Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-18
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 5Sh, Mr.. Morton
called up the resolution in regard to Turner, the
conturnacious Oregon witness, declaring that he
is bound to answer the questions propounded to
him by the committee. Senator Kelley urged the
adoption of the resolution and said he desired all
the facts to be made public, inasmuch as he was
at Salem, Oregon, al the time of the meeting of
the Electoral College, and knew that not a dollar
was improperly expended. No action
was taken. The President laid before the
Senate memorials of the National Board of Trade
the bankrupt law and of the tariff and ~inetrnal
revenue laws. Referred to the COMMITTEE on
Judiciary and Finance. 1.-The House conCurred
in the Senate amendments to the Pension bill
Barnes, the recusant New Orleans witness, was
brought before the bar of the House. AMI sub
mitted his answer in writing under oath, when
he was again remanded to the custody of the
Sergeant alarms.
The Senate was not in session on the 9th.
The House passed a number of private bills,
and went into Committee of the Whole to con-
slider the Consular and Diplomatic Appropria.
ton bill.
The Senate, on the Sth, by a vote of 50
yeas to 3 nays (Messrs. Barnum, Burnside and
Eatopl, passed the resolution reported from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, requir-
ing VIM. M. Turner, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph office at jacksonville, Oregon,
which passed through his Office in regard to the
appointment of Cronin, Presidential Elector,
and the check of $S, 900 alleged to have been
drawn in New York in favor of Messrs. Ladd
& Bush, of Salem, oregon. Mr.. Sherman pre-
sented a petition of prominent business men
and citizens of Cincinnati, members of b til 20
htical parties, asking an amicable settlement of
the Presidential cOntest. Mr.. ingalls, introduced
a bill to secure tne rights of settlers upon certain
railroad lands, and to repeal the first five sec
tions of the act of July 20, 1855, granting lands
to the State of Kansas to aid in the
construction of the Kansas and Neosho Valley
Railroad and its extension. Referred: il. The
House passed a resolution instructing the
Select Committee in regard to counting the Elect
er.l vote to inquire whether any votes were
given during the recent election contrary to the
prohibition contained in the Cons tuition, that
no United States official shall be chosen as Pres
idential ElectOr; also, q resolution lnstructing
the same committee TO inquire whether any Elect
oral votes were cast by persons laborlng under
political disabilities, and, if SO. what &C
ton should be taken thereon. A resolution
calling for information as to the purposes
for which troops have recently been stationed at
Washington was defeated for want of two thirds
majority as was also a resolution requiring the
judiciary to report within two days
a constitutional amendment prohibiting the pay
ment OF war claims except to loyal persons. Mr..
Mills (TeXas) moved to suspend the rules and
adj pit a resolution denouncing 9 the lawless in
vasIon by armed force of the soil of any State,
or Territory, no matter under what pretext. "
The motion was lost-yeas, l07; nays, S2-not
two thirds.
In the Senate, on the 9th, a resolution
ordering the arrest of Enos Runyon, of the firm
of Martin & Runyon, bankers and brokers, New