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CONGRESSIONAL.
Forty-Fifth Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-SENATE-
Eight senators only were present at 10.
but there being no objection a communi
cation from the president of the electoral
commission was read conveying the deeis
ION OF the commission 10 Louisiana and
twas agreed that the house be informed
that the senate was ready to proceed with
the count of the electoral vote.
Mr.. Kelly asked permission to make
personal explanation, which being granted
he said he would do so when the senate
was full
Mr.. Kelly said he did sign cipher dis
patch for MIR. Patrick who represented
that it was telegram to W. T. Pelton for
$4,000 to pay lawyers fees in Oregon,
and if refused, would be returned. He
denied that he ever attempted to buy a
Republican elector, or that he ever au
thorized any one to make any such offer
for him.
Mr., Sargent said he thought the senator
from Oregon did right to endeavor to free
his name from the infamous transaction
in Oregon. The country had lived
through the centennial without any presi
dental elector betraying the party which
elected him, but had not lived through
the centennial without seeing an attempt
to buy an elector, sanctioned by the chief
Of a great political party.
Mr.. Bogy said he condemned fraud in
Oregon or anywhere else and he was not
willing to sit in his place aud permit a
| stigma of this kind to rest on the Demo
cratic party as the only party guilty OF
fraud. The country knew there were
frauds in Florida and Louisiana
perpetrated by the Republican party and
it knew how these frauds resulted. These
frauds we're like whited sepulchres, fair
without but foul as hell within.
Mr.. Cooper denied that frauds were
committed in Florida by Democrats aud
charged that frauds were committed by
Republicans.
HOUsE.-The session was resumed al
| 10 O'Clock, and Immediately the recess
was continued till noon, when the iourna
OF yesterday was read. During the read
ing the secretary of the senate arrived
with a message from the senate but wa:
not recognized by the speaker. At th'
end of the reading the speaker laid before
the house communication from Justice
lCliford, president Of the electoral com
mission, informing the house that tn
commission, had arrived at decision il
the Louisiana case and had tran mittet
the decision to the president of the senat
to be opened and read in the presence @
the two houses.
Mr.. Lamar offered a resolution directini
the clerk of the house to inform the senat
that 1t would be ready to receive that bod
at |, on Monday next. for the purpose c
proceeding with the counting of the elec
toral votes.
Mr.. Kasson.-I raise a point Of orde
that there is a message from the senate.
The Speaker.-The chair is aware of tt
fact and does not desire to interrupt Ii
message; the chair, On the contrary, ha
submitted to the house the fact as commV
nicated from the president of the commi
tee.
Mr.. Kasson-Does the chair permit Il
to make point Of order? lShouts of no
on the Democratic side.
MIR. Kasson-i am addressing the chai
e The message from the senate pertains
q the question before the house.
g Mr.. Luttrell-How does the gentlema
: know that?
n The Speaker-The chair overrules II
} point OF order
o Before the announcement of the vote Il
e secretary Of the senate was recognized
IT the speaker aud lie communicated the me
d sage that the senate was now ready
e meet the house in joint convention and pI
r. ceed with the counting of the electol
II vote. The resolution was adopted: YET
l52; nays, Ill. Among the nays We
10 the following Democrats: Anderso
Or Goodin Hayman, Potter, Southard, Ia
e box, Waling, Wells, of Mo-, Whitehou
q and Whiting,
lr MIR. Lamar moved that the house take
c, C. recess Till NJ Dnday at 10.
"a Mr. Saylor asked leave to make a rep(
Id of the South Carolina investigating Co
'u mittee but objection was made.
: Mr.. Lamar's motion was agreed
Yeas l89, nays 1O7, and the house took
recess.
A Democratic caucus was announced
l this evening amid cries of Now, no,
Il from many Democrats but the suggest
- was not needed