Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-12-13

upon him. and giving an assurance that he should
eniea, or to discharge the duties devoving usop
him in an absolutely fair and impartial manner
MIR. Randall look the oath OF Office as Speaker.
Several new members were sworn in, objections
being made to Messrs Butz. of South Carolina,
and Bedford. of Colorado. A resolution was of
fered debated and ad opted-l.2 to 9S-referring
the redenSas of the Colorado member to tn.
judiciary Committee; fifteen Democrats voted
with the Republicans IN the negative
The question rs to the admission OF
Mr.. Buttz was referred to the Committee On
Election resolution was adopted -l56 10 IS
for the appointment Of three select committees
one OF fifteen members 10 proceed to Louisiana,
one Of six members to proceed to Florida, and one
Of nine to pro ,eed to South Carolina to invest-
gate the action of the Returning or Canvassing
Boards a to he recent elections in those States.
The South Carolina Committee was announced ~
follows: Messrs. Sayler, Alb ott. Stenger, Eden,
Jones (ky.), Phillips (Mo). Banks, LGpharn and
Lawrence.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Morton
submitted joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution to provide for the cleo
ton Of President and Vise-Prt sident by direct
vote of the people which resolution was laid on
tae table to be referred to the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections when appointed. Apetition
was presented asking ihat Iowa lie divided into
two Jude al Districts. A bill was introduced to
tablsn the Territory OF Black Hills. The Presi-
deLts annual message was read and or cred print
! ed. Mr. Edmunds resolution ordering b inquiry
N'NNtiN"N
/ States. was taken up and after considerable de-
| bare, was adopted after being changed SO as TO
authorize he commit ee to extend its inquiry to
the elections OF "a in the States espe inlly named
/ in he resolution. A bill was introduced 10
change the time prescribed for holding the Presi-
| dental election 10 October, and for counting the
vote of the Electoral College to January. In the
/ House. Mr.. Paisted announced that he had the
/ day be voted In the negative on the resolution
! for the three select committees for Louisiana,
Flor da and South Carolina but that his name
was recorded on the Journal in he afirmative he
demanded that the correction be made After
some running debate the correction was made.
| which left the resolution without The necessary
! twothirds. Mr. Fuller then stated that his
name did not appear on the record as
voting in the Affirmative; this was also cor
rected and the Speaker then voted in favor
of the commit ees thus securing two
thirds vote. The following are the commit ees
az announced On Louisiana Messrs. Morrison,
jerks, McMahon, Lynde, Blackburn, Meade,
House, Phelps, New, Ross, Townsend (Pa.A, Dan
ford durlbut tlll.), Grape and Joyce. On Flori-
da-fhom son, Debolt. Walling, Hopkins, Gar
field and Dunnell. On the South Carolina Com.
| mittee the name Of Mr. ochrane was substituted
for tina OF Mr.. Stenger. excused on account Of i'll
ness in his family 4 he Presidents message and
accompanying documents were ordered printed.
The standing committees were an
nounced in the Senate on the 9th. lengthy de-
bate had on resolution introduced by MIR.
Withers requesting the President to inform the
Senate, II nor incompatible with the public in
! at Petersburg, Va. on the day OF tn recent gen
eral election and If so, un er what authority a d
for what purpose; the resolution wa tina " agreed
| to without division. A me sage was received
FIR III the President inclt sing the report of oena-
tor She mon and other members Of the commit
tee which visited New Orleans to wit
ness The canvass of the votes before the Re
| turning Boa d, together with accompany ng
testimony in regard to the recent election in that
State. After debate motion to print TIE dep
| osilions refer d. point of order being
raised that the JOINT rules in force, the Chair
decided such not to be the case, and an appeal
was taken rom the decision, but pending discus
sion the Senate adjourned. In the House, the
Presidents message inclosing Mr.. Sherman
report etc, was received. and the documents
were read, and. after remarks, Mr.. Wood moved
that they be laid on the able. Mr. Hoar said h =
side of the House wished to debate the subject;
but the motion was not debatable, and it was
adopted-l,3 TO 9o-a party vote. Adjourned.
A communication vas received in the
Senate, on the 9TH, and laid on the table. signed
by Carl Schurz and j. b. Henderson, praying fol
the submission to the various States of a Consti
tutional Amendment by which the countng o.
the Electoral vote for President and VicePres
dent and the declaring of the result thereof may
be conferred upon the Supreme Court Of the nitee
states. report was made from the Commi tee OF
Prn ing in favor of printing the dispositions &c
campaigning the communication OF Mr.. sherman
and others to the President relative to the election
in Louisiana, and lengthy discus zion epsued Mr.
Salisbury, member of the committee, dissenting
from the report Of the majority. The report Wal
advocated by Messrs. Morton, sherman Edmunds
Sargent and Mitchell, who took occasion to alluds
TO the action of the Governor OF ore in Civ in.
| q Democratic Elector in that State certificate o
election, and OPP 0sed, as being OF partizan ant
unofficial character, by Messrs. Eaton, Thur
man, Bayard. etc. The report fnall,
adopted--iU to ID. A resolution was intro
! duCed, instruCtipg the Committee on Privilege
and Elections to investigate the facts teudiug tn
appointment Of the oregon Electors; ordered
printed and laid on the tab e. A bill was intro
duced and referred, to restrain unauthorized per
sous Fl ON assuming to act "a Presidential Elect
ors. The Pension Appropriation bill S3S, 35} 90
was reported in the House A resolution WAS in
troduCed and referred to the judi ciary Committee
with leave to report at any time providing for tn
appointment of \ committee TO act with a simila
committee on the part of the Senate TO propos
and report measure, either leglslaflN
or constitutional, whereby the derenc
, canvassing the Electoral votes and tn
manner of determining questions that ma
arise to the legality ana validity of such return
from the al States, may be satisfactor ly set
tied aud the counting of the votes and the declar
ing OF the ult may be referred to a trLuna
whose authority may be unquestioned and decis
ion shall be inal. protest was presented an,
referred from he Colorado Legislature against tn
refusal o the House o admit the mem r-elec
from that State. Mr.. Beebe appointed on tn
Louisiana Committee in place OF Mr.. Lynde, ey
cused Mr. Woodburn was, the day before, ap
; pointed on the FLORIDA Committee. in place of M
Garfield, excused.
Speaker Randall.