Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-12-20

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Mr.. Harris, of the election commit
tee, called up the Colorado contested
election case. A majority report,
signed by the democratic members, de-
claring Patterson entitled to the seat.
and the minority report, signed by His
cock, Wait and Thornburgh, declaring
Belford duly elected, were submitted.
Mr.. Cox (Ohio) submitted another re-
port declaring there had been no valid
election.
The presentation of arguments in
support of the majority and minority
reports occupied the entire day.
Before adiourning it was aegred to
give one more day to the discussion of
| the Colorado election contest.
Dec. 18th Senator Cameron wis
presented the petition of David
Corbin, of South Carolina. asking that
his claim to a seat from that state may
be inquired into and decided upon its
merits. Mr. Cameron moved that the
petition lie upon the table for the pres
ent, but gave notice that he would call
it up hereafter and move its reference
to the committee on privileges and
elections. So ordered.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted the following
resolution, and gave notice that he
would call it up on Tuesday, January
10, 1873, for the purpose of submitting
some remarks thereon:
Resoted, That it is of the highest i'm
portance that the financial credit of
the government be maintained, and in
order to do SO the government itself, in
all its departments, should in good
faith, keep its contracts and obligations
entered into with its own citizens.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, consideration was resumed of the
resolution of Mr. Matthews, to pay
bonds in silver, and Mr. Bayard spoke
in opposition.
Mr.. Allison submitted the following
amendment to the silver bill recently
reported from the committee on finance,
and now upon the calendar:
Section 2nd; that Immediately alter
the passage of this act, the president
shall invite the government of countries
composing the latin union, SO called,
and of such other European nations as
he may deem advisable, to adopt com
mon ratio of legal tender as between
gold and silver, for the purpose Of es-
tablishing an international use of BIZ
metallic money, and securing fxity Of
relative value between these metals;
such conference to be held at such
place in Europe or in the United States,
at such time within six months as may
be mutually agreed upon by the execu-
tives of the governments joining in the
same. Whenever the governments so
invited, or any three of them, shall
signify their willingness to agree
to unite on the same,
the president shall, by and with the
advice and consent Of the senate, APP
point three commissioners who shall
attend the meeting on behalf of the
United States, and shall report the
doings thereof to the president, who
shall transmit the same to congress.
Said commissioners shall each receive
the sum of $500 and their reasonable
expenses, to be approved by the secre-
tary of state; and the amount necessary
to pay such compensation and expen-
ses Is hereby appropriated out of any
money IN the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Hereford then took the floor to
speak on the Matthews resolution, but
| yielded for a motion for executive ses-
sion, and the senate, at 4 o'clock, pro-
| ceeded to consider executive business;
and when the doors reopened, at $50.
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Dec. 13th-The regular order of bus
mess, being the Colorado seat contest.
The discussion consumed the entire day
The debate being closed, the house
proceeded at halfpast six to
vote on the question. The first
vote was on the proposition of the
minority of the committee that Buford
was entitled to a seat This was mega
tived by a strict party vote; yeas, ITO;
nays, 12S. The next vote was on the
resolution that there has been no valid
election; rejected; yeas, 116; nays, III.
| When the vote was announced it was
greeted with applause on the democrat
ic side The following democrats voted
with the republicans in the affirmative:
Messrs. Cutler, Stenger, Williams (Del),
Potter, and Wells IN. W A vote was
then taken on the majority resolution
declaring Patterson entitled to a seat,
and it was agreed to; yeas, 116; nays,
11O. Patterson was then sworn in as
| the representative of Colorado.
The house, at s o'clock, adjourned.
SENATE.
DECEMBER 15.-The Senate consumed
the whole day in discussing the silver
resolutions of Senator Matthews, with
out reaching vote.
HOUSE.
Dec 15.-A number of bills were
introduced and referred. Mr.. Single
ton presented the report of the
conference committee on the de-
ficiency appropriation bill. He ex-
planned that the difference between the
two houses was S171, 900, and the COM
mittee on conference Of the house had
yielded $4,000 to the demands of the
senate committee.
After a long discussion the report Cf
the conference committee was agreed
to without yeas and nays.
The bill now goes to the president for
his signature.
At the end of the morning hour the
house proceeded to consider the bust
ness on the speakers table, and several
bills and communications were appro-
priately referred.
When the Paris exposition bill was
reached, Mr. Wood IN. Y moved the
house concur in the amendments
Agreed to yeas, 124, nays, SO.
SENATE.
Dec. 15.-Mr Butler submitted
a resolution for an investigation
of the discharge of the COM
mittee on privileges and elec-
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