River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-12-14
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS-
rroeeedings Of the second session.

SENATE.-Dec. 5.--In the Senate, on
the 9Th. Mr. Morton submitted joint resolu-
ton IT, posing an amendment TO the constltu-
ton H. provide for the ectiOn OF President and
Vice President by direct vote OF the people.
Mr. Write presented a petition for the diyi-
sion of Iowa INTO Judicial districts, northern
and southern Mr. Spencer introduced a bill
20 establish the Territory OF the Black Hills.
The resolution to provide an inquiry into the
State elections was taken up, and alter the
reading of the Presidents message was dis
cussed at length and passed, five Democrats
voting with the Republicans ON the final ques-
ton. Mr.. Merriam introduced bill to alter
the times prescribed Tor holding elections and
counting the electoral vote.
SE--Dec. 5th.-Mr. Plaisted as
serted that he distinctly voted in the negative
on the resolutions introduced on the previous
day by Mr. Hewitt, but was recorded in the al
firinative The change of the vote was op-
posed by the Democrats because it would de-
feat the motion The Republicans claimed
that the record should be changed. The
speaker ruled that the change should be
made but Mr.. Fuller arose on the Democratic
side and said he had voted in the affirmative,
Int his vote was not recorded in the journal /;
after this correction was made the speaker ex-
erciSei his privilege and voted in the affirma-
tive. which carried the question, 4 some
what heated discussion was carried on during
this skirmiShing but of no Importance except
As regarding the rules OF the House. Alter
the reading OF the Presidents message. the
following committee on the investigations or
dered in the South were announced: On
Louisiana: MeSsrs. Morrison, jerks, Nc
Mahon, Lynde, Blackburn, Meade, House,
Phelps, New, Ross, Townsend, OF Pennsyl-
| vania, Dlniord, Hurlbut, OF Illinois, Grape
| and joyce. On Florida: Messrs. Thompson,
| DebClt, Walling, Hopkins, Garfield ana Dun
nell In the South Carolina committee the
name OF Mr.. COchrane was substituted Tor that
/ If Mr.. Stenger, excused on account OF illness
| in his family.
ON the 9th inst, in the Senate, Mr..
| Window introduced a bill to extend the pro-
/ visions Of a land grant to Minnesota rail-
| road, after which the standing committees
\ were announced The resolution OF Mr..
/ Withers to inquire into the sending OF troops
\ 10 Petersburg, Va, was called up and dis
| cusSed, and after slight modification, passed
| A message from the President, accompanied
| by a report of Senator Sherman and Other
| members OF the committee who attended the
/ canvass made 10y the returning board in Lou
I isiana was presented. A motion was made q
| print the document entire, and after discus
| sion the subject was referred to the commit
tee on printing.
In the Senate on the eth, a eommu
nication signed by Carl Schurz and J. b. Hen
derson was received, praying that constitu
! tiOnal amendment he submitted TO the variou:
States by which the electoral vote for Presi
dent and Vice President may be eoRferred OF
! the Supreme Court. The committee on print
ing reported in favor OF printing all the de
positions accompanying the report Of Hon
John sherman on the election IN Louisiana
The printing was opposedby ThUnnan, Eatol
and others and lengthy discussion of tn
question was had, including thelegslity Of III
the count in that State, and o. the action c
the Governor OF Oregon in Withholding IL
certificate from the Republican elector an,
giving the same to the Democratic electoI
Tie report was ordered printed AreS0lutiol
was offered insfructing the committee on priv
Z ilegcS and elections into the affairs in 0regol
mentioned above ordered printed. Mr. How
introduced a nill TO restrain unauthorized Ter
sons from acting as electors.
Ia the House ON the 18th, Mr.. McCrar,
introduced a resolution for joint commiite
10 prepare rules, either constitutional OF legis