The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
Senate.


SATURDAY, January 20.-The message
from the president regarding the troops in Peters,
burg on election day. was discussed by Withers and
Martin AT the expiration of the morning hour
the Dill reported by a special committee in regard
to the count of the electoral vote was taken up,
Edmunds addressing the Senate at length on the
provisions of the bill . Morton presented the Gre
dent1als of VIM. Pitt kellogg as senator from
louisiana They were signed by Stephen D. Pack
ard The senate then went into executive session
and adjourned till Monday
House.
SATURDAY, January 20.-Considera
ton was resumed of the resolutions reported from
the committee on privileges relative to the powers
OF tn e House in counting the electoral vote. and
MINIS Wins spoke on the subject AT the end of
Willis remarks the subject was postponed to allow
the house to go into committee of the whole on the
Indlan appropriation bill, pending which Payne
gave notice that he would call up the bill reported
from the committee on electoral vote on Tuesday
next, the debate to continue until Wednesday even
ing when he would call for the previous onestion
Without disposing of the appropriation bill the
committee arose and the House adjourned
Senate.
MONDAY, January 22,--Shortlv sitter
the op ening of the session, consideration was re-
sumo OF the bill in regard to counting the electoral
vote, and Morton took the floor He smoke i'm on
position to the measure, and declared that tba
President Of the Senate must count the vote
frehhghuysen, Edmunds and Bayard followed in
VI tLLc DiI anu SHERMAN, and Cameron of
fennsyLVahIa; against It, .EdInunds gave notice
that he would endeavor to have vote taken ON AZ
elu before adjournment tomorrow The SENATE
theh went into executive session and adjourned.
House.
MoNDtY, Jan. 22.-Motions were
made and rejected, directing the committee nm
military affairs enquire into tha eausa &c +1 -
moyal Of troops from the frontier to snsnand tho
rules and take up for consideration fine hin IN Of
low the Choctaw nations 20 bring suit in tbe Cont
OF 0lalms Tor It's claims against the United States
70 suspend tue rules and pass thu Joint resoltion
70 amend the constitution by providing tbo+ -
claims shall be allowed or paid nv fba ITni.9
states Tor property consumed or destroved dnr;or-
the late rebellion unless 1t belonged to legal ner
sons TO suspend the rules and pass the bill 10 70
uno to the state OF North Carolina the net proceeds
from the sale OF 500 bales of cotton belonoino 70
that state, seized after the close of the war. Al
journed. Ao
Senate.
TUESDAY, January Petitions were
pres ented from Philadelphia. Pittsburp and g
Lou praying for the passage of the bill nresenta,
oS the JOINT committee on counting the electoral
Yote. Constellation of the measure was then re-
suhieus ana sherman spoke in opposition ~ -
ConkIlng followed him with arguments in its favor
fdmunds gave notice that he would ask for a
vot5 Oh the ol-l tomorrow. The senate then went
INTO executive session, and afterwards adjourned.
House
TUESDAY, January 23.-Menorials
from Boston and ST, Louis, favorine the so-cslled
compromise bill, were presented. Bultz was adj
nltted as member from South Carolina. after bav.
ing hfst taken the tron-clad oath The Houee
theh considered the resolutions reported nv the
committee on privileges, and was addressed nv
seeieS' VINO declared the doctrine laid down in the