The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-10

mLouder.' and general confusion and disorder
throughout the house. which was only quelled after
the house armed with bis oficiL mace, The re-
port was then read, after which motion to adjourn
WAS made on the Republican side so as to prevent
Democratic SIDE At 1926 the effort to set vote
adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 1.-Robertson
presented resolutions which hessaid were adopted
at meeting of whites and coored citizens at Barn.
well Court Honse, South Carolina, inveghing
against carpet-baggers and declaring for Hampton
| as Governor. Referred. :. Salisbury presented
clergymen and others, Of New Orleans, in which
the heiiogg government is charged with incoInpe-
tency. appeals to the country not to believe the
stories Of fraud and violence charged against Louis
lana On motion of Howe the petition was referred
10 the committee on privileges and elections, who
are 70 summon some OF the signers to
Henry M. Teller, elected United States
senator from Colorado, were presented and placed
on ME; Bailey was appointed on the committee
on postofices and postroads, and on education and
labor, vice Key, retired. "A communication was
received from the preside MT of the electoral COM
mission stating that they had organized, and were
ready for the performance of their duties !. The
chair appointed ingalls, and Allison tellers the
part OF the senate. Mitchell, from the sub com.
m1ttee on privileges and elections, made report
IN regard to the laws of New Jersey, Missouri and
Virginia, concerning ineligible presidential elect
ors. point OF order was raised by Merrimon, and
pending the discussion the senate proceeded to thu
hall OF the house to take part in the electoral count
: After the senate returned, Merrmon withdrew
his point OF ORDER and the report was read. .Afte
an executive session the senate took till II
4 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
House.
q THURSDAY, February 1.-Kasson call
= ed for the reading of the journal CO yesterday il
full, to consume the hour WHICH must uiapoo trrur
the counting OF the votes, and to prevent vote o.
rfp6f a1
on the election in Florida. The chair appointed
Messrs. Cook and Stone telers on the part of tn
: douse to assist in counting the electoral vote.
- Inc speaker submitted a communication from Jus
y tlce Chnord stating that the electoral commission
g was ready to perform its duties. "A resolution wa
adopted directing the Clerk of the House to inform
the Senate that ready to receive that body TO
the purpose OF opening and counting the electors
1t votes Tor President and Vice-President. .. Th
a. House then took recess. When the House re
e. sumed legislative business an attempt was made
lie get vote on the Florida report, but the Speake
N SAID the matter was now unfinished business, an
If must lay over The House then took recess III
I'd til 10 O'Clock to morrow.
ne Senate.
le FRIDAY, February "A bill wa
as passed relating to public accounts. 1t provide
o. that all claims against the United States which a.
ne counting officers of the treasury the heads
n any department of business are authorized to e.
d, anime and decide, shall be barred unless pros
q, cuted within SIX years from the time the san
ly occurred. In explanation of the bill Sherman
a. the chief object of it was to statute limit
al tons so that claims against the government cou
not be presented after six years Several priva
bills were then passed, and a recess taken unit
IL O'Clock tomorrow.
n House.
p FRIDAY, February 2.--After recei,
'n ing and referring several bills and resolutions
a House went into Committee of the Whole on IL
OF legislative appropriation bill. The bill appropr
- ates $l4, 256, 1850. An amendment striking OF
I'd the paragraph fixing the compensation of Senator
nj at 500 was agreedo. Holman gave notice that
no would call for separate vote IL the House to
~ it would concur in the extraordinary vote of IL
o. committee-extra ordinary because the House, wit
almost unanimity, less than year ago, decide
that 800 was 12asonable compensation. Fost'
said the question had been settled last year in
u conference committee, and the House should stan
of up manfully for what it knew would be the actio
- of the two houses debate then followed G
Go economy and reduction of expenditures, aft
II which the committee rose, and the House the
1T took recess till tomorrow morning.