Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-21

In conjunction WIN any sitDlidT CUtu-
mitiee that may be appointed by the
Senate, to report without delay meas
ure hest calculated to accomplish The
desired end; also, another committee
of seven, 10 report what are the privil-
eges, powers, aud duties of the House
in counting the Electoral vote. The
resolution WAS adopted nnder the Oper-
alton of the previous question, without
debate or division. A joint resolution
for the printing of the Agricultural Re-
port of 1876, was adopted. Soon after
ward the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the Postoffice appro-
priatiOn bill. An amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for mail trans
pOrtatiOn on the Star routes and on
steam boats from Sc, 600, 900 to Sc, 237 ,993,
was agreed to.
Dec. l5.-In the Senate the bill pro-
viding for the establishment of a sink
ing fund to liquidate the Indebtedness
of the Pacific railroad companies was
m sde the special order for the third
Monday of January.
House bill providing for the pay
ment of electoral messengers were pass
ed.
Il.
resolution providing for investigation
in regard to the appointments of Oregon
electors. He charged that Mr.. Morton,
Chairman Of the committee on Privil-
eyes and Elections, had prejudged the
case, and declared that the Governor of
Oregon had not acted so palpably
wrong as to authorize Mr.. Morton to
declare that he Was Infamous. Mr..
Thurman sent to the Clerks desk and
had read Judge H, adly's opinion. A
paragraph in Hoadly's opinion brought
from Mr.. Sherman the declaration that
the story about conspiracy to elect
him President of the Senate was sim ply
u newspaper rOOrback.
Mr.. Wright gave notice that on
Monday, 18th inst, he would call uI
the bill to reduce the salary of the
President from $50, 900 to $25, 900 pei
annum.
The Senate non-concurred in the
House amendment to the appropiia
tion bill for the expenses OF speeia
committees in election matters, and s
cOmmittee of conference WAS ordered.
The House resolution for the ap
pOintment of a committee to act witt
Senate committee to devise method
of counting the electoral vote, was laid
over till Monday, 18th inst.
| In the House, there was considerable
discussion on the bill to pay the expen
ses of the investigating committees, re
ducing the amount for the Senate from
$50, 900 to $50, 900, and increasing thsl
of the House from sd 900 to $50, 600
Finally the bill WAS passed as repOr; eO
from the committee on Appropriations
giving each House $3O, 1000.
On Saturday, the Senate was not il
session.
In the House, Mr.. Schleicher'
amendment to the Postoffice ApprOpri
alton bill, increasing the appropriation
for transportation of mails on sta
routes and steamboats,, Was agreed to
and the bill passed.
The Speaker laid before the House ,
telegram from the Chairman of th'
Louisiana select committee, and tina
to Morrison from President Orton, o
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany, refusing to produce originals o
telegraphic dispatches. The matte
was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee, with instructions to report at tn,
earliest practicable moment what ac
tion the House should take to enforcl
its authority.
Eulogies ON the late Speaker Ker
were pronounced by Messrs. Hamilton
Kelley, Raymond, Monroe, Holman
Burchard of Illinois, Cox, CIaymer
McCrary, Atkins, Hereford, Knott
Vance and Csrr, after which apprOpri
ate resolutions were adopted.