Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26

journrng from Thursdays TO Mondays.
A joint resolution from the House
was placed before the Senate appropri-
atipg money for the relief Of North
Cheyenne Indians. Upon examination
and discussion the spelling Of some OF
the words in the bill was found to be
wrong.
Mr.. DAVIS said the misspeiling was
such as to render the intent Of Con-
gress doubtful, and the matter went
over so as to permit of . correction.
Mr.. Ingalls, severely animadverted
upon the Ignorance or carelessness "
Of the engrossiDg clerks Of "another
body" from which many bills that
came before the Senate emanated. In
many bills sent by that body to the
Senate for its action all action had to be
suspended and the intent of Congress
frustrated by the misspelling Of the
commonest words. He exonerated the
Senate clerks from these responsible
ties, and said he knew Of no remedy at
the disposal Of the Senate except the
correcting influence of public opinion.
The Senate proceeded to the considers
ton of the electoral-count bill, and Mr..
Morgan took the floor. He character
lied Mr.. Sherman's proposed amend
ment as entirely new. Itwould usurp,
he said, into the hands Of Congress Q
power that was not given to Congress
by the Constitution, and the power and
exercise Of which proposed amendment
would tear down and destroy one Of
the electoral bodies provided by the
Constitution. He could not see how
the danger to the Senate could be de-
creased by having rs senator's voting
pell-mell with 325 members. Could
there be o more daring threat or q
greater danger to constitutional powers
than the proposition brought forward
by the Senator from Ohio tMr. Sher-
NAM, supported by the Senator from
New York (Mr. Eyarts), when they de-
clared the right Of Congress to create
an electoral body which the people had
never chosen with reference to the choice
Of the President Of the United States?
Mr.. Edmunds's bill, Mr.. Morgan said,
submitted the electoral returns to the
two houses separately. Their disagree
ment would destroy the vote Of the
State only when there were two sets Of
returns. If asked why the vote shown
by the two sets of returns should be
destroyed, Mr.. Morgan would reply
because the fault of the State had made
it necessary; but more than that, Mr..
Morgan fearlessly and frankly defended
the direct course Of rejecting the vote
Of State in such q case, because it
was the true course indicated in the
Constitution. The Senate, Mr.. Morgan
continued, had been made the very
citadel for the States, to preserve for
them, against all enemies, the great
function of electing q President of the
United States. lie would not, if he
could, either by legislation or consti-
tutional amendment, lay hands on
any part of this great system
Of the successive electoral bodies pro-
vided by the Constitution with their
present wise adjustment. Personally
Mr.. Morgan would have preferred that
the remedy for the present difficulty
should take the form Of a concurrent
resolution agreed to in advance by both
houses, as that would keep the action
of the houses of Congress free from the
interference or control Of the Executive,
and would avoid the necessity Of the
Presidents signing bill in which he
would have a direct personal interest,
as likely TO affect his own reelection.
While preferring the concurrent reso-
luton, however, Mr.. Morgan yielded
his preference, on a point of mere form,
in order to secure measure that would
meet the approval Of the Senate. The
bill reported from the committee was
worthy of the Senate, and he hoped it
would pass.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Morgan's
remarks, at 1888 P. NJ, the Senate went
into executive session. At 4:05 O'Clock
the doors were reopened.
Ire death OF Representative Rankin
was announced by Mr.. Sawyer, of Wis
consin, and out Of respect for the de-
ceased the Senate adjourned.
Messrs. Sawyer, Blackburn, and
Jones OF Arkansas were appointed a
funeral committee to act with the House
committee.
House Of Representatives.
In the opening prayer the chaplain
feelingly referred to the death of Repre-
sentative Rankin, of Wisconsin, and in
voked Divine blessing and protection
upon the sorrowing family.
On motion Of Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia,
ii was ordered that after the reading Of
lie lie journal tomorrow the States be
called for the introduction OF bills and
resolutions.
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, announced
tho death y, his colleague, Mr.. Rankin,
and offered the custo nary resolutions
which were unanimously a., '' .,
as mark Of respect to the memo.
the deceased, the House, at 1915, ad-
journed.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Bragg.
Van Setback, Stevenson, Guenther, Car
Teton, Henderson of Illinois, and John
son of New York as the committee on
the part of the House to take the order
for experimenting the funeral and to
accompany the remains Of the deceased
10 his home in Wisconsin.
Religious Services I'm the Public
schools.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 25.-
The question Of religious services in the
public schools is causing trouble in
CHARTERS borough, and may result in
egal proceedings. Recently Professor
McIlwaine, the principal of one of the
schools, suspended eight pupils. whose
parents are Catholics, because the chill
lren refused to attend the devotional
exercises of the school. The board
asst week sustained the principal, and
low the parents threaten to test the
natter in court.
STILL TO THE FORE
WITH ORR ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS IN