Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-07
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. RIVERS AND HARBORS. Prospects of the Bill for
 Appropriations. Small Chance for Its Passage. A Pressure of Business for
 Congress. Provision for Counting the Vote. A Bill Adopted by Both
 Houses.
Provision for Counting the Vote.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Work of fCongress-The Cha noes for Ap-
 propriation BiIls-Short Time for Fin ishinx up Busfness-Stanley Matthews l Nominatfon-Its Probable Rejection by 1 the Senate COmmittee-Passage of the i Electoral Count ResOIution-Other Mat 1 ters.
 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The river and har-
 bor bill, if passed at all, must as usual be passed under suspension of the rules. Mo l tions to suspend may be made tomorrow l and if the members of the Committee on Commerce are recognized the bill no doubt ] will be brought to a vote.. If it is not passed ! then there will be no further opportunity un- til the third Monday of the month, or the last six days of session, unless MT. Reagan should call it up in the meantime for consid- eration, in which event there would be a scramble to get on items which have been omitted by the Commerce committee. The bill will be in bad fix if it goes over until the third Monday, when the committees will be called for motions to suspend the rules, for there are over twenty committees to be called before the Commerce committee is reached, as under the decision of the Speak CT they must be called in regular order. MT. Cox will scarcely be able to get the consid- eration of his apportionment bill up again until Thursday. Tomorrow motions may be made to suspend the rules. and so many mem bers have measures they will desire to have acted on that it will be impossible to obtain consent to take up any other business. On TI1oc Mr fn oS1 fha House to consider the legislative appropria- tion bill for time, but not many hours will be devoted to it, as the New Hampshire dele gation have given notice that they will ask the floor to announce the death of their late colleague, MT. Farr. and to pronounce eulo- gies. Such requests are never refused. On Wednesday the count of the electoral vote will be made. It is not expected that this proceeding will occupy great deal of time, but it will nevertheless break up the day. If Cox shall give assurance that he will call the previous question on the apportion- ment bill Thursday, MT. Atkins will consent that he shall occupy that day but if 8 vote cannot be had on that day the Appropriation committee will insist on going on with the legislative bill and then the prospect for the apportionment bill will be bad, for there are other appropriation bills to follow. Only twenty three working days of the session remain, and of that time three days of this week, stated above, have been practically cast out. Monday, the 14th, has been arranged to the District of Columbia by special order. On the third Monday suspensions of the rules will again be in order, and what with other business there will have to be cannot work to get the aDDroDriation bills throuph
 It is reported upon what is regarded as good authority that the President contem- plates the withdrawal of the nomination of Stanley Matthews to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. MT. Hayes will not take this step, however, until he is assured that the nomination will never be reported to the Sen ate from the Judiciary committee, or if re- ported it will be rejected There can be no doubt now but that the nomination will be reported adversely if at all. There is no reason to expect that the Senate would act adversely to the action of the able lawyers and iurists composing the Judiciary con- mittee The President is known to be anxious to put two justices of the Supreme Court upon the bench before his term ex- pires He intended MT. Matthews to succeed Justice Swayne and Attorney General Devens to succeed Justice Clifford The latter is tco ill even to dictate his resignation, yet the nature of his malady, paralysis, is such that he may live some time. It is believed Hayes will nominate Mr. Devens to succeed x-Justice Swayne if compelled to withdraw Matthews. There is degree of fitness in making MT. Devens MT. Clifford's successor in that the former is a resident of the judicial circuit which would be made vacant by the death of MT. Clifford
 The Republican members of the Pennsyl- vania Legislature expect to elect 8 United States Senator to succeed MT. Wallace this week. The Oliver men have been notified not to make any pairs for Tuesday next. Congressman Beltzhoover said tonight that when he recently passed through Harrisburg he was told by State Senator who is SUD- porting Mir. Grow that the fight would be settled this week. Senator Cameron arrived here today There is considerable talk in Washington of the selection of Glenni W. Schofeld, register of the Treasury, as com- promise candidate for Senator.
 In the House yesterday was discussed the Senate concurrent resolution for counting the electoral votes. After a long debate, which mostly centered on the point whether not the electoral vote of Georgia, which State, as admitted, cast it's vote on day other than that prescribed should be ad- mitted, the electoral count resolution passed the House in the following form:
 Resolved, &c., first that the two houses of Congress shall assemble in the hall of the House of Represents
 Gn ena t g + M so % the presiding officer that one person be appointed teller the of the Senate and two of the House of representatives to make list of the votes they shall be declared that the result shall be delivered to the President ofsthe Senate who shall announce the state of the vote and the elected to the two Houses assembled aforesaid which shal be deemed of the persons elected President with list of votes be entered the journals of the two Houses.
 secondThat it shall appear that any votes of cleo tors for President Vice President of the United States have been given any other day than pursuance of the constitution of the United States if the counting emitting to count such votes shall not essentially change the result of the election they shall lowing manner: Were the votes of electors cast the = day of -, 1sso to be counted the result would be for B. for President of the United States
 votes and O. D for President of the United States
 votes; if not counted the result would be- for A. B. for President of the United States = votes and CD. President of the United States votes: but in either event - is elected President of the United States. And in the same manner for Vice President.
 The following is the text of the resolution which passed the Senate yesterday concern ing the right of the President of the Senate to make the electoral count:
 Resolved by the Senate tthe House of Representa- tves concurring that the President of the Senate is with the right to count the votes electors Pres and Vice President of the United States to determine what votes shall be received and counted or what shall be rejected that it is the duty of Congress without delay to institute to the due and orderly performance of said duty in fu ture.
 The apportionment bill introduced by Mr. Cox was discussed in the House. Mr. Hawley favoring the bill on the grounds that in a large body, as proposed by the gentleman from New York, there would be found greater variety of talent. more men capable of being properly devoted,to specialties. The House had not disposed of the bill at the hour of adjournment.
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