Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-12-08
Proceedings Of Congress.

session al IL o CLOCK on MONDAY.
To The Senate four new members were admit
ted, namely Messrs Jerome i. Ohaffce and
Henry ". Teller from The new Sinte OF Colo
rado Samuel Price from West Virginia,
elected 10 filled the unexpired Term of Senator
Caperton, deceased end james g. Blaine
appointed by the Governor of Maine to fill
the unexpiFed term of Mr.. Morrill,, now Sec
rotary of the Treasury. No business of any
importance was transacted.
The Hon Samuel Randall was elected Speak
Mr.. Garfield. Mr.. Randall briefly addressed
the House, thanking the members for the hon
or conferred, md calling attention to the fact
that he was elected to the post on account of
the death of Speaker Kerr, 10 whom he paid
a high eulogy for The purity of his public and
private life. No one could appreciate more
than he randall; did the great honor of be-
ing called upon TO preside over the delibera-
tons Of the representatives of the American
people, and in the discharge of his duties he
should endeavor to be absolutely fair and i'm
partial, and while unfolding all the rules of
the House, he should protect each and every
member 10 his individual rights. The House
stands now In the presence of events which
in the last degree, demand the most careful
consideration Of every officer of the govern
ment, and he expressed the hope that the rep
resentatives of the people would act only with
keen sense of right, and SO as to carry out
the just expectation OF The people, and 10 en-
force the right.
BY strict party vote the Democratic mnjori-
~ refused to allow the name of Mr.. Bedford,
representative from Colorado, to be put on the
roll, and n resolution WAS adopted directing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire if Colora-
do is State in the Union entitled TO repre-
sentaton in Congress. On motion Of Mr..
Hewitt resolution was adopted providing
for The appointment OF the select committees
to proceed TO the three disputed States and
investigate ali matters relating to the recent
elections. The South Carolina committee was
Immediately appointed by the Speaker Mr.
Sayler, of Ohio, is chairman, and Mersrs
Banks, Lawrence and Lapham are the Repub-
lcan members.
Tuesday, in the Senate, Mr. Morton sub
mitted joint resolution proposing an amend
ment 10 the Constitution of the United States
providing for the election of President and
vice-President BY the people. A bill was in
PRODUCED to establish the Territory of the Black
Hills, and providing temporary government
therefor Mr.. Edmund's resolutions, submit
ted on Monday, ordering an inquiry into the
elections during the past three years in South |
Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Georgia and Alabama, were called up, debated |
at length, and passed by party vote. Mr.. |
Edmunds gave notice that he would call up
this day the joint resolution respecting the
and deciding the electoral vote for
President and Vice. President of the United
States, reported by the Committee on Privi-
eges and Elections in May last, together with
an amendment. The Presidents message was
read and The Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Plasled, of Maine, made
he point that he had voted against Mr.. Hew-
It's resolution for the select committee for
was not corrected, and Mr.. Fuller, of Indiana
'ad he had voted for the resolution, and was
lot recorded. Speaker Randall decided the
'ecord should be recorded, and as this would
make the vote 1871 10 80, he decided the ques-
ion in favor of the resolution by exercising
lis constitutional right and voting for 1t.
Saturday, December l6 was fixed for the me-
MORTAL exercises in respect to the late Speaker
Kerr. The Presidents message was presented |
md read.
Wednesday, in the Senate, the rcsol ution of |
Mr.. Withers, calling upon the President for
relative to the sationing of troops
1t Petersburg, Va, was taken up, debated at
ength, and adopted. message from the
President transmitting letter and accom-
panying documents from Hon. John Sherman
and Others, who were requested by the Pres-
dent to visit Louisiana and witness the cleo
toral vote, was laid before the Senate and or
dered to be printed. Mr.. Edmunds joint res
olution for counting the electoral vote for
President and Vice-President was called up.
During the debate the Vice President pro tenn
decided that the joint rules were not in force,
from which an appeal was taken, but no de-
nision was arrived at.
In the House, the Speaker laid before that
body the letter from the President of the
United States, accompanied by testimony, ad
dressed TO him by Senator Sherman and 9TH
.rs in regard 10 the canvass of the vote for
electors in 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 unauth-
,rized and partisan document. Mr.. Wood said |
he could conceive Of but one object the Presi- |
dent had in transmitting the paper, and that
vas the incidental one of suggesting that the
House was clothed with authority 10 institute |
careful inquiry into the election of President.
The letter and accompanying documents were
aid on the table by vote of l53 to 80, and |
he House. adjourned.
The last act in the Drama of Political dab
cry, recently being enacted simultaneously in
hree Southern States was ended on Wednes-
lay, in the denoueHaent to which the three sisters
SOUTH Carolina, Louisiana and Florida were, in