New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-06
yr,rn C0yGREss-SECOND SESSION.

prcI1 AR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
,..,.r,, ,vrsrs LANATIoN-IITrLEFIELDS AR
prsr ORDERED FOR CONTEMPT - THE AMEND
vryr TO THE PACIFIC RAILROAD ACrs-1lIE FOR
uFICATroNs APPROPRIATION BILL
SENATE. .WAsHNGTON, Feb. ., 1877.
The recess ordered on Saturday having ex-
prcd at o'clock this morning. the Senate reassehDeu
4, that hour and Immediately took another recess unt
10 o'clock H. UpOn reasscmbng, the CHAIR laid be-
fore the Senate the resolutions OF the Colorado Legsd
turc asking grant Of public lands and the right OF way
for the Georgetown and Central Railroad COMPANY W
that state Referred To the Committee on PUBIC @ihu
Mir WRiGHT Oicp Iowa. presented the credentials OF
Samuel KirLwnod elected United states Senator from
the state OF Iowa for SIX years from Matoh II 400
MIR WINDOW Osep. Mimi, from the Committee o ON
Appropriations, reported bill appropriang Iic
printing and binding during The current hsca year. i"o
bill was read a third time and passed , I'm. -, Tho
Mr. COOPER dem, TENN submitted the views I" In JUG
minority OF the subcommittee OF the Committee on IIn
ilcscs and Elections in regard to the recent eec'on m
Mr. INGALLS, C,rp Kan) from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia, reported Daek lne pi ~ of fbr
Dstrcf of Columbia and To transfer their duties 10 tle
District Commissioners, together win INC nle
the President vc!ons the BILL and recolmt iaea ' p
br nasscd not withstandng tie objections OF the fes
dent thereto. Placed on the calendar lie gave nolou
th2t he wonld call bill up for consideration as soo
Al the senate should be FULL The subject was one Oh coz
siderable importance and required carciu atitntlo
should be considered soon a. pOssl"ie' lor %
whch were obvious ami which need not be stated now.
Nv WEST ({cp Ia1 said he awaited hlnlseH OF tnis
cnunituuity 10 make explanation IN relation 10 thc
prredinGs in Louisiana during the count of the vote
winch he was not permitted to make before the commit,
fee of the House of Representatives. on SATURDAY ia'
some time last week he became cognlzant OF thc lac'
through the public journals that letter from ie ~
den al the Re urnig Board OF louisiana, ald,SeH ~
L,l had not been delivered 1t became evident 70 mn
that the House Committee desi red 10 hlow we me
~ liar letter ON Sdtur last when he leathcl lnc
committee bad the letter. he voluntarily VIM ''d
that committee without waning lcl q suupuani ir,rJ
and read tie letter them. Had lie seen proper ne co
nave awaited himself OF his privilege as senator 1
mi lat have declined to MAKE KNOW" Tue cohlen5 % tnc
letter; hat nc desired 10 les al MAT III nor
Loli ,i.!a vote be made pubic lie hu hot ilS,' vs.
did c intend to hold. any ciudcsllne coIIt'loiu' ~
reEald To the count OF the electoral Noe' ne io'
Committee denied him Inc prlNl-be " InlhIiS go ~,
,.tt 10 20 before the public with tine letter ApVut VIC
tirr t1f c ot ter should been delivered 10 MN nc
was informed by Use secretary Of Wax that man ~, .o
name Maddox was IN TINS city prlfsslhs 10 t ~
authority to traGc for Tue loai,i'h' W. :;
in Hoard He (Mr. WesO denied that IL
could he possible, aud immediately teit-i'l nc &
ia ii,pcr 10 = friend IN \cWOrICtns, IL Substance rs '
ino,.: Tel COY Wells that q man ny the name oi MAI
dox Is here protesting authorized To seh Tor nun
ana the Returning Board of louisiana " i' "ut' nH
mean :" Tie answer c,,lnc back that Mr. MaodON h u"
such authority. As soon n Ii, (Alr Nt,p ItaI..u 'i
this peddcr here "a TOOK pains 10 SIT Inc hd''c' anu
found there i4uth.hS ia H. ....-.,
Inc morning having expired the Seia'c resume
consideration of tt unfinished business, btlh- INC
Pacific Railroad aci. to- create SINKING iiu I"t
the .dation OF the Indebtedness duc tle "0'cl"'
vi Cl,Ki.yriN -CY uiep Mich) spoke in favor Of %
bII rcpuirL 10y the Judiciary Committee, aud al 80
conclusion oi MS IeuIhs The bi!l was lad over nioi
Nh CAMERON UR,p., WIS., gave notice that on Thurs
day next would! cal mp tie resolution rtlo'r ~ thc
Committee Oh PrlNiiiGrs aud f"rt."hS ~ Nu-st "a
apuiiu me resolution or july H. 1851, Tor me "Ani-
sion Of william n. scbdstii' tate ao"a'Of from inc
state Ui Arkansas. ......
Tnc sDaic ~ 2:lO o'ccch went into Executive session,
ana wnen tin doors were rcopcned TOOK recess uh'l
! D.'g