The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE,.

WASHINGTON, D. G. Feb. H. Clay
offered the following concurrent
resolution:
RESOLVED, That two members of the
house of representatives be appointed
by the house and one member of the
senate to be appointed by tEat body
to wait on Cleveland and notify him
that he has been duly elected Presi-
dent Of the United States for four
years commencing the 4th of March,
1855, andHiso to notify Hendricks ne
has been duly elected Vice President
of the United States for four years
commencing with the All of March,
1885.
Second. That the president of the
senate do make out and sign GER
tificate In the following words.
Certificate of election. BE it
known that the senate and house of
repres entatives being con vened in the
city of Washington the second We'd
nesday of February, in the year OF our
Lord 1855, did in the pl eseDce of said
senate and hou Sc of represent ttlves,
open ali the certificates and all vote s
OF electors for President and Vice
President of the Unite States; which
were then counted in the presence of
the two houses, whereupon 1t ap-
peared that Governor Cleveland, of
the state of New York had maj0rity
of the votes Of the electors as Presi-
dent and Thomas A. Hendricks, of
the state of Indiana had majority
of the votes of the electors for Vice
President, by all of which it appears
Grover Cleveland, of the state Of New
York, has been duly elected Pres;-
dent and Thomas A. Hendricks, of
the state of Indiana, has baen duly
elected Vice President Ot the United
States agte ,ab'y to the constitution
for the next four years beginning the
4th of March 1885.
In witness whereof l have here
with set my hand this - day of
Feb., 1885, and have sealed with the
seal of the senate; and that the COM
mission hereby app ,inted, when
notifying the persons elected of their
election to the office of Preside Mt and
Vice-President OF the United States,
shall present to each of them q duly
authenticated copy of the foregoing
certificate"
Clay said this res )lut!on was in all !
pre- c sdents except as to the last two |
Presidential elections.
On a suggestion of Cox, of New |
York, the resolution was modified so |
rs to make the commission consist CT !
three representatives and two SEN
ators.
Keifer said the resol on was
wholly unnecessary.
Holman novel to amend by strik- /
ing out all that part of the resolution
having reference to the certificate of
election. Agreed to without divis-
iOn. TIE resolution as amended was
agreed to.
sideration of business under the
general rule. On motion of McCord !
the bill passed for the erection Of
public buildings at Keokuk. Iowa, at
q limited cost of 100000.
The house then went into commit
tee of the whole, Springer in the
chair, on the postcffice appropria-
ton bill.
Hoar offered an amendment in
creasing from $4.10O, 900 to o$4 ,50), 900
the appropriation tor the letter
carrier system. !,
Horr's amendment was agreed 10,
100 to g..
Skinner IN. " offered an amend
ment providing the letter carriers
may b. appointed when public busl-
ness demanded it in places where the
population was not less than 100, 900
and when the gross revenue at such
offices amounted to 500 go or in sew
eral place, near to each other where
the aggregate population was 10000
and the gr ss revenue not less than
$4,000. Pendi ig action the Commit
tee arose and tile house adjourned
SENATE.
The seua'e resumed confederation !
of the bill to repeal the preemplion
and timber culture laws. Several |
amendments to the verbiage of
the bill were made and Others re-
lating to the various general features
Of the land laws not before affected
to the bill were proposed.
Slater opposed the bill. He said
the prepositioa to repeal the pre-