Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGREssIONAL.


sidering the objections made in joint con-
vention to the electoral votes of Crossman
Of Michigan and Daggatt of Nevada. In
both cases IL was decided unanimously that
the votes should be counted In the House,
after two hours discussion, resolution that
the Hayes electoral votes of Louisiana be
notcounted was adopted by party vote
172 10 99-except that Seelye and Pierce
(Mass) voted with the Democrats. In the
case Of Crossman, OF Michigan, it was decided
without division that the vote be counted
Pending consideration of the objection to
the vote of Daggatt, of Nevada, a recess was
taken till the 2lst.
The Senate on the 21st having returned
from the Joint convention resumed legis
latiye business. The Deficiency Appropria-
tion bill was reported with amendme ents. A
long report In the case of the Oregon elect
ors from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections was presented. The report sum
marzes the law and facts 10 the case and
concludes by cxonerating Senator Kelly for
his Endorsement Of certain kilograms of the
contents of which he had no knowledge. A
bill to aid In the resumption of specie pay
ments was reported from the Finance Com
mlttee and placed on the calendar. The
Postoffice Appropriation bill was considered,
amended and passed. The bill appropriates
1896, 1875. The Legislative, Judicial and
Executive Appropriation bill was taken up.
Various amendments were agreed to, includ-
Ing one increasing the appropriation
for the Presidents salary to $4,000,
and the bill was passed. 1t appropri-
ates SIG, ,737, ,SS5. In the House a reso-
luton that the vote OF Elector Daggatt, Of
Nevada, be counted was agreed to without
division. After the retirement of the Senate
the report Of the committee on the election
in South Carolina was recommitted. The
sundry Civil Appropriation bill was consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole during the
remainder of the session.
In the Senate, on the 22d, bill was in
troduced to give the New York Land and
Ocean Telegraph Company authority to buy
land and maintain lines Of telegraph cable
on the Atlantic coast, to communicate with
Europe. The Deficiency Appropriation bill
was considered, amended and passed. The
Naval Appropriation bill was reported to the
Senate. In the House, the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill was considered in Com.
mittee Of the Whole during almost the entire
session. A vote was not reached. A bill
was reported from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, authorizing the equipment of an ex-
pedition to the Arctic seas
In the Senate, on the 23d, the Naval Ap-
preparation bill was considered, amend
ments increasing the appropriations about
80, 400 900 agreed to, and the bill was passed.
c. n. Jourdan, Cashier of the Third National
Bank, New York, was brought to the bar Of
the Senate, when he submitted a statement
disaVowiug any intention of treating the
order OF the Senate or its committee with
disrespect, aud said he declined to produce
the books and papers Of the bank because
he was not the custodian Of them and had
no control over them; he was now willing to
appear before the committee and testify.
resolution was adopted discharging him
from custody upon his so testifying In
the House the sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee Of the Whole
during almost the entire session, and with.
out reaching vote the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the oath, communica-
tlon WAS presented from the Electoral Com
mission announcing that decision had been
reached in the Oregon case. The Clerk of
the House appeared and announced that the
House had disagreed TO the Senate amend
ments to the Legislative, Naval, Postoffice
and Deficiency Appropriation bills, and ask
ing committees OF conference. The Senate
left its chamber and Joined the House in
joint convention, and on its return the OBJ
jections to the decision OF the Electoral Com
mission in the Oregon case were read and
the decision was sustained-40 to "a The
Senate again met the House in joint
session, and, returning, voted almost unan-
imously that the vote of Morrill, of
Pennsylvania, should be counted The
House having taken a recess, the Sen.
ate took recess till the 26th
In the House the Army Appropriation bill
was reported and ordered printed The
Senate amendments to the Deficiency,
Postoffice, Naval and Legislative Ap-
preparation bills were non-concurred in.
The Post-Route bill was passed. The
two houses met in joint convention, and on
the retirement Of the Senate an order that
the vote given by j. W. Watts, as an elector
from the State OF Oregon, be not counted
was adopted, after an excited discussion.
When the Senate had retired to consider the
objection to the electoral vote of Morrill,, of
Pennsylvania, the House-l33 to 12l-Voted
to take recess until the S6th.
The Senate, on the 26th, upon notifca
ton of the readiness OF the House to pro.
ceed with the count, Joined that body in
joint session. Returning, by an unanimous
vote 1t was ordered that the vote OF Slater,
OF Rhode Island, should be counted, and the
Senate again proceeded to the hall of the
House. Upon returning, legislative bust
ness was resumed. The Conference Com
mittees on the Legislative, Deficiency and
Naval Appropriation bills were appointed
The report Of the Conference Committee on
the Indian Appropriation bill was agreed
to. An executive session was held
and the Senate took a recess. The
House, after an excited discussion,
adopted resolution-135 to 1l9-that the
vote of NORTH, Pennsylvania eleetor, be not
c0anted, and the joint session was resumed.
Upon the retirement of the Senate to con-
slider the objection to the vote of Slater, of
Rhode Island, a motion was made to take a
recess until the 27th. Rejected-s3 to 1877
and motion that the vote Of Slater should
be counted was agreed to without division,
and the joint session was resumed. When
the Senate had again retired the House took
a recess until the 9th.