The Portland daily press., 1877-01-26

Iue speCldl CUnmltteo on the privileges OF the
House in counting the electoral vote was token
up and the Republican members of the COM
mlttee submitted the minority report in favor
of the right of the president of the Senate to
count the electoral vote No action on either
report was taken.
Friday iu the Senate the House bill making
appropriations for the consular and diplomatic
service of the government for the year ending
June 80, 1873, was passed. Mr.. Hamlin pre-
scented the credentials of James G. Blaine
elected q. S. Senator from Maine Mr.. Bogy
in speech on Louisiana affairs said the char
acter of Gov. Packard was that of an infamous
robber. Messrs. Sherman and Morton replied
to Mr.. Bogy. In the House Mr. Orion, Presi-
dent of the Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny, was discharged. j. Madison Wells and
Thomas G. Anderson of the Louisiana Return
ing Board, were before the bar of the House
for contempt but the case was postponed. The
legislative, judicial and executive appropriation
bill was reported.
Saturday in the Senate the credentials of
William Pitt Kellogg, elected U. S Senator
from Louisiana, were received and placed on
file. At the expiration of the morning hour
count was taken up, and Mr.. Edmunds spoke
IN its support. In the House Mr. Willis made
a speech on the privileges and powers of the
House in counting the electoral vote.
Monday in the Senate few unmportant
bills were introduced, after which Mr. Morton
took the floor in opposition to the compromise
bill and spoke at length. He was followed by
Mr.. Frelinghuysen in favor of the bill, and Mr..
Cameron in opposition. In the House a reso-
luton directing the Committee on Military At
fairs to inquire into the cause of removal of
troops from the frontier and the number of
troops at Washington was defeated; as also
motion to suspend the rules and pass Joint
resolution providing that no claim shall ever be
allowed or paid by the United States for prop
erty used, consumed, injured or destroyed DUR
ing the late rebellion, unless it belonged to per-
sops who were loyal to the government The
Speaker laid before the House message from
the President in response to the resolution call
ing for copies of all orders or directions with
reference to the service Of troops in Virginia,
South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida since
the LIST of August last. The President in send
ing such copies says that in no case had the
troops been increased in anticipation of the
election, except the sending of an officer and
"a men to Petersburg, Va, where violence was
expected. He thinks, however, that if more
troops had been available it would have been
his duty to dispose of them in several states
with view to the prevention of violence and
intimidation, which had undoubtedly contribut-
ed to the defeat of the election law in Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Flor.
ida and Louisiana. He had rot employed
troops in any case where it was not necessary
for the enforcement of the election laws, and
be had been guided by the Constitution and
laws. He assures both Houses of Congress and
the country that it has been his purpose to ad-
minister the executive power faithfully and not
to disregard or transcend the limits of The Con-
stituton.
10 the Senate Tuesday Mr. Sherman argued
at length against the compromise bill for the
counting of the electoral vote, and Mr.. Conk-
liug replied. Ia the House Mr.. Bate was ad.
mitted from South Carolina, and took the IRON
clad oath. Mr.. Seelye addressed the House at
length in opposition to the report of the COM
mittee on powers and privileges of the House
in counting the electoral VOTE and in favor of
the compromise bill. Mr. Tucker replied in
favor of the report. Mr.. Cox, chairman of the
committee on election frauds in New York, SUBJ
mitted the report in regard to the alleged TAM
pering with Mr.. Hewitt's mail in the New
York postoffice. 1t completely exonerates
Postmaster James and his subordinates in the
postoffice from all blame in the matter, and de-
clares that no such tampering has been done.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A box shop, dye house and several cars were
| burned at Whitefeld, N H, Tuesday. Loss
| $4,000.
The conviction of G. s. Miller for crooked
dealings in whskey in New York causes
great stir among the wholesale dealers.
Horace E. Brown of New York has been
arrested for negotiating a forged check for
1854, 225 on the Union Trust Company
Deputy Collectors Barton and Hendricks
were severely wounded in Sourh Carolina last
week while attempting to arrest illicit dis
tillers.
1t is believed that A D. Joursett, druggist of
Brooklyn, whose clothes and papers were found
near East River Wednesday evening, was
foully murdered and his body thrown into the
river. He had valuable gold watch and 1920
in money when he left home.
A United States express car was robbed on
Chicago and Alton train by three masked rob-
bers, who bound the expressman and baggage
man and than robbed the safe. They left at
Archer avenue, Chicago. They dropped one
package of $4,000 They carried off $1,000,
and few drafts
1t has been determined to reopen the inquest
touching the Brooklyn Theatre calamity, new
of bo-;
William Heath's fur and straw hat factory
in Brooklyn was burned Thursday night.
Loss 100000.
The unidentified dead of the Ashtabula dis.
aster were buried Thursday.
Irene A. House who shot her husband year
ago, has been duly pronounced a lunatic.
Charles Collins, chief engineer of the Lake
Shore railroad, committed suicide Saturday.
1t is believed that anxiety on account of the
late accident at Ashtabula affected his reason
The following Gloucester vessels with their
crews are missing and believed to be lost
Schooners S. S. Tyler j. F. Huntress, Howard
Steele, NJ b. Jerauld. Wyoming, ]. F. Allen,
Ellen Frances, VIM. T. Merchant D. E. Wood
bury, with crews aggregatlng 8S men, Total
losses of past year 212 lives, q vessels, aggre-
gazing 1913 tons, and $4,000 worth of prCp-
erty. Insurance $116,222.
Steamer George Cromwell plying between
Halifax and New York is undoubtedly lost
with all on board, about twenty-five in num-
ber
BRIEF MENTION.
Keen, Cook & Co., booksellers of Chicago
failed Saturday. Liabilities 500, OOO--Capt.
Richard r. Locke of Portsmouth, N. H.
veteran of the war Of 1872 died Saturday.
Capitalists have purchased the block between
43d and 44th streets and Vanderbilt Avenue,
N. Y, and will make it into an opera house
for Mr.. Strakosch.--All the wooden mills in
Harrisvill, N. H., have shut down on account
OF low water.-Three hundred workmep were
discharged from the Brooklyn navy yard last
Saturday The New York Times has been
sued for libel by the city police commissioners.
Each of the commissioners estimates his dam.
age at 5000 0..--It is announced that another
valuable silver vein has been found in the
Merrimac mines at Newburyport, which is said
to be equal in richness to the Nevada veins.
The agents of the English and German
steamship lines will bring actions against the