The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-01-19
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w dSiiingion, Jan. lo.-Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of
the Interior enclosing report from
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
in answer to a resolution of the Sen
ate, of the 18th, in regard to the books
kept by Indian agents, in compliance
with section 10, of the Indian appro-
priation bill for the year ending June
Both, 1876. Ordered printed. Thur
man presented the credentials OF Eus-
tis, claiming n seat as Senator from
Louisiana. The document consisted
of an extract from the Louisiana leg
islative proceedings. Before he read
ing was finished Conkling inquired
who certified to these papers.
Thurman replied that the papers We're
voluminous and ii was not necessary
to read them. They were certified to
by the speaker and clerk OF the Louis
lana house of representatives, aud n
Senator who presided at the Joint
meeting. Conkling said the act of
Congress stated that The credentials of
one claiming n seat in this body must
be certified by the governor of the
state. Morton said he was not in the
Senate when the papers rurporting to
be the credentials of EIstis were read,
and he asked that the matter be laid
over until tomorrow morning.
Thurman said these papers showed
The title of Eustis 10 seat. He did
not ask t. have him sworn on them
but only asked to have the case re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections. Conkling argued that
the papers presented were irregular
Tnd were papers upon which the SEN
ate could not act. Thurman denied
that the papers were Irregular unless
it was in the absence of the governors
certificate, and that, he submitted, was
not an irrcgularity. The whole ques-
ton before the Senate turned on the
fact as to whether or not vacancy
existed in the Louisiana senatorship.
1T the Senate should decide that
Pinchhack was entitled to q seat there
would be an end to these papers. but
on the other hand, if the Senate
should decide that Pinchback was not
entitled to seat, the claim of Eustis
must be considered. Sherman sng-
gested that the papers be printed in
record and the matter be laid over
until tomorrow, so the Senate could
go on with the morning business now.
The suggestion was agreed to and the
papers ordered printed and laid over
until tomorrow. The chair laid be-
fore the Senate memorial of the
democratic conservative convention of
Louisiana, held Jan. 9th, 1876, con-
corning the election of the state of
Louisiana. Referred.
Bills were introduced and referred
as follows; By Dorsey, a resolution
instructing the committee on post Of
fees and post roads to inquire and re-
port whether the restoration of the
ranking privilege would increase the
cost of mail service. and if it is expe-
dient to restore the same. Agreed to.
Edmunds submitted resolution re-
questing the President to communi-
cate to the Senate copies of any cor
respondence had under its authority
with other governments in regard to
the Centennial. Cragin call, Il up the
Senate bill to secure the attenlanco
and payment of witnesses before mil
itary courts, and submitted an
amendment giving to every court
martial the same power to punish
witness for refusing to testify as that
now held by circuit courts of the
United States, providing, that the
action of such court martial shall he