Show DOINGS IN CONGRESS doings of th 0 lations Hat ions bandies al the seat of government BT the D beyatt BEy washington dec 17 hoar from alio committee on privileges and elections reported favorably a bill to fix abay for the meeting of electors ator president and vicc president and to provide for and regulate the counting and vice president and the decision bf questions arising hoar said he would call up the bill for action immediate v after tt disposal of the presidential succession bill and the bill the i f U S district judges the bill went on to the cals andar the clifair laid before the senate the resolution of for a committee to inquire as to theal loped organization oatlie territory of dakota into a state and the alleged elec tieh of 1 I S senators harrison did not think a committee was necessary for that purpose the efforts of dakota lie said were perfectly respectful ful 0 o the united states its new constitution fully recognized the authority of the united suites and stayed the hand slate organization until alie new constitution should be approved by congress for six years the people of dakota have been trying to becire action by congress looking to admission the senate had passed a bill for their relief but the bill had not passed the other house butler inquired by what authority the united beatea senators biad been elected in dakota harrison replied that he could show that senators had heretofore been elected under precisely similar circumstances dakota had a right to RO at least BB jar aa tennessee california and michigan bd proceeded HOUSE dibble of south corlina aaker leave to introduce a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment it provides that in case of removal from office by death nati onor constitutional inability both of president and vice of the united states alie office of president shall devolve upon the second vice president ut who ahall be voted for in district ut the same time and in like manner and for the same as president and vico president by electors appointed by alie several states alie second vicc prisident shall preside over the senate in the absence of the vice president or in case the office of president shall de the vice president bandall penn said he biad a like measure which he would nam Q rina |