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

by the President of the Senate. He was followed
Iutions The resolutions were then laid over until
tomorrow. Cox, chairman of the committee on
election frauds in New York, submitted report in
in New York. 1t Completely exonerates. Postmaster
James and his subcrdinates and declares that no
tamperfng was done.. Adjourned
Senate.
"WEDNESDAY, January 24.-The Chair
laid before the Senate message from the President
enclosing the report of the Secretary of State, in
answer to resolution adopted On the 18th inst,
transmitting copies of correspondence with diple-
matte officers of the United States In Turkey re-
garding the revolt in the Turkish Provinces 49,.
The credentials Of senators elect, Window, Of Min
nesota, and Bailey and Harris, OF Tennessee, were
placed on hle.. In the absence OF Conknng who
was entitled to the floor, Sargent addressed the
Senate in opposition to the compromise bill on the
electora count. At the conclusion OF Sargents re-
marks Conkling resumed the floor and finished the
speech he commenced yesterday Dawes moved
to amend the section in regard to petitions deposit
tions, etc., to be examined by the commission 10y
inserting the following: Provided that no petition,
exception, or other paper shall be considered by
said commission which has for its object to dis
pute or draw into question the number of votes
given for an eector In any of the states, or In fact
the votes Of his state Pending discussion he
Senate took recess, and afterwards continued the
debate through the night.
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 24.-COnsider-
alton was resumed of the resolutions reported by
the committe on privileges and elections, and the
House was addressed by McDill, of Iowa, who
spoke in favor Of the minority resolutions. Bright
then made a short speech on the subject, when
further consideration was postponed. Payne,
from the committee on banking and currency re-.
ported bill to amend existing laws IN regard to
national gold banks. He explained the object OF
notes to the amount of 80 per cent. on their bonds
to secure circulation, and to require those banks
in California to deposit with the United States as
slsant treasurer at San Francisco five per cent of
their circulation as redemption fund. The bill
was passed. The House then proceeded to the
business on the speakers table, and the speaker
again laid before the House message of the
president in regard the use of troops &C the late
election, originally presented last Monday
After warm debate on the message the House adj
journed.
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 25.-The debate
on the bill reported by the select committee con-
t1nued all night During the debate Morton sub
mitted an amendment providing that nothing con-
tanned in the act should authorize the commissions
ers to go behind the finding and determination of
the canvasslng or returning board of state,
authorized by the laws of state to find and deter
mine the result of the election of electors Ed
munds opposed the amendment, and moved to
amend 1t by striking out the negative words, so as
to provide that the act should authorize the COM
mittee to go behind the finding, sc. This amend.
ment was rejected by vote of 81 to 1, Cooper being
the only senator voting in the affirmative. The
question recurring to Morton's amendment, it was
also rejected, Is voting aye and At nay. Sargent
submitted an amendment providing the commission
shall sit with open doors except when upon consul.
tation questions pending before it. After
short discussion the amendment was elected yeas.
IA, nays At. The bill was then read third time
and passed by vote of AZ to IT, Following is the
vote in detail:
Yeas-Alcorn Allison, Barnum, Bayard, Bopy
Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Ohaffee, Christiancy,
Cockerill, Conklng, cooper, Cragin, Davis, Dawes,
Dennis, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaite,
Gordon, howe, Johnston, Jones Fla, Jones, New,
hely, herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan,
Maxey, Merrimon, Morrill,, Price, Randolph, Rob-
ertson, Sauls bury, Sharon, Stevenson, Teller
Thurman, Wallace, White, Window, Withers,
Wright-47.
Nays-Blaine, Bruce, Cameron, Pa, Cameron,
WIS, clayton, Conover, Dorsey. Eaton, Hamilton,
gent, Sherman, West-l7.
The Senate, at 7:l5 A. M, adjourned till to-mor-
row noon.
THURSDAY, January 25.-Payne mov-
ed to take up business on the Speakers desk in
order to refer the bill of the joint committee which
had come from the Senate to the committee on
counting the electoral vote the debate to run all
gay with night session; that the House then ad-
Journ till O'Clock TOMORROW, and that the pre-
vieus question be called at p M tina. the last four
hour OF the debate be consumed by ten minute
speeches. which the members would have the right
to enlarge for the record. This was agreed to bv
unanimous vote and the bill was taken up and re-
ierred TO the Committee on Electoral Vote. 1t was
immediately reported back by Payne Chairman of
that committee. The debate was opened by McCrarv
who was followed by Goode, Hoar. Hall. Hewitt
monroe, Caldwell, Springer, Willard Smith and
CARRIED -. The House, at IL O'Clock, adorned till
tomorrow at 1 O'Clock.
Senate.
FRIDAY, January ga number of
bills and resolutions were introduced, among them
resolutions from the Minnesota Legislature favoring
Dill authorizing the appropriation of the proceeds
of sales of public lands in states and terr;tories
afflicted with grasshoppers for the payment of
bountles for the destruction of erasshoppers and
their eggs Referred. :. The morning hour having
EXPIRED, JONES' OF Florida, called up the petition of
the Democratic electors of Flo,ida, recently nre
sented by him asking that their votes be counted az
the TN true returns, and addressed the senate at
length IN regard to the recent election in that state
-. Window, from the committee on apnrorria
tlons, reported back the fertilization hin With
amendments increasing the appropriations for sea
coast defences from 100000 to 5000 OOO Placed on
the calendar. After executive session the senate
House.
FRIDAY, January 26.-The House
was called to order at 10 O'Clock, and the discus
sion of the electoral bill was immediately resumed
Mills, Boxer. Hurlbut, Singleton, Lapham Vance.
Townsend, Lynch and Knott spoke against the
measure, and Hooker. Hartridee, Tilton. Lamar
Watterson, Hill, Bland, Southfield, Har ison Eos,
ter, Sandt rs, ield and Payne in its favor. yota
was then taken, and the result announced as 1a1
for, and sc against. Following is the vote in de-
tail
Yeas-The Speaker, Abbott Adams Ainswortb
Anderson, Asche, Atkins, Bagley, Geo A. BaoIev'
Jno II. Bagley, Banning, Bubee, Bel. Bland. Bliss
Blount, Boone, Bradley, Bright Brown. XIV,
Buckner, Burchard,. Wis.,, Burleigh, Cobell. Caid,
well, Campbell Chandler, Caalfied Chaplin. Chit
tenden, Clark, KY, Clark, No., Clymer. Cochrane.
Cook Cowan, Cox, Grape, Culberson, Cutley. Oar
rail-, Davis, Davy, Debott, Dibrell, Douglass DIT
rant Eden, Ellis, Faulkner, FELTON,, Field. YuIav.
Foster, Franklin, Fuller, Gouse, Gibson. Glover
Goode, Goodin, Gunter, Hamilton, Ind Hamilton
N. j., Hancock, Hardinburgh, Harris, Mass.
Baker, Ind, Baker, N. Y, Balou, Banks, Black,
burn, Blair, Bradford, Brown, Kan, Burchard M.
Bulls, Caldwell, Ala, Cannon, Carr, Caswel, Cate,
Conger, Crounse, Danford, Denn1son Dobb,ns,
Dunnell, Durham, Evans, Eames, Five. Fornev' |
Forte, Freeman, Frye, Harris, Ga. Harrison. va
Harrison, Hartrdge, Harball, Hatcher. HoIbam'
Raymond, Hsnkee, Hereford, Hewett n v Hew, |
EFT, Ala, Hill, Hoar, Holman Hooker. Honkins |
Haskins, House, Humphreys, Hunter Hnnton |
jerks, Jones, N. H., Kehr, Kelly, Lamar. Landers
Ind, Landers, Conn.,, Lane, Leavenwortb. Ie
Moyne, Levy, Lewis, Luttrell, Lynde. Mackey. |
Marsh, McDougal, McCreary. McDill McFarIan |
McMahon, Meade, Metcalfe, Miller Morrey Nor |
gan, Morrison, Mulcher, Neal, New. Mortar
'Brlen, Oliver, Payne, Phillips of Mo. pierce Pr |
per, Plat, Potter, Power, Rea Reagan. John RaiIl
j. Reilly, Rice, Riddle, Robbins of North Carolina
Robbins OF Penn, Roberts, Ross of N y Samn |
son, Savage, Sayler, Scales, schleicher' Seelep |
Shoakiey, Southland, Sparks, Springer Stanton |