The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
LIVE TOPICS IN CONGRESS.
THE EFFECr or THE OREGON CISE
ON THE EIECTORAL COCNT

ON THE EIECTORAL COJNT
Cp.etting niI the Republican Arguments
about Primn Facic Cnsc The Rctrruirg
Boa,d al the senate The House 'ctdi-g
10 Enforce hs Committees Demand for
Zach Chambers Pctitict. kilograms.
WASutNGroN. Dec 20--In the Senate,
Mr. Wright (iop. l1wO gave notice that on
lriday morning, Immediately a'tor tho eNpifa-
ton Of the morning hour, he would mova to
take ~ for CONFEDERATION tn Scnlt' bill de-
Sharing the true IN ent and moaning 81 tho
Union Pacinc Hulro d acts. approved July l.
1892 July 2, 1851. and July 3 iDtD
On motion Of Mr.. llitchcOck, tho vote nv which
the bill 10 establish the Territory Of pembna.
and to provide temporary Government there
for, was ordered to a thiri reading and passed
on the stb of August last was rcc1n-derrd and
the bill being before the Senate, Mr.. Htmlin
submitted an amen lrient continuing IN force
the present laws Of the Territory ~ Dakota. 4
OF portion OF which the now err tory "a TO he
orsantzed, until they shlll ps changed 10y the
Legislature Of the new Territory.
Mr. Bogy tD,m., MOI 81 mtted n motiuu
20 change the name Of the Territory from Penn
blna to Huron Agreed to. Tue bill was then
re ii a third time. and passed.
Mr. Window (Rep., MINI called M the House
bill, making an appropriation for tie payment
Of invalid aud other tensions Of tho United
States for the nscal year ending June 30 1873
reported from the Committee on ArprOpra-
tions. Yesterday. without amendment.
MIR. Window expl med thatthe hil conformcd
exactly to the estimates submitted by the d.
partmcnt 1t appropriated siOOj5O0 less than
the Till oflast year on acc 'unt Of the decrcas,
In the number Of pensioners.
MIR. Davis Dem. W. Nal. submitted an
amendment requiring the Commissioner Of pm
sions to here lfter state, in his annual report,
the total amount paid for additional pensions.
and also the annual reductions in pensions. lie
quoted from the report Of the 'omull siNncr
Of Pensions, and said 1t was not sufficiently
clear. Last year. when the Pension uill was
being discussed. the Chairman Of the Committee
on Pensions tNir lngail-l said that in his OPINION
At least. enc -i&th Of the amount az ropri ted
for PENSIONS was Improperly y al on Hcc5.nt Of
fraudulent claims. lie Nj. Davis tuHu.lt there
could not ue tp" much ioform iti"u on t'is -up-
Jcct The annual peuslOu roll WIS s&i,ssi Si.69
while the report Il the Commissioned ut PEN
year Tor pensions " a. S2s 81 500 90 The expenses
OF the persion Oni'r In TINS city " re- y I'd hy
Appropriations la g. sgi~lttye n,ll aud ~, eide
sums were also appropriated for the salaries Of
pension agents aud examining surgeons.
Mt Window sent 10 tue 81 RI : desk and b ID
read a letter FROM the Coumt--ioneru Pensions
as OBI 30 80 rel -esenting III, pensions Tor one
sem. The nn,o M . i'd GU Wa t5s Sl6yl ~ ~
nearly s2.Jri.J0 "a whicn were ud,d Out for
and on ace INT Of ca-cs previously suspend,
for c ,use. other sums we're p % Tor pension
agents, expensts. medical ,Nhmiratiun.. a..
Mr.. DAVIS said he could not uuderst md the
discrcpances between the r. .Ort- II the P.nsion
Bureau nd the Ire 'slry u p,Itment. For in
stance. from 1870 to $50 the reports from the
Pens n Bureau showed an ,xUeuditurc of :l3.-
scW0 less than the an cunt reported Toy the
Treasury Department There shOuld 10 some
exlidt .tton II these ma ters.
The amendment II NJ Davis was then agreed
10. ana the mi WIS plsseu.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
OF tie resolution authorizing an inye-tigau n
blector in Oregon.
Mr.. Bog, dem, Mo) resumed Ia. argument.
III c'ntende" tnit tue action of Gov. Grover
was forced upon MIN. When the fact ueclma
known 10 the Governor that Watt, held a q "
Watt a ccr,iGc e. Of election lie CSr' B1.,l
reeretted na ms case "a been prematurely
Ileges and III c'iors ~ thi, nudy hAa got to 10
amost lmuorttnt committee. No man could
put his foot iutu tue Senate until he had passed
me oIueaI OF th"t Committee and some men
bad been put III TIL Sen lie who should not
whether elected 10y his Les slature or not, unless
he was also elected ~ the Chairman of the
senator from Indian tMr. Morton. bi- COM
mittee reniuded Inn t,ir. B.eY OF what l..
The Committee on Privileges and III -ciious Aai
got To be the great returning board Of the sem
nte. These returning boards we're new ~
genttuu. II was conceded tndt ItlGen niu
popular majority OF $4,000, but Hayes had
khr e returning 10 rds, - tina. to cipher tue
thing down. one returning board was worth Jlst
10000 vote-.
Sit. Mitchell 0tep oregon I'D 4 the Return
ing D,uTJ ~ oregon c. Id cary out is purpose
II would oe eluai TO $3.50 ~ 90 o. ople.
MIR. Bosy sad TUNING board would have
been useful thing to RlDcspietre 10 the days
of the French revolution. n might have an
swered the place u the cuillOltne. He t3Og,)
was clad III tins oregon cues iun Il ari.ru.
It was n most fortunate tulue, - il hAt com
PEELED Senators on the other side to tnye,tlg to
All these question AS they should do. lne Ore
ron case mad upset all tnis argument about
primo fdcie G Sc. II 1t had not happened there
woult have 'eu no end T. Arguments on tne
IHf.a Ha.t
Flotidi consti utlus pIhhi ttc~ ease, ana
Longr,s could not 20 htnna the ac iDu VI ilo
Returnip- Boards Of these S;dtes. Now it was
PLAN that 'uneres- had q ri-ht anu pOwer to
garry oul t"e sovereign WIN Of the .e pie;
were not new Invention; lney we're As Old a.
the constitution of tue United ties. There
was not a STATE In this Union Nui IA hal not
vote aud certify who was elec ed. In some
Btates. as Ia Louis ,na, these roards bad dis
cretionury and Judlci powers. lie decision
oftle returning DO rIs in soma States ~ the
law OF the state were n'~'le ihal. Ia Oregon
The Governor had ~ dis'retnrry Nrr' NJ
judicial COVER. lac mad no power 10 count out
sfTauduleut vote. In Louisiana ia X turnin.
maao a wrong decision. he would NOT .l-cuss
that question now; ut the Governor of oregon
exercls d powers not given nin ~ tue Ia"s u
~. Eaton Dem, Conn., referred to the orsu-
ment Of TIC senator from oregon Cir AitchclD
delivered some days ago, and said that senator
cared fhe ID fmucratit Senator'S On TINS u}ur to
speak their views upon this subject The D,m-
ocrIts on THIS hl4r were rot 10 ne dared ry any
body. IhrY, liAe the people 81 tbs count },
dared 20 do right; they uals1 1, d. what tuey
Thought Wah Just.
Mr. Mit'ne, inquired whether the senator
from Connecticut would dare, N justice 20 hltI-
self rs senator, IA justice to his 'atlou a- a
lawyer, sa3 that tTonin WIS eicc 81 RESIDENT al
tlec.uT ana that the Governor Il oregon was
Hght ia issuing crrtucdI" 10 MIN,
Ar. Eaton said II NE senator mir. MtchelD
wOuld wat uuili he concluded bis Az umeut, ue
would soc there would b. no NECESSITY fur the
question,
P-hdtug discussion, Mr. Bogy presented the
petition 4 j mn =. Marina luke VI Mi-sou b. Tor
The Removal II Ills political disabilities. ltsftr-
req the Committee IF THE judiciary.
The senate theu went into executive Jon,
and when Tue doors were reOpeued All turned,
House of Representatives.
The Speaker Id that bee b ID inf 1rm.tion that
there Was gentleman Ia tue ciD VINO Was The
bearer t. the people Of this country Il "a c.,n-
muncltlou from the Irish nation, cungr,tul IT.
iur Nm. Au-DL-.n n lL-L.. In Nm. ln.r l.-l.D .