Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Resolution Regarding the Counting
of the Electoral Vote.
The Bill for the Relief of the State National
Bank OF New Orleans Considered in the
Senate-Other Measures.
Fiftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-On motion of
Mr.. Hoar the concurrent resolution for
the counting of the electoral vote was
taken up and passed. 1t provides that
the two houses of congress shall assemble
In the hall of the house of representa-
tives on Wednesday, February 10, 1889,
at l 'ciock in the afternoon, pursuant
to requirement of the constitution and
laws relating to the election of president
and yice-president of the United States
and the president of the senate
shall be presiding officer; that
two persons be appointed tell
ers of the senate and two on the
part of the house of representatives to
make list of votes as they shall be de-
clared; that the result shall be delivered
to the president of the senate, who shall
announce the state of the vote and the
persons elected by the two houses as
semblcd as aforesaid, which shall be
deemed a declaration of the persons
elected president and yice-president of
the United States, aud together with list
of the votes be entered on the journals of
the two houses.
On motion of Mr.. Voorhees, the senate
proceeded to consideration of the house
bill for the relief of the State national
bank of New Orleans, formerly the
Louisiana state bank. The bill was OPP
posed by Messrs Platt and Edmunds and
was advocated by Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke of the bank as
having been fiscal agent of the Confed-
eracy and suggested as surmise of his
own that the funds with which the cotton
(Which is subject to claim) was bought
belonged to the confederate treasury. He
was opposed to setting aside the statutes
of limitations for such claimant when
every other claimant was shut out.
Mr. Hoar argued that whatever might
have been the character of disloyalty of
the old Louisiana state bank there was no
question as to the character of its success
or, the State national bank. 1t was from
the latter (and after the rebellion) that
the cotton in question was taken and
sold and the proceeds paid into the treas
ury The proceeds of all such sales were
to be treated as a trust, not as a capture
or as booty or prize of war. The bank
had presented its claim to the treasury,
which enormously refused it. But
the decision had not been made until
the statute of limitations applied.
Mr.. Edmnnds offered an amendment
(Which was agreed toy striking out the
word "belonging' and inserting the
words "alleged to belong, so as to
make it read, "the proceeds of cotton
alleged to have belonged to said bank. -
He also moved to amend the bill by in
sorting provision that it must be made
to appear to the court that the managers
of the Louisiana state bank were at the
time of the purchase of the cotton, in
fact, loyal to the United States and had
not been, in fact, engaged in rebellion.
The amendment was rejected-yeas,
II; nays, 30.
The bill as amended was passed-yeas,
80; nays, 20.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar a committee of
conference was ordered.
Mr.. Frye asked unanimous consent that
the special order (the Pacific railroad
funding bilD should be given precedence
over other special order. Agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler gave notice he would not
later than Friday ask the senate to take
action on his resolution appointing an in
vestigation of the election in Louisiana
last April.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was taken up, and after executive
session the senate adjourned.
TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-In the house
to-day an amendment was adopted ap-
SIS 900 for approaches to the
courthouse at Fort Smith
Immediately after the house went into
committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bills.