St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-29
House of Representatives.

In the house to-day Mr.. Clay, from the
committee on presidential laws, reported q
concurrent resolution providing that the
two houses shall assemble in the ball of the
house at noon on the 18th of February, 1885,
pursuant to the requirements of the consti-
tuition and laws relating to president and
vice president of the United States, and the
president OF the senate shall be the presiding
officer; that one person shall be appointed
teller on the part of the senate and two as
teilers on the part of the house to make list OF
the votes as shall be declared: that the result
shall be delivered to the president of the
senate, who shall announce the state vote
and persons elected TO the two houses assem-
bled as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a
declaration of the persons elected as presi-
dent and vice president.
Mr.. Reed made point of order that the sub
ject matter OF the resolution had never bee n
referred to the committee, and the point ha v
ing been sustained by the speaker, Mr.. Clay
asked leave 10 nave it referred.
To this Mr.. Reed objected, in order that he
might have an opportunity to examine the
resolution.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr. rtin-Appropriating S25, 900 for
experiments with American steel made armoT
for naval vessels.
BY Mr. Patton-To promote the efficiency
of the army by voluntary retirement of off
GERS, who entered the services during the
late war.
Mr.. Paige offered a resolution reciting that
no official notification had been made to the
house OF the resignation of j. S. Robinson,
now secretary of the state of OHIO as repre-
sentative of the Ninth district of Ohio, and
directing the committee on elections to in
vestigate and report upon the status.
Adopted
Mr.. Slocum, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported back the resolution re-
questpg the president to transmit TO the
house a copy Of the recent appeal of Fitz
John Porter, together with the accompanying
papers.
Mr.. Steele moved to lay the resolution on
the table, Lost SO to 1l6. The resolution
then passed. Yeas, 179; nays, ~.
The speaker laid before the house mes
sage from the president, transmitting a com
municatiOn from the secretary of the navy,
recommending action by the government in
recognition of the services, official and per-
sOnal, extended in Russia TO the survivors Of
the Jeanette
On motion Of Mr.. Henley the house pro-
ceeded TO the consideration of the land grant
bills on the calendar. The first bill on the
the calendar was TO declare forfeited certain
land in Michigan granted in aid of the con-
structiOn OF the railroads. The question of
consideration was raised and the house re-
fused TO consider the bill.
\ similar question was raised against the
bill to forfeit the Marquette IL Ontonagou
land grant, and the house refused to con-
slider this measure.
Mr.. Mills, from the committee on rivers
and harbors, reported the river and harbor
appropriation bill. Referred TO the committee
OF the whole.
Mr.. McComas offered q resolution, which
was adopted, recting that Julius r. Santos,
an American citizen who was long
instructor in the university of Virginia,
recently merchant in Brahai,
had been imprisoned in Ecuador since Nov.
1854, for alleged completely in a rebellion
aud speedy execution is apprehended, and
that it is alleged he is innocent and direct
ing the secretary OF state to inform the house
what measures had been taken and what
further action he intends to take 10 secure
the release or speedy trial Of Santos.
Mr.. Van Eaton then submitted various
filibustering motions 10 adjourn, TO adjourn
over and to take rccesses, and several roll
calls were taken. During one OF the calls
Mr.. Bland asked If he would be in order to
read the platforms prepared at both the Re
publican and Democratic National conveu-
tons, especially that plank which declared in
favor Of the forfeiture Of unearned land
grants. Finally wearied out with successive
roll calls, the house adjourned.