The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-01

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/ election frauds in New York, submitted q report
regard to the alleged tsmpering with Hewftt's ma
New YORK; 1t completely exonerates Postmss:e
James and his subordinates and declares that N
ltampering was DONE. Adjourned
senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 24.-The Chail
laid before the Senate message from the Presiden
j. enclosing the report of the Secretary of State in
D answer to resolution adopted on the 10th inst
transmitting copies of correspondence with diplo
maf1c ofhce.s of the United States IN Turkey re
gardIng the revolt in the Turkish provinces
The credentials of ser ators elect, Window of MIN
a nesota, and Bailey and Harris of Tennessee wer,
plsced on file. In the absence of Conklipp VIII,
was entitled to the floor, Sargent addressed tn,
Senate IN opposition 10 the compromise bill on tn,
electoral count. at the conclusi IN of Sarsents re
marks Conklng resumed the floor and fiuisned tn.
speech he commenced yes terday. . Dawes moved
70 amend the section in ard to letitions deposi
tlons, etc., to be examined by the commission by
inserting the following: TT divided. thar no nett
tion exception, or other pap shall be considered
by said commission which has for its object 10 dis
pute or draw into question the number of votes
gwen for an eector IN any of the states or ia fact
whether anv elector was chosen by a majority OF
the votes of his state Pending discussions the
Senate took recess and after wards con tipued the
debate through the night.
| House.
WEDNESDAY, January 24.-Consider-
alton was resumed of the resolutions reported
by the committee on privileges and elections,
| and the House was addressed by McDih, of
| Iowa, who spoke in favor OF the minority resolu-
tlons Bright then made short speech on the sub
Ject, when further consideration was postponed -
| Payne, from the committee on banking and cur-
rency reported bill to amend existing laws in re-
gard to national gold banks. He explained the OBJ
1ect OF the bill to be to allow those banks to issue
gold notes t. the amount of 80 per cent on their
ponds to secure circulation. and 20 require those
banks In Cali. ornia to deposit with the United
states assistant treasurer at Francisco five per
cent OF their circulation as redemption fund
The Dill was passed -. The House then proceeded
I on fhn
| speaker again laid before the House a massace of
the president in regard the use of troops af the
late election, as originally presented last Monday
-. After warm debate on the message the House
adjourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 25.-The debate
on the bill reported by the select committee cor.
tinued all night. During the debate Morton sub
mlttea an amendment providing that nothing con-
tanned IN the act should authorize the commission
ers to go benlnd the finding and Diet srmination of
the canvassing or returning bolrd of a state
authorized by the laws of a state to find and deter
niue the result OF the election an electors Ed
munds opposed the amendment, and moved to
amend 1t by striking out the gatiye words so as
10 provide that the act should authorize the COM
mittee to go behind the finding, &C This amend
ment was rejected by vote of 81 to l. Cooper being
the only senator voting in the affirmative The
question recurring to Morton amendment IT was
aiso rejected, IL voting aye and AZ nay. Sargent
submitted an amendment providing the commits
sion shall sit with open doors except when upon
IT,.
a short discussion the amendment was rejected
yeas IA, nays a. The bill was then read a third
time and passed by vote of AZ to II. The Senate
al ':lo A. NJ, adjourned till tomorrow noon.
House.
THURSDAY, January 25.-Payne mov-
ed TO take up business on the Speakers desk in
order to refer the bill OF the Joint co mmttee which
had come from the Senate to the committee on
counting the electoral vote, the deb ate to run all
day with night ion; that the Ii ouse then ad-
t0-In ar tha nrax-j
question be called at p. M; that the last four
hours OF the debate be consumed by ten minute |
speeches which the members ID have tue right |
TO enlarge for the record. This agreed to by |
unanimous vote ana the bill WAS taken up and re-
ferred to the Committee Elec toral Vote. 1t was
immediately reported back by Payne, chairman of |
that committee. The debate was opened by Nc |
Crary, who was followed by Goode, Hoar, Hail. |
Hewitt, h vi, - Monroe; Caldwell spSi ngeF Miljard q Smith
Ell TIL 10 morrow at 10 O'Clock oA' aoJourn- |
bills were introduced, among rneuI Iv-------
the Minnesota legislature favorng bill authoriz-
ing the appropriation of the proceeds of sales OF
public lands in states and terrific rles am1cted with
grasshoppers for the payment OF 'unties for the
destruction of grasshoppers and their eggs. Re
ferred The morning hour having expired, |
Jones' of Florida, called up the petition OF tho
Democratic electors OF Florida emily presented
by BIN, asking that their votes be codnted as me
,rue reurns and addressed the senate length in
regard to the recent election in that state VIM
dom, from the committee on appropriations re-
ported back the fortitcatlon bill with amendments
increasing the approprlrtion for sea cost defences
from s1OO 900 10 Sl00,00l. Placed on the calendar.
..Atter executive session the senate ADJOURNED.
House.
FRIDAY, January 26.-The House
was called to order at 10 O'Clock, and the discussion
of the electoral bill was Immediately resumed
Mills Boxer Hurlput, Singleton, Iaphem, vance,
Townsend, Lynch and Kuott sp oke against the
measure, and Hooker, Hartr dge, 1non, Lamar,
Watterson, Hill, Bland, Southhe q, Harrison, fos
ter, Landers, Field and Payne IN its favor vote
tha-, take
for and 50 against Seven Democrats anc seven
Republicans we're absent, amey: King, Collins,
| Egbert wigginton, Lord, Hayes, Bass, Stevens,
Cason Phillips, of Kansas, Schumacher, Odell, Ross
| and Wheeler.
| SATURDAY,, January N.-During the
morning hour the military appropriation bills were
called up and passed after several amendments by
the committee had been agreed to "A message
| was received from the House announcing the pas
SAGE of the bill for counting the electoral vote, ano
| soon thereafter another message announcing that
the Speaker had signed the enrolled bills for pre-
sentation to tae President OF the United states
The Pacific Railroad bill was again called up, ana
read at length, wlen Thurman, in charge OF the
BILL yielded for executive session, after which
the Senate adjourned.
| House
SATURDAY, January N.-knott, from
the Judiciary Committee made report favoring
the admission of Belfort, claiming to be repre-
resentativt from Colorado, and gave notice tnat ne
would call it up for action next Tuesday line
House then went into committee OF the whole on
the Indian appropriation bill. The committee,
without adopting any important amendments
arose and reported the bill to the House, ana Il
passed Four members OF the LOUISIANA aeturh-
and senf M "a the cSfkps 0tsR fnafF afs1G A Tie
question as to why they should not be adjudged in
contempt. They declared that in every one of their
acts they acted with the most sincere respect and
Difference to the dignity and authority OF the
House. The answer then detailed the provisions
Of the law of Louisiana governing the action OF
the Returning Board in that Sttte e.A resolution
was then passed by a vote of 145 yeas 10 81 nays,
| declaring them guilty of contempt, and remandlng
them to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms. The
question now recurred on the second resolution,
ordering witnesses to appea before special COM
mittee, of which William r Morrison is chairman,
to produce all the statements of the votes and tally
gether with afidavits. The resolution adopted
E yeas 133, nays TO-. Adjourned.
senate.
, MONDAY, January 29.--Robertsor
called up the resolution acknowledging the Hamp
ton government in South Carolina, and spoke on
the subject -. The chair laid before the senate a
message from the President, giving his reasons for
approving the electoral count bill Sergeant sub
mitted report of the majority of the sub-cem
mittee which recently made An investigation IN re-
gard to the election in Florida he also gave notice
that Cooper would present report in behalf of tbs
! minority of the committee. The senate thsI
q, went into executive session, and when the doors
were reopened, adjourned.
r House.
g MONDAY, January 29.-Bills were In
t1oduced fixing the time for regular meetings of
Congress- declaring forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to Michigan for railroad pur.
I poses and providing for their sale to ac'ual set
tiers; chartering freight railroad from tidewater
on the Atlantic, to the Missouri river The bill
authorizing the payment of S50,00e to James b
Eads for the construction OF the jees at the mouth
of the Mississippi river came up, the pending
question being on Buckaers amendment directing
payment in bonds. Rejected, and the bill wen
over A message from the Senate informing th
House that the President has signed the electors
compromise bill read and Payne thereupoi
!. gave notice he would move, at O'Clock tomorrow
that the House proceed to the election OF Fl We mem
, bers of the commission -. Adjourned.
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