The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-21

mlttcus, Mr., Mlll OlicSu 4 resolution call.
ing on the president for Information in re.
gard to the removal VI the Sioux Indians to
the 'nd'Nn Territory, Adopted, Adjourned
In the house on the Sth, Mr.. Baker
Ind introduced bill proposing an amend,
ment to the constitution forbddng the as.
sumption of the payment OF any claims for
loss or damage growing out OF loss or de
Structon Of property during the late rebel.
hon. The pension appropriation bill passed.
Mr. Piper introduced bill establishing the
territory Of Black Hills and providing for
TEMPORARY form Of government therefor.
MIR, ,LeMOyne offered the following resloution'
Resolved, that the senate be requested to
appoint committee to act with commit.
tee Of FIVE, t" he appointed by the speaker
Of the mouse, in presenting to the supreme
court such questions as either of said com.
mittee may deem important in this crisis,
and asking the members "f the supreme
court to give to congress an opinion thereon.
Mr. NaSl,ins rose to debate the question, and
it therefore went over under thu rules Mr..
Faulkner Introduced a bill to continue the
appropriation for the government Of the Mo.
nongahela, West Virginia. Referred. The
mousse duloUrntu tlll Monday.
SENATE,
W ATulNUlo" December i.-l he interest
Of the public in the opening proceedings OF
the senate was not 50 greet as that in the
house, though the galleries were well filled
before noon. When the senate was called to
order the new memb'ra wety sworn in and
The Two IRON Colorado drew for their respec.
tive terms. Chafe secured the long term,
ending March t, 1879, and Teller the short
term, ending 1877. Committees we're ap.
pointed to notify the president aid house
tNat The senate was ready for business, and
recess taken till one o'clock. Upon reassem..
| bling Mr.. EdmundS submitted the following
resolution, which was read aud erdered to
be printed and lie cr the table: Whereas.
| It il provided by section Of article NV OF
the amendments of the constitution of the
| United States that the representatives shall
| be appOrtiOned among the several states ac.
cording to their respective numbers, count.
ing the whole number OF persons IN each
state, excluding Indians not taxed, but when
the EIGHT to vote at any election for choice
OF electors for president and vice president
of the United States, representatives. IN con
greSS, the executive or judicial oih'erS OF 4
state, or members OF THE Legislature thereof,
is denied to any OF the male lhhaOltahtS oi
such state, beng tWehty'ohe years OF age
and citizens eI the United states or III any
way abrdgeu except Tor participation III re-
beillon or other crime the DasIs OF represent
tation shall be reduced IN proportion 10
which number OF such male citlIehs shalI
bear to the whole number oil male clli|ehS
twcnty'0ne years OF age III such sUite; ana
whereas, It is alleged that IN several OF the
states, and parllc"InrIy IN the states oi oouth
Carolina NeorglN, fl0riua, AHRoalla, LOUISE
ana ana MiNSlSSppl' the r'Hllt ol iluic l.'nap' n
ltants IN sald states respectively, oeliS twth'
ly'one years oil age, ana De'hE cltlhehS ol the
United states, 10 Io'e ~ 'ne ia'e e'ectlon
Tor electors lor president an" vice PrtS'ueh'
OF the United states, ana 'or rePreSen.at'EtS
in congress, ana l"r executive an" luulci'i
officers ol SuCh state, ana l3r members o,
legislature tnrreoi, mas pech u uThlen
or great abridged, therefore, heSoiEeu,
mat tht committee on PrlNIleSes any e'T,,
tionN, Whth apPoinleu, p', ana II Is "crep!
instructed 10 inquire "'i" I'Po'' us ,oon 40
may be !. Mhcther III thc e,tci'o"S II.
SAM states III the years l6'2 or io'o '"T lISn'
ol any poftloh oi Such inn"ol'"n'S anu elu.
zens to vote as ai0resaid mas peeh III any
wise denied or abridged = 10 What extent
such denial or abrdgment mas been carried
;. by what means such dehial or aorlu8'
ment has been accomplished. A. By whom
has such denial on abrldgnrnt been Affected
:. Win what motives ana lor What purpose
has such denial or ahrldgInent been carried
on. ). l'y what authority or pretended au'
thOrty, has such denial or abrldgment Deeh
exercised Resolved further, mat salu com.
mlttec has power 1" employ sucH hu'noeI VI
stonographcrs as Shall be heediul, ana 10
send lOr persons ana papers, anu 10 nave
leave to SIT during the sessions ol llle SENATE
and to appoint suh'commItttrS WIN power
to make the inquiries aIoIeHal",hhu 70 itPo''
the same to the committee. Resolved lur-
thcr, That said committee, IN order TO more
speedily perform us dutleS, nave power W
provide for the taking ol aihhaNlts on the
subjects aforesaid, before any oihcer author
lied by laws of the United States, to take al
iidayts and to receive ana consider the
same Resolved further, That said commit
tee be and is hereby instructed to inquire
into the eligibility to office, under the con
stitution OF the nlted states, oi any persons
alleged to have been ineligible, on the 'ti
OF November la,l,as electors OF president ana
vice president OF the United states, TO wnoii
certificates OF election nave Deen, or shaiI
be issued by the executive authority oi any
state as electors, and whether the appoint
ment Of electors, or those claiming to be
such, in any Of the states, nave heen hiaue
either by force or other means otherwise
than in conformity with the constitution oil
the United States, and the laws OF the re-
spectiye states and whether any such ap'
pointment OF any such elector has been IN
anywise unconsttutonally or unlawiully in,
terfered with and to inquire and report
whether congress has any constitutional
power, and, il 50, on what extent thereof IN
respect to the appointment Of OF action OF
the electors Of president and vice president
of the United States, or over the returns or
certificates Of votes Of such electors; and
that said committee have power to send tor
| persons and papers, and to employ a steno'
grapher, and have leave to Slt during the
session Of the senate. Mr.. ingalls, introduced
| the following ioint resolution, which was or