The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-01
THE XLIVth CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-,Senate--
Consideration was resumed of ofunfnished
business, the bill in regard to counting
the electoral vote, and Mr.. Sherman
| spoke in opposition to it. Mr.. COnkling
followed Mr.. Sherman, and spoke in
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. H0u8e-The house
considered the resolutions reported by
the committee on privileges, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Seelye. The house ju-
dietary committee unanimously resolved
that articles Of impeachment ought not
to be preferred against George M. Robe.
son, secretary of the navy. Mr.. Cox, chair
man Ofthe committee en- 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. 1t completely exOnerates pOstmas-
ter James and his subOrdinates in the
matter and declares that no such tam
pering has 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 a 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-
titled to the floor, not having arr ed re-
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 contiu-
ned by Messrs. Morton, Blaine, Eaton
against the bill and Messrs. Howe and
Whyte IN favor of it. At l o'clock the
senate re-Iscd to adjourn by Al nays to,
25 yeas Mt a test vote, as many voted |
who were 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.-HOu8e. |
Consideration was resumed of the reso-
lutiOns reported by the committee on
privileges, and the hou7e was addressed
by Mr.. McDill Iowa) in favor Of the
submitted by the minority of
the committee. Mr.. Payne, from the
committee on banking and currency, re-
ported a bill to amend existing laws in
regard to national gold banks. He ex-
planned the object of the bill to be to
allow these banks to issue gold notes to
,he amount Of ninety per cent. of their
ponds to secure circulation, and to re-
luire those banks in California to deposit
With the assistant treasurer at San Fran
,isCo five per cent. of their circulation
Is a redemption fund The bill was
passed. Mr.. Lamar, from the Pacific
abroad committee, reported back favor
bly, senate bill extending for eight years
he timefOr the completion Of the North
m Pacific railroad. Mr.. Holman made ,
point of order, that under the rule the
ill must receive it's first consideration in :
9mmittee of the whole, inasmuch as it
involved the disposition of an immense {
ody of the public dOmain-36, 100000 ]
cres. The chair sustained the point of
rder. The speaker again laid before the
Ouse message from the president in |
egard to the use of troops at the late '
lection, as originally presented last '
IOnday. Mr.. Wood then offered his
that the message be referred to-
select committee OF eleven to inquire
neither there had been an exercise of
not W. 1ted by the consti- ]
ltiOn and laws le use of troops for
hich the presto $ justly responsible, 8
ith power, to for persons and :
apers. Tb was then adopt
l--yeas l3 (Ouse adjourned. I
WASHING 25.--SenGte- 8
he debate on the bill re- i
orted nittee in regard &
COuT II vote, vas con-
nued 4hOrtOn continuing
IS ar following is the vote Il
de- ,storal vote: Yeas g
less 5n, Barnum, Bayard, o
ogy veil, Burnside, Chafee, q
h'' 7, COnkling, Cooper, 8
Dennis, Edmunds, 81
lwaite, Gordon, t,
(Fla.), Jones
McCreery, Nc
', MerrimOn, a
Eancom, Rob .
!, Stevenson, n
Whyte, Win U
u. Nays d
0onoowOp !