Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-01-18
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.

MONDAY, January 8.@SENAr1.-
Senator schurz made personal explanation,
based upon IN article which appeared in the
New York Times. Mr.. Fenton addressed the
senate upon his bill to reorganiso the Gus
toms service; Bills vere introduced and rs-
ferred as follows: 70 further regulate the
appellate jurisdiction Of the Supre1ne Court :;
authorizing the President to accept tue resig-
nations Of Judges permanently disabled and
continue the payment Of their salaries; for
HousE-Bills introduced and referred: For
the recognition Of beliigerant rights to Cubs !;
to repeal the income tax Of 1871; granting to
the state of Wisconsin, islands in the Wisconsin
river IN amendment TO tirs internal revenue
blu Tor the sale Of unsurveyed swamp or
completion of tho Portage Lake and Lake Su-
perior shiP canal for public building At La
Crosse, Wisconsin; also making La Crosse a
port Of delivery; . resolution requesting the
Rlrssident to ascertain the views Of
t4s msxicst' aoveEnment relative to
NJ M Ha ats :d RsS f.; ,R RRmes.a s;s.,
built vessels from import duties on articles en-
tering into their construction, repairs and use.
On motion Of Mr.. Upeon,: tho Committee ON
Civil Service Reform was instructed to inquire
into the propFiety Of providing for appoint
ments TO be made from states in proportion to
population, giving preferences 70 honorably
introduced joint resolution to amend the
Conatitation, making naturalixed citizens
eligible to the Presidency and Vice Presidency
he3ected-8l to 66-less than two-thirds in
the affirmative: some further business Of IN
nnlmportant nature was tratlsacted, when the
House adjourned.
TUHsDAY, Jan. 9-SENATE.-Mr. Scott,
from the Joint Ku-Klux Committee, made 4
special report, duplicating ono Of the Senators
from Arkansas (Mr. Clayton,) and 1. member
Of the House from that state (Mr. Edwards. }
The testimony charges that Clayton, when
Governor, made . bargain with the Demo-
cratic members Of tho Legislature to disregard
the regular returns Of the election for NOM
bers Of Congress in the district now repre-
sented BY Edwards; 6nd give Edwards the cer-
tificate OF election, although Bobs was really
promise th1t the Democrats vote fof him for
United States Senator: Mr.. Clayton read .
long address reviewing tho evidence of Wheel
or and Whipple, and vindicating his own acts
Is Governor: He described Whipple a. the
foreman Of tho United States Grand Jury,
WR,ch wnss'.r ~as -. % mere political machine and
mere factotum, who moved only q others
pulled tho wires. He said that these charges.
~ well - his indictment by the Grand Jury,
were made as : part Of 4 Systematic persecu-
ton, and had been concocted by his enomies.
At Mr.. Clayton's request committee Of three
was appointed to investigate tho subject. The
Senate accepted tho Roger williams statue.
MIR. doldthWaite Was admitted to seat from
Georgia pending the Investigation into the Va
lidity of his election.
HousE-Mr. Crebs introduced bill
for the Improvement of tho Great Wabash and
the survey Of the Little Wabash Rivers. Mr..
Polands from tho select committee on tho in
surreotionary states; tiads a report stating
that testimony Had besn taken before tho
sub committee which impeachSd the official
character and conduct Of senator Clayton, Of
Arkansas, and Affected tho right to his seat Of
Representative Edwards, Of Arkansas; that Z
resolution had been adopted that these cases
should be brought to the attention of tho rep-
resentative houses. He moved that the teeti-
mony in the case Of Edwards be referred to
the Committee on Elections. In tho Virginia
contested election case Of Mckenzie against
Rraxton, the committee made Z report that
Braxton, tho sitting member, is entitled to his
seat Mr.. Kelley. 0f fsnhsylvanis from tho
Committee on C0intge; reported Z bill revis.
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