Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-16

ferred to the committee Of the whole. On motion
of Whitthorne the senate bill making appropria-
ton to prosecute the search of TIE steamer Jeanette
was referred to the committee appropriations with
Instructions to report it back. within week..
Briggs offered the customary resolution relative TO
the death of Mr.. Farr of New Hampshire. Eulogies
were read by Messrs. Briggs, Hall. Ray, Bland,
Bowman, Updegraf (Ohio), Shellen barger, Blake
and Sherwin ;. Adiourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 9.-The morning hour was
dispensed with and the house went into committee
of the whole the Legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill. The committee, without
concluding the bill, rose. At few minutes past1
the doorkeeper announced the arrival of the vice
president and senators of the United States who then
filed into the chamber. Vice President Wheeler took
bis seat on the right hand of Speaker Randall and
the senators accommodated with chairs in
front OF the of desks. The vice president called
the house to order and said: 1.-The two houses being
assembled in pursuance of the constitution that the
votes may be counted and declared for presidenand
vice president on the fourth day of March, 1884, it
becomes my duty to open the certificates of the cleo
eors OF the several states of the Union in the pres
ence OF the Two houses, and now proceed to the
o1scharge OF that duty" The tellers Messrs. Thur
man and Hamlin the part of the senate, and
Messrs House and Crowley ON the part of the house.
having taken their places at the clerks desk the vice
president opened the packages in aphab ecal order
and handed them to the tellers. The documents
communicating the result to the assembled legisla-
tors. At the conclusion Of the reading the teIIers
counted up the votes; Thurman then said: ''The
tellers report that the whole number of electors
appointed to vote for president of the United States
was $685. of which majority is 1876. Were the votes
Of the electors of the state of Georgia cast second
Wednesday, 1880, being the eighth day of said month
to be counted, the result would be for James A.
Garfield, of Ohio, for president of the United
States 2l4 votes, and for Winfield s. Han
president of the United States 155 votes If
not counted the result would be: For James A. Car
field for president of the United States 214 votes,
and for Winfield S. Hancock for president OF the
United States IA votes. In either event James A.
Garfield has received majority Of the votes of the
whole number OF electors appointed" He made
similar statement relating to the vote for vice presi
dent. Wherefore, said Vice President Wheeler,
u do declare that James A. Garfield of the state of
Ohio, he having received majority of the votes of
the whole number of electors appointed. ia div
elected president of the United States for four wears
commencing on the fourth day of March, 1881; and
do further declare that Chester A. Arthur of the
state of New York, he having received majority of
the votes of the whole number of electors appointed
is duly elected vice president of the United States
for four years commencing on the fourth day of
March, 1884," The senate then retired to its cham
Der. After the senate had left the chamber and
order had been restored, House CTenn presented to
the house the report of teers, signed by Senators
Hamlin and Thurman and Representatives House
and Crowley. Crowley then offered a resolution re-
citing that the house had met the senate; that the
electoral votes bad beer opened by the president of
the senate in presence of the two houses of
and counted by tellers on part Of the two houses:
that it appeared that James A. Garfield received
majority of the votes cast for president and Chester
A. Arthur majority Of the votes cast for vice pres-
dent, and that the had been duly declared by
two houses and declaring that the two houses are of
the opinion that the constitution and laws have been
duly executed, and that no further declaration of
these facts is necessary. The resolution adopted
and the house went into committee on the legislative
appropriation bill. After discussion the committee
rose and the bill was passed. only vote %. Tur-
ner) being cast in the negative. "A noisy and acri-
moous debate then took place regarding priority of
business, and the application of rule Of the house
to meet the case in question. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 10.-KelIy reported bill to
repeal oipafi DO Din
ties tea coffee and products of possessions Of the
Netherlands. Referred to committee Of the whole
The morning hour being dispensed with the
speaker proceeded to the call of states in order that
one member from each should have the right to ask
unanimous consent for the passage Of bills. num-
Der of private bills we're disposed Of The remainder
of the hour consumed in noisy discussion of a
point Of order as to the scope of the new rule No
decision was arrived at. Reagan moved the house
go into committee the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill, and though the motion was antagonized by
Cox with his apporhonment bill, it prevailed-yeas
$50, nays 79-and the house thereupon went into
such committee on the hlst-naIned measure. pro-
tracted debate ensued during the progress OF which
Cox and Reagan had short but warm interchange of
personal opinion. The debate lasted until adjourn
ment
FRIDAY, February 11.-After disposing of some
miscellaneous business the house went into commit
tee OF the whole on the private calendar. The bill
making Indianapolis port of delivery was passed.
The house remained in committee three hours
and passed two dozen pension bills including pen
sion of $50 month to Col. Thomas Worthington, of
SATURDAY, February 12-The bill reported by the
lnteroceanic canal committee in aid of the Tehaun-
tepec ship railway (Eads' scheIne) gave rise to a
noisy and dsorderly struggle over the question
whether the report had been authorized. Finally,
on motion of Cox, the whole subject was laid on the
table by almost unanimous UiUa UOce vote. A bill
coming over from yesterday regulating the importa
ton of material used in the construction or
pairs of vessels engaged in the foreign trade, in
Guiding trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports
or built on foreign account, motion Of Frye
amended to provide that copper and spe1ter of
foreign growth used in the construction, equipment
and repair of vessels to be employed in the foreign
trade or built foreign account may be imposed in
bond under such regulations the secretary of the
treasury may prescribe, and proof that such ma
terials have been used and manufactured for the
purpose aforesaid, duties shall he paid thereon
.Clymer, from the committee appropriations,
reported back the army appropriation bill with the
senate amendment recommending concurrence in
some and concurrence in others OF those amend
ments. The recommendations agreed to-.
The bill appropriating money for prosecuting the
search for the missing steamer Jeannette was report
ed back and referred to the committee of the whole
The house then went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor appropriation bill.
An amendment agreed to providing the secre-
lie works provided for in the act to the lowest re-
sponsible bidders, provided that in the opinion of
the secretary of the interests of the
should not be materially injured. Other amend
mepts offered were rejected, and finally, at 440 the
first paragraph of the bill disposed Of In forty
minutes more three of the forty pages of the bill had
been considered, when the committee and the
house adjourned.