The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-29
The House.

T.
WAsHrsGToS, january %. - Clay from
the committee on Presidential eIection
laws, reported concurrent resolution,
providing that the two Houses shall
assemble in the hall OF the House at.
noon on the 18th of February, 1885, pur-
suantto the requirements of the Gonsti-
tuition and laws relating to the election
OF President and Yice-President OF the
United States and the President of the
Senate shall be the presiding officer.
Ihat one person shall be appointed
teller on the part of the Senate, and two
as tellers on the part of the House, to
make a list of the votes as they shall be
declared; that the result shall be de-
llvered to President of the Senate, who
shall announce the state OF the vote, and
the persons elected to the two houses
assembled as aforesaid, which shall be
deemed declaration of the persons
elected President and Vice-Presfdent.
7 Reed made the point of order that the
subject matter of the resolution had
never been referred to a committee, and
the point having been sustained BY the
Speaker, Clay asked leave to have it re-
ferred. To this Reed objected in order
that he might have an opportunity to
examine the resolution. fnBhnEs a.
!. Sloeum, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported back a resolution
requesting the President to transmit to
the House a copy Of the recent appeal of
Fitz John Porter, together with the &C
cornpanying papers.
l. Steele moved to lay the resolutiSA on
the table. Lost, SO to 116. The resolu-
ton passed, yeas ITO, nays IT,
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the Secretary of the Navy,
Recommending action by the govern.
mept in recognition of services. official
and personal, extended in Russia to the
survivors of the Jeanuette and to the
search parties subsequently to Siberia.
| Referred. f.l..es
|, On motion OF Henley, the House pro-
ceeded, yeas 139, nays los, to consider
the land grant bills on the calandar.
4 The first bill on the calendar was to de-
clare forfeited certain land in Michigan
( granted to aid in the construction .oi
railroads.. The question of considera-
ton vas raised, and the House refused
yeas S3,nays .162, to consider the bill. A
bsiuilar question was raised against the
! next bill to perfect the Marquette and
\ OIItOudBOit AdHu grant, dilQ tilc I1Oubc
refused, yeas 80, nays 1871, to consider
/ this measure.
Willis. from the committee on rivers
and harbors, reported the river and
harbor appropriation bill. Referred te
The committed of the whole.
McComas offered a resolution, which
was adopted, reciting that ] r. Santos
American citizen, who was long an in
structor IN the University of Virginia
but recently merchant in Bahia, haC
been imprisoned in Ecuador, since No
4 yemher, 1884, for alleged com phcity il
! the rebellion, and speedy execution i:
j pretended, and that it is alleged thai
he is innocent. and directing the Secre
tary of State to inform tie House
what measures have been taken anC
I what further action he intends to TAX,
to. secure the release or speedy trial o
i Santos. c..9 - aIr.. liz
Van Eaton then submitted various
fiGbustering motions. and several rol
calls we're taken, During enc of thl
calls, Bland asked if It would be il
order to read platforms prepared a
both the Republican and Democrat,
national convention, especially tina
plank which declared in favor of tn,
forfeiture of unearned land agents
Finally, wearied out with successiv
roll calls 1.-The House adjourned.