The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
THE XLIVth CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION..

favor of the bill Messrs. Boutwell,,
Christiancy and Wallace were appointed
members OF the conference committee on
the bill to perfect the revision OF the
statutes. After executive session the
senate adjourned House-The house
considered the resolutions reported by
the,coalmittee on privileges, and was adj
dressed by Mr.. Seelye. The house ju
dietary committee unanimously resolved
that articles of impeachment ought not
to he preferred AGAINST George NJ. Robe
son, secretaFyof thenavy. Mr.. Cox, chair
man If the committee on election frauds
in New York, Submitted a report in re-
gard to the alleged tampering with Mr.
Hewitt's mail in the, New York postof-
flee. q completely exonerates postmas-
ter James and his subOrdinates in the
matter and declares that no such tam
pering hiss been done. Printed and re-
committed. Adjourned.
WAsHINGToN January, 24th.-Sendte.
Mr. Wright, from the committee on
claims. reported favorably senate bill to
extend for two years the act to es-
tablish n southern claims commission.
Placed on calendar. Consideration was
then resumed of unfinished business
the bill in regard to counting the cleo
toral vote. Mr.. Conkling, who as en-
cess was taken for ten minutes, when the
senate reassembled, Mr. Conkling not
having yet arrived. Mr.. Sargent then
took the floor. The debate was contin-
ued by BIessrs. Morton, Blaine, Eaton
against the bill and AIessrs. Howe and
Why in favor of it. At l o'clock the
senate refused to adjourn by Il nays 10
25 yeas Not test vote as many voted
who We're opposed to the bill. At
4 o'clock a. m, Whyte was still speak
ing and the prospect is the vote will not
be reached for several hours.-Hotse
Consideration was resumed of the reso-
buttons reported by the committee on
and the hou9e was addressed
by Mr.. McDill (Iowa) in favor of tie
resolutions submitted by the minority of
the committee. Mr. Payne, from the
committee on banking and currency, re-
ported blu to amend existing laws in
regard to national gold banks. He ex-
planned the object of the bill to be to
allow these banks 10 issue gold notes TO
the amount of ninety per cent. of their
bonds to secure circulation. and to re-
quire those banks in California to deposit
with the assistant treasurer at San Fran
cisco five rer Gent. of their circulation
rs a redemption fund. The bill was
passed. Mr.. Lamar; from the Pacific
railroad committee, reported back favor
ably senate bill extending for eight years
the timefor the completion of the North
ern Pacific railroad. Mr.. Holman ma de
APPOINT of order, that under the rule the
bill must receive its first consideration in
committee of the whole, inasmuch rs it
involved the disposition of an immense /
body of The public domaill-36, coo, 600 /
acres. The chair sustained the point of
order. The speaker again laid before the /
house message from the president in I
regard to the use of troops at the late /
election, as originally presented last I
Monday. Mr. Wood then offered his 1
resolution that the message be referred to 4
a select committee of eleven to inquire 4
whether there had been an exercise of /
authority not warranted by the consti-
tuition and laws in the use of troops for
which the president is Justly responsible.
with power to send for persons and
papers. The resolution was then adopt.
ed--yeas 134, nays 70. House adjourned
WASHINGTON, January 25-Senate-
The debate. in the senate on the bill re-
ported by the select committee in regard
TO counting the electoral vote, vas con
tlnued all night, Mr.. Morton continuing
his argument. The following is the vote
IN detail on the electoral vote: Yeas
iessfs. Acorn, Allison, Barnum, Bayard.
Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Chaffee'
- e = @. esacszzall Conkling, Cooper.
~Cragin, Davis, Dawes Dennis, Edmunds,
FreliGghuysen. Goldthwaite, Gordon,
Howe Johnston, Jones (Fla.) Jones
(Nev.), Kelly, Herman, McCreery, Nc
Donald, Mcmillan, Maxcv, Merrimon,
Morrill,, Price. Randolph, Rancom, Rob ,
ertson, Salisbury, sharon, Stevenson,
Teller, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte, Win /
Blaine, Bruce. Cameron (Pa.), Cameron {
(Wis), Clayton, Conover, Dorsey, Eaton, Z
Hamilton, Hamlin, Ingalls,, Mitchell. T
Morton, Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, q
West-l7. Adjourned. House--Mr. t
Payne moved to gu to business on the :
speaker S table, the order being to refer t
the bill to joint committee, which had t
come from the senate, to the committee r
on counting the electoral vote This :
was agreed to by unanimous consent. @
The bill was referred to the committee c
on electoral vote, and was Immediately u
reported back by Mr. Payne, chairman 4
OF the committee. The clerk then pro- 7
ceeded to read the bill in extenso Mr. +
MeCraTy member Of the joint commit s
tee then opened the debate Night session {
The house met again at u O'Clock, with o
Mr. Hooker (Atiss.) in the chair as b
speaker pro TEN. The first speech was q
made by Caldwell, Tennessee, who advo- +
Gated the bill. He was followed by +
Stevenson, of Illinois, and Caulfeld. of \
ILLINOIS,, also IN support of the bill The Il
hod5e, at II O'Clock. adjourned till to- e
morrow at 10 O'Clock. II
WASHINGTON, January. z6.-,Sen1fe- m
1t was agreed, as reported BY the iudici- a,
airy committee last session. TO create a M
sinking fund for the settlement of the in II
oeotedness OF the Pacific railroad corra- n,
mes, should be taken up at the expira- 10
tlon OF the session to-day, it thus becom-
ing diminished business at the next meet
ing. morning hour having expired. Mr.. u
yoheS tfa') called up the petition of g
rlonda, recently presented by him. ask Il
ing that their votes DO counted "a the 81
true return, and addressed the senate eff In
iesngtn IN regard to the recent election in Ia
t,ias state lie argued that the Tilden III
SiectoTs were legally elected. and had co
Zen oeptlved of their rights by the state an
oan .ayaSsliig board, which had no judicial Gil
@usuoiity and no power to 30 Behind the se
lseurnsof the county canvasSers. Adionrn. III
Gu, Ho1se--The house was called toorder of
az ~ 0 clock, when but few members Uera pc
PRESENT. discussion of the electoral hin of
J; at once resumed. At O clock the g;
t siu-o ior tne general debate havinc ms
closed Mr. Payne rose to move the nres on
x y: question. Before making the r r tel
eion, however, he allowed TO be reod H. ~ di.
which Mr. Hopkins nro r,r sn TN
20 ofier, the most important p3ipt be;nu raj
20 refer to the commission al! te.f;s neng tin
saken by the committees of either bo,,. til,
SIR. Payne refused to allow the a ,,"asS' fro
lnent 70 DC offered. and moved the ~ tht
vlous question. The previous o oTe pre-, rer
was seconded, and the main ouest;or ,'i ~ res
aered, Nh. Payne having the final I0h ho o' Co
= close the debate yielded a nart;o,, ~ is
ms time to MI. Walker, of Vjrpin; iaOn wS o. hol
leejafed that he would give the hi, NJ" b;o
'3I 5 "a support: The debate was ciosaJ
uiu tne speaker announced that tho go 80 alo
you'd now be taken on the final me ness sose VII
y the bill. The vote. The cleIi @0sage me
'eedsd TO cali the names Of s n1en, PRO pro Bal
MIG Diset intense interest and exo;.l and
ael,l Finally he cunt was eon0 uHe,se con
5 li'e resist was announced as yeas 1 IoI IN
ays CO. Adjourned. a. i9l' toll
" WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--.Senafe ,t- Ore
,ooer'son called up Mr. Gordon's rs ea, nan nan