New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-30
BY TELEG GRAPH.
9enaee.


WASHINGTON. December 29-The Chair
presented . telegram from General John A.
Logan, now in Chicago. stating that he
would not be able to return to Washington
in time to act ~ . member Of tho special
committee to devise means for . count Of
the electoral vote, etc., and asking to bo
excused from further service - . member
of that committee. No objections being
made Mr.. Logan was excused. and Mr..
Conkling WAS appointed on the committee
to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Gordon presented q memorial Of
Wade Hampton, William B. Simpson, w.
D. Wallace, and sixty eight Senators and
Representatives in the General Assembly
of South Carolina, addressed to Congress-.
reciting at length the events which have
recently transpired in the State. interfer-
ence Of the military, ETC., and asking Con-
gress to take such action az will cause .
cessation of military interference in the
Affairs of the State, and enable the Gov
ernOr and Legislature to exercise the duties
Of the 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 ndiciary.
to refer it to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections instead of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Gordon, by
unanimous consent, submitted q resolution
recognizing the Hampton government -
the legal government of South Carolina,
but objection was made to 1t by Mr.. Morton
and others, and it vas laid over.
The question being on the amendment Of
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's, twelve Senators voted
in the affirmative, and thirteen in the mega
tive. No quorum, 90 the Senate, at half
past twelve O'Clock, adjourned until Tues
day next, in accordance with IN order pre-
viously adopted. s-t a.
The South Cafolins memorial comes mp
Tuesday ON the question of reference.
The resolution offered by Senator Gordon
which follows csn be called up BY him at
any time, and will be regularly before tho
Senate: ----,----
Resolved, That the State government now
existing in the State Of South Carolina,
and represented by Wade Hampton -
Governor, 10 the Lawful! government OF said
that every assistance necessary to sustain
it's proper and lawful authority in the said
State should be given by the United States,
when properly called upon for that purpose,
to tho end that the laws may be faithfully
and promptly executed, life and property
protected and de Tended, and al vt0lat0rs OF
the Law. State or national. brought TO .
speedy punishment for their crimes.
Adjourned to Taasdsy. at a''--.
Not fifty members present. Adjourned
after passing few pension bills. No oom-
mittee met on the House side.
The Republican electoral vote of Louisi-
ana has been received by mail. None from
either party yet by messenger.
Colonel Levy presented . memorial,
signed by Thomas A. Adams, president Of
the Board of Underwriters Of New Or
leans; Cyrus Bussey, president Of the
Chamber of Commerce; William c. Black.
president of the New Oilsans Cotton EK-
change; r. s. Howard, president Of the
Merchants Exchange; John G. Gaines,
president of the New Orleans Clearing
House; Joseph A. Aiken, president of the
New Orleans and Red River Transportation
Company; w. T.. Boardman, president of
the Red River Pilots Association for the
improvement of Red river from Jefferson,
Texas. to the mouth. Order published in
the Record. Mr.. Levy will tomorrow in
troduce bill appropristing 900 for the
purpose indicated in the memorial.