Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-04-13

Grafton of which occupied the entire |
day. A long discussion occurred in ref |
eTence to alleged corruption in the Quar- |
termaster General and Commissary Cen
erals Department. When it came to
vote,the amendment, transferring claims
TO the Court of Claims when the claim
ants may so desire, was rejected, while
that providing that no money approprl-
sted In the bill shall be used in the in
vestigation of claims by the Quarter
master Generals Department, was adop-
ted. An amendment was also adopted.
increasing TO $4,000 the appropriation
fer the Army Medical Museum. The
Committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House, and it was passed.
The Presidential Count bill passed the
Senate Thursday, by viva voce vote. 1t
provides. in brief, as follows: That the
Electors of each State shall meet and
vote on the second Monday of January
next succeeding their election; that each
State shall determine, prior to such
meeting, all controversies arising in re-
gard to the election of any Elector; that
no electoral vote or votes from any
State from which but one return has
been received shall be rejected, except
| by the affirmative vote of the Two houS-
es that if more than one return Is re-
ceived from a State, the votes of those
Electors appointed by a lawful tribunal
of the State shall be counted; and in the
event of question as to which OF two
or more such State tribunals is lawful
tribunal, the votes of the Electors OF
that tribunal the two houses, acting sep
arately, shall decide to be the authorized
one, shall be counted; that IN case OF
non-determination of a contest between
two or more sets of electors of a State
those votes shall be counted which the
two houses, acting separate ely. shall de-
eide to be the lawful electoral votes
The bill also provides that if the count
ing shall not have been completed be-
fore the fifth calendar day next aftel
the first joint meeting of the two hous
es, no re. ess shall Be afterward taken by
either house until the counting is finish
ed. The Senate also passed a bill ap
propriating $4,000 for the immediate
relief of the Cheyenne and Arrapahot
Indians. Mr.. Farley introduced his bill
prohibiting Chinese immigration fol
sixteen years.
In the House, Mr.. Page asked unani
nous consent to. introduce a ten-yeal
Chinese bill. Bills passed appropria
ting S150,0OO to continue the work OF
the Washington monument, and appro
: priating $4,000 for the purchase of seeC
for the sufferers from the Mississippi
overflow. In Committee, the Hous,
considered without action the Tarit
Commission bill After the Committe,
rose, two other Chinese bills were intro
: duced.
The Senate was in session on Friday
llhaving adjourned over until Monday
, The House passed bill relieving from
2 the charge of desertion all voluntee
5 soldiers in the late war who completes
their term of enlistment, but failed t
2 receive an honorable discharge. Th
, House also adopted resolution direct
ing the Committee on Exenditures i
the War Department to inquire int
what abuses, if any, exist in that dc
partment in the adjudication of claims
The consideration of the Tariff COmmls
sion bill was resumed.