River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-12-21
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Second Session.

Proceedings of the Second Session.
SENATE, Dec. 12.-In the Senate Mr..
Bogy presented a memorial OF himself and
Senators Stevenson and Mcdonald, embracing
a report the Democratic committee which
witnessed the count OF the Returning Board
Of Louisiana. Ordered printed. The Senate
resumed consideration OF the resolution offer
ed by Mr. Mitchell providing for an inyesti-
CATION into the appointment by the Governor
of Oregon of CrOnin as a Presidential electOr
Debate continued through the morning hour,
no vote being reached. Senator MerrimOn
introduced bill to amend section l Is of re-
vised statutes of the United States in regard
to vacancies in the Office of President and
Vice President. Referred. The bill provides
that the Secretary OF State, or in case OF his
death the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
succeed to the Presidency, in the event of the
death, removal or resignation OF both Presi-
dent and Vice President. The regular order,
the proposed constitutional amendment Of
fered Icy Mr.. Edmunds, providing that the
power To count and declare the result OF the
electoral vote shall he vested in the Supreme
Court, was then resumed. After discussion,
at the request OF Senator B1gy, the question
went over.
House, Dee l2.-Mr Blair intro
duced a constitutional amendment, which
was referred. fOrbidding the manufacture and
sale ct distilled liquors rs a beverage after
1900. Mr.. Bland then demanded the resump-
ttNn Ni business filtff the LNFlilN-lISE lolik
rule, which requires that at the Sc ;ond ses-
sion OF Congress the unfinished business OF
the preceding session shall be taken up IS
the regular order. This opened the question
as 10 whether the Joint rules oi the two
houses We're in force. The Chair Mr.. Ran
dahl ruled that such rules ere in force. 4
lively running debate cnsuel, Mr.. Garfield
appealed from the decision Oi the Chair, Int
afterwards withdrew the appeal, and bushes
proceeded under the ruling. The bill report
ed last session by Mr.. Bland 10 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 iortiiication
bills We're reported, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the COM
mittee on printing reported fcrcibly on the
Joint resolution to print ten thousand copies
Of the report Of the Republican visitors to
Louisiana. Laid over. The resolution Of SEN
atOr Mitchell, providing for inquiring into the
appointment % Cronin as eleCtor for Oregon,
was taken up, but soon gave way to the joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution so rs to have the count Of the
electoral vote made 10y the Supreme Court OF
the United States. Senator BOgy being enti-
tied to the floor spoke at length. When the
debate was closed 4 vote was taken ON the
passage OF the resolution and il was defeated
hy vote Of Il yeas to 81 nays. Senator Ed
Iaunds gave notice that he would to-day call
up the bill to provide and ~ 1ilate the count
known as MortOn's bill which passed the
Senate at the last session, bat now comes up
under q motion TO reconsider. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, in the
morning hour the House considered the bill
to utilize the products OF the gold and silver
mines Speechesiin favor OF the double stand
ard Of gold and silver were made by MesSrs
Durham and Willard. The latter is a men,
her Ofthe silver commission, and declaredthe
testimony taken by that commission was
largely III favor Of the double standard. At
the close Of the debate the substitute offered
Yesterday by Mr.. Bland-that silver dollars of
the weight OF 412K grains shall be coined and
shall he legal tender for all debts, public and
private, except where the payment OF gold
coin is required by law-was agreed to with
out division. The House then voted by yeas
amended, and it was passed-ayes l67 nays
80. The House soon atterward adjourned.
On the 18th inst, in the Senate, at
ter the morning hour the resolution to print
extra copies OF the Presidents message and
accompanying documents in regard TO the
late election in Louisiana was taken up. Mr.
Thurman moved TO amend so as to have print
ed with the message and documents the me-
moral OF MessTS. Bogy, Stevenson and Nc
Donald. embracing the report OF the Demo-
cratic committee which witnessed the count
in New Orleans. Discussion continued at
length, but nTaliY the amendments was ADOPT
ed, and the resolution as amended was agreed
10. \ message from the President in answer
TO a resolution inqUiring under what author
itv and why troops were stationed at Peters
burg, Va, on Nov. 7thiast, was received and
referred. No other business of Importance
was transactedduring the session.
The House judiciary committee, on
the 14th, reported substitute for McCrary's
resolution concerning the counting of the
electoral vote, which was adopted under the
call OF the previous question without division.
Il provides fer committee OF seven TO act
IN conjunction with a similar committee that
NAV lie appointed by the Senate TO report
without delay, a measure best calculated to
accomplish the desired result, and also an
other committee of seven TO report what are
the privileges powers and duties of the House
in counting electoral votes. The House
went into committee of the whole on the post
Office appropriation bill, and soon after adj
iourued.
/ The House only was i'm session on
the 10th. The speaker laid before the House
q telegram from Nh. Morrison from Mr.. Orion,
Pres dent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, refusing TO produce the originals
ct dispatches for the Louisiana committee.
BY resolution offered Icy Mr.. Wood the sub-
iect was referred to the Judiciary committee
with instructions to report immediately.
Speeches We're then made eulOgistic OF the
late Speaker Kerr. Mr. Hamilton of Indiana.
Pennsylvania, and lie was followed by Ray
mOud, Monroe, Holman and Cox. Mr.. Cox
said that when, by KerT's death-bed, he asked
him whether he was ready t. meet the terrOrs
Of death, the answer was: "Death hsd no
terrOTs for HIM" tie believed. Cox said.
that Just life on earth would give him his
reward.
SENATE, Dec. Ex-senator Wright
introduced a bill to establish a ceurt for the
trial o contested elections in the offices OF
President and Vice President Of the United
States, and at his request il was ordered
printed and 10 lie on the table. Mr.. Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania, submitted Joint resolution
providing that when the houses OF Congress
al iourn Friday next il he TO meet January 8,
1871. Ordered printed and lie on the table
The Senate refused by vote 81 yeas IS rays
10, not two-thirds, 10 pass over the veto OF
the President the bill passed last session and
vetoed, reducing the Presidents salary from
$4,000 70 SIS. GO Consideration was then
renewed OF Senator Alitchell's resolution in
regard 20 the appointment oi Presidential
electors IN Oregon. Without reaching ayOte,
adjourned
House Dec. In the House. on
the 18th, Mr. Mott introduced biii regu-
lating the proceedings in the electoral count
for President and Vice President. Referred
to select committees on that subject. Il pro-