Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-21
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Proceedings OF the Second Session.


On the 10Th, in the Senate, Mr.. Bogy
presented memorial of himseltand Senators
Stevenson and Mcdonald, embracing report
OF the Democratic commltee which witnessed
the count OF the Returning Board of Louisiana.
Ordered printed. Senate resumed consider
alton OF the resolution offered by Mr.. Mitchell
providing for m investigation into the ap-
pointmeht by the Governor OF Oregon OF Gro
min as Presidential elector. Debate contin-
ued through the morning hour, no vote being
reached. Senator Nlerriinon introduced a bill
to amend section ll6 OF revised statuets OF the
United States in regard to vacancies in the
Office of President and Vice President. Re-
ierred. The bill provides that the Secretary
of State, or in case of his death the Secretary
OF the Treasury, shall succeed to the Presiden-
cy, in the event OF the death, removal or res.
ignation of both President aud Vice President.
al ar :en;ament offered by Mr.. Edmunds, pro-
vidil that the power to count and declare
the electoral vote shall Ike vested in the Su-
preme Court, was then resumed. After dis
cuss,on, at the request ofSenator Bogy, the
question went over.
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Blair
introduced a constitutional amendment, which
was referred, torbidding the manufacture and
sale of distilled liquors as a beverage after
1900. Mr.. Bland then demanded the resump-
which requires that at the second session 0
Congress the unfinished business OF the pre-
ceding session shall be taken up as the reg
ular order. This opened the question rs to
whether the Joint rules of the two houses were
in force. The Chair (Alr. Randall) ruled that
such rules were in force. A lively running
debate ensued. Mr. Garfield appealed from
drew the appeal, and business proceeded un-
der the ruling. The bill reported last session
by Mr.. Bland to utilize the product of the
gold and silver mines of the country came up
in the morning hour, and went over The
post Office and iortitication bills We're reported,
and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. l3.-The committee
on printing reported favorably on the Joint res
port of the Republican visitors to Louisiana.
Laid over The resolution of Senator Mitch
ell, providing tor inquiring into the appoint
ment Of Cronin as elector tor Oregon, was
taken up, but soon gave way to the joint reso-
olution proposing All amendment to the con-
stitution so as to have the count Of the electo-
United States. Senator Bogy being entitled
to the floor spoke at length. When the de-
bate was closed q vote was taken on the pass
age of the resolution and it was defeated by a
vote of ID yeas to 81 nays. Senator Edmunds
gave notice that he would to-day call up the
bill to provide and regulate the counting Of
votes for President and Vice President.
Senate at the last session, but now comes up
under motion to reconsider. The Senate
then adjourned.
House Dec. 13.-In the morning
hour the House considered the bill to utilize
the products Of the gold and silver mines.
Speeches in favor of the double standard OF
gold and silver were made by Messrs. Durham
\ 0nAk . oc ~
silver commission, and declared the testimony
taken by that commission was largely in favor
ofthe double standard. At the close Of the
debate the substitute offered yesterday by Mr..
Bland thatsilver dollars Of the weight of4l2x x
grains shall be coined, and shall he q legal
tender tor all debts, public and private, except
where the payment Of gold coin is srequired by
House then voted by yeas and nays on the
passage of the bill thus amended, and it was
passed-ayes 167 nays 50. The House soo1
after adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. A.-After the morn
ing honr the resolution to print extra copies
of the Presidents message and accompanying
documents in regard to the late election IL
Louisiana was taken up. Mr.. Thurman moved
| to amend so as to have printed with the mes
ssge and documents the memorial of Messrs
Bogy, Stevenson and Mcdonald, embracing
the report Of the Democratic committee which
witnessed the count in New Orleans. Dis
cussion continued at length, but finally tn
amendment was adopted, and the resolution
as amended was agreed to. A message iron
| the President in answer to resolution inquir
ing under what authority and why troop
were. stationed at Petersburg, Va, on Nov
7th last, was received and referred. No othe
business Of importance was transacted during
the session.
House, Dec. 14.-The House judici
ary committee reported q substitute for Nc
Crary's resolution concerning the counting q
the electoral vote, which was adopted Mnde
call Of the previous question without division
It provides for committee OF seven to &C
in conjunction with similar comnlitte
that may be appointed by the Senate to repol
without delay a measure best calculated
accomplish the desired result, and also ar
other committee of seven to report what ar
the privileges, powers and duties Of the hous
in counting electoral votes. The House .ver
flee appropriation bill, and soon after adjourn
ed.
House, Dec. l6.-The House onl
was in session on the 10th The speaker lai
before the House telegram FROM Mr.. Morriso
} from Mr.. Orion, President of the Weste1
! Union Telegraph Company refusing to produt
the origionals of dispatches for the LouisiaI
committee. By 4 resolution offered by NJ
Wood the subject was referred to the judicial
committee with instructions to report imm
, diately. Speeches were then made eulogist
Of the late speaker Kerr. Mr.. Hamilton,
Indiana was the first speaker, the next N
: Kelly, of ofPennsylvania, and he was was 70