The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
XLIVTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

extra copies of the presidents message,
and the accompanying documents in re-
gard to the late election in Louisiana,
was taken up. Senator Thurman moved
to amend, so as to have printed with the
message and documents the memorial of
Messrs. Bogy, Stevenson and M'DOnald,
embracing the report OF the democratic
committee, which witnessed the counting
of the vote by the returning board. The re-
solution, as amended by senator Thurman,
agreed to without division. The chair
laid before the senate message from the
president in answer to the resolution of
the senate of the sixteenth inst in re-
gard to troops being stationed at Peters
burg, Virginia, on election day. Also
communication from the attorney general
in answer to the senate resolution of the
twelfth inst. in regard to the employ
ment of deputy marshals on election day.
The attorney general says that the infor-
nation called for is not in his possession
and can only be obtained from the mar
shals of the United States, who have the
power to appoint deputies but he will
seek to procure information at as early a
day as practicable. Ordered printed
and to lie on the table, After
executive session the senate adjourned.
House Mr.. Knott, chairmen of the judi
ciary committee, reported a resolution
as a substitute for Mr.. McCrary's resolu-
ton about the counting of the ELECTORAL
votes. 1t provides for a committee of
seven to act in conjunction with any
similar committee that may be appointed
by the senate, to report without delay a
measure calculated to accomplish the
desired end. Also another committee Ct
seven to report what are the privileges,
10 vers and duties of the house in count
ing the electoral votes. The resolution
was adopted under the operations of the
previous question without debate of divis-
ion. In accordance with the ruling of the
chair, which was sustained by the house,
the resolution by Mr.. LemOyne was
taken up in order, for the appointment
of joint committee to present to the
supreme court the important questions
on the subject of counting the electoral
votes, Mr.. Wood n. Y. raised a sues-
ton Of consideration, and it was decided
''NO' by a vote of seventy-seven to
eighty-f0uT. The house refused to con-
slider it now. The senate amendment to
the pOst-route bill of last session for the
re-estab lishment Of the fast mail service
and the Franking privilege was rejected
on the ground that they should not have
been engrafted on the bill. Soon after
ward the house went into committee of
the whole on the pOstOfEice appropriation
bill. Adjourned.
WA~HISGTUN, December I5.-,Senate
senator Window, from the committee
on appropriations, reported without
amendment the house bill to provide tor
the payment OF electoral messengers
Passed. 4 resolution fixing the cOmpen-
Sation Of witnesses summoned before the
senate or any committees at three dollars
pc day and five cents per mile each way
for travelling expenses, was passed. The
resolution providing Tor investigation in
regard to the appointment Of Oregon
electors was taken up. Pending the dis
cussIOn, Senator Window called up the
bill making an appropriation to provide
for the expenses of certain special COM
mittces. and on his motion, the senate !
nOn-conCuTred in the amendments of the !
house Of representatives, and commit |
tee OF conference was ordered. After an exc |
Cutive session adjourned. H0use-The bill |
to pay the expenses OF the Investigation |
committees, and reducing the amount |
for the senate from $4,000 to $50, 900 |
and increasing for the house from $2l 900 |
to $50, 600 gave rive to some political |
discussion, conducted on the republican |
side by Mr.. Hale Me l. and ON the demo
critic side by Messrs Holman and Cox. |
In the course OF the discussion the report |
OF the democratic visitors Of Louisiana |
was read from the clerks desk. Finally |
the bill was passed as reported from the |
committee on appropriations, giving |
$50, 900 70 each house. The house then |
went into committee Of the whole, mir.
Cox in the chair, on the POstOfice aPprO
pratiOn bill. After the close of the dis
cussion the committee rose and reported |
the bill After another hOur's discussion |
on Mr.. SChleicher's amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for carrying the
mail on the Star routes. without coming |
TO a final decision, the house adjourned |
until tomorrow.
WAFHINGTON, December 6-House
-Schieicher's amendment 10 the post
Office appropriation bill, increasing the
appropriation for the transportation OF |
the mails on stage routes and steamboats,, |
was agreed to. Yeas ninety, nays sixty
ak The bill then passed without divis.
ion. The special business WA then taken
up, and eulogics on the late speaker, Mr..
Kerr, we're delivered Mr. Kerr's sue.
cess0r offered resolutions expressive Of
the profound sorrow oil the honse, and
directing the speakers chair TO be kept
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