The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-27
COngress-Third Session
WASHINGTON, January 20, 1881.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. ingalls, submitted resolution a fol-
lows:
Resolred. That the Senate will be ready
to receive the House OF Representatives in
the Senate chamber on Wednesday, Febru-
ary OH, at II O'Clock NJ, for The purpose Of
being present at the opening and counting
Of the votes for President and Nice-Presl-
dent OF the United States; that two per-
sons be appointed tellers on the part OF the
Senate TO make lit OF the votes for Presl'
dent and NicC-President OF the United
States as they shall be declared; that the re-
suit shall be delivered TO the President OF
the Senate, who shall announce the state OF
the vote, which shall be entered on the
Journals. and II it shall appear that choice
has been made agreeably 10 the Constitution
such entry on the Journals sball be deemed
a sufficient declaration thereof.
Mr. Whyie objected TO the present con.
sideration OF the resolution, and it was laid
over and ordered TO be printed.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Mr.. Morgan To extend the postal
service 10 foreign countries. Referred to
Committee on Post. Offices and Post-ROad'.
BY Mr.. Call: For the Improvement o:
certain rivers and harbors in the State OF
Florida. Tabled and ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Call forwarded to the clerk the Gre
dentials OF his colleague. Charles W. Jones,
elected for The term commencing March 4,
1881. Read and filed.
The Indian land-in-severaly bill was then
taken up and discussed at length; but at
4:35 p. NJ. the Senate, without action on it,
went into executive session, and when the
doors we've re0penod adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A motion 10 dispense with the morning
hour was defeated by Il vote OF so TO 81, and
the Speaker, As the regular order, directed
the clerk to finish the reading OF The bill
which was pending at the expiration Of the
last morning hour.
Mr.. Money. Of Mississippi, chairman OF
the Committee on POST Offices and Post
Roads, reported back a resolution directing
mat committee TO inquire into the eXpc.
diency Of establishing Il telegraphic postal
system under the direction OF the G0yeln-
ment OF the Unlted States. and also into the
cost OF reproducing fdc.StmHeS for trans
hitting telegraph nj ssages 10 equal those
now possessed by existing corporations,
and into the cost OF operating the same, and
Granting to the committee leave TO send for
persons and papers.
The House then took up the calendar.
Mr.. Bicknel, OF indiana. called upa resO-
luton proposing joint rule for counting
the electoral vote.
Mr.. Speer, OF Georgia, asked Mr.. Bick-
nell 10 yield to him TO cIIl up the contested
election ease of Yates Us. Martin.
Mr.. Field, OF Massachusetts,, hoped the
gentleman would not do that. The report
in that case had just been printed, and the
House should be allowed Two or three days
10 examine It.
After some time spent in vain attempt
TO arrive at some determination in reference
TO lime To be consumed in debate, Mr..
Speer gave notice that he would call up the
election case tomorrow after the morning
hour.
Mr.. Cobb, OF Indiana, from the Com
miiiee on Appropriations, reported The Dis
trct OF Columbia Appropriation bill, which
was ordered TO he printed and reeommiitfd.
Mr.. Blckuel then demanded the previous
question on the Morgan electoral resolution.
Mr.. CoDger OF Michigan, raised the ques-
ton OF consideration In favor OF Field. The
vote, by division, stood 1l9 10 ITO In favor
OF taking up the electoral resolution.
Messrs. stephens, FELTON,, and Speer, OF
Georgia, voted with the Republicans. -
The vote by ayes ana noes resulted
ayes, 1870; noes, 124-in favor Of taking up
the electoral resolution. This was strici
party vote, except that Messrs. Felto9.
Speer, and Stephens Of Georgia, voted IN
the negative with the Republicans. or The
Greenbacker., Messrs. Laid and Stevenson
voted In the affirmative, and Messrs. Jones,
Lowe, Russell OF North Carolina, Mnrcb,
Gillette, Weaver. and YOcum in the mega
tive.
Mr.. BicknelI again demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Conger moved call OF the House.
The Speaker ruled that the motion was
not In order, since the last vote taken
showed more than n quorum present.
Mr.. Conger appealed from the decision OF
the Chair.
Mr.. Blount moved to lay the appeal on
the table.
The Republicans then abstained from