National Republican., 1876-12-20
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
sICOND sEsSI0 7.


Senate.
TUESDAY, December 10, 1870.
The Senate was called TO o-der at u m. oy
President pro tempo FERRY, and prayer was
offered by the Chaplain-
BILLS AND PETITIoNo.
FBills, petitions. &C., were presented and re-
ferred as follows: -
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the House.
bill for the establishment of post routes, with
uon-concurrence in the Senate amendments
On motion Of -Mr. HAMLIN, referred to the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
Also a communication from the Secretary OF
State transmitting the names OF
CONSULAR oFFIoERs NOT RESIDENTS OF TIE
r UNITED STATES,
andtbe c,rcum stances under which they were ap-
pointed, pay, sc. Ordered printed.
Ex-srEAKER KERR.
Mr. MORTON said that resolution was lying
on the table IN relation to the deata 81
now absent, he asked that the resolution lie on
the table till the return Of MT: McDSSALp; ?;
Such a course he said, would meet the wishes oil
his colleagues. So ordered. .- --.
-- BILLS FOR RELIKy. a.....r
Mr.. MITCH ELL presented petition for the
relief fof F: 9. Swarton, Of Oregon. COMMITTEE on
NV Mr. WINDOW reported from the Committee
on Appropriations favorable without amendment
House bill for the payment ofinvalid pensions.
sy'S By MI. MITCHELL: MI A bill for the relief of
Assistant Surgeon Kellogg. Committee on Mill
IN Mr.. WRIGHT called up the bill for the relief
of Thomas Day, which was passed
Mr. BOGY called up the bill for the relief OF
missioner Of the General Land ONCE 70 issue GER
tihcates of relocation for $40 acres OF land In Mis-
Mr. wiTHERs called up the bill for the re-
moval of the political disabilities OF N. H. Van
Ness, Of Virginia Passed: .. r.,
nance asked that the bill ''to allow the late col.
leetor of internal revenue for the Fourth district
Of Georgia his salary, hitherto withheld,"be re-
Mr. WALLACE called up the bill for the re-
lief of the Union Transfer Company. of Phtladel-
Phia the saMe Of BaIti%ors and Jona R Gra az
ss, isss, said to have been Illegally assessed.
RT aaRTES HaS i a'e bill for the estab
lishment of post route in Kansas Referred TO
the Committee on Post Offices an and y Post Roads; loads
Philip Pendleton, late a paymaster in the army,
directing the Secretary Of War to open his ac-
counts for readjustment. Passed.
MT PADDOCK introduced the petition OF G.
H. Frederick for pension. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions.
The morning hour expiring, the CHAIR laid
before the Senate the Oregon resolution as the
unfinished business. !. rs- -EsI.. 81
FORMAL PRESENTATION OF STATUES FROM MAssA-
| 90 CHusETTs. - .
Mr. BOUTW ELL asked tnat IL DC lliQ aslue
temporarily, while he presented formally to the
United States the statues OF winthrop and
Adams, presented BY the State of Massachusetts.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, sent to the desk TO be read
the letter of the commission appointed by the
State Of Massachusetts to select and have
executed the statues, giving the result Of their
labors and asking the delegation In Congress
from Massachusetts to present them to the United
Mr. BOUTWELL, then made the presentation,
and eulogized the life character and public SER
vices Of ex. Governor Winthrop, first colonial
He was followed BY Mr. DAWES in eulOgy
OF Samuel Adams.
'(The statues are both executed in marble-that
Of Governor Winthrop by W. S. Greenough and
that Of Samuel Adams by Anna Whitney-and
were set up in Statuary Hall, the old House Of
Representatives, last summer.J ...... .
FORMAL AccKPTANcE OF SAME. fa...
At the conclusion of Mr.. DAWES address, Mr..
INGALLS, offered a resolution accepting, on
behalf Of Congress- the statues Of Winthrop and
ans Ss
setts. He followed the resolution With brief re.
sumo Of the principles actuating Winthrop and
time, and asserting that the tendency Of their
action and example was to lead us to national in
| tegrity. We were now passing through transit
law would bring us out through our troubles
brighter and stronger. The resolutions were then
adopted unanimously. Ft' ..
THE OREGON MATTER. e.
The regular order was resumed, and Mr.. NIT
| claiming that the Governor was wrong In his
| premises as we'll as in his action. 50 ~ -
Mr.. MORTON replied to the remarks Of Mr
THURMAN made last Friday. He said Mr.
| THURMAN introduced an opinion by Judge Hosd-
| ley, Of Ohio, and he (Mr. MoRToNj must say that
Rs HI
duced authorities to justify the action Of Gov.
| Grover which really did not justify him. The
| Hoadley, Mr.. MORTON said, did not meet Gov.
Growers case at all, and If Mr. Hoadley had cited
the whole Of these cases to Gov. Grover It would
show him that he had not done as he ought to do.
| Whatever may have been the inelgibilities Of
| Watts, certainly Cronin was not elected, and he
did not think any Senator would set up claim
| The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. WAL
LAcEl had not contended that Cronin was elected,
but that there was really failure to elect, and
| only two electors were legally in that State. He
said all the remarks Of Senators the other side
| were merely intended to show that Grover had a
color Of law on his side. They were merely tg
| leaves to cover up the nakedness of Governor
Grover, and he (MoEToN( proposed to tear away
| that FIG leaf and expose him, and show that he
| had no color of law for an excuse.
He read the laws Of Oregon and explained
| in the teeth of the law, and away went the hg
| leafprepared for him by Senators on the other
| side.
He said also that the law made it the duty of
the Governor to give the certificates of election
| TO the electoral college when it had assembled,
but Gov: Grover did not give them even to the
Il
1 was never elected, and who was not even assem-
| bled as college. This person gave the certih-
to cast the electoral vote of the State 1t was he
| said all party arrangement. and this was the
trick by which they hoped TO elect President of
/ the United States. Heaven save the mark, said
4 he.
| MISSOURI ELECToR INELIGIBLE.
| He said that Frost, of Missouri, was entirely
Ineligible, as the evidence was conclusive that he
had been in the Confederate army and had never
| speech made by Mr.. THURMAN in the Frost case,
In which he said that there was not a single case
from the foundat ion of the Government till now
where the minority candidate had been seated
| when the majority candidate had been disquali-
| fed. .. .-r7..
| Mr.. BOGY said Mr.. Watts was not elected, be-
Was the Governor toe to certify to his election when
he was not electede He did not propose to vindi-
cate the action of Gov. Grover; but under the law
| he should NIL the vacancy.
He read several laws to show what constituted
| q vacancy. In regard to Gen. Frost he said he
believed that Frost was eligible, and when the
| committee. In order that there might be no
| question about it Gen. Frost absented himself.
| Of her electoral Votes Abiding to Judge Hoad-
ley he said he was the peer Of any jurist in the
| land, and the Senator from Indiana might laugh
that Gov Grover had done what he Supposed
| was his duty, and he is held up here as man
who had dlsgraced his ofiice he yielded to Mr..
/ MITCHELL, 10 make motion to adjourn, and at
| O'Clock the Senate adjourned. ..
House of Representatives.
| A number Of bills were introduced and referred,
| mainly Of private nature.
The committees were then called for reports,
/ but most of the reports made were either Of q
| private nature or contained adverse recommends
| tons. ...... .....a
| Mr.. SEELYE, of Mass from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported adversely upon the bill