Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-12-20

powers and duties in such election. A motion
was made and lost-134 to "a, less than two.
thlrds in the afirmative-to suspend the rules
and pass resolution instsuctng the Judiciary
Committee to inquire what intimidation has
been practiccd on Government employees during
the late election to compel sucb mLloyes to
contribute to the election fund OF any political
party and what legislation 10 needed TO abate the
alleged evil.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Bogy
presented the memorial of himself and Senators
Stevenson and Mcdonald. embracing the report
of the Democratic Committee on the Louisiana
election, which was ordered printed The reso-
luton directing the Attorne y General to inform
the senate to the number OF United States
Marshals employed on election day was agreed
TO- with an amendment requesting informatio on
also az to the necessity Of their employment, the
object thereof, their duties. etc. The resolution
regarding the appointment OF Mr.. Cronin
fresid ntlai Eiector In Oregon WAS discussed at
considerable length. The Joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment TO the Constitution 80
AS To have the Electoral vote counted by
the Supreme Court further considered, and
amendments were agreed to making the measure
applicable to the present political contest in case
II be ratified by three-fourths Of the States etc.
80 a. to provide that the Court shall fix day not
later than the 1tth next February for the count
aud providing that no Justice of the Supreme
Court shall be eligible to the Presidency Vice
Presidency. or be appointed 10 any office of the
United states, for four years atrer he shall have
Ceased 10 be such Justice A bill was introduced
and referred providing Tor the sale OF the Usage
coded lands in Kansas to actual Sc tiers :.
In the House, lengthy debate was bad on
the question of the joint rules the Speaker having
decided that they were in full force and effect
and were binding until repealed by both houses
OF Congress. The bill of last session to utilize
the product Of the gold and silver mines was
taken up the previous estion seconded, and "a
Two hours debate was agreed to, the 18th
and one on the 18th The Postoffice t$32 gS3 : 25)
and the Fertilization $3.50, 900 bills reported
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Cox On -, Rice
(Ohio), Waddell, MacDougall and Wells (Mo.) as
the committee to inquire as to whether frauds
had been practieed in the election in New York
Brooklyn Jersey City and Philadelphia.
Several petitions of religious and tenn
perance organizations throughout the country
were presented and referred in the Senate on the
18th, asking for the prohibition in the District of
Columbia and the Territories of the manufacture
and sale OF alcoholic liquors n beverage. Mr.
Sargent was appointed member OF the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, in place OF Mr.
Mitchell. excused Mr.. Edmunds joint resolu
ton for an amendment 10 the Constitution 10 as
to refer the counting of the Electoral
vote to the supreme Court wac further
discussed and finally reiected-ye,as Il,
udize the products of the gold and silver mines
was taken up, and substitute agreed to
that silver dollars of the weight OF 412Ia grains
shall be coined ana shall be legal-tender for all
debts, public and private, except when PAYMENT
OF gold coin IL required by law, and the bill AZ
amended was passed-l67 TO 49, The bill 10
make the Burlington d Missouri River Railroad
Company IN Nebraska a branch of the Union
Pacific Railroad was taken up and recommtted.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the resou-
ton to print extra copies of the Presidents mes
sage and accompanying documents in regard to
the election in Louisiana was taken up. and
lengthy debate followed amendment offered
by Mr. Thurman to have printed with the message
the memorial of Messrs. Bogy, Stevenson and Nc
Donald, embracing the report of the Democratic
Committee which Witnessed the count in New
Orleans. The debate participated in by
Messrs. sherman, Thurman, West, Morton and
Bayard, and related chiefly to the question Of in
limitation, after which the amendment agreed
10, and the resolution passed, as amended. to
print | $50 copies, Joint resolution to PRINT TO-,
U cop es OF the same message aud documents was
also passed message was received from the
President and ordered pr nted in answer to the res
oiutlou OF the 9th in regard to troops stationed at
Peters burg, Va. on election day; also, a com
municHion from the Attorney General in regard
TO the employment Of deputy Marshals on cleo
ton day the Attorney General stating that the in
formation called for was not in his possession
but that he would endeayor to procure it at ms
early day as practicable. Mr. Bayard presented
statement compiled by an officer Of the House
III regard TO the count of the Electoral vote by
that body since the formation OF the Government
which statement was ordered printed In the
House, resolution was reported from
me NE, judiciary committee and adopted, re,
votes. providing for n committee of
seven TO act in conjunction with any similar com
mittee that might be appointed by the senate To
report without delay measure best calculated to
accomplish the desired end also, another com
mtttee OF seven to report what the privileges
powers and duties OF the House in counting the
Electoral votes. The Senate amendments to the
Post Route bill of last session for the
ment Of the fast mail service and of the franking
privilege were rejected on the ground that they
should not have been engrafted on such bill
fDStOttlgp AUGMENTATION rod
in Committee OF the Whole.