =, - ,,,.;o,
Mr. BLAINE Kep. Mel said he thought the resolution
would meet the views sides of the question IL IL
would d, .larc should cOunt or reject the vote
At o'clock vote was taken upon agreeing 10 tIe
resolution when the result showed 80 yeas 10 III Ne
Conklug who voted for the rcsJluonl ahstaDlhS from
voting. - 80. ..,, ,,.o no., ,ros
erain called pursuant TO the inle to ascertain te pres
Mr. THURMAN dem. OliOl asked that the names OF
Senators not present be taken down. . :,
Ir. BLAINE-Under what rule Ihat Is q request l
never before heard made in the Senate -
Mr. THURMAN said the rules required Senators pres
e, 10 vote or ask be excused, when they must state
The reasons 10. their excuse. ,,,.
Mr. MO;.G An suggested TO the Reru'incan sue thlt
they relieve the Democrats from their Pt!s WIN
tbSntecs ard upon RECEIVING no response 10 us s"h'
CrSlon, moved To adjourn.
Agreed to, and at $40 the Senate ADJOURNED.