The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-22
Congressional Proceedings.
Senate.

TUESDAY, February 13.-The creden-
tias of Senator elect d. L. Corbin signed by Gov.
Chamberlain, we're read and filed AT the expira-
ton of the morning hour the senate laid aside the
unfinished business, being the bill to amend the
Pacific railroad acts. with the understanding that
motion to take up again would be made after the
resolution submitted Monday providing for the ar.
National Bank of New York, who failed to appear
and testify to the account in that bank of Samuel
J. Tilden, Win. L. Peton and A. s. Hewitt. After
discussion the resolution was agreed to without
division. The bill to amend the Pacific railroad
acts taken ur in order that it should be unrin-
ished business for Wednesday. The senate then
went into executive session, and when the doors
were opened took recess till Wednesday.
House.
TUESDAY, February 13.-The clerk
was nearly two hours reading the journal of the
legislature day of the first of February. . The bill
to encourage teegraphic communication between
the United States and Europe was reported back
and passed. The report of the committee on
elections in Florida declaring that the Tilden elec
tors had been elected in that state was debated at
length when the previous question being seconded
it agreed that vote on the resolutions should
be taken Wednesday. =. The senate resolution that
each calendar day should be considered az legisla-
tive day, and that the journal of the day before
should be so dated was adopted. -. The speaker
laid before the house message from the president
transmitting memorial from citizens of New York
asking for the passage Of law autborizn the pro-
per department to set apart sufficient ground on
Bedow or Governors islands, in the hsrbor of New
York site for statue of Liberty enlightening
the world, which has been donated to the United
States by the French people. Referred :. Recess
till 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY,, February 14.-A Joint
resolution Of the Minnesota legislature asking an
appropriation for the Improvement of the Red Rlv-
er OF the North was referred. A bill removing the
political disabilities OF Joseph Z. johnson, of vr-
ginia, was passed.. Consideration of the bill to
| amend the Pacific railroad acts then resumed.
Boutwell, withdrew the am andment submitted by
him several days ago, providing that the yearly
payments TO be made by the railroad companies to
the credit of the sinking fund shall be in addition
10 all requirements nnder the original acts. Booth
| renewed the amendment and moved to strike out
the NTH section of the bill relating to payments
| The question being on the amendment, providing
that $4,000 TO be paid by the companies to credit
Of the sinking fund shall be in addition to otheI
payments or requirements, agreed TO, yeas p
| nays ~ Pending the discussion the Senate wen
INTO executive session, and when the doors re
opened the railroad bill laid aside with the un
derstanding that it should be unfinished business
| Thursday. Recess until 10 O'Clock Thursday.
| House.
| WEDNESDAY, February 14.-Con
sideratIon resumed of the resolutions reported
by the special committee charged with the investi
CATION OF the recent election in Florida, and
Thompson, chairman of the committee, addressed
the house. AT the close OF his remarks the major
ity resolution, declaring the Tld en- electors dull
elected, was adopted-yeas 142, Rayes s2-a part,
vote, with the exception Of Purman, who voted il
the Affirmative. The house went into Commits
of the whole, Mills, of Texas, the chair on tn
naval appropriation bill, which appropriates $124,
SIS. "A. Without accomplishing anything the com
mittee arose, when the house took a recess unit
evening At 1:30 the house met and immediatel
went into committee Of The whole on the naval bill