The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Dec. 26.-Senate. The Senate
met and had brief formal session, only fifteen
senators being present. No business of impor-
lance was transacted.
HoUse.-Not in session.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27.-Senate. Not in ses-
sion.
Hoase.-The Speaker laid before the House
a message from the President in regard to
obtaining certain concessions from the Sioux
Indians. Referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs Also, message from the President i'm
regard to the extraditon treaty with Great Britain
reclting the conduct of that government in the
cases of W1nslow and Brent. and announcing that
since Great Britain had voluntarily handed over
Brent to this government he would continue TO re-
gard that treaty still in operation bui he honed
that new treaty would soon be entered into. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr..
Hunton, from the joint committee to provide
form OF government for the District OF Columbia
reported a bill which was made the special order
Tor JAM The bill provides that the District shall
be governed by three Commissioners, one appoint-
&c oy the President, one elected by the House,
ana one by the Senate There was three hours
debate on the Louisiana question growing out of a
petition from certain citizens of Cincinnati in re-
gard to the counting of the electoral votes Finally
the petition was read and referred to a committee
appointed to examine into the subject It contains
resolution declaring that the President of the Sem
ate mas not the power alone to count and declare the
result OF the electoral vote.
THURSDAY, Dec. -Senate.-Not in ses-
sion.
House.-The following bills were introduced and
referred: BY Mr. Hooker, for the Improvement of
the Pearl and Pascagoua rivers in Mississippi: bv
Mr.. Douglass, authorizing the Commissioners of
the Freedman's Saving and Trust Company to buy
certain real estate; by Mr. Finn. authorizing the
purchase OF gold-dust and bullion at the ASSAY
Office at Boise City.
FRIDAY, Dec. 29.-Sem0te. The Senate met
and remained in session but few minutes sena-
tor Logan was excused from service on the COM
mittee to consider the question of counting the
electoral vote, by his telegraphic request and Mr..
Conkling was appointed to fill the vacancy Mr.
GORDON presented the memorial Of Wade Hampton
VIM, B. Simpson, VIM. H. Wallace and sixty-eght
Senators and Representatives in the General
Assembly OF South Carolina, addressed to Con-
gress, reclt1ng at length the events which have
recently TRANSFERRED in that State, the inter-
ference OF the military, etc., and asking Con-
gress to take such action as will cause a cessa-
ton OF the military interference in the affairs of
the State and enable the Governor and Leg
lslature to exercise the duties of the offices
TO which they were elected. The memorial having
been read Mr.. Gordon moved that it be referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Mr.. Frelnghuysen moved
to amend SO as to refer it to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections instead of the Judiciary
Committee. Pending the discussion, Mr.. Gordon,
by unanimous consent, submitted resolution
recognizing the Hampton Government as the legal
Government of South Carolina, but objection was
made to it by Mr.. Morton and Others and it was
laid over. Owing to the absence of quorum no
action was taken upon the matter, and the Senate
adjourned to Tuesday, Jan. 2.
House.-The House met and Immediately ad-
journed, no quorum being present.