River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

appropriation bill. The House insisted on a
clause fOrbidding the use OF troops in South
Carolina and Louisiana, and the Senate would
not agree to the proposition.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The senate met in extra session on
the 5th but did no business save the swearing
in OF the Vice President as reported in the
Inauguration.
On the 9th the Senate discussed the
rights of Lamar OF Mississippi and Kellogg OF
Louisiana TO seats. During the discussion on
Lamar's case Blaine accused Morton Of going
back on his own record, whereupon Morton
retor.ed that the Senator from Maine would
have quite enough to do to take care OF his
own record. Laughter. Mcmillan thought
Lamaris case was the same as Plnchback's,
and as he had voted for Pinchhack he would
vote Tor Lamar. Lamar was finally seated by
81 TO l. KellOgg's case was next considered,
Blaine being his especial champion. During
the debate the following passage occurred:
BlaIne-Do understand the Senator from
Ohio to MAINTAIN that the returning board was
good enough to count in the electors for Pres
ident, but not good enough to determine who
was Governor.
Mr. Thurman II the Senator asks my
opinion | say it was not good enough tor
anything, except to be hung. Great laugh
ter.
Mr. Blaine believe that the gentlemen in
Louisiana who the Senator from Ohio repre-
sents, in their opinion hold that the Electoral
Commission deserve about the same thing, or
at least about eight OF them
Mr.. Thurman-A majority. Laughter.
Without final action the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate on the eth the debate
relative to the admission of Kellogg, OF Louis
lana waxed quite bitter. Blaine and Morton
champiOned Kellogg stongly, both taking the
ground that the decision which gave Louisiana
to Hayes necessarily places Packard in power.
During the debate Blaine read the following
telegraph:
Columbia, March Hon. ID. L. Corbin:1,l
have had long interview with Haskell, who
brings letters to me from Stanley Matthews
and Mr.. Evarts. The purport OF Matthews
letters is that ought to yield my rights for
the good of the country. Ii is embarrassing
beyond endurance. If such action is desired
want to know II, authoritatively. am not
acting for myself. / cannot assume such re-
sponsibility. Please inquire and telegraph
me tonight.
sighed oh. CHAMBERLAIN.
Stanley Matthews is a brother-in-law OF
President Hayes. The following resolution
offered by Bayard was finally adopted 10y 30
to 90.
That the case Of William p. Kellogg, claim
ing to be Senator from the State OF LOUISIANA,
do now lie upon the table until the appoint
ment of the committee ON privileges and cleo
tions, TO whom they can be referred.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon objected to
the swearing in OF GTaver and pre- sented a
petition charging that he procured his cleo
ton by bribery and the corrupt use OF money;
that he unlawfully and cOrruptly isued a
certificate OF election TO CrOnin, and falsely
testified before the Senate committee on
privileges and elections TO sustain his act.
The matter then went over. The case oil
Morgan, OF Alabama was also called up but
went over to give Spencer an opportunity to
oppose his admission. An executive session
was then held and the cabinet appointees
announced but instead OF confirming them as
is usual the appointments were referred to
the proper committees for consideration and
the Senate adjourned.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The following standing committees
in the new Senate have been announced.
Privileges and Elections-MOrton. chairman,
Mitchell, Wadleigh, Cameron of Wisconsin,
Mcmillan, HOar, salisbury, Merrimon and
Hill.
Foreign Relations-Cameron, chairman,
Morton, Hamlin, Howe, Conkling, McCreery,
Bogy, Eaton and Johnson.
Finance Morrill,, chairman, Dawes, Ferry,
Jones OF Nevada, Allison, Howe, Bayard, ker-
nan and Wallace.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS chairman, Sar-
gent, Allison, Dorsey, Blaine, Davis OF West
Virginia, Withers and Eaton.
Burnside. Mcmillan, Patterson, Gordon, Den
mis-, Ransom and Randolph.
Manufactures--BOoth, chairman; Bruce,
Robins, Johnston and Mcpherson.
Agriculture chairman; Sharon,
HoaT, Davis of West Virginia, and Gordon.
Military .rs-Spencer, chairman, Wad-
leigh, ca. N OF Penn, Burnside, Teller,
Plumb, F .udolph, Cockreil and Maxey.
Naval ! Fairs-S Urgent, chairman, Anthony,
ConOver, Blaine, KirkwOOd, Whyte and Nc
PhersOD.
Judiciary chairman, Howe,
ConkliDg, Christianey, Davis OF Illinois,
Thurman and Mcdonald.
Postofices and Post Roads-Hamlin, chair
man, Ferry, Jones of Nevada, Paddock,
Conover. KirkwOOd, Salisbury, Maxey and
Bailey.
Public Lands-Oglesby, chairman, Paddock,
Booth, Chaffee, Plumb, Mcdonald, Jones Of
Florida, Grover and Garland.
Private Lend Claims--Thurman, chair
man, Bayard, Bogy, Edmunds and Chris
Indian AfTairs--Allison, chairman, Osles.
by, ingalls,, Saunders, HOar, McCreery and
Cook
Pensions-Ingalls, chairman, Bruce, Tel.
Ter, Kirkwood, Davis OF ILL.,, Withers and
Bogy.
Revolutionary Claims-Johnston, chair
man, Jones OF Fla, Hill, Dawes, and McMil
Ian.
STANDARDIZATION, chairman, Mitchell
Cameron of Wis, Teller, Hoar, Cockrel
Hereford, Harris and Morgan.
District OF Columbia-DOrsey, chairman
Spencer, Ingalls,, Rollins, Saunders, Merri-
mon and Barnum.
Patents-Wadleigh, chairman, Booth Chat
fee, Herman and Morgan.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Dawes
chairman, Morrill,, Cameron of Penn, Sauls-
barry and Jones OF Florida.
Daf aIair
ancy, ChafTee, Saunders, Garland, Grover and
Railroads - Mitchell, chairman, Howe
Dawes, Dorsey, Teller, Ferry, Morton, Ran
som, Bogy, Barnum aud Lamar.
Mines and Mining-Sharon, chairman, Chat
ieee, KirkwOOd, Plumb, Hereford. Cook and
Revision of Laws--Christiancy chairman,
INGALLS,, Davis of Illinois, Wallace and ker-
nan.
Education and Labor-Burnside, chairman,
Patterson, Morrill,, Bruce, Sharon, Gordon
Maxey, Bogy and lamar.
Civil Service and Blaine
chairman, Oglesby, Patterson, Booth, McCreery
White and Beck.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
penses OF the Senate--JOnes, OF Nevada, chair
man, Rollins and Dennis.
Printing-Anthony, chairman, Sargent and
Whyte.
Library-Howe, chairman, Edmunds and
Ransom.
Rules-Ferry, chairman, Hamlin and Mer-
rlmOu-
Engrossed Bills-Bsyard, chairman, Withers
and Anthony.
Enrolled BilIs-COnover,c chairman, Paddock
and Graves.
Levees of the Mississippi River-Bruce,
chairman, Blaine, Conovor, Coekerell and
Harris.
To Examine the Several Branches OF the
Civil Service-Chaffee, chairman, Conkling,
Window, MerrimOn and Eaton.
Trans pOrtation Routes TO the Seaboard-
Cameron OF Wis, chairman, Window, Con-
over, Burnside, Saunders, Davis Of w. Va,
Harris, Lamar and Beck.
In 1.-THE Senate on the Sth the petitinos
against the admission of Grover from Oregon
were laid upon the table and Grover was
sworn in. The Louisiana question was de-
bated until the Senate went into executive
session. In executive session Sherman was
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