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Show LATEST DIMMTCHES, GENERAL. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. SEN" ATK, Washington, 8. Ingalla reported a resolution requesting Hie secretary o! the interior to report immediately what efrirts hive been made lo remove re-move the Sioux from their treaty reservation to the Indian territory. dnu what negotiations are now pfiiu-iini pfiiu-iini aud what is the object thereof. Agrel to. Mitchell called up tho resolution directing the investigation of the circumstances cir-cumstances attnithng Jibe appointment appoint-ment of Cronin, pr'SiJenlial eltvUir, by the governor ot Oron. K-f-Trfd j lo tno election cumiuiuoc nuuwuk debate. de-bate. J Logan'd bill, introduced hat ma-1 ma-1 ion, in n ki nc tho eilvrr Uulliir a h eal ' endcr, ami ptovulmc lor thi' ii;U ol silver coin was n lerrr-d to tiio Cum- rn litre oq finance. j Turee members were a hb d to the ! election r imrnitt'-e to MsHt in the (otitiiern fiei-tion inv'Hligat;on pro-vidul pro-vidul hy Elmn.nl-)' rr-ul'ilion. liar vi y ouhmit'eJ a rrrti.ulioji j aut:ioru;ng a a-?lrct cvnmilt.'O to pxamine inlo the n -v'.ral br n''h.s of Hie civil Borvice, wun power tu avi.J for persons and p.iptrp, etc, Klmunds niove I to Liice up h. joint resolution propping a constitutional constitu-tional anienament tor .nntiiiK the ele ural Vute hy tho Btiprerne curt. Mrrriman obect'd on account ol the lilst ji'int rulo wi.i.-h pn vi U'uat tiie unfirii.-thed bui-int-s of the prrr-diiiig scuwion snail not bo tikrn up for action until an ilys affr the ' beginning of the sul-fi' qornt R .-wiori. Tne chairman ove rrulrd the point, announcing that tiir joint rul were not in force, licwidca the filty-secor.d senate nilc provides that at the com-mricemcnt com-mricemcnt of Hie seennd neasmn the bueinriM iiiall bo rcnuiiie! and proceeded pro-ceeded willi an though nofliljournment ' tian occurrfu. Merrim tn app-ahl fn.m the decision, de-cision, lie ftrgnrd thit the rul"s wre in force, and timt nitlirr hoim-txu'' hoim-txu'' ah.lHu them without tnn eon nt ol the olur-r Ixwly. If read from tne procpcdin- of conk;rtui at previous 8miont, snowing tnat ih-twenty-first ruin bad Wmi f r-' j i i 1 1 ly enforo-d. Tno joint rulm Imd been (in force ainco tli cxist'-nco of tin- novTnin,iit. Tun wiw tin- br-it tunc they ev'.r li d br n q motioned. Alter a long duhun inc quatinn being on the app-'iil of M Tn mm from thr decision of tlie chair, it w diMtaiiifd ye-, "U, nays, -t. .So the rule I a not considered in forcp. 'jiioee voting n ay wr Maxey, Mcrriiunn, Whim nod Witbera. Among the ahflente'd were Jon'-a and Hhuron ol Nevada. 1 Johnston argued that thn aenftle ! and boiirt) were ticlirig under Hi" joint rulcH every day. They could Hot tinniad hiMiiu'ti without tboin. The authority to appoint conference con-ference committees camo from the joint rule. J-ldrniinila aid (hero wiw ft general parliamentary rulo providing fur cmfTenco coinmiltein, y argent iaul that when tbe Intnf r'.o'iimitfe8 wm reported llio other day it waauocomp trued ny refojlutiimf) niitlioriing tho (-ouiruiltetn on library, printing, e'.r;., to c.t eou-frurrently eou-frurrently witli thn honn eomrnittri(H. Tliis showed that tbe n'Hmto did not rec'iicnil the joint ruici under which , tbeyf) cmnniit'.eeH rniglit act. J)avia gaiil bn ak'd Wright whrni the cojumitteei wcrn reporletl i wlietber there was any etiango in tbe mmil cuilorn of iippointing commit-lees, commit-lees, anil Wright aimirrd him there waa noim. Jt Heemod now (hero watt oni) for the purpfMO of avoiding tbo (joint rulcH. Wright exiilainrd by Haying that hn wi o':(;ii pi'rl wli'jn If i viq nd-drred nd-drred him, mid iinderHlnod Ifavi.i to nik whnllier I hero wan any great elianifn in tho organization of the . CO'iiiiuteio, Morton a iid it w in pnrlerlly plain to biui lliat thnHcrint", liaving with-(Irawn with-(Irawn from the joint ruhn, as it ha I , a right, lliern wern noun in fomo, jllit remrl from thn n ronl, Hliowing .(hat previously the diMiiocrats hold (this view ol II in enno. Ifohcli'Vid jthoir noln piirpoo nnvr wi V, retain the twerity-M(!i;ond joint ruin lor counting count-ing IIir nU'f.toril vole. it wm con-p-rdly a wieifed ruin, nniynrHally ! (;ond nirird. Ho bad been trying to I abolish it for yours. Bayard said the twenty second rule was only objectionable. Last session he attempted to secure tbe passage of a law regulating the electoral count outside of the joint rules. Ho do scribed tbo origin and workings of tbe rules. Ho reiterated bis previous opinion that tbo mles could be terminated ter-minated at tbe discretion of either house. Edmunds quoted from bis own and Mernman's remarks last session showing that Merrimau had changed bis opinion since then. Merriman said the change was wrought by reflection. Edmunds paid a graceful tribute to the late Speaker Kerr aa a noble and patriotic, honorable man, and quoted bis decision on tbe question. Edmunds Ed-munds said the joint rules were Bimply (he standing orders of each session. mnPuUhlfl hv either parly. After further debate de-bate tho question and docisiou of the chair was sustained, yeas, 50; 1 nays, 4. ! Withers introduced a bill for tbe relief of owners and purchasers of land sold for direct taxes in insurrectionary insurrec-tionary states, lielerred. Tbe joint resolution proposing an amendment to tbe constitution concerning con-cerning tbe electoral count was read, after which tbo senate went into e eculive session and adjourned till Monday. IIOl SE. Baker ol Indiana introduced a bill proposing a constitutional amendment amend-ment forbidding the payment of any claims growing out of loss of property duriug the late rebellion. The pension appropriation bill was passed. Wood called up bis resolution asking ask-ing the president for opies of instructions in-structions to and r.-p.n from military mili-tary officers iu tne south since August. The republicans objected, but the resolution was adopted. Piper introduced a bill establishing the territory of the Black Hills auc ment tbereiur. KuierruU. Lemoyue ollared the following resolution reso-lution : lihenas, Serious difierences of opinion may ariae between tlirj mem tiers of the two houses of congress as to their jtiriddiction and powers in loint session in counting the electoral votes, and the questions involved being questions ot law, iiVi. U-cJ, The senate bo requested to appoint a committee to act with a committee of five to be appointed by the upeaker of the house in presenting present-ing to t tie supreme court Buch questions ques-tions as eiltier of said committees may deem important in this cridis, and asking the members of the supreme su-preme court to give congress an opinion thereon. Haskins rosb to debate the rule and it therefore went over under the rule. Mills oflered a resolution calling on the president for information as tu whether the cavalry lud been recently re-cently removed from the Toias frou-tier. frou-tier. The house then adjourned tdl Monday. |