The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-08
Congress.

tue PUBIC In the opening procecO-
ings of the Senate waE not so great
as that in the House, though the
galleries were well fred before
noon. A change il the arrange
ments ofdssks, 10 sccomm oda!e the
New Senators from Colorado, and
to give Senators who occupied
seats under the gaiiary more desirs-
BILE ones, was made by placing three
desks upon either aide OF the fourth
or last platform. The seats Gu the
Republican side were assigned &c
Blaine, and Cnafee and Teller, the
new Colorado Senators, and on The
Democratic side to Price, the new
Senator from West Virginia; Jones
Of Florida. and Randolph, of New
Jersey. When the Senate was call
ed to order the new members were
sworn in. and the two from CoIora
do drew for their respective terms
Cha;se secured the long term, end
ing March 4th, 1879. and Teller, The
short term, ending In 1877. Com
mittees were appointed to notify the
President and the House that the
Senate was ready for business, aud
9 recess was taken till one o'clock.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
When the Senate re-assembled q
I O'Clock Mr.. Edmnnds submitted q
instructing the committees ON priv.
ileges and elections appointed to in.
quire as to whether, ia the recent
election, in the States of South Car.
DINA, LOUISIANA and Florida, the
right of any citizen to Yets had been
denied or Abridged, and also as to
the eligibility of the electors from
these States, which was read, or
dered to be printed, and lie on the
table.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Ingalls, submitted joint res
olution recommending that con-
vention be held at Columbus, Ohio.
in May next, to revise and amend
the Constitution of the United
States. The resolution was ordered
printed and laid on the table. The
Senate then adjourned till to-mor-
row at noon, the hour agreed upon
for meeting daily, until otherwise
ordered.
HOUSE.
This body asse mbled on Monday.
249 members of the House answer
ed to their names. Samuel j. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, who had been
selected !by Tilden, was elected
Speaker. lie was chosen because
he is supposed to have the nerve
and partizan devotion to put through
the bold and INSCRIPTIONS Tilden
programme. The Republicans
ran General Garfield of Ohio. The
vote stood Randall, 161; Garfield,
50.
After some discussion over the
seating of new members, and refns
ing to admit Mr.. Bedford, of Color
ado, and Mr.. Butts, of South Caro-
lima, who was counted in by the
famous returning board, the House
adopted q resolution providing for
the appointment of three select
committees, of fifteen members, to
proceed to Louisiana; one, of six
members, FtO proceed to Florida,
and one of nine members to pro-
coed to South Carolina, to investi-
gate the action of the returning ex-
boards. as to the recent
elections in those States, and report
all the facts essential to an honest
return of votes for electors for
President and Vice-President, q fair
understanding thereof by the peo-
pie, and as to whether the electoral
votes of those States should be
counted. The committee are to
have power to send for persons and
papers, and to take testimony, to
appoint sub cemmittees with like
power, and to employ stenographers,
clerks and messengers. The Speak
err appointed the following gentle
men as the committee to visit South
Carolina: Msssrs. Saylor, Abbott,
Springer, Eden, Jones, of Kentucky,
Phillips, of Missouri, Banks, Hale
and Lawrence.
TUESDAY DEC. 5.
SENATE.-Mr. Morton submitted
q joint resolution proposing an
to the constitution to
allow the States to provide fer the
election of President and Vice
President by q direct vote of the
people, which was read and laid On
the table to be referred to COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. EdmOnds moved to take ND
submitted yesterday, or
dering inquiry into the late cleo
tons in the various Southern States.
The resolutions authorizing the
to inquire into the cleo
tions in South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Florida aud
for the years 1874, 1875
and 1876 were agreed to, Yeas, Al
nays, %. A party vote.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced q bill to
alter the time prescribed for held
ing the elections for President and
Vice President and counting the
vote in the ELECTORAL college. Or
dered printed and to be referred to
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections when appointed. It pro
vides that the revised statutes shall |
be amended SO that the election for |
President and Vice President shall |
be held in October, and the elector-
al college shall meet in January fol- |
towing. Adjourned.
overwhelmingly after read |