The Morning herald., 1876-12-30
RUSSIA BACKS OUT
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WASHINGTON.

GENERALPRESS DISPATCHES
WASHINGTON.
Xiv Congress- Second Session.
TAKES LoGAN's PLACE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-In the Senate
the Chair presented telegram from Gen
John A. Logan, now in Chicago, stating
that he would not be able to return tt
Washington in time to act as a member o.
the special committee to devise means TO,
the count of the electo oral vote, etc, sDd
asking to be excused from further service az
member of that committee. No objec-
tion being made, Mr.. Logan was excused
and Mr.. Conkling was appointed on the
ommittee to fill the vacancy.
FERMENTATION OF WADE HAMPToN's ME-
MORTAL TO THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-In the Senate
Mr.. Gordon presented the memorial of
Wade Hampton, William B. Simpson, W.
H. Wallace, and sixty eight Senators and
Representatives In the General Assembly OF
South Carolina, addressed to Congress, re-
citing at length the events which have re-
Gently transpired in that State, interference
of the military, ETC., and asking Congress
to take such action as will cause cessa-
tion of military interference in the affairs of
the State, and enable the Governor and Le-
gislature to exercise the duties ofthe offices
to which they were elected.
The memorial having been read, Mr.. Cor
don moved that it be referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary ..
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to amend so as
to refer 1t to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections instead ofthe Judiciary Com
mlttee. Pending discussion Mr.. Gordon,
by unanimous consent, submitted resolu-
tion recognizing the Hampton Government
as the legal Government of South Carolina,
but objection was made to 1t by Mr.. Morton
and others and 1t was laid over.
The question being on the amendment of
Mr.. Frelingbuysen twelve Senators voted
in the affirmative and thirteen In the mega
tive, no quorum, so the Senate at 1890 ad-
journed until Tuesday next, in accordance
with an order previously adopted.
THE SILVER BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The report of
the Silver Commission will not be ready for
several weeks. 1t is now feared by friends
of the measure, which has already passed
the House, that the prospects Of action on
it by the Senate are extremely doubtful.
1t has qeen stated by Senators favorable to
the measure that no action will be taken
until the conclusions reached by the COM
mittee are known, This will not necessari-
ly defeat the bill, but 1t is thought that the
may contribute some valuable
II their report were to be sub
mitted now the House bill would, accord
Ing to indications, have very fair chance
Of passage, but delay will throw 1t so late
In the session that the time of both Houses
will be entirely consumed In political dis.
cussion.
THE KILOGRAMS.
Speaker Randall and the Judiciary Com
mittee have determined to assert the power
assumed by the House in its demand upon
The Western Union Telegraph Company for
The production of kilograms called for by
the Louisiana Committee. There have been
several references on the subject in which
It was agreed to compel obedience to the
mandate of the House under penalty of
MoRToN's VIEWS,
WARRINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Morton
Is much incensed at a statement made in
New York evening paper in which he is re-
as predicting no good results from
The Joint Committee on the Electo1 al Vote
On account Of the composition of the House
Committee.
He says on the contrary that he has every
hope of satisfactory solution Of the differ.
css between the two houses, and will not
p. II d. .