The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21

lana, md lengthy discussion ensued,
Mr.. Saulsbury, member of the committee, die.
senting from the report Of the majority. There
kdmunds, Sargent and Mitchell, who took occa..
sion to allude to the action o. the Governor Of
Oregon in giving Democratic Elector in that
being Of a partisan and unofficial character. BY
Messrs. Eaton, Thurman, Bayard etc. The report
was finally adopted-4Oto IS. A resolution was in.
and Elections to testgate the facts attending The
printed and laid on the table. A bill was intro
diuced and r, ferred to restrain unauthorized per-
sons from assuming to act Presidential Electors
-. The Pension Appropriation bill {$S6 358 OOO)
was reported in the House. A resolution was in
troduced and referred to the Judiciary Committee,
with leave to report at any time providing for the
app: intment Of . committee to act with =
similar committee on. the part Of the
to propose and report either
Of canvassing the Electoral votes and
the manner Of determining. questions that may
turns from the several States. may be satisfactory
" settled. and the count ng Of the votes and the
declaring Of the result may be referred to tribu
nal whose authority may be unquestiOned and de-
cieion shall be final Aprotest was presented and
referred from the Colorado Legislature against the
refusal Of the House to admit the memher-elect
from that State. Mr.. Beebe was appointed on the
Louisiana Committee in place of Mr.: Lynde, ex-
cused. Mr.. Wo dburne was. the day before, APP
pointed on the Florida Committee, In place OF Mr.
Garfield. excused. ...t
A MOTION was adopted in the Senate,
on the sth, adding three members to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections to aid in the in
vestigaion into the recent elections in certain of
the Southern States. The question being raised
that the joint rules were in force the Chair (Mr
Ferry decided that they were not in force, and an
to 4. A bill was introduced and referred
for the relief Of owners and .purchas-
s1s Of od for direct in the
The Pension Appropriation bill was passed in the
House. bill was introduced establishing the
Territory Of Black Hills. A resolution was offered
requesting the Senate to appoint a committee to
act with like committee OF the House in present.
ing to the Supreme Court. and asking its opinion
thereon, such questions as may be deemed impor-
Electoral vote. resolution was adopted calling
the President for copies Of the instructions sent
to. and the reports received from, the military
officers in the South since August. Adjourned to
the 18th.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the House
DILL appropriatng $a1 ,OCO to defray the expenses
Of the special committees of that body appointed
to investigate the recent elections in South Car
DINA. Louisiana and Florida was passed, with
an amendment appropriatlng : 1000 to defray the
expenses of the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections in making similar investigations in
certain Southern States. A motion was made
that the report OF the Democratic Committee
which attended the session OF the Louis
debate, it was decided thas Mss.rs. ' Boey s
Stevenson and Mcdonald should prepare q me
mortal to the Senate, making the report a part
thereof, and it could then be printed A favorable
report was made on the resolution iZing an
investigation rs to the eligibility Of Watts, the
Oregon Elector The Chair announced Mr.. Ogles-
by a. a member Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, in place Of Mr. Boutwell,, excused
proposing Constitutional Amendment to
the effect that the Electoral, vote for
President and Vice-President shall be count;
ed by the Supreme Court, was taken up and
an amendment was agreed to that Electors shall
vote rira vocs, instead Of by ballot. Consider
able discussion then ensued Oh the proposed
nounced to I'LL tho vacancy in Committee on
Appropriations caused by the retirement of Mr..
Randall. Bill were introduced, among oilers
purchase OF silver bullion and lis coinage in dol
lars, which are to be legal tender for al debts,
puaSlic and private including du's;
motion to suspend the rules and adopt resolution
requesting the President to furnish fiom the War
Department copies Of all reports, orders, cores
Madison Wells from the Goysrnorship OF
141 to 81 not two thirds in the affirmative. A res
oluiion was adopt.d inetructing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire and report on the legality
of the circular letter issued by the Attorney
Gene al, during the late Presidential campaign
to United States Marshals in relation to their
powers and duties in such election. motion
was made and lost I'D to ~ less than two thirds
in the affirmative-to susp pend the rules and pass
q resolution in.tructing the Judiciary COMMITTEES
on Government employees during the late election
to compel such employees to contribute to The
election fund Of any political party, and what
legislation is needed to abate the alleged evil