The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-01
FORTY.FOURTh CONGRESS.

"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14.-In the Senate,
bills were paesed-removing the political disabil-
titles Of Joseph E. Johnston Of Virginia; providing
for the preparation and publication Of new edi-
ton of the Revieed Statutes Of the United States;
Electoral Commission Tue bin Is amend the
Pacific Railroad act. GO e to create sinking fund
for the liquidation Of indebtedness due the Gov
considered and amended. In the House, the
Naval Appropriation bill (S12 4e7, sap was con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole. The ma
ori,y resolution relative to the Florida election,
declaring the Tlden Electors duly elected in that
State was adOpted-142 to ga party vote, with
the exception Of Purman. who voted in the A.
6rmative.
THURSDAY, Feb. 15-The House bill
for the support Of the Government Of the District
of Columbia was amended and passed in the Sen.
as to create . sinking fund for the liquidation
Of the indebtedness due the Government, etc !,
was further considered. In the House, bills
VI The
bill; Senate bill, with amendment, to ratify the
agreement with certain bands Of Sioux Indians;
ihs
bill perfecting the revision Of the Laws Of the
United States was read, his objection being to
the section which directed the Clerk Of the House
to select . newspaper in each Of the States and
Territories in which all such Treaties and Laws Of
the United States ~ may be ordered tor publica-
ton shall be published; motion 10 eustain the
veto was agreed t0-211 to land the bill was
again passed, with the section objected to by the
President omitted.
FRIDAY, Feb. 16.-The House amend
ments to the Consular and Diplomatic Appropri-
alton bill were concurred in, and the bill was
passed, in the Senate. The bill to create sink
ing fund for the liquidation Of the Indebtedness
Of the Pacific Railroad Company was further con
nature were introduced in the House. A bill was
also passed to carry into efe { the convention
between the United States and China, concluded
on the Sth Of November, 1855. ut shanghai and to
give the Court Of Claims Jurisdiction in certain
cases.
SATURDAY, Feb. 17.-In the Senate, 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 subsequently
received from the House stating that the latter
body would be prepared to receive the Senate ON
the morning OF the 18th, to- resume the count.
Sign the cipher dispaich Tor Mr.. Patrick, who
represented thai it was . telegram to w. T. Pei.
ton for $500 to pay lawyers fees in Oregon, and
ever attempted to buy Republican Kiector. or
that he ever authorized anyone to make such an
offer for him. Regarding the "Gobble' DIS
patch; M: Kelly read s telegram from Gov: GRO,
Tilden; never sent cipher in my life Re-
marks were made by different Senators relating to
matters in Louisiana and Florida, charges Of
q resolution was adopted-152 TO 1t1-directing the
Clerk 70 inform the Senate tina. the House would
be read to receive that body at eleven O'Clock ..
n on the 18th. for the purpose of proceeding with
the counting Of the Electoral vote. A motion for
recess was then agreed to-169 to 107.
MONDAY, Feb. 19.-After the Senate
returned to its chamber from the joint ecesion Of
Congress, debate on the objections made to the
action Of the Electoral Commission in regard to
the vote in Louisiana was participated in BY many
Senators. and . resolution was finally adopted
Al to g. . strict party v0te-that the decision OF
the Commission upon the Electoral vote Of L0ui.
siana should stand as the judgment of the Sen
ate. After the objections had been made in the
Commission, and the Senate had Withdrawn 10
consider the question separately, the House took
q recess until the 2Oth.