River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-12-28
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
rroceedings of the second sesslo

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| I'm the Senate. on the 18th, the PEN
sion appropriation bill passed without amend
ment Il now goes to the President. The
/ chair laid before the Senate q communication
from the Secretary OF State, transmitting
/ list Of names OF persons not citizens who held
consular Offices and TO whom salaries were
paid. number of private bills were passed.
Senator Cameron called up the resolution
/ providing for an adjournment over the hOi-
lays. but objection being made the matter
went over. The unfinished business, the
resolution OF Mitchell in regard &c the APP
pOintment OF Cronin az Presidential elector
/ by the Governor OF Oregon, was taken up,
and was debated by Mitchell, Morton and
| B0gy. Pending discussion the Senate adj
iouIned.
In the House, on the 10th, Mr.Wood,
from the committee on ways and means, re-
ported a resolution for the adjournment OF
the House from next Saturday to Wednes-
day. the 27th, and from Saturday, the 30th,
to Wednesday, the Sd OF January. lie moved
the previous question, which was seconded,
and the resolution adopted by vote OF yeas
I2l nays CO. The consular and diplomatic
bill was made the special order OF to-day, the
tortifcation Lin passed, and the House adj
iourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, the vote
by which the bill to establish the Territory OF
Pembina was passed last session was recon-
sideTed The name OF the Territory was then
changed TO Huron, and the bill again passed.
The report of Mayor ConlstOck on the cOndi-
ton OF the South Pass ietties was received and
ordered printed. The Senate then renewed
consideration OF the resolution OF Mitchell
providing for an inquiry into the appointment
of Cronin as one OF the Presidential electors
tor Oregon. In the course of the discussion
Senator Eaton, OF Connecticut (Dem) said
that he thought the Governor Of that State
should have certified to the election OF two
electors only, and declared that he "wOuld
not vote to place in the Presidential chair the
candidate OF the Democratic party upon the
vote of the Democratic electors in Oregon
No vote was reached upon the question, and
no further business was transacted.
/ In the House, on the Goth, the re-
port OF the judiciary committee ON the ques
! iiOn OF the power of Congress to compel the
production OF private kilograms was received.
/ The report asserts the right. The minority
Of the committee rep hold the same, save
that a description Of the telegram required
should be given. Mr.. Knott offered substi-
tute for both, declaring that telegraphic COM
lmunicatiOns are no more privileged than oral
/ or other communications, ard must be pro-
duced when called for. After discussion the
resolution OF the minority was defeated by
vote of yeas "a; nays 1875, and Knots substi-
/ tute adopted without division. Chittenden
asked leave to introduce and have referred
1 bill to fund the legal tender notes in 4 x per
cent. gold bonds payable in 40 years, but OBJ
jec'iOn was made and the resolution went
over. Adjourned.
/ SENATE, Dec. 2l.-The question of
holiday adjournment was discussed and a
resolution finally passed to adjourn from Fri
| day to Tuesday, the Goth inst In answer to
Ian interrogation, Senator Sherman said the
finance committee had not vet had an oppor-
ltunity to consider the pending silver bill, but
that 1t would be enabled to do so immediately
latter the holidays The Oregon resolution OF
Senator Mitchell was further discussed. The
conference report ON the bill to provide for
1.-THE expenses of the Southern investigating
committee was agreed to. On motion bust
mess was suspended, and tie Senate paid its
tribute of respect to the memory OF the late
/ Senator Caperton, OF West Virginia Ad-
Ijoumed.
+ House. Dec. 2l.-In the House, on
/ the 2lst, Mr.. Plat offered resolution for the
appointment OF a select committee to investl-
/ gate the charge made yesterday by Hewett
that his letters had been tempered with in
the New York post office. Mr.. Hewitt eX-
lplained at length his reasons for .supposing
that his mail had been tempered with, and
the committee now in New York inquiring
into the alleged election frauds, was instruct
led to inquire into the matter Mr.. Willis IN
trOduced bill, providing that the fleet oil
the navy in peace, shall consist OF thirty sea-
going vessels OF war, to be distributed among
/ the respective squadrons and divisions. 4
memorial signed by the Governors who re-
Icentlv met at Omaha to discuss the grasshop-
Iper question, was received and appropriately
referred. Adjourned.
In the Senate. on the 22d, the res
Iolution offered by Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon,
+ Tor an investigation into the electoral vote CT
that State ives discussed, modified and finally
iagreed to as follows: Whereas, 1t Is alleged
that the Governor OF Oregon has issued GER
ltiiicate of election TO one A. J.. CrOnln, as one
lot the electors Of said State, instead OF issuing
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THAT said Watts was ineligible to said Office OF
ELECTORS Nov. eth, 1876, the time OF such cleo
ton therefore Resolved, That the commit
tee on privileges and elections be instructed
70 inquire into the ineilgibility OF SAID ). w.
Watts and investigate the facts attending the
appointment OF said electors and pretended
electors, and report the same to the Senate /;
land Tor this purpose may employ StenOg-
trapher, send for papers ana persons, admin
ister oaths and examine witnesses. Without
tran citing any other business Of Importance
the ate adjourned until the Goth.
In ne House, on the 22d, a reS0lu-
Ition was adopted to pay the widow of the late
Speaker Kerr q sum equal to the pay and
mileage OF the Speaker from the time OF his
death until the end OF the present Congress.
I { Committees were appointed to ascertain the
privileges, powers and duties Of the House in
counting the electoral vote, after which the
/ House adjourned.
/ The session of the House lasted only
20 minutes on the 23d, when an adjournment
was ordered till Wednesday. Mr.. Clymer
was speaker pro tem. Mr.. Monroe resigned
from the committee OF rights, privileges and
duties of the House in regard to counting the
electoral votes. Mr.. Springer offered a reso-
Tuition for the completion and printing OF the
/ proceedings and debates relating to the count
ing OF the electoral vote since the establish
iment OF the government. Adopted. A reso-
Tuition was adopted calling for copies OF orders
to the expenditure Of the appropriation OF the
last session for internal improvements. Mr..
Regan, frgm the committee on commerce, Of
/ tered a resolution which was adopted, request
/ ng the President to furnish the House with
icopies OF all orders made by him or under his
direction, and of orders end correspondence
of the War Department relating to limitations
made by the President OF appropriations for
the Improvement Of rivers and harbOrs, and
to specify how the two millions ont of five
millions appropriated by the last Congress
have been expended, and also to state under
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