Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-01-06
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Mr.. Logan (Rep.), of Illinois, inquired Of the
chairman of the committee on finance whether
there was any probability of an early report
from that committee on the bill to provide for
the issue of silver coin and to make the silver
dollar legal tender He said the House had
taken action on a similar bill, and it was impor-
tant that the Senate should act soon.
The Chair appointed as the special committee
of the Senate authorized by the recent resou-
ton of Mr.. Edmunds, to devise means for the
proper count Of the vote for President and Vice
President, i'll connection with a similar commit
tee of the House, Messrs. Edmunds, Morton,
Frehnghuysen, Logan, Thurman, Bayard and
Ransom.
The Speaker announced the following-co
mittees
To ascertain and report what are the priyi-
leges, powers and duties of the House in count
ing votes for President and Vice-President-
Messrs. Knott Dem.), of Kentucky, Sparks
GDem.), of Illinois, Tucker Dem of Virginia,
Marsh CDem.) of Pennsylvania, Burchard
(Rep.), of Illinois, Seelye Rep), of Massachu-
sets, and Monroe (Rep.), of Ohio.
On counting the electoral votes, to meet
! like committee on the part of the Senate
Messrs. Payne Dem.), of Ohio Hunton DEM,
of Virginia. Hewitt (Dem.), of New York,
Springer Dem.) of Illinois, McCrary (Rep.) }, of
Iowa, Hoar (Rep), of Massachusetts,, and Will
lard (Rep.) of Michigan.
| House.
discussion arose on the resolution of Mr.
| Knott Dem.) of Kentucky, directing the
! Speaker to issue q warrant for the arrest and
bringing to the bar of the House without delay
| of i. W. Barnes, to answer for contempt of
! the authority of the House and a breach of its
privileges in refusing to produce the Geographic
! dispatches that he may be dealt with as the law
under the facts may require. The resolution
was adopted.
The House ordered an investigation of Mr..
Hewitt's charges against the New York post
Office of opening his letters during the cam
paign.
The following preamble and resolution was
adopted relative to the Oregon election case
Whereas, 1t is alleged that the governor of
Oregon has issued certificate of election to one
| E. A. Cronin as one of the electors of said
State, instead of issuing such certificate to one
j. W. Watts, alleging that said Watts was ineli-
gible to the said office of elector on Nov. T. the
time of such election therefore, -
RESOLVED, That the committee on privileges
and elections be instructed to inquire into the
eligibility of said J. w. Watts, and investigate
the facts attending the appointment of said
electors and pretended electors, and report the
same to the Senate, and for this purpose may
employ stenographer, send for persons and
papers, administer oaths and examine wit
nesses.
The Speaker laid before the House the mes
sage from the President in regard to the extra
dition treaty with Great Britain. Referred.
The Speaker laid before the House petition
from certain citizens of Cincinnati in regard tc
counting the electoral vote. A discussion arose
as to whether the petition should be read, Mr.
Garfield (Rep.), of Ohio, holding that the read
ing of petition was out of order, even though
presented by the Speaker. Mr.. Banning (Dem.) y
of Ohio, in reply said the Republican party wai
attempting to defeat the will of the people by
fraud, but if there was one thing the people
loved more than another-more than life-it
was the liberty that was vouchsafed to them il
an honest ballot box. He wished to tell the gen.
tleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfeld) that the people
would have an honest ballot box through the
army might come with eighty rounds of ammu
milton, though the navy might be called upon
though the $4,000 oficeholders might be called
to the rescue An honest people would put
them all down. Mr. Garfield regretted that hi
colleague should speak in time of real danger
like the present, when the country needed al
the wisdom and all its fairness and all its calm
ness, that he should find it necessary at such
time to hint at what the people would do-tha
the army might come, that the navy nigh
come, that the trappings of war might rat
tie, but that the people would come dow
and override everything. Other member
took part in the discussion, Mr.. Fry
(Republcan), of Maine, in his remarks
} said the prosperity of the North was tied III
} with the prosperity of the South, and desired
peace. The North would not harm the South
would not interfere with it, if the colored mel
were allowed to vote
Mr.. Atkins Dem of Tennessee maj
in the South opposes it.
Mr.. Frye-Will the gentleman take the test
mony of Gen. Sheridan that three thousan
( nolored mon have been murdered in Iouisian
, BECAUSE they desired to vote?