The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-22
-. Without finishing the bill the committee rose
and the house took recess till 10 A. NJ. Thursday.

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and the house took till 10 A. NJ. Thursday.
senate.
| THURSDAY, February 15.-At the ex-
pration of the morning hour. the Pacific Railroad
matter Was laid aside and the House bill for the sup
pof of the District of Columbia for fiscal year end
ing June 3d. 1878 taken up and passed after being
anne nded 30 as to exempt from taxation property
| actually occupied and used for eo1catioAal pur-
poses, and the Louise Home and Corc,ran Gallery.
80. The Senate then resumed consider stion of the
bill to amend the Pacific railway Allison submit
ted an amendment fixing the time for annual INSTALL
| ments and: the date for full paymont Ordered
| printed. Recess until Friday morning.
House.
THURSDAY, February 15.-Upon re-
| assembling the House went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bin, which was
passed, after incorporating the amendment of
Whltehorne, for the appointment of a commission
er to decide upon the future naval policy of the
United States, the commission to consist of the ad-
mlrai OF the navy, general of the army, two sem
ators, three Representatives and two naval officers to
be designated by the President; all expenses in
CURED by the commission to be borne by the men,
bers thereof bill passed removing the dis
| abilities of Joseph f. Johnston . The Speaker
laid before the house message from the President
vetoing the bill perfectng the revision of the laws
OF the United States. The veto sustained; yeas
III, nays i. Durham then reported back the bill
leaving out the section objected to by the President
and it was passed. The bill to ratify the agree
ment with certain bands of Sioux Indians also
with northern bands of Arapahoes and Cheyennes,
was passed. Recess until Friday morning.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 16.-Logan's bill
for the issue of silver coin and make the silver
dollar legal tender, introduced in August last
was made the special order for Monday next. 3.
The house amendments to the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill were concurred in, and the
bill passed. Consideration of the bill to create
sinking fund for the liquidation of the Indebtedness
of the Pacific Railroad company resumed.
ppnth m napd 10 t.a
jected-24 to %. Chrstiancy moved to strike out
the sections of the bill which provide that the act
shall be construed as final sett tement if accepted
by the companies within four months. Chaffee
submitted an amendment to that of Chrstiancy, so
as to provide that the act should be construed as
final settlement. Christiancys amendment as
amended by Chafee was then agreed to. An
amendment by Booth passed allowing the
companies to anticipate their semi annual payment
discounted at the rate of per cent The senate
then went into executive session and wbenthe doors
were reopened took recess until 10 oclo OK Satur'
day.
House.
FRIDAY, February 16.-A bill report
ed by Eden, making appropriation for the pay
ment of claims allowed by the commissioner of
claims, was made the special order for Tuesday
next Bills of private natare then present
ed. Several were passed. and the House went into
committee of the whole, on the private calendar
The committee rose and passed the bill supple
mentary to the act entitled act to carry into ef
feet the convention between the United States and
Cnlna conc luQed on the 9th OF November, 1855, at
Shanghai and to give he court of claims iurisdic.
tion in certain cases. 1t allows certain American
insurance companies to go before the court of
claims to make case against the Chinese ndemni-
ty fund. Recess till Friday.
Senate.
SATURDAY, February ia commu-
nicaion from the president of the electoral COM
mission was read, conveying the decision of the |
tribunal touching the electoral votes from Louisi-
ana On motion it was agreed that the house be
informed that the senate ready to proceed with
the count Kelly, rising to personal explanation,
said he did sign the cipher dispatch for Patricks,
who represented that it was a telegram to W. T. |
Pelton for $4,000 to pay lawyers fees in Oregon,
and if not used would be returned. He denied he |
ever attempted to buy Republican elector. or that
he ever authorized anyone to make such offer for
him. Regarding the famous Gobble dispatch, |
Kelly read dispatch from Gov. Grover, fol-
lows: "Deny that ever sent telegram to Til
den neeaSF sPeBts rbehsrchn Bog gent aiFI
Norton relative to election frauds. In the course
of his remarks the senator from Missouri de-
nounced Justice Bradley in bitter terms. The
discussion to Florida and the testimony taken by
the committee which visited that state contin
ued by Sargent, Cooper and Jones of Florida till
recess.
SATURDAY, February 1.-THE session
resumed at 10 O'Clock, but recess immedi-
stely continued until noon when the journal was
read. During the reading, the secretary of the
senate arrived with message from the senate but
was not recognized by the speaker. At the end of
| the reading, the speaker laid before the house
communication from Justice Clifford, president of
the electoral commission, informing the house that
the commission had arrived at a decision of the
Louisiana case, and had transmitted its decision to
the president OF the senate to be opened and read
in the presence of the two houses Lamar offered
resolution directing the clerk of the house to in
form the senate that it would be ready to receive
| that body at ii O'Clock Monday next, for the pur
pose of proceeding with the count OF the electoral
votes point of order raised by Kasson that there
a message from the senate but the speaker over
adODted-yeaS
nays Ill 1t then agreed to take recess until
10 O'Clock Monday.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 19.-At 1870 the
Senate repaired to the House of Representatives
headed by Its officers, for the pu rpose of resumins
the count of the electoral vo:e....Upon returning
the President pro tenn. said objection having been
made to the decision on the vote of Louisiana, the
two houses separated to deliberate in regard to that
decision. Sherman submitted resolution that the
decision of the commission upon the electoral vote
of the state Of Louisiana stand the Judgment of
the Senate, the objections thereto to the contrary
notwithstanding. The objections submitted in the
House of Representatives were then read and Ker-
nan submitted substitute for the resolution of
Sherman, follows! Ordered, That the votes pur-
porting to be the electoral votes for President and
vice. President, and which were given by VIM. p
Kellogg, W. j. II. Burch, Peter Joseph, l.. A. Shell
| don, Morris Marks, A. b. Levssee o. H. Brewster,
and Oscar Jofrain, claiming to be electors for the
state of Louisiana, be not counted, the decision OF
| the commission to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Senate then debated the question for two hours
when Kernan's substitute reJected-yeas %,
| nays Al. The question then being on ShermaD's
| resolution, it was agreed to-yeas Al, nays ga
strict party vote. "A motion that the secretery be
instructed to inform the House Of Representatives
| that the Senate was ready to meet that body and
| agreed to. Recess until Tuesday morning.
| House.
MONDAY, February 19.-No business
was transacted prior to the arrival of the Senate
| proceed with the count of the electoral votes.
| After he Senate had Withdrawn the an