The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SATURDAY, January N.-During the
morning hour the military appropriation piiis were
called up, and passed after several amen py
The committee had been agreed to...'A uee'oso
was received from the House announcing TIE pas
SAGE of the bill for counting the electoral vte ana
soon thereafter a second message was receseo an,
that the Speaker had signed me aToaea
bills for presentation to the President OF tne
States The Pacific Railroad bill was agala caiied
Up, and read at length, when Session. aftes
" hich the Senate adjourned.
House.
SATURDAY, January N.-Knott, from
the Judiciary Committee, made report favoring
the admission Of Belfort, claiming to be repre-
sentative from Colorado, and gave notice that he
would call IL up for action next Tues day.. The
House then went into committee of the whole on
the Indian appropriation bill. The committee,
without adopting any important amenoments,
arose and reported the bill to the House, and 1t
passed. Four members of the louisiana Return
ing Board were presented at the bar OF the House,
and sent up to the clerks desk their answer the
question as to why hoy should not be adJudged in
contempt They deolared thes in every one OF their
acts they acted with the most sincere respect and
Difference to the dignity and authority OF the
House. The answer then detailed the provisions OF
the law of Loui siana governing the action of the
Returning Board in that State. resolution was
theu passed by vote of 125 yeas to ~ nays, de-
claring til m guilty of contempt, and Iemand1ng
them TO &c custody of the Sergeant alarms. The
question now required on the second resolution,
ordering witnesses to appear before special COM
mittee, of which William r. Morrison is chairman,
to produce all the statements of the votes and tally
sheets of every polling place in Louisiana, to-
gether with afidavits. The resolution was adopted
yeas, 1873, nays 76.. Adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, January 90 Robertson
called up the resolution acknowle dying the Hamp-
ton government In South Carolina, and spoke ON
the subject The chair laid before the senate
message from the President giving his reasons for
approving the electoral count BILL. Sergeant sub
united a report of the majority of the sub-commit-
tee which recently made an investigation IN regard
to the election in Florida he also gave notice that
Cooper would present a report in behalf OF the
minority of the committee The senate then went
into executive session. and when the doors were re-
opened, adjourned.
MONDAY, January 29.-Bills were in
troduced fixing the time for regular meetings of
Congress; declaring forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to Michigan for railroad pur-
poses, and providing for their sale to actual set
TIERS chartering freight railroad from tidewater,
on the Atlantic, to the Missouri River The bill
authorizng the payment of $4,000 to James d.
Eads for the construction of the jetties at the
ing question being Buckner's amendment directing
payment in bonds. Rejected, and the bill went
House that the President has signed the electoral
compromise bill was read and Payne thereupon
gave notice he would move, at O'Clock Tomorrow,
that the mouse proceed to the election of five men,
bers Of the commission Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY January 80. Boutwell,,
from the conference committee, submitted a re-
port the bill to perfect revision of the Statutes
of the United States. Agreed to. A large num-
Der of petitions presented, asking the adop-
ton of sxtee nth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, prohibiting States from dis
franchising persons on account of SEX Consd-
Grafton was then resumed of unfinished business
the bill to amen the Pacific Railroad acts SO as to
provide sinking fund for the settlement of the
gene al Indebtedness due the government by said
company, and Mitchell continued his argument
against the bill. Thurman followed in favor of
the measure. The Senate then proceeded to Sc
lect members for the commission authorized by the
electoral count bill. Cragin nominated Edmunds
Morton and Frelinghuysen, and Sherman nomi
mated Thurman end Bayard. Tie roll was called
and the vote taken, when the President announced
the Senators named had been chosen . The chair
submitted message from the President calling
the attention of Congress to the neces sity of con-
tinuing the board for the testing of iron Steel
and recommending an appropriation of $40 OOo To
continue such board After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, January 30.-The speaker
laid before the house bill abolshins the board of
commissioners of the metropolitan police of the
District of Columbia, and the bill was passed over
the Presidents veto. Another message was SUBJ
mitted vetoing the joint resolutions returning
thanks to the Argentine republic and the renuhIc
of Pretoria South Africa for their Congratulations
to the United States on the first centennial sf lis
freedom. His reason for vetoing the resolutions is
that under the constitution congress cannot die
tate to the secretary of state what co respondence
he shall hold with foreign states. Referred The
speaker also laid before the house a message froYo
the President stating that the commission annoint-
ed to reorganize the army had reported that it was
not at this time prepared to submit plan for its re-
organization. Referred. The house then pro-
ceeded to elect five members to serve on the elect
oral count commission. Lamar nominated PAYNE
Hunton, Abbott, Garfield and Hoar and to save
time, it was decided to vote on all five at the same
time. vote was taken, and the representatives
named were elected. The bill reported lasf ses
sion from the committee ON judiciary in relation
to damages for infringements on patents was taken
up and passed. 1t provides that damages can on1y
be recovered for infringements which shall havs
occurred during the term of one year preceding
notice of infringement. Adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 31.-The presi-
dent pro isps laid before the Senate communities.
ton signed by Associate Justices Clifford. Strong
Miller and Field, of the United States Supreme
Court announcing that thew had selected AsSoo;a,e
Justice Joseph p Bradley as the fifth Associate
Justice upon the electoral commission Franz
Hereford, elected Senator from West Virginia tooiL
the oath of Office The credentials of John r NJ
Pherson, elected Senator from New JERSEY were
presented and placed on e.. At the expiration of
the morning hour consideration was resumed 90
unfinished business, the bill to amend the Paciic
Railroad acts, to create sinking fund for tbe
liquidation of Indebtedness due the government
and Thurman continued his remarks in favor of tbe
Judiciary Committees report. Bogy and Sherman
also favored the bill :. Pending discussion tba
Senate went INTO executive session. and soon aftar
adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 31.-The sneak.
er laid before the House communication from tho
four associate justices designated as members of
the judicial branch of the commission annonncina
the selection of Jnstice Joseph p Bradley as the
fifth member. ;. Garfield introduced bi n nrovidnn
tor more thorough investigation of accidents or
railroads Consideration was then resumed of tha
resolution reported from the Judiciary Commune
in relation to the admission of James B. Relford &C
the question taken on the amendment Of
the minority and it was rejected 4nd the resolution
Of the majority, declaring that Colorado is a STATE
and that Belford is entitled to seat on the 49,
was adopted, aud Bedford was sworn in
-. Knott offered a resolution discharpinr
E. w. Barnes from custody, he hayin0
to the select committee of wn,cS
his possession. Adopted AT the evening sess;on
there q heated discussion over the business In !
be transacted, there being 8 MISUNDERSTANDING |
among the members The speaker recoonizad
Thompson to make the report ON the florida mat
er. The ruling was objected to, and after an eY
,ited controversy the clerk commenced to read tha
report, but his voice was drowned by cries OF