The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-03-01
~FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, February Is, there was a
debate of two hours over the Louisiana
decision of the Electoral Commission, and
ten minute speeches were made by various
Senators. Finally, by a strict party vote of
% 20 Al, the decision Of the Commission
was adopted, and the Senate ad~journed......
In the House it was resolved, by a vote OF
140 to 100, to take a recess until ten O'Clock
tomorrow.
In the Senate, February 20, the objections
made in the joint sessions to counting the
votes of certain Electors in the States of
Michigan and Nevada were considered, and
il both cases it was resolved, unanimously,
that the votes be counted. The Senate then
adiourned...... In the House, by party vote,
it was resolved that the Electoral vote OF
Louisiana was cast for Tilden and Hendricks.
1t was alse resolved that the full Electoral
vote of Michigan should be cast for Hayes
and Wheeler. An attempt was made early
in the session to take q rececs until to-
morrow, but it was defeated by a large
majority. Before the case of alleged ineligi-
BILE Elector from Nevada was considered, the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, February 81, the session
was resumed at ten, and the Senators waited
the notification of the House decision in the
Nevada case, which wa received at 11:40,
WhCh NhC AAh pAONOCASN W tAO LAolA VI t1O
Housewife House met at ten o'clock, but
a full hour was consumed in ascertaining
whether there was a quorum present, and in
the reading Of testimony to sustain the OBJ.
lection made yesterday against the electoral
vote of r. NJ. Daggett, of Nevada. Mr..
Springer, who made objection, offered a
resolution that the vote be counted, and ex-
planned that an error had been made in
describing the Office held by Daggett as that
of United States Commissioner, while the
testimony showed he held the Office of Clerk
in the United States Court. After a number
of speeches of no special Significance were
made, the vote was taken on Mr.. S%pringer's
resolution, that the vote of Daggett be
counted, and it was sgreed to without
division. The Senate was then notified that
the House was ready to continue the count,
and the two bodies met in joint session.
In the Senate, February %, a bill appro.
priating $250,00 to erect a ireproof build.
ing adjoining the Smithsonian Institute, for
the National Museum, wa passed. The
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up,
considered, amended, read a third time and
passed. Adjourned.-...In the House, the
suRdry civil appropriation bill was consid
cred and several amendments were adopted
the most important of which were increasing
the appropriation for the continuance o.
the Postofice buildings of Cincinnati anc
Philadelphia from $2S5,000 to $400, 00t
Adjourned.
In the Senate, February %, the nava
Appropriation Bill wa considered AM
several amendments made to
and it was passed. The right o
way over the Hot Springs Ark Reservation
was granted to the Hot Springs Railroad
At the expiration of the morning hour
Conrad n. Jordan, cashier of the Thir,
National Bank, New York, was brought I
the bar of the Senate, when he sent to tn
Clerks desk and had read a statement
d~isavowing any intention of treating tn
order of the Senate or its committee wit
disrespect, and said he declined to produc
the books and papers of the bank becaus
he was not custodian of them, and had n
control over them, but the President of tn
bank was their custodian and could produc
them. He added that he declined t
answer further without counsel, sar
asked to be allowed the advice of counsel
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, submitted a resoll
ton setting forth that Jordan had refused {
testify, etc., and directing the President {
the Senate to certify the fact to the Unite
} States Attorney for the District of Colun
bia, which led to a long debate. At tn
close of the discussion, Mr.. Jordan state
that he was willing to appear before the Con
mittee to testify, and the Senatet then adopte
a resolution discha'ging Mr.. Jordan fro
, contempt upon his appearance before II
t Committee to testify..-...In the House, II
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill was consi
, cred, and several amendments were offert
! and adopted. Before any final action W
l taken On the bill the House, by a vote
100 to 109, took a recess until ten o'clock t
, morrow.
In the Senate, February "a, the decisic
of the Electoral Commission giving the thr
, votes of Oregon to Hayes and Wheeler W
l read and debated, Senators Morton al
a Conkling making the principal speecht
The Senate voted to agreed with the decisio
.....In the House, an attempt was made,
soon as it assembled, to take a recess UNI
u Monday, but the motion was rejected by
vote of 157 to SO. The Senate's amendmer
y to the naval and Postofice appropriate
i bills were nonconcurred in. The postrou
bill was passed. The decision of the Elt
toral Commission in the case of Oregon W
c discussed, and the House finally voted to d
S agree with the decision.