The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
Quoted to the chair Shy Messrs. Cox and

Quoted to the chair :by Messrs. Cox and
In the House, December 8, most of the day
was consumed in correcting mistake upon
the record. Saturday, the 10th inst, was APP
pointed as the day upon which speeches In
commemoration OF the services and char
acter of the late Speaker Kerr are to be
made. Committees to investigate the
recent election in Louisiana and Florida
were appointed, and the House adjourned.
...... In the Senate, Mr.. Morton offered his
amendment to the Constitution, which pro-
vides for the election of the President and
Vice-President by popular vote. The res
olution OF Mr.. Edmunds, for appointing a
committee to investigate the elections held
in the States Of Florida, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Georgia, Alabama, and South Caro-
lima, in the years IA, '75, and '76,. was, after
considerable opposition from the Demo.
cratic side, passed.
In the Senate, December @, standing
| committees were announced, and three ad.
| ditional members were appointed. Mr..
| Withers, of Virginia, offered a resolution
requesting the President to "inform the
Senate, if not incompatible with public in
terest, whether troops of the United States
were stationed at the city OF Petersburg, in
the State of Virginia, on the 9TH of Novem-
Der, 1876 the day of the general election;
| il so, under what authority and for what
purpose" After considerable debate the
| resolution was adopted. A message from
the President, inclosing the report OF
| Senator Sherman and other members of the
| New Orleans Commission, was referred to the
Committee on Printing. Mr.. Edmunds
moved to take up a joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution in
relation to counting the electoral vote. Mr..
MerrimOn, objected, and read the Twenty
first Joint Rule, requiring that bills, resolu.
| tons, etc., not acted upon at the close of
| the first session Of Congress, shall be
taken up and acted upon at the beginning
| of the second session, as If no adjournment
had taken place. He raised point of
| order that the Joint Rules were in force,
and that the unfinished business from the
last session should be taken up. The
Chair overruled' the point of order, and
decided the Joint Rules were not in force
Mr.. Merrimon appealed from the decision
of the Chair and proceeded to address the
Senate, but soon yielded for a motion to
adjourn, and the Senate adjourned......In
the House, the bill repeating so much
of the act of December, 1872, as provides
for a pivot draw in any bridge Oh the
Ohio River, between CovingtOn and Gin.
cinnati, was made the special order for the
first Tuesday after the holiday recess. At
the close of the morning hour the Speaker
laid before the House a message from the
President, transmitting a letter, accom-
panied by testimony, addressed to him by
Hon. John Sherman and ether distinguished
citizens in regard to the canvass of the vote
for Electors in louisa. Mr. Springer moved
| its reference to select Committee on
Louisiana. After a reading of the paper in
question, the motion was carried. Ad-
journed.
In the House, December z, the Pension APP.
preparation bill was presented. incidentally,
Speaker Randall ruled that the Joint Rules
were in force. The Judiciary Committee
were instructed to investigate the subject
of counting of the electoral votes and all
matters pertaining to the election Of Piesi.
dent and Vice.President, and what should
be done at the present crisis. Adjourned.
.........In the Senate, the day was consumed
in debate over the report of the Committee
on Printing as to whether the testimony &C
companying the report of the Sherman
Louisiana Committee should be printed
There were two reports, and that OF the
majority recommending that the testimony
should be printed, was finally adopted. Al
the Republicans, and seven Democrats voted
in the Affirmative. The conduct of the
Governor of Oregon in issuing certificate
of election to one Cronin, Democrat, in
the place of Watts, Republican, was dis
cussed, and resolution for committee tC
inquire into the facts was offered and lait
on the table. Adjourned.
In the Senate, December 8, Mr.. Mitchell
of Oregon, called up for reference the res
Olution submitted by him to investsgat,
, the facts attending the appointment of Il
A. Cronin as Presidential Elector by thu
Governor of Oregon. 1t was referred t.
the Committee on Privileges and Election
+ without debate. On motion of Mr.. Logan
the bill introduced by him last session, t.
, provide for the issue of silver coin and t.
make the silver dollar legal tender, wa
taken from the table and referred to tn,
| Committee on Finance. Upon question
) of order, the President ruled that the join
rules were not in force, and his decision
, was sustained by a vote of so to 4. TIL
Senate took up the joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States in regard to the coun
of the Electoral vote, and it was read
Before proceeding with the consideration
: thereof the Senate went into Executive sci
sion, aud when the doors opened adjourned
r until Mon aay.........The House passed MI
Hewitts resolution calling upon the Presi
dent for information regarding the use o
) troops in the Southern States, and then
without transactiDg any important business
: adjourned until Monday.
1 In the Senate December IL, MIR. Bog
4 presented report of the Democratic Con
| mittee which attended the session OF tn
a
l printed. Objection was made by severa
: Senators on the Republican side, on tn
! ground that the paper was not addressed
t the Senate, and to print il would be viols
r ton of the rules. After debate, it was dc
, cided that Messrs. Bogy, Stevenson, an
5 Mcdonald should prepare memorial
3 making the paper part thereof, an
: 1t could then be printed. A bill t
s provide for the redemption of green
ha int ha
l from and after its enactment the Unite
e States shall receive legal.tender notes at pa
| in payment of import duties, and all othe
t dues and revenues of every kind. Referre
!. to the Committee on Finance. Mr.. Sherms
presente d the petition of General Joseph 1
y Johnston, asking for the removal of hi
|. political disabilities. Referred. Mr.. Et
munds's proposed amendment to the Cor
t stituti0n was then discussed at length, prir
4 cipally by Mr.. Morton, who opposed it. Will
;. out arriving at any conclusion, the Senat
went into executive session. Adjourned.
' In the House resolution for a COMMITTEE
b of Five, to proceed to New York, Phil!
l. delphia, Brooklyn and Jersey City, and il
e vestigate the alleged illegal voting and falls
}. registrations in these cities, was passed.
4 large number of bills were introduced an
8 referred, the most important of which VIZ
i one reducing letter postage, to two cent
and one to regulate the pay of letter ca
Q riers. After the transaction OF some unin
: portant business, the House adjourned.
= In the Senate, December IL, the resol
= ton submitted the day before by Mr.. Bayar,
= directing the Attorney General to inforl
= the Senate as to the number of Deput
United States Marshals employed on ole,
ton day, was agreed to, with an amendmer
submitted by Mr.. Edmunds, requesting til
Attorney. General to also communicate
Il the Senate o full statement as to the nece
o sity for the employment, the object therso