River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-08
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.

| Nothing was done in either branch
| OF Congress on the 9th and 2Sth OF February,
or March LIST. save 10 continue the Presiden-
| tial count On the ID inst. both houses were
| industriously working upon appropriation
bills and held evening sessions in order to
/ complete their work by the 4th.
In the Senate on the Sd, Mr.. Win
/ dom reported that the conference committee
| on the Legislative, judicial and executive
/ appropriation bill had agreed on all items ex-
| cept the Presidents, the House insisting on
| reducing il to S25, zoo and the Senate stand
| ing Tor $4,000. A new conference commit
/ tee was appointed, and at late hour both
! Houses agreed on the $50 900, and the bill
passed. Another point OF disagreement was
| the post Office appropriation bill: The Senate
/ had appropriated S500, coo subsidy to the Pa
| Cific Mail Steamship line and several other
| steamship subsidies, and also a large sum TO
re-establish the last mail, all of which items
| the House refused to agree to. Alter con-
| ference committee the Senate abandoned Its
| claims, and the bill passed without the subsl-
| dies Lgan made strong effort to pass the
bill equalIzing bountie TO sold eTs In the late
war, tut il was indt fnitely postponed by a
| vote Of 81 to %. Sherman's bill u aid IN re-
| Stunning specie payments, based upon the re-
| cent message OF the President was postponed
until next December. All OF the approprla-
ton bills were finally agreed upon by both
| house except the army bi l and both houses
| took re cess until Sunday morning with the
| expectation OF some compromise being reached
on the matter through conference commit
| tees.
In the House on the Sd, the time
was Chi fly occupied in considering the APP
| preparation bills voted n the Senate report.
A resolution was reported from q select COM
mittee on privileges, Proctor Knott, chair
man, declaring that Samuel j. Tilden
/ received 1876 electoral votes OF electors legally
/ and cOnstitutiOnally appointed, and was there
by duly elected President OF the United
| States, and that il is the opinion OF the House
that Thomas A. Hendricks, having received
a like number OF votes for Vice President,
was duly elected.
Mr.. White protested against the resolution
as revolutionary, treasOnahle and damnable
Mr. Wilson desired 10 offer substitute tor
M Knott's resolution. declaring the electoral
votes OF the States had been counted in &C
cordance with the Law: that Hayes aud
Wheeler had heen legally declared elected
| President and Vice President, and that It Is
the duty OF ail law abiding citizens TO obey
the law But Knott declined 10 allow the
amendment to he offered, moving the pre-
vious question, when the resolution was
adapsed-I37 TO IS; strict party vote.
Alter the result of the vote was announced
Mr.. Garfield remarked of this resolution that
as an expr. ssiOn of the opinion oil the House
il was one thing, but il II was declaration
which was To l. cone legal nndlng oil the
House il was another thing.
Mr. Field, from the committee on pI1vi-
leCss. reported a n solution declaring, alter
long preamble, that in counting the electoral
votes OF any State il is the right and duty OF
ConEress and of this Houseto inquire wheth-
er any voies purporting 70 come from The
State that have b-en cast by persons duly ap-
pointed by ihat State and Tor that purpose 10
rereive evidence OF forgery, talsehood or ma
bility Of any certificate ui any Governor or
canvasser The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Page moved H. suspend the rules ana
adopt the resolution cOndemnipg the recent
attempt 10 defeat the will OF the people oil Ore
gOn ard also condemning the corrupt use OF
money TO aid IN that outrsge, especially the
payment at e, 900 10 Cronin TO defeat the cleo
ton, Tor his part in the famous transaction
On viva wee vote the Speaker said the
ayes appeared to have il, but lew OF the Dem
ocrats understanding il or not caring to vote
sgainst il the reading of the resolution was
again called for and 8 -ote taken by yeas and
usys which resulted yeas 81, nays 20.
An a alysis OF water from the Gels
niger Spring at Rochester, shows it 10 have
medicinal properties superior to tn, Bethesda
/ Spring at Waukesha, VS.. II is proposed to
make Improvements about the Spring and
also to bring the water in pipes into the heart
J OF the city.