The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

passed bill to create new Territory out Of the
northern portion of Dakota. west of Minnesota,
TO be called Huron. .. The Oregon electoral
case again before the Senate, and Mr.. Bogy
discussed by Messrs. Morton, Eaton and sherman.
49,. Mr.. Hitchcock introduced . bill providing
for additional Representative In Congress FROM
Nebraska. The Pension Appropriation bin was
passed. "
House.-The report of the judiciary Committee
on the question OF the power Of committees TO
pei the production Of kilograms was made. The
report asserts the right. resolution. offered by
Mr.. Hurd, from the majority OF the COM
mittee, makes the same assertion, but
requires n description OF the kilograms to be
given. substitute for both of the reports has
been offered by Mr.. Knott, the Chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee declaring that teleRraphic
communications have no more privilege than oral
or other communications and muet be produced
when called for. long discussion ensued.
Among the notable speeches made was Que by Mr..
Garele protesting that the telegraph shonld be as
sacred the postofhce, and ons by Mr.. Hewitt de-
caring that the sanctity OF the postofce was more
imaginary than real, as his (Hewittsl letters had
been constantly opened In the New York postofce.
Mr. Garfield suggested that II the duty OF the
gentleman (Hewitt) to ask for an inquiry, and he
lGarheld) would assist him in IT: Mr.. Wood
IN. W favored the report Of the committee,
and opposed Mr.. Hurds amendment IA being
tantamount to q defeat of the Louisiana inyesti-
CATION. Finally Mr. Hurds resolution, requiring
the subpoena TO describe the specific kilograms to be
produced, was defeated-yeas, "a nays, 125--and
MIR. Knots substitute WAS adopted without divis-
ion. Mr.. Plat then asked unanimous consent to
offer resolution for inquiry into the charge made
by Mr.. Hewitt against the New York postoffce, but
objection made by Mr.. Luttrel. -. 1he Irish
Centennial address, which the President declined
to receive because Sr Edward Thornton, the
British Minister had refused to present II, came
up in the House. II was referred to the Foreign
Affairs Committee for conside alton. .. MIR. Chit
tenden asked 'leave TO introduce and have re-
ferred to the Banking Committee bill for funding
legal-tender notes, but objection was made by Mr..
Holman. The conference report on the bill to
provide for the expenses of investigating COM
mittees was made by Mr.. Holman, discussed, and
agreed to
THURSDAY. Dec. 2l.-Sendte.-The Senate
ordered 5000 extra copies of the compilation from
its Journal by its Chief Clerk, Of all that has taken
place concerning the counting of electoral votes
A resolution passed providing for an adj ourn-
ment from the 22d to the 26tn OF December. Mr..
Davis called up the report of the conference COM
mittee on the dsagreeing votes Of the two houses
on the bill to provide for the expenses OF
certain special committees. The committee
agreed to give each house $4,000 TO conduct
the investigation ordered The report
agreed to. =. The Chair appointed as the special
committee authorized by the recent resolution OF
Mr.. Edmunds TO devise means for the proper count
of the vote for President and Vice President, in
connection with similar committee OF the House,
Messrs. Edmunds, Morton, Frelinghuysen, Logan,
Thurman, Bayard ana Ransom. Mr.. Freling
huysen presented the petition of large number
Of soldiers of the late war; asking for the passage
Referred. :. The oregon electoral matter dis
cussed -. On motion Of Mr. Davis, business
suspended and the senate then paid its tribute OF
respect to the memory OF Senator Caperton. APP
propriate remarks were made by Messrs. Davis
Wright, withers, Edmunds, and others. AS q fur
ther mark of respect the Senate adjourned.
House.-Mr. Plat offered resolution for the APP
pointment of select committee to investigate the
charge made by Hewitt, that his letters had been
tempered with in the New York postoffice.
Tn, .txit IN platt IN
the Clerks desk, and had read, telegram
from Postmaster James, pronouncing the ac-
cusation utterly and aosolutely false. Mr..
Hewitt stated the circumstances under which he
made the charge. He said about month ago he
received letter, the writer stating that he
employe in the New York postoffice, and he felt
bound to communicate the fact that " SHADES little
Kettle +" was at work on his letters. The only at
tention which he felt called upon to pay TO this
anonymous letter was to observe closely the letters
which he received. He found that considerable
number of them presented the appearance OF hav-
ing been opened, the flaps of the envelopes
presenting puckered or corrugated appear
ance. Unfortunately he had thrown in the
waste-basket the anonymous letter. de re-
ceived from ten TO twenty q week. There
fore its handwriting could not be identified. SO,
too with the envelopes They had been thrown
away and IL a remarkable fact that none Of the
letters received by him to-day presented the ap-
pearance Of having been tempered with. After
some little discussion, the previous question was
voted down, by vote Of 70 to II. Mr.. Holman
then moved that the special committee now in
New York investigating the election frauds be
directed to investigate this matter. Mr.. Buckner
moved to lay the whole subject ON the table. Mr..
Buckners motion was lost by vote Of IS ayes to
143 noes. The resolution directing MT. OoNs
New York committee to investigate the charges
then passed The Speaker laid before the House a
telegrsphic communication from VIM. Il. Morrison,
the Chairman of the Louisiana Investigating Com
mittee, transporting report Of the proceedings
before the committee in the case OF L. w. Barnes,
the Manager Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in New Orleans. 1t was agreed that an hours
ha all mad mn Mr. CART
spoke against the resolution. the ground that
the House is not justified in treating telegraphic
communications as an official report. Quite q long
discussion followed, and finally the resolution
adopted without division.
FRIDAY Dec. %. -Sendte.-The resolution
Of Mr.. Mitchell, authorizing investigation as
to the appointment Of K. A. Oronin Presidential
elector in Oregon was again the subject Of discus
sion in the Senate. Mr.. Mitchell accepted the pre-
amble of Mr.. Bayard in lieu Of that reported by
the resolution was agreed TO-. After
the transaction of some unimportant
business, the Senate adjourned until Tuesday,
Dec. 26.
House.-The House passed resolution giving to
the widow of the late Speaker Kerr amount
equal to his pay the end of the present Congress-
80. Speaker Randall appointed the following as a
committee to act with the Senate committee to con-
slider the question of counting the electoral votes
Paine, Huhton, Hewitt, Springer, McCrary, Hoar,
and willard of Michigan.
SATURDAY, Dec. 23.-Sendte.-Not in ses-
zion.
Ho,tse.-Mr. Springer offered resolution for the
compilation and printing Of the proceedings and
debates relating to the counting of the electoral
votes since the establishment of the Govern
ment. Adopted Mr.. Reagan from the Com
mittee on Commerce, offered a resolution, which
adopted, requesting the President to
furnish the House with copies Of all the
orders made by him or under his direction, and
of the orders and correspondence of the War De-
partment relating to the limitations made by the
President Of the appropriations for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors, and to specify how the
200 Co., out of the S. OOO 900 appropriated by the
last Congress, have been expended, and also to
state under what law such limitation was made.
The session lasted only twenty minutes, when an
adjournment ordered till Wednesday. Dec. n.
TUESDAY, Dec. 26.-Sendte. The Senate
met and had a brief formal session, only fifteen
Senators being present. No business Of impor-
lance was transacted.
House-Not in session.