Middletown transcript., 1876-12-09


obligations when they mature. though
they may intend to do no wrong. are
frequently the cause Of great financial
embarrassment to others and often. un-
Intentionally it may be, cause great in
Jury and harm to their creditors In this
view We repeat that D. Woodall & Cos
long -winded debtors should at least be
lenient in their judgment Of him.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Both houses Of Congress assembled
10 their respective chambers on Monday
and entered at once upon their duties.
In the Senate resolutions were offered
providing for the usual committee to
notify the President Of the assembling
Of Congress and of committee to in
vestieate the Southern elections. Mr..
Ingalls,. Of Kansas. also offered reso-
luton providing for calling a conven-
tion for revising the Constitution Of the
United States and for other purposes.
The Senators elect from Colorado were
admitted and sworn in.
The House was organized by the
election Of Hon. Samuel j. Randall, Of
Philadslphia, speaker. A resolution,
BY Mr.. Hewitt. Of N. T., was adopted
appointing committees to proceed At
once to Louisiana. South Carolina and
Florida. to investigate the action of the
returning boards as to the recent elec-
tions 10 those States; to report all the
facts essential to an honest return Of
the votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent. and whether the electoral votes of
those States should be counted. Objec-
ton was made BY the republicans to the
appointment Of these committees. and
they voted solidly against it-that is,
all but three Independent republicans,
who voted with the democrats. The
swearing in Of Mr.. Belford, Of Colorado,
and Buts, Of South Corolina, was also
objected to.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.
SENATE. Senator Morton submitted
bis constitutional amendment relating to
the election Of President and Vice Pres
ident, and it was laid on the table for
future consideration. Mr.. Edmunds'
resolutions Of inquiry into the elections
| Of certain Southern States were taken
up and adopted BY . party vote, the
democrats opposing them. The Presi-
dents message was read and ordered to
be printed Mr.. Merrimon, N c., in
troduced bill providing for holding
the Presidential election in October and
the meeting Of the Electoral College in
January.
HOUSE The time was spent in dis
cussing and deciding the vote by which
the Southern election investigating res
olutions were adopted the day before.
certain members declaring that their
votes had been incorrectly reported and
recorded Finally Speaker Randall cast
bis vote on the affirmative side and set
tied the matter.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.
SENATE. The resolution Of Mr..
Withers calling upon the President for,
information relative to the stationing Of
troops at Petersburg. Va, was taken
up, debated at leng.H, and adopted. A
message from the President transmit
ting letter and accompanying docu-
| ments from Hon. John Sherman and
others, who were requested BY the Pres
ident to visi. Louisiana and witness the
counting Of the electoral vote, was laid
before the Senate and ordered to be
printed Mr.. Edmunds's joint resolu-
tion for counting the electoral votessfor
President and Vice President was called
up During the debate the Vice. Pres
idens pro TEN decided that the Joint
rules were not in force, from which an
appeal was taken, but no decision was
arrived at.
HOUSE The Speaker presented a
letter from the President of the United
States. accompanied by testimony, ad-
dressed to him by Senator Sherman and
others in regard to the canvass Of the
vote for electors 10 Louisiana. The
paper was read. after which Mr.. Wood,
Of New York. severely criticised the
President for sending into that body in
an unauthorized way, such an unauthor-
ized aud partisan document Mr.. Wood
said be could conceive Of but one object
the President had in transmitting the
paper, and that was the incidental one
Of suggesting that the House was clothed
with authority to institute careful 10.
quiry into the election Of President.
The letter and accompanying documents
were laid on the table BY vote Of 1853
to 80, and the House adjourned.
| THURSDAY. DECEMBER 7TH.
| SENArE.-Mr. Mitchell. Of Oregon,
submitted . resolution, which was
ordered to be printed and lie on the
table. directing the Committee on Priv
ileges and Electors to inquire into the
facts connected With the issuance Of
certificates to the Cronin Electoral Col
legs in that State A bill was intro.
duced BY Mr.. Howe. Of Wisconsin, to
restrain unauthorized persons from as
suming to act Is Electors; and by Mr..
Cameron, Of Wisconsin, regulating z the
navigation Of vssssle.
HousE.-Mr. McCrary. Of Iowa, Of
fered resolution for the appointment
Of . committee Of Eve, to act with q
similar committee Of the Senate, in pre-
pairing measure for the better rsgula-
ton Of the counting Of the Electoral
vote, the committee to have leave ia
report at any time Mr.. Wood asked
leave to offer resolution calling upon
the President for copies Of all executive
orders regarding the services Of the
army in the South during tho elections.
Mr.. Kasssn. Of Iowa, objected. and the