The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19

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ns. HOLMAN moved 10 sn~nd b.
stflhtnN Otlt I'll that pnft III the resOlti
tlOa h<tine fsferencd Nv The oerslilcst
n esrctIOn. Agreed N, Without division
The resolution ~ amended VS. agrees
The house then went Into oo,nmlsts'
' ~ r ,ss az svsa"xss 10 ~ sha''
MI MI ii0HW "iisssS S' ~ ssas"a S,sns ia
oreasing frDln ~, leO,OlO " 900 th,
appropriations iOr ths letter carrier sys
M. TowNsHEND called s,ssusio.
70 the fHct that the It'll, ~ u now stood
appropriated 500 900 moro than the o.
Precipitation for the current year.
Mr.. MONEY made strong appeal iol
an extension VI the free delivery syn
tom, and intimatsd that he favored I
system OF postal telegraph.
Mr.. MCMILLAN announced Ills CD
position to ths postal telegraph propoli-
lion. The consequence VI this scnoIn,
would DO 70 double the number Of OH.
GERS who ruled over tho republic. VI.
entered his protesl against "a system 50
problematicaI In It's workings.
| Mr.. BINGHAM said tho cost OF the
service Tor the coming year, without the
incIense OF another inal, must DO nearly
$2oO,OoO more than the amount sought u
Mr.. HOLMAN. warned the house that
y could not pass tho appropriation bins
II they were all dragged along ls The
present one was being dragged along.
III this policy was " DO pursued tue
gentlemen might - we'll mako up their
minds 70 cxllsd session..
Mr.. HORRs sn,endInsnt was agreed
to 100 ~ ~.
Mr.. SjSINNER, OF New York, offered
an amendmsnt providing that letter
carriers may be appointed when public
business demanded IL, in places whers
the pup,ilatio was not less 1900 aud
when THE gross revehus OF sum office
amounted 10 $4,000 er 10 several
places near 70 eacn otner, whore tho ay-
gregate population was l0,0OO and tho
gross revenue not less than yl0.0w.
Pending further consideration OF the
anendDisnt, the committee 1859 and th,l
house adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsHisaros, Feb. 1.-The iolnt res
olution vi the legislature uf NebraskuS
urging congress 90 pass tho bill Tor h,h
RELIEF Of settlers on the ST. Joseph X
Denver City railroad lanus, was RI
ferred.
Mr.. ALLlSsN, from the committee
on npprop patiops, report too Sriny
appropriation bill. Placed on the c flen-
dar. "
Mr.. GARLAND Introduced Bill 10
re-locale tho Hot Springs reservation in
Arkansas, sud the memorial of citizans
of Hot Springs relating theretG, Re-
fvrred.
The senate passed the bill providing
for permanent reservation tor Indians
OF northern Montana.
At five minutes before II o'clock
message waS received, aBnoul jing that
the house OF repre- se ntatives wkUld,at "
O'clock, be ready 10 receive the senate,
that in joint cDnvention bYth houses
may count che electoral votes.
The CHAIR announced Nat tho con-
current resolution, provlaLDg for tho
joint convention, would nov ha exc
cuted nnd the senator's, hejded by ihs
president pro tenn, aud the ,seoretGry OF
the senate, preceded by lhe kergeanL-at.
arms proceeded 10 tho hoiiso Of repre-
At 2:55 p. m. the senator3 returned to
the senate chamber aud the president
pro tenn. OF that body ns9iug resumed
the char, the iellers on the part of the
senate, Messrs. Hoar ana Peudleton,
appeared and on tbeir behalf Mr. Moar
reported the result uf tlhe electoral
count. When the telierp report was
the president Of the senate
repeated verbatim the closing sentence
0fthe annOuucement made by him IN the
house relating 10 The declaration Of the
vote. That sentence was Ms follows:
sAnd the president make this DECLARE
ton only as a public statement Ia the
presence OF the'two houses OF con gress
)f the cortents OF the Papers opened
and read on this occasion,A and not as
possessits any authority In law 70 de. |
clare any leg lconr.usiou whAtever.n
Mr.. COGGER said that he desired, az
one member OF tine senates'tn say Lhat be !
entirely dissented irsm thA declaration /
hat the president oil the SENATE, or Tho |
vice presidenJ, had no other power IN !
that vote than to announce /
he fact, and he did not know by what
authority the sentence had been made |
/ part OF the declaration.
MIR. Slt ERMAN said: 81 also wish I
or myself, having put on, record my
opinion on this question ut other |
lines, TO again ASSERT and I
,ut on record myN opinion
hat II the declaration made was tEe |
declaration of the gentleman who pre-
ided on that occasion, expr@ssing his
except so Tar as 1t Inlay com
nand the Judgment OF mankind here
.fter. believe the vice pres iideng OF /
he United States declared and ex0r.
Used constitutional power Wnen lie
resided over that body 20.
ay and counted the VOTE, aud
hat bis announcement bftne
'ote Is conclusive and eAds all
rgument upon I've question, a&d thar
pini0n AS the result Of certain )papers
iven TO hin, but ne made also d dOnstl-
uti0nal DECLARATION, provided for under
he existing laws, as to who il 10 be
resiaept ot the Uuiteu States alter the
th of March.
Mr.. BOAR; III conceived il to Sc my
uty, as one Of the teliers, 10 REPORT 20
he senate only so much Of the Proceed
ngs Of the TWO houses as see,nSd TO me
he ascertAinment and declaration
I tho result. qid not,
therefore,, in the report which made, (
communicate tie various declarations I,
r the statemeA5 OF the PRESIDING oiiiper, VI
5 supposed ne understoJd az has ,
cen stated by the senatorf from Ohio 4
5h rinanD that the deciarakion wnicn
lis been adyerted to was the
eclaration of his own ung !
he Significance OF official ORDER III no
'ay entered IL AS giving II tuLnority, or .
: aff0rdifjg any prec ,dsnt pr wei iht for /
iture guidance Of the REPRESENTATIVES, !
the American people lin the twp d
buses, except SO lar as weight,
id the deserved weight, That attaches 4
the6piniou OF 50 eininefita cunstitu-
onsL lawyer, may iJnoress them I
Brekfter.'' M e
M. INcfALL; ssWitpout entering
pom the discussion OF al question that
aud probably always must :
,!mAin. an opeti one, 1 q
lab TO- express my dissent, a
1aUlntAIv from the dolulusiouS cou-l |
tned ilisihe decIsratiohs Of the presi- d
mt pro tem u th8 keikatp, aud Il, say /
at N NY judgmenr IL sionld not hel /
I'D Ia Htiv Wuv ia VA ~ u rl,ttfit ovBrjulr !