Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-02

WASHINGTON, February 1st.-MOrgan, from the
Electoral Count Committee, reported Ingalls, reso
luton the subject, with a concurrent resolution
as a substitute. 1t reads
g Resolved, That the two Houses of Congress
shall assemble 10 the House OF Representatives on
Wednesday, the 9th of February, 1881 at Il NJ, and
the President of the Senate shall be the presiding
officer. One person shall be appointed as teller on
the part OF the Senate and two on the part OF the
House. to make list of votes as they shall be de-
cared. That result shall be delivered to the Presi-
dent Of the Senate who shall announce the state OF
the vote on the persons elected to the two Houses,
assembled as aforesaid, which SHALL be deemed a
declaration of the persons elected President and
Vice President of the Uni ed States, and together
with list OF shall be entered In the journal
OF the two Houses.
Section provides that if it shall appear that any
votes of Electors for President and Vice President
of the United States have been given any other
day than that fixed for the casting of such votes BY
Act of Congress, in pursuance of the Constitution
Of the United States; and if the counting or omit
ting of the count OF such votes shall not essentially
change the result Of the election they shall be re-
ported by the President of the Senate, in the fol-
lowing terms
90 We're the votes of election cast on the - day
Of, 1880, TO be counted the result would be,
for b, for President of the United States, -
votes and for D. for Vice President of the United
States - votes. If not counted the result would
be for B, for President of the United States, -
votes; for c D, for Vice President of ths United
States, = votes; but in either event - is elect
ed President of the United States And in the same
manner for Vice President"
Morgan asked present consideration OF the reso-
luton.
Edmunds said that inasmuch as the Senator from
Colorado (Teller) and h msef, two members of the
committee from which the report had come, either
not invited or failed to get their invitations to
the meeting last night at which he understood this
amendment was agreed upon, he thought they
would like to see it in print before committing them
selves for against it. He therefore asked that it
20 over for one day under the rules.
Thurman asked what Edmunds meant by speak
ing of meeting last night. There had been none
Edmunds said he understood a meeting was held
last night at which the amendment was adopted
Thurman denied it. The resolution was ordered
printed.
The Chinese treaties were reported, with recon-
mendations for ratification.
Kirkwood and Dawes further discussed the Ponca
question
krkwood criticised Dawes for aboriously trying
to cast dscredit the United States for its acts
where no such discredit was properly attributable
The Secretary had furnished all the information
necessary aud III ample time. As TO the killing OF
Big Snake, that Indian insubordnate, had often
left his reservation and resisted arrest, declaring
that he would rather die than submit In shooting
him the soldier supposed him to be armed although
1t afterwards seemed that he was not Dawes feel
ings had beclouded his judgment He did not be-
lieve that Dawes had intended in his recently pub
blished statement respecting Secretary SchurZs par
ticpation in Congressional investigations to reflect
on him (Kirkwood1 as Chairman of the Senate
committee, but such might be the inference. There
had been theory advanced that the Secretary of
the Interior had been guilty OF baseness and dis
honor and of intimidating the Ponca5 into coming
to Washington and saying that they were satisfied
with their land The Secretary had taken an inter
est in disproviDg this theory.
Dawes discaimed any intention Of rejecting on
h:fSksgood bus ne .d objected 20 Cabinet officer
being in the committee room examining the Com
mission on their report to the President which had
not yet been published, and he objected to the
general conduct Of the Secretary in the matter, in
having stenOgTapher take abstract for the AS
ISOLATED Press without permission OF the Commits
sion
The subject was finally dropped.
Logan wanted the Grant retirement bill made the
special order for Thursday
Vest and Eaton Directing, he said be thought If
the Senate could listen TO an hours debate on
dead Indian, it might be disposed to find a little
time for live General
The Pension bill was then taken up in Committee
Of the Whole.
The Senate amendments were agreed TO.
Booth, in charge of the bill, submitted an amend
ment which he said had the approval of three men,
bers OF the Pension Committee to whom he had all
opportunity to show it. appropratng, to supply de-
fciencies, for the fiscal year 1881, 81, 692, 000
namely, for pensions for army invali3s and their
widows minors and dependent relations including
arrears to survivors Of the War of 1872 and their
widows provided the amount expended for each OF
the above items shall be accounted for separately.
The amendment also appropriated for navy pen
sions to invalids, widows, minors and dependent
relatives, S9oU2f4, provided the appropriation a1ore
said for pensions shall be paid from the income
OF the naval pension fund, so far as the may
be sufficient for that purpose, and provided further
that the amount expended for each OF the above
items shall be accounted for separately 1t also ap
proprates $780, 900 for fees of examining surgeons,
as provided by several Acts of Congress.
The amendment adopted.
ingalls, moved to amend the bill by striking out
the provision requiring accrued pensions due invalid
pensioners to be paid by the Commissioner of Pen
sions in installments.
After debate, participated in by Ingalls,, Beck,
Withers and Logan, the amendment was rejected
ayes 25, noes 26.
Pending a motion for an executive session, the
Chairman laid before the Senate message from the
President, with accompanying documents, in refer
ence to the Ponca Indians.
The reading OF message from the President upon
its presentation being the usage of Senate require
ment, it technically complied with, at the sug-
gestion of Edmunds by reading the initiatory por-
ton, when the message informally laid aside,
and without disposing OF the bill the Senate ad
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