Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-02-06

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shows falling off from 1875 of 40 per
cent.
44th Congress, Second Session.
SENATE.-Monday, Jan. 29th.-Hon.
James E. Bailey, Senator-elect from
Tennessee, appeared and was sworn In.
Mr.. Robertson, 0fSogth Carolina, spoke
at length in favor of q resolution recog-
nizing the government represented by
Wade Hampton as the legal government
of the State of South Carolina. The
Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President of the United States
giving his reasons for approving the
electoral count hill. The bill to amend
the Pacific railroad acts SO as to provide
a sinking fund for the liquidation Of the
indebtedness due tbs goYennmentby the
railroad, was taken up, and Mr.. Mitch
ell spoke against the bill.
HOUsE.-In the House, a bill was in
of every Congress shall commence on
the 4th of March. A bill was else in
troduced ohartering freight railroad
company from tidewater on the Atlantic
to the Missouri river. A bill was pass
ed Incorporating the Washington City
and Atlantic Coast Railroad Company.
A bill was also passed appropriating $50
600 for the relief the destitute poor Of the
District of Columbia. A bill Was report
ed from the committee ON the District
for the support of the government Of the
District Of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1878. 1t imposes tax
of one per cent. on lands outside of the
cities of Washington and Georgetown
used solely foragricultural purposes, and
tax of u per cent on all other real and
personal property in the District; The
bill passed. Mr.. Payne announced that
at one o'clock the next day, be would
move that the House proceed to the cleo
ton of five members Of the commission
to count the electoral vote.
SENATE.-TUesday, Jan. 30th.-The
bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts SO
as to create sinking fund for the liq-
uidation of the Indebtedness due the gov
eminent by the Pacific companies was
called up, and Mr.. Mitchell spoke in op-
position to and Mr.. Sherman in favor of
the bill. The Senate proceeded to elect
| five Senators to serve on the Qommis-
sion authorized by the electoral count
bill, and Messrs. Morton, Edmunds,
Frelinghuysen, Thurman and Bayard
were unanimously chosen. Mr.. Sher-
man submitted an amendment to the
bill in regard to a sinking fund to pay
the Indebtedness due from the Senate
from the President calling the attention
of Congress to the necessity of continu
ing the board for testing iron and steel,
and recommending an appropriation of
| To, 1ah hon RI
HoUsE.-The bill appropriating $500,
structiop of ietties at the mouth of the
Mississippi river was passed. The Speak
er laid before the House the veto abolish
ing the board of commissioners of the
metropolitan police of the District of
Columbia, and it was passed, notwith-
standing the Presidents veto-yeas 1873,
nays IS. The House then proceeded to
the election of the five members of the
commission ON the presidential electoral
count, and Messrs Payne, Hunton, Alb
bolt, Hoar and Garfield were chosen al
most unanimously.
SENATE. "Wednesday, Jan. 31st.-
The Chair presented communication
from the justices of the Supreme Court
notifying the Senate that they had select.
ed Judge Bradley to act with them on
the commission Cor determining ques.
tons arising out of the electoral count.
Hon. Frank Hereford appeared and was
sworn in as Senator from West Virgin.
ia. A petition was presented from citi-
Zens of the District of Columbia asking
for the passage over the veto of the Pre-
sident OF the bill to abolish the police
commissioners. The Senate debated at
length without coming to conclusion,
the bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts
so as to create q sinking fund for the
liquidation of the Indebtedness due the
government by Pacific railroad COM
panies.
HOysE.-In the House Senate resolu-
tons were called up and adopted author
izing the appointment of an additional
police force for cuty at the capitol
| during the count the electoral vote. A
resolution was adopted providing that on
the days for the counting of the electoral
votes for President and Vice President
of the United States. no persons, except
those privileged by the rules of the House
to the floor, shall be admitted to that
part of the building assigned to the use
of the House or its officers, except upon
a ticket to be signed by the Speaker, and
distributed by the committee on rules
| Ii
Senate Mr.. Garfield introduced bill
to provide for the more thorough and
complete Investigation of the causes
of railroad disasters. A motion was a.
dopted authorizing the electoral tribunal
to sit during the session of the House.
The House resumed consideration of the
report for the admission ofJames B. Bel
| fort as Representative from Colorado
and after considerable debate the report
was adopted. The deficiency bill, which
appropriates $500,712, was reported and
| made the special order for Saturday,
| The House had an evening session, at
which the majority report Of the Florida
Investigating committee was presented
and read The report closes with reso.
luton declaring that the Tilden electors
in Florida were legally elected. The
republicans filibustered and succeeded
in preventing the House from coming to
| a vote on the resolution.
SENATE.-Thursday Feb. lst-Reso.
| lutions were presented from colored
democratic club at Barnwell Court
House, S. c., denouncing carpet bag
and scallawag State government, and
DENYING the charges that intimidation
was used to force them to vote for Wade
Ham pton, and declaring that they cast
their ballots as free and independent
citizens. A memorial was presented
from leading citizens of New Orleans
pronouncing the Kellogg-Packard gov
eminent incompetent, and calling on
the people of the country not to believe
the charges of fraud and violence made
against the people Of Louisiana. A re-
port was submitted in regard to the
ineligible electors from New Jersey,
Missouri and Virginia. AT one O'Clock
the Senate proceeded in body to the
hall of the House to participate in the