The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25

R0lred That the Committee on Judiciary be instruct
ed to examine whether the construction Of the laws
touching the elective franchise promulgated By the
Attorney General in general orders No 96, af GATE
Sept 1876, be correct and that they report by bill
or otherwise
House.--The Senate joint resolution authorizing
the appointment OF commission to attend the In
ternatonal convention to inquire into the relative
value OF gold and silver was laid on the table.
Yeas, lbs; nays, 104 Mr.. Lynae, from the Judi
clary Committee, made report relative to the re-
fusai of Wells, Anderson, Cassanave, and Eenner,
members of the Louisiana Returning Board. to
produce before the committee on election in Louisi
ana certain papers demanded by said committee.
The report concludes with resolution direct
ing the Sergeant-at-Arm to take into custody and
bring before the bar Of the House the above-men-
toned gentlemen. long and lively political dis
cussioH followed, participated in by Messrs. Frye
Luttrell, Cox, asson, Garfield, Wood, Lawrence
and Others at the conclusion of which the previous
question was seconded, and the resolution went
over. %. The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication from e. w. Barnes, the recusant wit
ness declaring that the answer which he made when
last before the bar of the House was made in good
faith, and that he was entirely willing to produce
the messages demanded If 1t were in his power and
that he would make every effort to obtain said
sages and asking that he be permitted to make the
attempt promising that If he were unable to do so
he would again place himself in the custody of the
Sergeant-at-Arms. The communication was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee Mr.. Hunton,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported resol,l-
ton permitting VIM. Orion, now in custody of the
Sergeant-at-Arms, to proceed under his charge to
New York for the purpose of consulting his ply
stefan and providing that he should return to Wash
ington on Friday. Adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1T.-Sendte. Mr.. Morton,
from the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
stated that the money appropriated to carry the
Investigations now being made by that committee
had been expended. Till appropriating sos, 600
additional to defray the expenses of the committee
had passed the Senate but was delayed in the
House of Representatives Mr.. Morton replied
to the remarks OF Messrs. Johnston and Withers,
OF Virginia, MADE yesterday in regard to the
patton Of Petersburg by the military the day of
the late election for President. He defended the
action of the President and argued that under the
law the President had the right to send troops to
any polls in any State for the purpose of keeping
the peace. The debate was further continued by
Messrs Johnston, Sherman and Withers, after
which the subject was laid aside.
House. The House passed resolution permit
ting Barnes, the contumacious Witness to return
to New Orleans, in charge of Deputy Sergeant-at-
Arms, to whether he procure the telegraphic
dispatches called for by Mr. Morrison's committee
Bills were introduced and referred: By Mr..
Stone, OF Missouri, to provide for the organic
Mr Of the Sa of Ok tas by
for public lands in cases where the crops have
been destroyed by grasshoppers also, establishing
land district in the Black Ris Mr.. Wells, from
the Committee on Appropriations reported the
resolution instructng the committee ON privileges
and duties of the House to report what
number of electoral votes ia necessary under
the constitution to elect President. Referred .
discussion took place upon the resolution re-
ported by the Judiciary Commit e in relation to
the refusal Of members of the Louisiana Returning
Board to produce certain papers before the Louisi
ana special committee. at the conclusion of the
debate vote waE taken and the resolution for the
arrest of the members of the Louisiana Returning
Board and their production before the bar of the
House to answer for contempt, was adopted by
strict party yote-yeas 158; nays, 81.
THURSDAY, Jan. 18.-Sendte Mr.. Edmunde,
from the special committee appointed to devise
means for counting the electoral vote, submitted
report in writing. accompanied by a bill. The
report, he was happy to say, signed by all the
members of both committees with one exception.
The committee was of the opinion that the meas
ure they recommended was not what could be
called compromise, but it was measure of JUS
tice and in aid of constitutional Government. No
one would have the right to say that anybody's
views had been surrendered in any respect MIR.
Jones. of Florida, presented the petition of the
four Democratic Presidential electors of Florida,
claiming to have been legally elected, and asking
that the electoral vote cast by them for Presidents
and Vice President be counted instead of tina cast
by the electors on the other side.
House.-Mr. Payne, chairman of the committee
on counting the electoral votes, made con-
current report of the two committees of the House
and Senate, which report having been read 1t was,
on motion Of Mr.. Payne recommitted and ordered
printed.
FRIDAY, Jan. 10. - Senate. - Mr.. Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, presented resolutions adopted by
the Legislature of his State declaring that the GER
tificates of electors from the various States are
constitutional evidence of votes cast for President
and Vice President, and must be counted. .. The
Consular aud Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
passed. Louisiana the theme of another long
and lively debate in the Senate, in which Messrs.
Of of Wpr ha
chief participants. The former, in the course of
his remarks bitterly assailed the present State
government of Louisiana, and was loudly cheered
by the galleries, whereupon on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, the gentlemen's gallery was cleared of
spectators.
House. Mr.. Hunter, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported resolution discharging William
Orion, President of the Western Union Telegraph
Company from the custody of the Sergeant at
Arms. Adopted without division. ID. Madison
Wells and Thomas G. Anderson were brought be-
fore the bar of the House to answer for contempt
of the privileges of the House. Having answered
to the question propounded by the Speaker, that
they would prefer to postpone their further answer
until the remaining members Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board shall arrive in Washington, the mat
ter was referred to the Judiciary Committee. -.
This was gala day for the female sutfragists in
the House. By a preooncerted arrangement
twenty-five petitions were presented by members
from as many different States in behalf of six
teenth amendment to the constitution guarantee
ing that the FRANCHISE snail not DE denied In any
State on account of sex.
SATURDAY, Jan. 20.-Seaate.-On motion of
Mr.. Edmunds the bill reported by the special COM
mission regard to the count of the electoral vote
was taken up. Mr. Edmunds proceeded to address
the Senate at length, in advocacy of the measure.
The following some of the points made by MIN
in favor Of the bill: The purpose of the commits
sion is to decide what is The electoral vote Of
a State. The election of the Congressional
part of the commission by viva voce
vote renders intrigue impossible The commission is
large enough to prevent the possibility of corrupt
ing influences. The Judges named are chosen &C
cording to geographical locality. To guard against
any caviling, the oath makes craftsmanship impossi-
bic. The commission is not to decide policy or
determine future. 1t is to pass on the irrevoca
BILE past. The commission is to discover what Is
the paper, if any, which speaks the constitutional
views of State, and how many and what persons
were elected electors. The plan he claimed, holds
the scale of Justice in absolute equality and gives
nothing to either party. The commission is to de-
termine whether the electoral vote was cast accord
ting to law. Mr.. Edmunds neither affirmed nor !
denied that the commission had power to go be- |
hind the returns. He only said that if Congress |
had the right to do this the commission had, Or
would have, and that was one of the questions |
submitted to it. Mr.. Edmunds affirmed that