Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16
VOL. ~.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
AennIR.

Senate.
On the opening OF the session the certificates
of election OF Jerome b. Chsffee and Henry
M. Teller, United States Senators from the
State Of Colorado, we're presented In drawing
for terms, Mr.. Chafee drew for the long and
NJ. Teller for the short term.
Mr. Davis (Dem.), Of West Virginia, pre-
sented the credentials Of Samuel Price, ap-
pointed United States Senator from West Vir-
ginia, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF Hon. A. T. Caperton.
The new Senators, together with NJ. Blsine,
OF Maine. whose appointments were laid be-
fore the Senate last summer, advanced to the
desk OF the presiding officer and were sworn in
by him. Mr. Price taking the modified oatn.
Mr.. L imupds (Rep j. Of Vermont submit
ted resolution. which was read, ordered to
be printed and lie on the table. Il provides
that the committee on privileges and elections
when appointed be and it is hereby instructed
to inquire and report a5 soon as may be-6rst,
whether 10 any OF the elections named il the
secoGd section Of the Fourteenth amendment
in the States Of South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi
in the years 1875 or 1876, the right of any
portion of such Inhabitants and citizens to
vote hae been ia any wise denied or abridged ;
second. to what extent such denial or abridgo-
ment has been carried by what means such
denial or abridgement has been accomplished,
aud by whom
The resolution also provides for inquiry as
to the eligibility Of any person elected on the
seventh OF November last.
Mr.. Ingalls, (Rep.). Of Ksnsas, introduced q
JOINT roso!uton, which Was ordered ID be
printed and lie on the table, recommending a
convention to revise aud amend the Const,tu-
ton Of the United States.
House.
In the Hcuse Samuel ]. Randall (Dom. J. OF
Pennsylvania. was elected Speaker in place of
NJ. @. Kerr, deceased, receiving 161 votes to
eighty-tTo for Jsmes A. Garfield. The new
Speaker in taking his seat psid high eompH-
ment to his predecessor, saying that he was a
good and great man. In concluding his re-
marks he said:
The PEOPLE look confidently TO your mod
erStion, to your patient, calm, firm judgment
and wisdom, at this time fraubh wi h so many
perils. Let us not. beseeca Of you, disar-
point their Just expectation and their Keen
sense of right, bus by vigilance prevent even
the slightest departure from thu Constitution
and laws, forgetting in the moment Of difical-
ty that we are the adhel ents CT party, and
only remembering that We are American cti-
zens, with country to saTe which viii &c Lost
if unauthorized and unconstitutional acts on
thu part of executive officers b3 not flowned
down ct once with relenilessness and unsrar-
ing condemnation"
The following new members elected to fill
vacancies, were sworn in: Mir. Warner, of
Connecticut Mr.. Frye, of Maine; Mr. Hum
pbreY, OF Indiana; Mr. Carr, OF Indiana, ard
Mr.. Stanton, Of Pennsy vaIia.
Objection wss made to tie swearing in OF
Mr.. Buttz Of South Caro ina, and Mr. Bof0rd,
OF Colorado. In relation to toe latter, Mr
Springer Dem }, of Illinois, ffertd resolu-
ton instructing the judiciary commit 50 to in
qura and report at a5 early day as possible
whether Colorado is a s iats In tue Union, and
directing tGat until such report is IT ceived no
person claiming to be Representative fc II
Colorado ehall be sworn in az q member The
question was referred to the Jude ary CON-
mittee.
Mr.. Hewitt Dem. }, CT Now York, presented
resolution providing fer the appointment OF
three select committees one OF fifteen N NJ
bers to proceed to Louisiana, one Of six MEN,
bers to proceed TO Fonda, and Cno Of niI {
members TO proceed to South Carolina, to III.
vestigate the actiln of Tire returning or can.
vassing boards Gs 10 the rlcent elect Ons II
those States, and to report all the facs Sc
tial to an honest return of the votes for elCc
tors of President aud Vice President, aid to
fair understanding thereof By the paop,e, sn(
whether TIE electoral votes of lhose States
should be counted. / he committees are tC
have power TO send fur persons AID papers, t
take testimony, to appoint fub-comnittoel
with Ike powers, and to employ stcno9raphers
clerks and messengers. This was adopted BY
vote Of 1856 to rs.
The Speaker snnounced the appointment o
the Sou h Carolina committee as follows
Msssrs Seyler, Of ODio Abbott Of M Msssachu
setts Sieager OF Pennsylvania Eden, O
Illinois Jones, CT Kentucky ; Paillips, of Mis-
souri, B lnks, OF Massachusetts, Lapbam, O
New York aud Lawrence, Of OHIO.