The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-18
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
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On tho opening OF tho res sion tho certificates
~ election Ot Jurumo D. ChafFOo and Henry
II. To'lcr, Un'tcd SiRtos Senators from tho
State OF Colorado, were presented. In drawing
for torrns. Mr.. ChGtTeO drew for tho long and
>lr Teller for tho short Term.
Mr.. Davis (Dom.). OF West Virginia, pro-
Uonted tho credentials Of SanGOl PricS. ap-
pointed Uuitrd States SOnstor trum We-t Yir-
giniN, to ill tho vacancy cAuscd by tho death
Of Hon A. I. Capcrton.
The now sonEtors, together with Mr. D!nincr
Of Maine. whCso aprUiHtE pHtt Ytio1fd he
iGre tho Sonata lSSt snnlru :. a'EArc.E 10 the
derk OF tho prAaiding officer I'D a'arc sworn In
by him, Mr.. rrisS taking the modified 0ALh.
Mr.. Elmunl Il (ROP.). OF Vermont, srbInit-
ted reeolution. which wa real. ordered TO
be printed Sni lis OH tho table. Gtprovi1ts
that tho committee on privileges and elections
whom 8ppoiu I'd DO and Il Is hereby Instructed
to ibqutro and report Ns SON aS ho niHr--frst
whether in any Of tho elections named in tho
:oud section OF tho Fourteenth amendment
In tho Sta'oI OF South Carolinn. Georgia,
Florida, AlabImA Lou!sisna aud Mississippi!
Ia the years 1875 or 1876, tho right OF any
portion OF such IlLabitHnts aud citizons 10
vote has boon in any wiso denied or H5rihgod
scconl, to what extent such denial or AbritlEe-
mont has beeu carried by what moAn4 such
deniA! or ASridgcmout has been accomplished
and by whom.
Tho resolution also provdos for inquiry az
to tho eligibility OF any person elected on tho
seventh CT November last
Mr.. Ingalls, (lsp.). Of Kansas, intr0d ducei
Joint resolution, which was ordered to TO
printed aud liO on tho tAblor rccom nandlrGR
convention to rovisO and amend the Constitu-
.ion Of tho United States.
Mr. Morton (Rep), Of indiana, snbmittol a
Joint resolution proposing III amendment to
tho Constitution OF tho United S:Rtes so AZ to
provide for tho election Of President aud Vice
President OF tho Unitod Shttos by tho dircc:
vote Of tho people, which was read, and |; was
ordered TINT it lio on the table until the sp-
pontmens OF committees, and then 10 70.
terrcd 10 tho committee on privileges and clcc-
tlCns.
Mr.. Elmunds Olep.). OF Vermont. moved TO
take mp for consideration the resolution sub
mittHd bg him. ordering an inquiry into tho
lNo election 10 South Carolina. Florida, LUui.i-
ana, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. Tho
RESOLUTION, after much discussion aud several
amendments was adopted.
Mr. Withcrs (DIm.) o. Virginia, submitted
resolution requesting the Presilcat to III
form tho SonaIe, II not incompatible with the
pnbiic interest under whAt authority and for
what purpose troops Of tho United States o:cI-
pied Petersburg, Va, Gu Tho sevcnth OF Nc
HGtuDGtf lNtut NA1 III blGS'i1Ht SHlNSe
tion wa. mAdo by Nj, E1Hunds, ard the rcso-
luton was laid over.
A bill providing thst tho rovisod statutes
BIla!l bc EnertiGd 70 that tho election FOR
President and Xc0-presidcnL shall 10 hold In
Ocluber, and thEt tho electoral college shall
lnseL in tho January following, was referred.
HouAc.
In tho House SAnlTol J. Randall (Dem.) }, OF
PENNSYLVANIA was OleGted SpOAkeT in place OF
N. g. Kerr. dccNlHodr receiving l6l votes to
oghty.two for James a, GNtleld. Tho now
Speaker In taking his scat paid high cnm-
plinent TO Ills predecessor, saying lllat hG WAS
good aud gr0st man. In cUhcHldlpE lis 70
uI-rkS ho said
ITho people, look confidently TO your mod
Grafton, 10 yOur patient calm, firm Judgment
and wisdoEI at this tine ttaught with so many
rerils. Let us not, | Oeseech OF you, dtsAppoiHt
hoir Just expectation and their keen sense Of
right, tut by vigilance prevent oven tho slight
ct dcpartIre from tic Constitution and laws,
forgetting in tho moment Of difficulty that We
arc tho allIerouts OF IL party, aud only remGm-
LGting thst wO nIo American citiIsns with 4
county 10 cave, which will DO lost II unRuLhOr-
lied and unconstitutional acts on tho part Of
executive clliceTS DO rot fiownch down At once
with relentlessness and unzpating CondeinnA-
ton"
Tho following now menbcrr, elected to fll
vacancies, wcIn s%Crn in: alT. Warner, OF
Connecticut: Mr. Frye. CT MtiEo; Mr. Hum
phroy, Of In1iana; Mr.. Carr, OF Indiana, and
Mr. Stanton, Of PennsyivRHia.
Objection was made to tho swearing in Of
Mr.. Buttz, Of South Carolina, aud Nc. BeltOrd,
Of Colorado. Ia relation 10 tho latter Mr..
springer (Dem.), OF Illinois, offered reSOlu-
tIon instructlng tho judiciary committee to in-
Qniro and report at IN early Il day M possible.
whether Colorado IL State in tho Union, and
directing that until sltch report IL received no
rer1on claiming - 10 Represontal Q from
COlora 0 7hRll be sworn In ~ n member. Tho
question WIS referred 10 the judiciary CON-
mitteo.
Mr. Hewitt (Den,.), OF New York, prcscnted
a resolution providing for tho appointment Of
thrco SOLICIT committeeman OF fifteen mem
bels to proceed 10 Louisiana, ono Of FIX moul
bers to proceed to Florida. md oDo OF nlue
mombers to proceed to South CarOltgR, to
Investigate tho action oi tho returning OF can
va-siug boards ~ 10 tho rrceut elections III
those States, anil to Icp0Tt all tho facts Csstn-
IiUl to Gn honest return Of the TltoI for CIc-
tors o. rrCs,dpnt and Vice prGsidenr, ard to
fair understanding thereof by the peo9lc, AM
whether tho electoral votes OF these StStOH
bhoulh bo counted The committees arc 10
haye power to Sond for persons aud fApOtr, 70
taEd LetLuluuSV " aHpOHk eub'S HlLAi bkOSs
with like powers, aud to employ ~ stonogrApfor orE,
clCrkH and messengers. This was adopted by q
voto II l5G 10 Is.
Tho Speaker announced tho appointment Of
tho South Caroli clmmittcO H. follows
McrsYs. Ssylor, OF Ohio Abbott OF MA-sachu.
rGtlH: Stcnger, OF PenusylvaniA; Eden. NJ
Illinois JOats, ot Kentucky Phillips, OF Mis-.
souri,; Banks. ni M4rsacilu-titS; LHphRm, Of
Now York, and LAwrOnro. Of Ohio.
On tho Safes OF tho Uuiou, the Speaker an.
nOunred the following select committees:
OA Louisiana. Mr.. Morrison. ILL., Mr.. JOnks,
Pa; Mr. NlcSIAhon, Ohioj Mr.. 1.yndo. Wis;
Mr. Blackburn, Ky.; Mr. Meade, y. Y; Mr.
Iiou 0. Tenn; Ne Phelps. Conn; Mr.. SHT,
Ind.; Mr.. Rcsr. n. j.; Mr.. Townsend, "a;
Nr. Dantord, Ohio; Mr. llurlbut, III; Mr..
Grape. Mass, and Mr.. Joyce, Vt
On FOridE. Mcs.r1, Thompson, Mas; Do
bl, Nc; ". 0. uOFkiaP, Pa; Garfield
Ohio, mud Donnel Mas.
Or tho SGuth Carolina committee, tho nauo
OF Nr. CGcllrsaC, Pa, wss substituted for that
Of Mr.. Stongcr, rs excused All account Of ILL.,
nsss In his family.
Tho SultuM'S IrOuclNls,