The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-02
The Work Of Making q Pres
ident Commenced.
Joint Convention Of the two
Houses.
Sessions Of the High Com
mission.
WAsHIEGToN, February /.
SENATE.


meeting of white and colored citizens a
Barnsville court house, January 18th
he asked that they be read and referred
to the Committee on Privileges and Eec
tions. The clerk read the resolutions q:
follows:
Resolped, That seven hundred colored
voters who enrolled their names in the
Democratic clubs, and the nine hundred
and seventy six who cast their ballots fol
General Hampton and the candidates on
his ticket, who did so to secure TO thelr
native State an honest government and
home rule, and 10 free her from thiev.
ing government under which she has Sc
loEg suffered from corrupt carpet bag
gers, and Infamous scalawags-
Mr.. Sargent here objected to further
reading as the resolutions were not
couched in respectful language. A
short debate followed, after which Mr..
Sargent at the request OF Mr.. Patterson,
withdrew his objections and the read
ing of the resolutions were concluded.
They deny that there was any intimi-
dstion on the part of the whites towards
the blacks and support the Hampton
government. The resolutions were re.
ferred.
Mr.. salisbury presented very long
printed petition signed by the bankers,
merchants and others OF New Orleans in
regard to the condition Of affairs in
Louisiana, in which the Kellogg govern
ment is charged with incompetelcy and
they appeal to the country not TO be.
lieye the statements OF fraud and violence
agal lst Louisiana.
Mr.. Howe moved the petition be re-
ferred TO the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and that the Committee
summons such signers OF the petition as
they may deem svissble to prov the
charges they make.
Alter some discussion the motion was
agreed TO.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted concurrent
resolution providing that the public pro-
ceedings OF the Commission, authorized
by the electoral count bill ~ taken down
under the direction OF the committee,
shall be printed in the Congressional
Record, and an extra number OF copies
be printed for the use of the Commission
and the two Houses of Congress. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Bogy presented joint resolution
of the Missouri Legislature IL favor OF
speedy construction OF ssouthern trans
contin entail railroad Referred.
Mr.. Chatiee presented the credentials
of n. NJ. Teller, elected Senator from
| Colorado. Placed on the file.
MIR. Bailey WAS appointed to fill the
vacancy on the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads and on Education
and Labor caused, by the retirement OF
Mr.. Key.
Mr. Window called up the House bill
sppropristing $4,000 ior the relief OF
destitute poor OF the District OF Colum'
bia. Passed; yeas As, nays 9; Messrs.
Alcorn, Booth, Cockerell, Cooper, Hitch
cock, McCresry, Ransom and Withers
voting nay.
The Char laid before the Senate the
following communication from the Elec-
torsl Commission, which was placed on
die:
WAsHISoroN, February l, 1877
SIR:-I have the honor TO inform the
Senate that the commission constituted
under an act Of Congress approved JAM
usry 20, 1877, entitled, IAN act to pro,
vide for and regulate the counting OF the
votes for President and Vice President
and the decision Of the questions arising
therefrom, for the term commencing
March 4, 1871" has met, and the MEM
bers thereof having taken and sub
scribed the oath prescribed BY law, or
,snized, and is now resdy TO proceed &c
The perfol nance of its duties.
Very respectfully,
1Slgnedl NATHAS1EL CLIFFORD,
Pres,denl Of the Commission.
To The President Of The Senate.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Sargen.
and Allison telIers on the psrt of the
Senate TO count the votes for President
and Vice President. Subsequently Mr.
Sargent declined and Mr.. ingalls, was
appointed. In making the appointment,
the President stated that It was his in
,en,ion to appoint one Republican and
one Democra,, but on noticing the sp.
polntmenis by the House he had deter.
mined 20 appoint two Republicans.
Mr.. Mitchell. from the sub-Committee
on Privileges and Z ecIions, TO which
was assigned the duty Of inquirlng in,a
the eligibility 20 office, under the Constl.
tuition. OF xny person alleged 70 have
been ineligible As Presidential elector
submitted report in regard TO the laws
o, NeE Jersey and Virginia, which be
began to read, but Mr.. MerrImon raised
A point that the subcommittee must re,
port 70 the full committee, which should
mske 8 report TO the Senste.
Pending discussion, the Senate pro-
ceeded - the Hail OF the House TO take
part In the couut OF the electoral vote.
Al $40 p. N, the Ser ate returned and
resumed the consideration Of the point
Of order submitted By Mr.. Merrimon
.gsinsi receiving The report OF the Com.
mi,,ee on Privileges and Elections ID re
gard 70 the eligibih,v Of the electors in
New jersey, Missouri and Vrginis
After some discussion Mr.. Ne-rImor
Withdrew MS point oi order saIIn :: I
debate showed how the repor: Cal:
before the Senate, and he asa rnem.,r o.
the committee Vas not responsible lOl
sny statement ef the law or fact in ih'
.pcr. The report w.s then read b!
Mr.. Michel
Mr.. kernan sod the minority Of th'
sub-committee h.d no; had time 10 pre-
psre q report, but be could not agre'
With the majority OF the committee II
their conclusions. In bis opinion, Mr.
Williamson, the New Jersey elector, va
eligible - he ceased 70 be Q. 3 Com
missioner when he accepted the Office o
elector Of the State. As - the Cas-
of Mr.. Frost In Missouri, he wss sot dis
loualiisd oa sccount Of having taken tb
oash a lisutenaat in the army. and sub