New-York tribune., 1876-12-20
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
FoRTIICATIONs BILL PASSED BY THE HoUsE-DE-
RATE on EGON-PREsENTATION OF TIL.
STATUES OF WINTHROP AND ADAMS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. 1875.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
municatIon from the Secretary of State transmitting
list Of names OF persons not citizens of tho United states
who held consular offices and to whom salaries were ad
during the fiscal year ending June 80 1876 Ordered 10
be printed and lie On the table. .,o
resolution submitted by him Yesterday providing oa OF a
adjournment of the two houses from FRIDAY, DEC - ~
Wednesday Jan. 3, but objection was made an" lo WIN
Tie CHAIR laid before the Senate the unfinished Dus
beng the resolution of Mr. Mitchell instructing tne
Committee on Privileges and Elections 10 nqu iElo @ 81.
appointment of certain Presldehli" eec'or III oioeO
On %T motion Of Mr.. BOUTWELL, Rep Massl the reso
nati"T Of the stafnes OF Samuel Adams and John
Wnfbrop contributed by Massachusetts, to the Nat2pa
WELL fben sent TO the clerks desk and had read tle
letter of the commission selected by the hassachnse
OF The lie and character Of these men, chosen ~ tne M
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as nofI ~ inc Old
pace i'm the lustrOus group now asScIinilS ,1 ,u & IL
ha Of the of Representative lie TGvS|GS on the inc
Cryiccs Of John winthrop her INST olellni tho ufe
Mr. DAWES ep, Mass( spoke N resld @ 10 S .Tg nrai ,i
rt nart taken by him In inspiring the American ReNo-
MI Me- INGALLS, Rep, Kan.l submitted concurrent
resnution ncccpting the statues In the name OF tr
United states, and returning the t,ahhS ~ Nun. % M
he STATE of Massachusetts. lie spoke of me many e @
ncnt statesmen whom Massachusetts could claim as hr
sons ana said those who inherited the p0tehl eomNio
lions OF WnthroD and Adams were logca ana cour"s'
The resolution was unanimously agreed TO-
THE APPOINTMENT or CRoNIN.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF tHe u
finished business being the resolution Of Mr hitchel
in regard TO the appointment OF Cronn as PRESIDENTIAL
c,cctor IN Oregon Mr. MITCHELL quoted from the eard
~ Gov Grover recently published to the effect that
larger number OF voters than constituted "at'SS noi
ity passed in aud ont his Office and knew thnt ne Ws
postmaster at Lafayette. Mr MIclrli aTguoI H t, a.
ihe Comfy Of Yam I'm, whore Lafayette was lo,Asu,
trouin received GA votes ana watts 0Iu unu al yO
,, Tavr cone i'm and ont " Watlss Office, ana yet he
would have majority Of over 200 There were ottI
yrnn oregon 10 the effect tIa IL not probable that
moro than 100 voters OF bot p2ihch lie', ' ~
the people Of the country would believe thht thc people
pI Oregon were hcuietcd Ioos 10 I1le -" W pilo,ti,
tncy knew to be ineligible Tor thc ONCE OIL fte'iueAu'
''yW" NJ NORTON Rep rndl referred 70 tho ornion Of
IL IInSicy ~ CiuClnnau presented IN the Senate on
Friday last by Mr Thururu ana aiid u was tt thuh't
md 4oorc pglfi.o-lIn- hp ever saw put upOn paper.
~ nH 80" =, graat rnrTcnt of American authorities 10
IN, effect thar the minority candidate was I"t cl''t
IN The aroungus of the Senator from PcnrsyE1na Or
NgIIaco) aud from ONO tMr Ihu:pIuL ana cAh lucl
III nnt ,ckuovl ledep The election Oi Croun. They were
r~rpy trying 10 construct tg leaf 10 hide the nh1ri
ness Of the Governor nf OREGON lie argued 'a'' '
81 oregon The Governor had no discretion ~ the mat
Ter Ifauy one hal discretion under tne laws. oi 'ht
Stgte II was the Sccrrtgrr ~ STATE an not me GOV,
rrlnr He quoted from numerous legal auhoillrS' hnu
"a, rurd that The electors had IoWtr 90 m any 'a ,y III
IN, Flcrtorgl COLLEGE arising from hny causr Whatever
n. road from the argument Ot Mr. Thurman IN ihe con
trCd election case Abbot against Vance 20 snow tAt
line senator from Ohio then argued tHa p scat minor
nv candidate on account of th" tuchTbity al a ma
gv candidate was IN violation ui Lo very hTsi princi
pies Of republican government ....,....
Nr BOtiY Dem, Mo- said hc dd not ihihE " proper
now to yiulcatu the conduct OF The Governor OF OcSn
In his Clr BOgy'. opinion the Governor dd ms ong
oursy and with fidelity No ono disputed the titl 'a
Watts was ineligible by reason OF holding an once o
lrp0I and trust the Government 81 the Uht'l
-fttes How could b. b. said that Watts was tltci,l
when the Constitution of the United state, tald lr conI"
not he elected! II the Governor bad certified tiaj ~
was elected he wOud have certified 20 n'Scbuol lhe
VOTES given him nuliJ lie argued lhat every
one was presumed 90 know the law aud the voters "i
Oregon must have Kunwn Oi his lneiiNbihty ~ was
yekDoWu fact that Louisiana had gone FOR ldrh h}
majority 0f 5000. hat II overt iined bl TIE return
inc Boarof fat stats. II had been argued here tht tue
decision OF the Returning Board was supreme nud must
bg rgqfgu with the respect as decision OF ih'
suprrc Court uf the u'trd -trcs hut Cos. Grover was
Gcuouurpd at tho Same uH Iur simply doing l- ANY.
Before Mr. Bpgy concluded his remark the SENATE ~
4, o'clock, adjourned.