Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-08
FORTY.FOUR1'H CONGRESS-.
Procee din.s OF the Second Session.

AEUCSt UMeS VI TUG SCCOuel CCSSlOu
In the house. on the 3Oth, the bill
Eads for constructing the 'tjetties' at the
n outh Of the Mississippi, was passed. The
bill abolishing the Board Of police commits.
sioners of the District Of Columbia was passed
over the Presidents veto. The House then
proceeded to vote for members OF the elector-
al commission, each member rising and civ.
ing the five names Of his choice. The result
Garfield, 238; Hoar, 26l. Three votes for Nc
Crary, OF Iowa were given by Becker, Chand.
Ter and Smith OF Georgia; four tor Foster, OF
Ohio; and one each for Mills, Singleton, Black:
burn, Lynde. TOwnshend and Wood. bill
was passed providing that no damage tor in
red more than one year previous to the no.
tice OF infringement.
The Senate on the 31st, received no.
tice that the tour associate justices selected by
the arbitration committee had chosen Asso-
ciate Justice James P. Bradley as the fifth
member Of the commission. A resolution was
passed regulating admission to the south
electoral vote. The Pacific railroad till was
further discussed and the Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr., Garfield introduced
bill providing for the more thorough inves-
tigatiOn Of accidents on railroads. The resol-
ution declaring Colorado State and admit
ting James B. Peltord as member Of Con-
gress from that State, was passed and the new
agent, was discharged from custody, he hav-
ing delivered up the papers demanded OF
him. The House held an evening session but
no business was transacted.
In the Senate on the I'd inst, a series
of resolutions, signed by 800 names Of colored
voters OF South Carolina, was offered, the res.
olution denying that intimidation was used
%1o% Sfo<o 90 ,,1, no ~ q
Democratic ticket. Messrs. ingalls, and ALI
son were appointed as tellers under the COM
promise bifl..
The Speaker appointed as tellers on
the part OF the House, under the electoral
bill, Messrs. Cook and Stone. Mr.. Kasson
called the Speakers attention to the fact that
the two names were chosen from the Demo-
the President OF the Senate would select two
from the Republican side, when MIR. kasson
replied that he would do SO on account OF the
action by the Speaker. The Speaker said
he had done his duty, and Mr.. Cox concluded
the tilt by saying that it was insolence, on the
part OF kassOn, nevertheless.
The Senate, on the I'd, passed bill
which heads Of departments OF bureaus are
called upon to decide, to six years time, or
they shall be void. bill was INTRODUCED to
enable Indians to become citizens Of the Uni
ted States.
In the House, the time of the short
session OF the I'd was taken up with the legis-
lative appropriation bill. The section fixing
the pay OF Senators at - 500 was first stricken
out, then that fixing the pay OF Representa-
tives was also stricken out, and the House adj
journed.
Senator West, on the 5th, explained
the letter read by him before the House priv
ileges committee, in which million Of money
was referred to. He said the letter referred to
his own reelection as Senator, and that he
referred to the million in the same sense as
the press speaks OF barrel OF money. He re-
1uted the story that Maddox was empowered
by Gov. Wells to sell out the electoral vote OF
Louisiana. No business was done, and the
Senate adjourned.
Nothing was done by the House, on
the 9Th.