The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-22
Forty-ffth Congress---Extra Session

TUESDAY, March 13.-Anthony sub.
mitted resolution that volume containing the
proceedings of the electoral commission and the
two houses of Congress in regard to counting the
electoral vote, ordered printed few days ago, be
prepared for publication under the direction of the
committee on printing; that 200 copies be fur
nished to justices of the supreme court who were
members of the electoral commission. Referred.
80. Morton submitted an order that the teegraphic
dispatches referred to in the letter OF VIM. Orton,
President of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, be deposited in the Office of the secretary of
the senate to be by him delivered to Orton upon
him giving receipt for the same. Mitchell asked
to lay the order until tomorrow. So ordered.
-. .Tht Senate then took a recess for half an hour
Upon re-assembliDg, message was received from
the President. and an executive session WAS held.
}ShhfRed fnntlf morrow re-opened' the senate ad
WEDNESDAY, March IA. Sargent
submitted resolution to adjourn the senate with
out day. Laid on the table. e....A resolution was
passed for the appointment of a committee to wait
on the President, and inform him that unless he
had further communication to make, the senate
was ready to adjourn without day. Messrs. An
thony and Whyte were appointed such commit
tee. The resolution to deliver the telegraph dis
patches referred to by VIM. Oron, President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, to said Orton
upon bis giving receipt therefor, was passed 80.
resolution was laid over, authorizing the SUD-
committee privileges and elections to investi-
gate Senator Growers case during the vacation
The senate then went into executive session, and
when the doors were closed Anthony from the
committee to wait on the President reported that
his eIcellency would not require the presence of
the senate longer than Saturday, possibly Tues
day next =. Soon after tie doors we're re-opened,
and the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 15.-Provision was
made for printing a volume containing the pro-
ceedlngs of the electoral commission and the pro-
ceedings OF both houses of Congress relating
thereto The matter of investigating the charges
against senator Grover was laid over until to-mor-
row L ne senate then went into pXecutiya
sion, and when the doors were re opened, ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, March 16.-The Vice Presi-
dent laid before the senate Mtchels resolution to
investgete the charges against Grover, when Sauls
bury submitted substitute that the committee op
privileges and elections be instructed to appoint
the judge of the fourth judicial district of oregon
commissioner to take testimony relating to the
charges against Grover, with power to subpoena
witnesses, said testimony to be forwarded to the
eomralftee on privileges and elections, which shall
report the same. with their conclusions thereon, at
the next regular session of the senate. Some dis
cnsslon took place on the resolution pending,
WneL tue senate went into executive session. After
the doors were closed, message WAS received from
the President, transmitting various nominations,
and also notifying the senate that he had furth-
er communication to make AT ESQ the doors
were re-opened, and the senate adjourned until II
O'Clock tomorrow, when the nominations now
penang VIII be disposed of and the senate will adj
journ sine die.
SATURDAY, March 1I.-After q long
discussion, by vote of yeas &c. nays g. the resou-
ton was agreed to authorizing sub-committe of
three OF the committee on privileges and elections
TO visit Oregon during the recess if they deemed
II expedlenf, and examine charges against Sen
ator Grover of that state. The senate then
went INTO executive session. When the
noors were reopened. the thanks of
Inc senate were voted to the Vice-PIesident, who
pied as follows: " SENATORS: 1 thank YOU sin
cerefy for the complimentary manner in which you
have alluded to my duties as discharged during INV
oriei occupancy of the chair. / came to you al
most wholly q stranger, and a stranger to your
rules nrst IN the future TO be better acquainted
with both. Renewing my thanks 1 declare the
senate adjourned without day"