The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6.-Senote- Withers
called up his resolution requesting the President
to inform the Senate under what authority and for
on the day of the recent election. After
long debate, participated in by Messrs
Withers, Thurman, Morton, Edmunds, and
LIZ Logan the resolution ~, was adopted
fore the Senate message from the President of
the United States inclosing the report of Senator
Sherman and other members of the committee
which visited New Orleans, together with accom-
election in Louisiana, and moved that it be
printed and lie on the table. A lengthy
debate followed, the Democratic Senators
objecting to printing the communication of
the committee and the accompanying afidavits
Edmunds moved to take up the joint resolution of
which he gave notice yesterday, proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the United States
in relation to counting the electoral vote Merri-
mon objected and read the 21st joint rule requir-
ing that bills resolutions, etc., not acted upon at
the close of the first session of Congress shall be
taken up and acted upon at the beginning of the
second session, journmen had taken place
He raised the point of order that the Joint rules
were in force, and unfinished business from
the last session should be taken up The Chair
overruled the point of order, and that the joint
rules were not in force. 800. Merrimon appealed
from the decision Of the chair, and proceeded to
address the Senate, but soon yielded for motion
to adjourn, and the Senate adjourned.
Hettse.-The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President transmitting letter
accompanied by the testimony addressed to him by
Hon. John Sherman and other distinguished citl-
in regard to the of the vote for elect
ors in Louisiana. The Speaker, after review of
the rule on the subject, decided that the paper
in question was in the nature of information
and a step toward correct legislation.
aid therefore it must be read The Clerk
thereupon proceeded with the reading of
the paper. When it was finished. Mr.. Wood. of
message having been sent by the President. He
regarded it most extraordinary and unprece-
dented, but remarked that this was a marvellous
and extraordinary time. The execution which
he wood took TO it was that the President
should have transmitted in such an unauthorized
way an unauthorized document of a mere nartisan
and ex parte character, and his first imnrlse had
been to move that the communication be returned to
the President. He should simply move that the
message of the President and the ACCOMMODATING
documents be laid on the table. [Applauge.1 Mr..
Hoar said that his side of the House Desired tn d.
bate the subject. The motion, however was m
debatable, and it was adopted-yeas, 1853: nays so:
party vote.
THURSDAY, Dec. 7.-Sendte The Senate in
dnlged in another long political debate on the
proposition to print the Presidents special Message
and the accompanying report of the Republican
led the debate on the Democratic side. and was
answered by Messrs. Morton and Sherman. It
was finally decided, 40 to IL to print
all the dispositions accompanying the report 80
Mitchell, OF Oregon, offered resolution that the
Committee on Privileges and Elections be instructed
to investigate the facts attending the action of the
Governor and Secretary Of State of Oregon in CIV