Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the Goth, House bills
were passed-to confirm certain land titles in Mis-
souri,; granting authority for coinage to be
ted at the minis of the United States for foreign
countries; to abolish the office of First Deputy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The resolu-
tons in regard to the seating of Mr.. PinchbaCk
Senator from Louisiana were taken up; an
amendment was offered that P. B. PinChbaCk
be allowed to take his seat in the Senate upon
taking the necessary oath, and that the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections subsequently
consider the grounds upon which his seat is con-
tested, aud report to the Senate; and MIR. Morton
then announced that, since his argument of few
days before as TO the validity of the Kellogg gov
eminent, and the legality of the Legislature in
electng Pnchback, and the General Government
being bound by the decision of the State tribunal
on a question of State law. or of the
State Constitution, he had received information
charging P1nchback with procuring his election
by bribery and of conduct in connection with his
election which, If true, render it improper for him
lFlnchoack) TO have seat on this floor. He
therefore moved that the credentials of Mr. Pinch
back be recommitted to tn Committee on Privil-
eyes and Elections, and that the said committee
nave power to send for persons and papers. and
be instructed to investigate the conduct of
said Pinchback in connection with The said
election. Mr.. McCreery spoke at great length on
the subject OF louisiana affairs, contending that
the Kellogg government was an usurpation and
denying that Louisiana had republican form of
government, ard argued that steps should be
taken to protect her against fraud and usurnation
The further consideration Of the motion to recon-
NIT was laid over till the 2Sth Executive SEES
sion and adjournment.
In the House, on the Goth, bills were in
troduced-to repeal so much of the act of March
3, 1878, as provides that the Representatives-eec
to Congress may receive their compensation
monthly, from the beginning of the term until the
beginning of the first session of Congress: 10 pro-
vide for national currency. for the redemption
thereof in COIN and for the redemption of The cir
culating notes issued by, under the authority
of the United States: providing for the survey
by army and navy engineers, of the shin
canal from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi
River near Cairo; for the removal of all
troops in Southern States to the
Western country as protection against the
Indians; to incorporate the Eastern and
Western Transportation Company, with a cap
ital of So 0O00 o: to maintain and manage rail-
way from Port Royal Harbor, S c. 10 Leaven-
worth, Kan, via Macon, Ca, and Memphis,
Tenn. Resolutions of instruction were adopted,
among them one instructing the Judiciary CON-
mittee tonquire into the relations existing between
the Federal Government and the local government
of the District of Columbia. :. The West Virginia
Election case was further considered, but without
coming TO a vote the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the creden-
tials of William, L. Mcmillan as Senator from