New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-22
CONGRESS-.


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WARRINGTON, December GA resolu---
tion was offered by Mr. Anthony providing
that when the Senate ia adj burned on FRI
meet oa Tuesday, the twenty-sixth instant,
and unless otherwise then ordered when it
adjourns on the twenty-sixth instant it be
to meet on the twenty-ninth instant, and
that unless otherwise then ordered when it
adjourns on the twenty ninth instant it be
to meet on Tuesday, January 2, 1877, which
led to . lengthy discussion. n,
Mr.. Sherman, chairman OF the Finance
Committee, said the bill passed by the
House making the silver dollar of standard
weight legal tender will be taken up soon
after the holidays.
Mr.. Mitchell's Oregon resolution was re-
eumed. No action.
The Chair announced as the special COM
mittee of the Senate, authorized by the
resolution of Mr.. E imunds, to act with Q
special committee of the House in prepar-
ing q measure best calculated to accom-
plish the lawful counting of the electoral
votes, Messrs. Edmunds, Morton, Freyling-
huysen, Logan, Thurman, Bay ard and Ram
som.
On motion of Mr. Davis, Of West Virginia.
at forty minutes past two O'Clock. business
was suspended, that the Senate might pay
its tribute to the late Senator Caperron, of
West Virginia. Appropriate remarks were
made by Messrs. Davis, Wright, Withers,
Edmunds, Baysrd, Booth and Price, and 81
further mark OF respect to the memory OF
the deceased, the Senate adjourned.
Discussing Mr.. Mitchell's Oregon resolu-
| ton, Mr.. Maxey, Of Texas. referred to the
argument of Mr.. Sherman, delivered yes
| terdsy, and said he was glad to hear the
Senator say that if it should be clear in
South Car0lina, or florlda, or Louisiana
Governor hayes di0 NOT receive majority
OF the legal votes cast ct the election in
either OF these States, he would not have
he Mr.. Msxey) desired to say that
II 1t should Do clear that in
those States Governor Iilden did not re-
celve majority OF the Iegai votes cast he
would not have him accept the Office of
President. In grave question like this it
was OF more importance that the vote bo'
fairly counted than the result Of the count.
II there was anything Tor which the Ameri-
can people were marked 1t was love for
falr play-no cheating around the board
and what they now wanted was fair
and honest count OF the vote. If Con-
gress did right the American people
would De satlsh "a, Dnt II the people OF the
| United States should come to the conclu-
sion that by trick, chicanery or fraud =
man was declared PRESIDENT OF the United
oeates' anu not larry electeo Dy the peO-
| PIE, ~ would Dc tne severest shock our IN
stltutions ever received Mr.. Ma1ey then
referred TO the acnon OF General sheridan
IN Ioo. IN removing governor Wells,
OF Louisiana, ana saio wnen uenersI
She.iaan was sens :" TnHt SCaCe As
tnat tlme ne removeo Melis from tne
posltion oi uoVern9r' anu sala ne was was
aus u1snoIo n';.;oai ntn anu tht h Gni
Wlen PonS'ca, nId Micnsser aot = eha. 10 "enoi Sta
;th ."ob 'u mau IL % the otca 81 Govarnnr o
W.n saoS "u frau ~ nhio M, S1sr
"La noy .no ot 1oI tn;s .anea covar,or W.II. " -.
spono - " nh.rao.er Sras M Msrav +heu n,otad s
Hn Iann+h -, u fror the renor+ If Massra Eoster
Dba1ns .Ins'. aS ~ pottar snhoonnn,;t.a" ~
~ Honsa of Rsnresentat;vas wH;on
meda uno an ;nvaatioation INTO T.on;s;ana
o@.;r. 4Tj soma t;me soo - .hosv th.t
Gnnarnor WsII. tbe1 msda se;dav;t
s to ;nt;m;da,;on in q oa-ta;n ~or;sh whs~
tas.;,onv af,sr-.rd .%nwad IA "r0 rnt
ha"n ~ tha ~ar;sh enS ss;d NO o. ny ~ 1os nos
er~,,ad hv +he San.to- frorn Xb;o M
Shs-uanI tba, the ds";.;or &c .ha 80 Ps,r.a
;ne Roard '1%' of wb;cb G"varnos ~ snv Was," ~as
ohs;rman vaa a. h;nd;nS a. The dec;s;or of
the Snnrema Conrt of the Un;tad States the
oonrt of lat annaoI II tha v"tH ~
/ 1xOuiaiAnA Waa for TiIdeU IL ahnu1d he