Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-28
CONGRESSlONAL.

In the Senate, on the 17th it was agreed
that the House be informed that the Senate was
ready to proceed with the count Of the Electoral
votes and message was subseqentiy received
from he House stating that tie latter body would
be prepared TO receive the Senate on the morning
OF the 18Th 10 resume the count Mr.. Kelly, in
personal explanation. said he did sign the cipher
dispatch for Mr.. Patrick. who represented that it
was a telegram TO W T. Pelton for $1,000 TO pay
lawyers fees IN Oregon. and II rot used would
be returned. He denied that he ever
attempted to buy Republican Elector,
make such an offer for MIN. Regarding the
" Gobble' dispatch, Mr. Kelly read telegram
from Gov. Grover saying: " Deny that sent any
Telegram to I'll den: | never sent cipher in my
life" Remarks were made BY different Senators
relative 70 matters in Louisiana and Florida,
charges OF fraud being made on both sides 90. In
the House resolution was adopted 1872 to i'll
directing the Clerk 10 inform the Senate thar the
House would be ready TO receive that body at
eleven o'clock 4. m, on the 18th for the purpose Of
proceeding with the counting OF the Electoral
vote. a motion for recess was then agreed to
l89 10 l07.
After the Senate returned to its chamber
from the loint session Of Congress, on the 10TH
debate the objections made to the action OF the
Electoral Commisso on in regard to the vote in
Louisiana was participated III by many >ena ors,
and resolution was finally adopted-4, 10 %,
strict party vote-that the decision OF the Com
mission upon the Electoral vote of Louisiana
should stand as the judgment OF the Senate. 80.
After the objections mad been made in the Joint
convention 10 the decision OF the Electoral Com
mission, and the Senate had Withdrawn TO con-
cider the question separately, the House took
recess until the Goth.
No business was done in the session of
the Senate on the Goth, that body repairing TO the
chamber Of the House when notified that the lat
| ter assembly was ready to continue the count OF
the Electora vote The decision of the Eleclor-
al Tribunal in the case of Louisiana, was debated
| in the House, and resolution was then adopted
| lI2 to 9y-thut the decision of the Commission be
not agreed to. message was then sent to the
/ Senate that the House was ready to meet that
/ body IN joint convention.
In the Senate, on the 21st, the Postofiice
and the Legislative, Judicial and Executive APP
preparation bills were amended and passed The
House amendments TO the hill to ra1ify an agree
ment Vi tn certain bands of the Sioux Nation OF
! Indians. and also with the Northern Arapahoe
/ ana Cheyenne Indians. were agreed to, and the
| bill was passed. Mi sherman. from the Com
mittee on Finance reported Il bill to aid in the
sum ton Of specie payment In the House,
Mr. Sayler, Chairman of t0s Select Committee on
the Election in South Carolina submitted the re
port OF the ma ority of the Committee. which was
printed and recominitted. The Sundry Civil APP
| proprAtion bill was considered IN Committee of
/ The Whole.
The Deficiency Appropriation bin was
amended and passed in the Senate on the ed.
The House bill TO perfect the Revised Statutes Of
! the United States and of the District of Columbia
.-seing o similar bill to that which recently passe
| both hoHs es. but was returned by the President,
with his objections 10 clause IN regard to advcr-
I HsiHg, and which clause is now omitted was
passed, A bill was reported In the House, or.
desed printed and recommitted, authorizing the
| sqnipment OF An expedition to the Arctic Seas.
The sunsry Civil Appropriation bill was consid-
cred ia Conaittee Of the Whole.