Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-13
CONGRESS .ONAL PROCEEDINGS.
United states senate.

WAsHINGToN, February l2th.-Thc Chair
laid before the Senate the House concur
rent resolution providing for joint COM
mittee of three members of the House of
Representatives and two Senators 10 notify
Grover Cleveland of his election as Presi-
dent of the United States from the 4th of
March next, and to notify Thomas A
Hendricks OF his election rs Vice-Presidcnt
from the same date.
On motion of Garland, it was referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
Garland said the phraseology Of the reso-
luton needed looking at.
The resolutions offered yesterday by In
gals and HOar, relating to the electoral
count We're, on motion of Hoar, referred
without comment 10 the Committee on
Privileges and Elections
4 resolution offered by Sherman was
agreed 10, authorizing the President of the
Senate To appoint a committee of three
Senators to make the necessary arrange
ments for the inauguration of the Presi-
dent-elect.
Van WICK inquired of the Chair why the
bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific land grant
had been displaced from its position at the
head of the special order. and he said the
bill had not been considered by the Senate
aud asked unanimous consent that the bill
be restored 10 its place among the special
orders
Van Wycks request for unanimous con-
sent was acceded 10 and the bill ordered re-
stored to its place among thespecial orders.
The Chair laid before the Senate unfn-
ished business, being the bill for the repeal
of the presumption and timber-culture
laws.
After short debate. on motion Of Ali
son. the bill was temporarily laid aside and
the army appropriation bill taken up.
The bill was read by sections, and the
Senate committees amendments adopted
without debate-eXeept the last one, which
strikes out the following provision CT the
House bill:
Section , That Article %, Section 1872 of the
Revised Statutes, be ard the same IS hereby re
pcaled and amended, so as 10 read as follows:
'Auice ~ The proceedings of trial shall he car
ricd on during sach hours a. the Court-martial
shall determine.
After some discussion the bill passed.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iGWned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 12th-The House
went into Committee of The Whole on the
Postoliice appropriation bin
The new legislation concerning railroad
mail compensation was stricken out
Long offered an amendment providing
that any article or item IN any newspaper,
or other publication, may be marked for
obServato on without an increase Of postage
Agreed to.
Severa. other amendments were offered
and adopted, and the committee rose.
Townshend moved that the House take
o recess until o'clock, but White of Ken
lucky made the point of no quorum, and
call OF the House was ordered
During the roll-call, White of Kentucky
being absent in one OF the cloak-rooms,
unanimous consent was asked and given TO
dispense with further proceedings under
the call, and the House took n recess until
s o'clock.
At the evening session not more than
two dozen members were present when the
House met and proceeded, in Committee of
the Whole to the further consideration of
the postoffice appropriation bill.
After short debate the committee rose
and the House took recess until 10 o'clock
this morning.