The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-11
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
nate.


Mr. Bory (Dom.), Of Missouri, submitted
motion 10 change tEo uamo OF the Territory OF
PembnR 20 Huron. Agreed 20. ICc III vRs
then r. al third time zui passed
Mr.. Wiudeu iKepl of M~ncso.A rent to
the clerks deck and had read a letter fJcm tho
conriss!ontr OF pensions 20 the effect that The
auuual pslri1u roll pRs tZ5, ,g36 Sli 60. repre-
=susing the pensions for oLe yoAr The Am ruut
psid our was SOS 25L5t9 63-neariy p 5on. coo
oi which were paid on; 70! aryoar- on pensions
uegly LdjGdicattd casCs, aut On cJunt Of
cases preVou-ly suspended FOR c8uss. O;hor
sums were paid for pension bggnis. cAPeas,s,
medical examinations. etc.
Mr.. Logan (Ecp.), q Illinois, irq1Tcd Of
ths Chairman Of the committee on dlauco
aActEcr there was auy probability u a. early
report from that cc1nni tee on tho b +, TO pro-
eide FOR tho issue Of filycr coin nd % make
tho silver dollar legal tender. IIc aid the
u1a-o had taken action on a similar bill, a:d
ls was importau. that the Senate Eh 5uld act
soon.
The Chair appointed A The special commit
tee Of the senate authorized by t5o recent
resolution OF Mr.. Eimuuds, TO dJyi-0 means
FOR the Yr0,or count ot Tie vote fcr r.ceidoIt
and Yise President. Ia connection ui.h a stint
ar commit of .he House, hiossrs munis,
Nor on, Freljoghuy en-, Logan, I.urman,
Bayard aad Ramon.
The Speaker announced the following COM
mlttcss:
To ascertain and report what arc tire priyi-
isre=. powers and dUti., 81 tine House u count
ing votes for Pre- cIdeut and Nco-lroidont-
hes-r-. Knott lDcm.l. of Kentucky. Sparks
DEM, II Illinois, Tucker DEM uf Virginia,
Marsh iD-m.I Of Pennsylvania, Eurchgrd
l;eg.l, 81 Illinois, Scelyo !ep.l, Of Massachu-
s,tt-. and Monroe iRopl. of Ohio.
On counting the electoral votes. o. meet
Ike committee un the part ~ the senate
deslrs. Payne Dcm.l, q Ohio, Iiuuiou ,Dem.),
If Virginia. Hewitt .pcm.L of Ncy York,
Springer lDom.1, of illinois, AlcCmry l!cp.D. Of
Iowa Hoar Rep. of Massachusetts and vii
lard lBoq.J, of Michigan.
House.
Mr.. LYME (Dem.), OF NiscouFin, from the
Judiciary committee, made report on the
subject of requiring the production Of tcle-
grams before committees uf the II uso, and
tho H9u<e by vote % l22 20 81 pace d reso-
h'icns Affirming is glt 20 order the Fr1duc-
lion ~ ic.eTamz, ana declaring That refu-si
TJuld bo a csuso Tor conttmFt. ~ Hewitt
(Dcm.), Of New York, raid his priya' letters
had been operel in tho New YCik pu 1t Office
during the caIpsign. Tho charge created
Con1a;ion. NJ. Pa (Ecp.). Cifcrsd rosolu-
ton for an iGvcst garOn, but Oil -ct!ol was
made and the mater went over.
The Speaker raid that ho had inf rnation
that there wss geutlsmsn IN Washir ton who
was the bearer TO the people az this c lutiy OF
q communication from the lil-h nal n, COR
g,aiulAt!ng the Aucr,can people in ih!s their
centennial yofr. Tho matttr vas aIIticrTcd 90
tho committee on foreign on airs.
4 discussion arose on tho resolution OF Mr.
Knots (Dsm.), OF Kentucky, directing the
Speaker 70 i.suo a warrant fJr the arrGzt and
bi; g.ng to tho bar Of the House without Dc
fay'of T.. W Bnnos, 10 auswCr Tor q contempt
o tho Authority OF the Houhe and b etch of
/ : ErIyilegse, in rofuriI TO pr duce tho ftle-
giaphic d.spaici o., that he may bc dealt with
a. tho Ian nj dor the facts may requi-". The
resplu ion WE, adopted.
Tho II 1ase ordered An invest cation Of Mr.
HeRit's charges against the New York post-
Off o Of o. eaing his letters duriog tho cam
psI4n.
The following preamble and resolution was
adopted relative to the Oregon election case:
Whereas, 1t is alleged that the governor Of
Oregon has issued a certificate Of election 10 one
q A. Cronin as one Of the electors Of said
State, instead Of issuing such certificate TO one
]. w. Watts alleging that said Watts was ineli-
gible to the said Office of elector on Nov T. the
time Of such election (; therefore,
Resolved, That the committee on privileges
AID elections be instructed TO inquire into the
eligibility Of said ]. w. Watts, and investigate