Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-26

House-After discussion, Rainey and Cain,
of South Carolina, were sworn in. Ad-
journed. -. -. .-a
Senate, Oct 17.-Mr. Beck introduced bill
authorizing the payment OF 80 per cent Of
the customs duties in legaltender notes.
Referred. Mr.. Thurman presented the ere
dentials of Henry NJ spoford, Senator from
Louisiana, from March 4, 1877, and asked
that they be read, and spofford sworn in.
The credentials having been read, Mr.. Mitch
ell moved that they be referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. Mr.. Ed.
munds appealed to Mr.. Thurman to let the
subject go over until tomorrow. Mr..
Thurman consented. Mr.. Edmunds sub
mitted the following which was laid over un-
til tomorrow at the requested MF. Bayard;
RESOLVED, That select committee Of seven
Senators be appointed whose duty 1t shall be
to take into consideration the state OF the law
respecting the ascertaining and declaration
of the result of the election OF President and
Vice President of the United States, and that
said committee have the power to report by
bill or otherwise
Mr.. McCreery introduced a bill to repeal
the Bankrupt law and all acts amendatorY
thereof. The bill was ordered to lie on the
table, to be taken up hereafter. Mr.. Ed
munds moved that the Committee on Privil
eges and Elections be discharged from the
further consideration of the credentials Of
William Pitt Kellogg. Laid over. On motion
of Mr.. Morrill, resolution filing vacancies
in committees, as follows, was agreed to:
Messrs. Matthews, OF Ohio, and Wallace,
of Pennsylvania, on Foreign Relations;
Mr.. Cameron on Military Affairs and Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds; Mr.. Armstrong,
of Missouri, on Railroads; Mr.. Grover, Of
Oregon, on Private Land Claims; Mr.. Arm
strong, of Missouri, on Enrolled Bills; Mr..
Ferry, of Michigan, made Chairman of the
Committee on Postoffices and Postroads in
the place of Mr.. Hamlin, who retains his
place on that committee as a member, and
Mr.. Hamlin made Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations in place of Mr..
Morton, who retains his old place as Chair
man of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. Mr.. Morrill, stated that it was
the wish of the Senator from Indiana (Mor
toni that this latter change be made. The
Senate then went into Executive Session.
Rottse-On the resolution of Leonard, of
Louisiana, referring the claims of Elan and
Smith to the Committee on Elections, Mr.
Gibson offered a substitute providing for
the immediate swearing in Of j. b.
Elam After debate the substitute was
adopted. Yeas, IA; nays, 119. Mr.. Elam
took the modified oath. Mr.. Frye offered a
resolution reeiting that Charles E. Nash had
presented certificate Of election signed by
Gov. Kellogg, then duly recognized and acting
Governor of Louisiana, but that the Clerk of
the House had declined to place Nash's
name on the roll, and had substituted Mr.. E..
W. Robertson on the authority of paper
signed by Gov. Nichols, and directing
that the name of Mr.. Robertson be struck
off the roll and Mr.. Nash be sworn in.
| After debate a substitute offered by Mr..
Ellis that Mr.. Robertson be sworn in was
agreed to and the modified oath of Office ad-
ministered. The case of Mr.. Pacheco,
o. California. was then called up when
Mr.. James A. Garfield, of Ohio, moved
that the oath of Office be administered.
Agreed to, after discussion, and Mr.. Pacheco
/ took his seat. The Colorado case next came
up, and after a short debate went over. Ad-
! iourned till Saturday, with the understand
ing that no business be done on that day.
Senate, oct. 1S.-The entire day was occu-
pied with discussing the case of Eustis, OF
Louisiana-the Republicans opposing and
the Democrats advocating his admission. A
decision was not reached.
Senate, Oct. ia resolution instructing
the Committee on Pensions to inquire into
the expediency of abolishing all pension
agencies and have pensions paid from Wash
ington was passed. Thurman advocated the
admission of Eustis as Senator from Louis
lana. Ingalls, offered the following:
Be IL enacted, ETC., That there shall be from
time to time coined at the mints OF the United
States, silver dollars of the weight Of 4l21.
grains of standard silver to the dollar, as pro
Vided for in the act of Jan. rs, 1897, and tina
said dollar shall be legal tender for al
debts, public and private, except where thu
payment of gold coin is required by law.
Adjourned to the 22d.
House, oct. 20.-No business was trans
acted. Adjourned to the 22d
Senate, Oct. % Bills were introduced-tC
repeal the time clause of the Resumption
act; to repeal the Resumption act; to au
thorize the coinage of silver dollars of tn
weight Of 4l21l grains standard silver and t
make them a legal tender except wher
otherwise provided; for the distribution o
the remainder of the Geneva award. A reso
luton to appoint a committee to conside
the state of the law as to Presidential eleC
tions was agreed to. Adjourned.
Ho,tse-The Colorado contested electio
case went over. Resolutions were adopte
to appoint a committee on the civil service
for a committee on the Presidential electio
! business; directing Secretary Thompson t
report what action had been taken in tn
navy-yards as to hours of labor and If sue
is slawful; for increased compensation to lie
] ter-carriers. Adjourned