Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-13

dence of fraud, not rebuHed bv evi
dence offered by the returning officers
Congress. the Past Week.
Congress opened on the 4th instant
Precisely at l2 O'Clock Mr.. Ferry
President pro tempore, called the Sen
ate to order.
Jerome b. Chsffee and Henry NJ
Teller, United States Senators from tht
State of Colorado, Samuel Price, ap'
pointed. United States Senator from
West Virginia to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. A. T. Caperton
aud Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, whose ap.
poin;ment was laid before the Senate
last session, advanced to the desk o
the presiding officer aud we're sworn in
by him, Mr.. Price taking the modified
oath. The Colorado Senators drew by
lot for the long and short terms. Chat.
fee drew the long term.
a comnitte was appointed to wait on
the President, to inform him that q
quorum of Congress had assembled, and
were ready to proceed to business.
Resolution by Edmunds, of Vermont,
to inquire into the alleged violation OF
the rights Of citizens, by intimidation,
to vote at the elections of 1875 and
1876, also TO inquire into the ineIigi.
bility of electors of ,he electoral col.
leges, and the rights of Congress under
the Constitution, ordered to be printed
and lie on the table.
A resolution By Mr.. Ingalls,, of Kan
sas, providing for q National Conven-
ton to amend the United States Con.
stitution, ordered to be printed and lie
on the table.
THE HOUSE.
In consequence of no Speaker the
House was called to order by the clerk,
NJ. Adams. Two hundred and forty
members reported to the ioll call. An
effort was made to seat the Congress
man from Colorado, James Belford,
we'll known to a number of Juniata aud
Mifilin county people, and the member
from Maine, before organization, but
the effort failed.
Mr.. Randall, of Philadelphia, was
elected Speaker. Mr.. Belford's ad-
mission was postponed until the Judi
ciary Committee inquire INTO and learn
whether Colorado Is q State in the
Union, and thus the Confederates keep
a Republican member from taking the
seat that he is lawfully entitled to. 1t
is but just to say that sixteen Demo-
Gratis voted against the resolution to
keep Mr.. Belford out.
Objection was made to the admission
o: Mr.. Buttz of South Carolina, on the
ground that he had been counted in BY
the Returning Board referred to the
Committee on Elections.
A resolution was passed for the ap-
nf eol..a
one Of fifteen members, to proceed to
Louisiana, one of six members to Flor
ida, and one of nine members to pro-
ceed to South Carolina, to investigate
the action of the Returning or Canvas
sing Boards a, to the recent elections
in those States, and to report all the
facts essential to an honest return of
the votes of electors for President and
Vice President, aud to a fair under
standing thereof by the people, and
whether the electoral votes of those
States should be counted. The COM
mittee are to have power to send for
persons and papers, to take testimony,
TO appoint subcommittee with like
powers, and to employ stenographers,
clerks ard messengers.
A committee to join a like commit
tee from the Senate was appointed to
wait on the President and inform him
of the organization of the House.
The Speaker announced the appoint.
ment of the South Carolina Committee,
as follows: Messrs. Sayler, of Ohio;
Abbott, of Massachusetts,; Stenger, of
Pennsy lvania; Eden, of Illinois Jones,
of Kentucky; Phillips, of Missouri !;
Banks, Of Massachusetts, Lawrence, of
Ohio, and Lspbam, OF New York.
On THE 5TH--THE SENATE.
A joint resolution to provide for the
election of a President and Vice Presi-
dent by direct vote of the people, Or
d,red to lie on the table.
The Edmund resolution o. the IRE.
vious day was amended to include the
inquiry into the election of 1874, as
we'll as the years 1875 and 1876, in
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama.
The Presidents message was read.
Resolution of inquiry why United
States troops occupied Petersburg, Va,
% election day laid over.