Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-17

WEDNESDAY. Little was done in either
house. but several committees were al
work.
THURSDAY. Senate. Z. II. Rollins
credentials were presented, and II fair
amount of ordinary business talked about
House. David Dudley Field of New
York WAS sworn in rs II member.
The consular and diplomatic appropria
tlon bill was passed after all the amend
mrnts had been defeated the amendment
offered by MIR. Holman of Ind. deer, asDng
the sa aries of ministers and ron>nls goinn
down by vote of 100 to So The mill
la'y academy appropriation bill also pls>-
I'd without amendment, and consideration
Of the bill for the appointment of an inter
MI onal silver commission was postponed
to Tuesday.
FRIDAY. Senate. Mr.. Booh spoke on
his resolution relating t. the electoral
vote.
House, Barnes, the unwilling telegraph
witness from New Oreans was remanded
TO the custody OF the Sergeant-at-Arms,
Mr.. Knott, from the committee to ascpr-
tain the privileges Of the House in count
inT the electoral vote, made Il report rec.
ommending the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Resolved, first, that the constitute of the United
States does not Confer ON the president of the sen
at The p0we to eXami ie and asCu,tiln the votes
t. be counted a. electoral votes for president and
| vice president Of the United States.
| Second, That the nly power wpich the constitU.
ton conttrS on the president OF the senate in re-
| FI al NTnt. liant
president is to receive the sealed lists transmitted
to HIM by the severa electoral clerks, to keep Tic
same sale, and to open all certificates, or those pui
| posting TO he such, IN the presence Of the senate
aud House OF Representatives.
| Third, that the constitution does confer on tn,
Senate ami House Of Representatives the power H.
examine and aScelt tain the votes TO be counted as
| the electoral votes.
Fourth, that in the execution oil that power in re
| specl to the counting of the electoral vott the
House has al lea't equal power with the senate.
Fifth lha IN the counting Of electoral votes, nc
vote tan be counted AKA INST the judgment and deter
mlnallOn OF tue House Ui Representatives.
SIXTH thai the committee have leave u sit again
AMI report hereafter ultner matter for The cons id
Grafton Of the House.
The report with dissenting report
submitted by Mr.. Burchard Of H., was or.
dered printed, and Mr.. Knott gave notice
that he would call up the resolutions fol
action, Wednesday.
MONDAY. Senate, Mr.. Window made
II personal explanation and his brother
senators said they thought he was IN hon
est man. Not much was done.
House. William Orion, president O
the Western Union telegraph company,
being arralgned ut the bar of the House
for contempt in not appearing before the
Louisiana investigating committee and
producing certain kilograms, pleaded II,
an excuse that he was i'll and that the tel
egrams had never teen in his possession
or control, except as an agent of his com
pany, and that the company had, without
any knowledge or participation on his par
taken from INN all power and control 0vcl
the kilograms sent through its Offices. ii,
disclaimed any intentional disrespcct t.
the committee or to the House, and de
clred his readiness TO appear before thai
committee on its return to Washington
and give his testimony fully and freely
He therefore asked to be discharged from
custody.
The matter was referred to the judiciary
committee, and he was remandeII to tho
custody of the sergeant-ut-arms.
Mr.. CauIfield failed to get his bill favor
ably considered; which bill in substance
says Congress is terrified ut soldiers, anC
they must be kept away except in war
time, whn Z ngrcss may ask to hay,
them handy.by.
William A. Wheeler Occupied his seat il
the House for the first time in the prrsen
session, and also uet with the committe,
on appropriations, He received marke,
attention from his associates. lie cAlle,
on the president, and lett Tuesday for hi.
home III Malone, N. Y.