Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-13

Resolution to change the time Of
holding the Presidential election to Oc
tober, and for the meeting of the Elec.
toral College in January.
/ The HOUSE.
Several members stated that they
were down on the record, not rs they
should be, on the vote for the appoint
ment Of committees to inquire into the
count of the vote in the States of South
CaroliLa, Florida and Louisiana. II
tho vote bad been correctly recorded i,
would have been tie vote. The record
was corrected. The Speaker then ex-
ercised bis right, aud voted in favor Of
the resolution, and thus it was made to
stand as the action of the House.
The 18th day Of this month vas set
apart as . proper one to receive Iesolu-
tions in memory of Mr.. Kerr, late
Speaker, deceased.
The Presidents message was received
and read.
The Speaker announ ed the following
select committees On LouisiaDa-
Messrs. Morrison of Illinois, jerks Of
Pennsylvania, McMsbon of Ohio, Lyn-
de, of Wisconsin, Blackburn of Ken
lucky, Meade, of New York. House of
Tennessee, Phelps Of Connecticut, New
of Indiana, Ross of New Jersey, Town
send of Pennsylvania, Danford Of Ohio,
Hurlbut Of Iilinios, Crspo Of Mssss-
chusetts, and Joyce, of Vermont. On
Florida Messrs. Thompson Of Masss-
cbusetts, Debalt of Missouri, Walling
of Ohio, Hopkins of Pennsylvania, Gar
field, of Ohio, aud punnell of Mlnne-
sofa. On the South Carolina Commit
tee the name Of Cochrane of Pennsyl-
vania was substituted for that of Stenger
of PenLsy lvania, excused on account
of illness in his family.
SIxTH-THE SENATE.
Report of United States Treasurer
received. Bill for additional land grant
III Minnesota, for railroad building, laid
on the table.
The Chair was authorized to appoint
three additional meubers on the G m
mittee on Privileges and Elections. The
testimony in regard to Chinese emigra-
tion was ordered TO be printed.
The resolution of the day before, rel
ative to United States troops being in
Petersburg, Va, on election day, was
taken up and disposed of as follhws:
Resolved, That the President be and
is hereby requested 10 inform the Sem
ate, if not incompatible with public in
terest, whether troops of the United
States we're stationed at the city OF
Petersburg, in the State Of Virginia,
on the 9Th of November, 1876, the day
of the general election. Ii 30, under
what authority asd for what purpose
The Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President, with . re-
port Of Senator Sherman and other
members Of the Committee who visited
New Orleans to witness the canvass of
the vote in that State; ordered to be
printed with the depositions taken in
Louisiana.
A resolution of inquiry into the Oh
egon electoral trouble was ordered to
be printed and lie on the table.
The HOUSE.
The Minnesota amendatofy land
grant was referred, so also, with the
motion as to bills of last session.
Resolution relative to the counting
of the electoral vote was referred tn the
Judiciary Committee.
Protest of Colorado Legislature
against the refusal TO admit Congress
man Belford was received referred to
the judiciary Committee.
The Speaker called for reports of
Committees. Among those reported
was the following one Of general inter-
est, By Mr.. McCrary, of Iowa, from
the judiciary Committee, to amend the
Pacific Railroad acts, by making the
Burlington ard Missouri River Rail-
road, in Nebraska, a branch Of the |
Union Pacific Railroad, and requiring
both roads to be operated conformity.
The bill was discussed till the expira-
tion Of the morning hour, when it went
over.
A resolution appropriating S2l, 900
for the expenses Of the special southern
committees was adopted.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, asked |
leave to offer a resolution calling on the |
President for copies of all orders and |
emanating from him or from
any of the executive departments of
the government to any military or civil
officer with regard to the services of
the army in Virginia, South Carolina,
Louisiana aud Florida. Objected to.
A resolution calling on the President
for information in regard to the remo-
val of the Sioux Indians to Indian Ter
ritory was adopted.
SEvENTH-THE SENATE.
A resolution of inquiry of the Sec
retary of the Interior as to the pur-
poses of the Department as to the Sioux
Indians