Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-18
F0RTY.F0URTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the Second Session.

speech OF sherman a. the most p31Q80l 41(0
humiliating effort he ever heard in the Senate.
, session.
The House on the 9th did no other
work than to order the arrest of VIM. Orton ot
the Western Union telegraph company.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Win.
dom. from the committee on public lands, re-
ported favorab]y on the House bill amending
the law for land grant In aid OF the Du-
buque and Sioux City railroad. A resolution
Of the Boston board OF trade was presented,
asking tor tho femonoti3ation Of silver. The
annual report Of the Congressional librarian
library and 10000 pamphlets. After the
consideration Of 4 number Of bills ct .norfn1-
1Portance to our readers, the Senate ad-
journed. -
The House, on the 10th, rejected the
bill for bridge across the Ohio, at Cincin-
natl, and the House went into committee of
the whole on the diplomatic appropriation
bill, after which, adjourned.
On the 1lth the Senate discharged
Enos Runyan, banker, he having answered
certain questions regarding the Oregon elec-
toral dispute. A conference committee on
post routes and fast mail service was appoint
ed. Mr.. Withers gave notice that he should
at an early day call up the message of the
President relating to the troops in Petersburg
on election day.
In the House on the llth, Mr.. H0l.
mans amendment decreasing the salaries Of
ministers and consuls, was defeated by = vote
Of 69 to loo. An other smendments to the
consular and diplomatic bill were voted down
and the bill passed. The military acadamy
appropriation bill was also passed without
amendment Alter the consideration OF sever
al unimportant bills the House adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr.. Gordon on the
18th inst. introduced bill to create sink
ing fund for the bonds advanced to the Pacific
railroads. Mr.: Booth called up the resolutions
submitted by him on Monday on counting
the electoral vote, and spoke at length on the
same. He believed settlement could he and
will be devised which will conn ent itself to
the sense of Justice, aud propriety OF all, and
reconcile the losing party. The three theo-
ries in respect to the power aud jurisdiction
in this matter he stated to be: Vesting the
power in the President of the Senate :. that
the power is in both houses combined, and
that the controlling power is in the House
alone. He believed in the second theory. Mr..
Paddock introduced bill to improve the Mis-
souri, river and especially the levees Of Oma-
ka, Sioux City, etc.
The House on the 18th remanded to
imprisonment the recusant witness Barnes,
not at the time in charge OF the New Orleans
telegraph Office, but If he could get the copies
Of kilograms he would produce them before
the committee. Mr.. Knott introduced reso-
luton declaring that the power to determine
what electoral votes shall bc counted rests
with the Senate and House Of Representatives,
and that no vote can be counted against the
judgement the House.
In the Senate, on the 18th, MIR. Win.
dom asked leave to make personal explana-
ton, and had read at the clerks desk an ar
so1. :>,A ~
the effect that last Summer Charges were
made against William McAlicken, Surveyor
General OF Washington Territory, Of ale ged
malfcasance in Office, and that he was retained
In Office through the influence Of Senator
Window also that he had paid money to
Senator Window for his appointment and re-
upon them, and there was disposition to
keep them quiet unit! after Mr.. WINDOWS re.
election as Senator. Il was true that charge,
had been made against him (Windom) in the
Department Of the Interior within the past
day or two, by one H. J. Chapman, OF WASH
va. SfsdR 2esqe is
OF McMicken. Chapman came here to get
the appointment and charged McNlicken
with malfeasance in Office He (Windom)
having known McMicken many years did not
believe the charge to be true. He went to the
department, and at his request an investiga-
tlOu "ao u8USs tue EeSult was t0at NC.
Micken was vindicated. Since then Chap
man had notified him that unless he WITH
drew his opposition to the removal of McAiick-
en- he would let loose the dogs Of war, and
the publication in the Union was the result
Among the charges filed against McAlicken
was one that he paid
SENATOR WINDOW MONEY
for having been retained in office. He WIN
deml this morning called on the grand jury
now in session in this city, and presented the
case, and the individual (Chapman) would
have an opportunity OF proving the charge he
made, or would be indicted. Mr.. Window
moved that . committee of three Democratic
Senator'S be appointed to investigate the
charge. The resolution was unanimously re-
jected, many Senalcrs expressing themselves
g unwilling to thus dignity the assault upon
the Senator.
In the House on the 18th, president
Orton, of the telegraph company, pleaded ILL
ness as reason for not appearing In New Or
leans to answer the questions OF the investi-
eating committee. 4 bill was called up max
ing it unlawful for more than one regiment of
infantry ,one company Of cavalry and one bat
terry of artillery to be stationed at the national
capitol, and that no portion of that force
shall be allowed within halfa mile of the cap
itol during the session OF Congress. Defeat
ed.