Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-07
coNGREssIoNaL SUMMARY.

DEC. 4.-Se1aate-The new Sen.tar,
were sworn in, Including Mr.. RIs;ns
of Maine, and Messrs. Gbaffee ana TaI.
ler oil Colorado. Mr.. ChAffee ciFav nc
long term, ending March 4. 1870 and
Mr. Teller the short term. sn.t;n',
March 4, 1877. "'''S
Mr.. Edmunds submitted a r,,soI,t;o,,
which Was ordered printed and io H.,
on the table, directing the eo,nn,ittao
ON privileges and Elections to ino,;ss,
{ whether the right of any citizen In vnte
hau peen uenied or abridged in the re.
cent election in South G., roIin. -;
slana ana Florida, and as to the oI;,,;-
bility of electors. '"o ei'gi-
"A Joint resolution rtrom,no,,,;
tnat convention to revise and s,,,.'n,7
the CONSTITUTION of the United So,
De held In Columbus, Ohio. in NJ,
next, was ordered printed and to I;a
Fen the table. anu " iie
Hoatse-The House was called 70
order by Clerk Adams. 0 W
Samuel J. Randall Dem. was eIectad
Speaker, receiving 46I yotes to % e..
james A. Garfield (Rep. and tbree
scattering. '' ""0 'nfee
The oath of Office was adminis.o-o.,
10 stephens, of Georgia; Warner nf
Connecticut; Frye, of Maine. .na -
Messrs. Humphrey, Carr ana Stston
of Pennsylvania. ''
Objection was made to sweari,o Z,
Bultz, of South Carolina. and R,.dfrrd
OF Colorado, the discussion as To ths
Colorado Representative involvinv
the proposition of Democratic menu
berto institute inquiry a. to whether
Colorado is State i'm the Union. The
credentials of the Colorado member
We're referred to the Judiciary commit.
tee, by party vote, with the excep-
4 tion of the following named Dennocrats
who voted with the ReoubIicsns
against reference: Blount. Cox. Dur
ham, Hartzell, Holman. Keher-
lemoyne, Morgan, Neal, O'Brien'
Savage, Ste venson, Watterson and
Wells of Missouri. -
"A memorial against the admission of
Bultz was read, and the question WAS
referred to the committee on Priyile-
ges and Elections.
Mr. Hewitt offere,l a resolution for
! the appointment of three select com.
mittees-ffteen members for .onisi..
ma, SIX Tor Florida and hine for South
Carolina-to investigate the action of
the Returning or Canvassing Boards a.
to the recent elections in those States
ana report all the facts esse sential TO
an honest return of the votes for eIee-
, tors Tor President and Vice. .Presid. nj,
and to fair understanding theret + by'
the people, and whether the ele,torrl
votes OF those States should be count.
ed" The resolution was adopted by
party vete, except three Republican D.;
VINO voted with the Democrats affiro-
atlveiy: The Speaker appointed Saw
Ter, ABBOTT, Stenger Eden, JUnts of
Kentucky, Phillips of Missouri, Banks.
J I.apnam and Lawrence as the COM
lnittee to go to South Carolina.
Il DEC. -HOuse-Most of the dsv
was consumed in correcting a mistake
upon the record. Saturday the 10th
INST, was appointed as the 'day UPON
winch speeches in commemoration of
the services and character of the late
speaker Kerr are to be made. Com
mlttees TO investigate the recent cleo
ton In Louisiana and Florida were su-
pointed, and the House adjourned,
+ Se1dte-Mr. Morton offered his
amendment TO the Constitution, which
provides for the election of the Presi-
dent and Vice President by popular
vote. The resolution of Mr.. Edmunds,
for appointing coInmiit. e to investi-
gate the elections held in the States OF
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Geor-
gia, Alabama, and South Carolina, in
the years "a, '75, and rs, was. after
conslderableOpI OsitiOn from the Demo-
cratic side, passed..