The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-15
The Republican Branch Have
a Little Tilt Over the Elec-
toral Count BtI.
Dakota Knocks at the Door OF
tho Great UGion and Desires
To BE Admitted.
Terrible Disaster In a Coal Mine
important Decision by the
supreme Court.
NATIONAL COUNCILS.
The Herubiieen Branch.

WASHINGTON, December Ia he
chair laid before the senate a Joint
resolution of the legislature of Con-
pecticut urging congress to pass,
without unnecessary delay, a bill to
provide for the presidential count.
Mr.. Plat briefly called attention TO
the importance of tire subject covered
by the joint resolution, saying that
10 bring the matter to the attention
of the senate.
Mr.. Hoar was of the opinion that
Mr.. Platts state was responsible for
the failure, in the house, of a bill al
ready three times passed in the senate,
to meet the difficulty; at least dis
tinguishcd representative of that state
had been chairman of the htuse con-
ference committee on the bill, In the
last congress, aud the conference re-
port was not made to the house until
so late in the session that, in the pres
sure of other business, nothing was
done by the house. The senate, Mr..
iloar said, had done everything pos
sible in the promises and WAS not re-
sponsible for the failure of the bill TO
become a law.
The chair laid before the senate q
memorial IRON the state executive
committee appointed by the constitu-
tional convention of Oak Ola, praying
for the admission of southern Oak ota
as a state and transmitting draft OF
the constitution adopted, for approval
by congress
Mr.. Harrison said he had only
awaited the receipt OF this memorial in
order to introduce bill providing
for the admission of the territory
named, and that he would introduce
such bill Mt an early opportunity.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee ON
privileges and elections, reported fa
yorably bill providing for the per-
formancc of the duties of the presi.
dent in case of the death, resignation
or inability of both the president aud
vice president. lie said ii was sub
stantially the same bill that had been
acted on last year by the senate, and
gave notice that he would call II W
in its order for consideration
MIR. Edmunds expressed the hop,
that its consideration would be dc
layed for day, in order that h
might have an opportunity to at,acl
TO II, rs an amendment, the bill al
ready introduced by him regardin,
the count OF the presidential vote
. Mr.. lloar WAS willing that the bill
should go over one day, when h
should, tomorrow, have submitte
some remarks Oh its subject matter
This was satisfactory to Mr. Edmund
| and the bill was placed on the caler
dar.
A resolution was offered by NJ
Morgan and agreed TO, requestin
) the president, If not incompatibl
: with public interests, to commun
cate TO the senate the report of tn
G actual instrument survey of the lin
D fora ship railway across the lsihmu
of Tehuantepec, aud OF any canal 9
4 canals designed to connect such shi
= railway with the Guifof Mexico.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee Q
( rules, reported favorably the joi,
o resolution providing for code I
S Joint ru,cs for the two houses, whic
were placed on the calendar. NJ
r Frye gave notice that he would call
/. up tomorrow. 1t is identical wit
d the code reported last sessio
d by Mr.. Frye, except propose
A Joint rule thirteen, relating to into,
r icatiDg liquors, which was strick'
out.
r. At l:20 the senate went into exec'
c tive session, and 2:2O the doors opent
J. and message was received from u
c president transmitting the keilt
e correspondence, recently called ft
3 by Vests resolution. 1t was ordert
: printed and to lay on the table. III
Y senate then adjourned, at 2:25.