The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26

Mr.. kns 4 - judiciary
commit - = Barnes,
the rel = II W New
Orleans ig gh office,
that the compel
the prod he Off
GERS of y. Mr..
Barnes WI louise. He
the New Orleani but that should
he again be place. barge of that Of
fee, and should a. egrams demanded
be there, he would VI y sly produce them.
WitRess made furths answer, declaring
that he was entiree willing to produce
the messages If = Ould do so. Mr..
Knott then offered s resolution declaring
that the response ofw.tness was not suf-
ficient, and remandiag him to the custo-
dy of the sergeant-atams until he shall
have produced the ttlegrams or been dis
charged by the os1,r of the house.
Adopted IS nays, y. Mr..
Knott, from the - tttee to ascertain
the privileges of use in the count
ing of the eleetor made a report
from that commit comending the
adoption of the ng resolutions:
Resolved, That stitution of the
United States dc - confer on the
president of the a. . power to examine
and ascertain the Aegto be counted as
electoral votes foR Ftsident and vice
president of the tIted States. Re
solved, That the oyf Nower which the
constitution con ie president of
the senate in ,b the electoral
votes for Presid L y vice president /
Is to receive the ~ III lists transmitted /
to him by the setY9 electoral clerks, |
and to keep safe aI1 "a tPen all certif- /
Gates, or those puRsSfFng to be such, in /
the presence Of th&s Gate and house of /
representatives. n 9sl3lved, That the /
constitution does coIfar on the senate
and house Of representatives the poTer
to examine and asaeEain the votes 10 be
That in the execudk r.. power in
Tssgsef T5fss Tf2 t. is, sIselerar 9l,.
with the senate. Rsoived, khat in the
counting Of the eleforal votes no vote
can be counted agains the jungment and
determination of tht1ouse Il represen-
tatives. Resolved, nat the eenTmIt ~
have leave to sit aga and report her
after further matter , tle consideration
of the house of representatives.. The
report, together wlH the minority re-
port submitted bydE Burchard Ills.J, /
was ordered priFed! Mr.. Knott gave
notice that he whld call ND the resolu-
tion for action q Wednesday next. Mr..
Knott also askd that two additional
members be app:pted ON the committee /
to ascertain the riggs and privileges Of
the house of representatives in counting
the electoral vote The speaker ap-
pointed Messrs Eld and Lawrence
as such additional Abers. The speaker
laid before the ho Message from the
president, stating money appro-
priated bv the 1i1 Fharbor bill has
been Naoended. Speech by Mr.
Reage in which iereiy criticised
the actisn of the ply ene'ln regard to
that bill, the messas ,os referred: Con II
sent was given to L.; the testimony
taken by the comml on elections IN
South Carolina. = house then ad-
iourned until Men6.
WAsHNGToN, - I5th-Seaate,
A number of bills Rlrivate lcharac-
ter were considered. n .he report of
the committee on Hies, prescribing
new rules for the YeInment of the
report an amend Fe tlird rule
so as to compel I'll g OF absent {
wheneve bcertalned
that a quaEpm ut. The
special coz Ainto the
changes III s cue
given ur uary to I
report. >Sd con-
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made TeSSc aTe re''. and n il
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turning board. Zee before the V,
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tam papers demanJ @io oiaIInssee, uanaI1..;a it
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the serg efare .'t fbe - bar ro Of {,
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