Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-28
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the Second Session.

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Proceedings Of the Second Session. &
House, Dec. l0.-In the House, on
the 10Th, Mr.. Wood, from the committee on
ways and means, reported resolution tor
the adjournment of the House from neN
Saturday to Wednesday. the 27th, and from
Saturday, the a0th, to- Wednesday, the Sd OF
January. He moved the previous question,
which was seconded, and the resolution
consular and diplomatic bill was made the
special order for to-day, the fortifcation bill
passed, and the House adjourned. -
SENATE, Dec. 2O.-In the House,, on
the Goth. the vote by which the bill to estab-
lisll the Territory Of Pembina was passed last
session was recollsidered. The name of the
Territory was then changed to Huron. and
the bills again passed. The report Of Mayor
Comstock on the condition Of the South Pass
Senate then renewed consideration OF the
resolution OF Mitchell providing for an inquiry
into the appointment of Cronin as one of the
Presidential electors from Oregon: In the
course of the discussion Senator Eaton, OF
Connecticut (Dem.) said that he thought the
Governor of that State should have certified to
the election Of two electors only, and declar-
ed that he "would not vote to place in the
Presidential chair the candidate ofthc Demo-
cratic party upon the vote of the Democratic
electors in Oregon" No vote was reached
upon the question, and no further business
was transacted.
House, Dec. 20.-The report of the
judiciary committee on the question of the
power OF Congress to compel the production
OF private kilograms was received. The re-
port asserts that right. The minority of the
description of the telegram required should
be given. MIR. Knott offered q substitute for
both, declaring that telegraphic communica-
tions are no more privileged than oral or
other communications, ,and must be produced
when called for. After discussion the resolu-
ton of the minority was defeated yeas "a !:
nays l25-and Knott's substitute adopted
without division. Chittenden asked leave to
introduce and have referred a bill to fund the
legal tender notes in Ak per cent. gold bonds
payable in 40 years, but objection was made
and the resolution went over. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2lst, the ques-
tion of holiday adjournment was discussed
and resolution finally passed to adjourn
from Friday to Tuesday, the 26th inst. In
said the finance committee had not yet had
an opportunity to consider the pending sill
yer bill, but that il would be enabled to do SO
Immediately after the holidays. The Oregon
resolution of Senator Mitchell was further
discussed. The conference report on the bill
to provide for the expenses OF the Southern
investigating committee was agreed to. On
motion business was suspended, and the SEN
ate paid its tribute OF respect to the memory
OF the late Senator Caperton, of West Vir-
ginia. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 2lst, Mr.. Platt
offered resolution tor the appointment OF a
select committee to investigate the charge
made yesterday by Hewitt that his letters
had been tampered With in the New York
postoflice. Mr.. Hewitt explained at length
his reasons for supposing that his mail had
in New York inquiring into the alleged elec-
ton frauds, was instructed to inquire INTO the
matter. Mr.. Willis introduced bill, pro-
viding that the fleet of the navy in peace,
shall consist OF thirty sea-going vessels OF
war, to he distributed among the respective
squadrons and divisions. A memorial signed
by the Governors who recently met at Omaha
ceived and appropriately referred. Adjourn
ed.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the res.
0lution offered by Senator Mitchell, ofOregoD
for an investigation into the electoral vote o
that State was discussed, modified, and finally
agreed to as follows: Whereas, 1t is alleged
! that the Governor of Oregon has issued q GER
| tificate of election to one f. A. Cronin, as ono
of the electors of said State, instead issuing
| that said Watts was ineligible to said office o
elector, Nov. 7th, 1871, the time of such cleo
| ton therefore Resolved, That the commit
! tee OH privileges and elections be instructed
to inquire into the ineligibility Of said J. W
Watts and investigate the facts attending thu
appointment OF said electors and pretended
electors, and report the same to the Senate
and 1or this purpose may employ stenog
rapher, send for papers and persons, admins
ter oaths and examine witnesses. Withou
! tranSacting any other business OF importance
the Senate adjourned until the 96th.
In. the House, on the 22d, a resolu
ton was adopted to pay the widow of TIN
late Speaker Kerr a sum equal to the pay ant
mileage Of the Speaker from the time of hi
death until the end of the present Congress
Committees were appointed to ascertain th
counting the electoral vote after which tn
House adjourned.
The session of the House lasted onl,
20 minutes on the 23d, when an adjournmen
was ordered till Wednesday. Mr.. Clyme
was speaker pro tenn. Mr.. Monroe resigne,
from the committee of rights, privileges an,
duties of the House i'll regard to counting til
electoral votes. Mr. Springer offered a reso
luton for the completion and printing of til
proceedings and debates relating to counting
the electoral vote since the establishment Q
was adopted calling for copies Of orders to tn
expenditure of the appropriation OF the las
session for internal improvements. Mr.. Re
gan, from the committee on commerce, OF
fered a resolution which was adopted request
ing the President to furnish the House wit
copies Of all orders made ly him or unde
his direction, and Of orders and correspond
ence of the War Department relating to limi
tations made by the President, Of appropria
tions for the improvement of rivers and ha,
bors, and to specify how the two millions ou
Of tile five millions appropriated by the las
state under what law such limitation wa
made.