Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-02
44th Congress, Second Session.

SENATE Saturday, Dec. 23rd.-The
Senate was not in session to day
| HOUSE.-A resolution was ad 3te, re-
questing the President to tranAmit to the
House copies of all orders, 4 5:rrspond-
ence, &C., relative to the linn .o.tion in
the expenditure of the Apr priation
made for the improvement of ers and
harbors at the last session of ssres5 ;
also all orders and correspOndeaee elna-
mating from the War Department. pr the
same subject. and also to :eport .lder
what authority and law s, CHI limitation
was made The commit re on the part
of the House to determine the counting
of the electoral vote ws'gT & SriZed to
have compiled and printea. lol the use
of the committee all orders and prece-
dents in relation to the counting of the
electoral vote. The Senate bill to amend
the revised statutes SC as to allow repay
ment of tonnage tax>where enormously
imposed wos taken from the Speakers
table and referred to the committee on
foreign affairs The House then adj
journed until Wednesday next.
Monday, Dec. 25th.-The
| Senate was not in session.
HoUsE.-Not in session.
SENATE Dec. 26th.-There
was a slim attendance, and no business
of interest was transacted. The Senate
adjourned to Friday.
HoUsE.-The House was not in ses-
sion.
SENATE.-Wednesda Dec. 27th.-
| The Senate not in session. .
'HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
House petition from certain citizens of
| Cincinnati relative to counting the cleo
| torai votes.
This gave rise to discussion on the
general subject of southern affairs.
Mr.. Banning, of Ohio, had read at the
clerks desk copies of correspondence in
regard to the election of Governor Wells
from the governorship in 1867, in which
General Sheridan refers to him as "a
trickster and dishonest man."
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, defended Gov
ernor Wells.
Mr.. Frye, OF Maine, declared that, ac-
cording to General Sheridan, nearly
three thousand political murders had
been committed in Louisiana.
This was denounced by Mr.. Spence,
of Louisiana, as being utterly false, and
he charged the Republican party with
being responsible for all the difficulties
which occur in the South.
SENArE.-Thnrsday, Dee. 28th.-The
Senate not in session.
HoUsE.-The only business transacted
was the Introduction OF a resolution by
Mr.. Douglas, o. Virginia, authorizing
the commissioners of the Freedmen
Savings and Trust Company to buy GER
tain real estate.
SENATE.-Friday, Dec. 29th.-Mr.
Logan was excused from service on the
committee on the electoral count ques-
ton and Mr.. Conkling was appointed In
his place. Mr.. Gordon presented petit
ton from Wade Hampton and the sixty
five members elect to the South Carolina
Legislature, setting forth the political
condition of affairs in that State and
praying relief from Congress. Mr.. Cor
don also offered resolution recognizing
the Hampton government as the lawful
government of South Carolina, and de-
manding that every assistance to sustain
its lawful authority should be given by
the United States when properly called
for. The motion was laid over and Or
dered to be printed.
HoUsE.-The House was insession but
no business of interest was transacted.