The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
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FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
EXTRA SESSION.
WAsHINaroN, Oct. II, 1877.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr. Beck introduced a bill authorizing
the payment Of fifty per Centum of GUS
tOms duties in legal tender notes. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Thurman presented the creden-
tials of Henry NJ Spofford, Senator for
Louisiana, from March 4, 1877, and ask
ed they be read and Mr.. Spoford sworn
in.
The credentials having been read, Mr.
Mitchell moved that they be referred to
committee on privileges and election1
A long discussion on points Of order fol
lowed.
Finally Mr.. Edmunds appealed to Mr..
Thurman to let the subject lay over un'
ill tomorrow. Mr.. Thurman consented
not desiring to force the Senator to vote
if he was not ready to do so.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the following
which was laid over until tomorrow, at
the request of Mr.. Bayard:
ResolUed, That select committee of
Senators be appointed. whose duty it
shall be to take into consideration the
state of the law respecting the ascertain
ing and declaration of the result of the
election of Pr sdt n and Vice President
Ofthe United States, and that said com.
mittee have power to report by bill or
otherwise
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the commit
tee on privileges and elections be dis
charged from further consideration OF
the credentials of VIM. Pitt Kellogg
Laid over until tomorrow at the request
of Mr.. Thurman,
Mr.. McCreery introduced bill to re-
peal the bankrupt law, and all acts
Smendatory thereto. He spoke of its
ObnOxious provisions, and argued that
honesty and fair dealing demanded its
immediate repeal. Ordered that the bill
lie on the table, to be taken up hereafter.
The Senate then went into Executive
session.
A large number of petitions we're pre-
sented and referred, among them one
from citizens of Iowa. asking the passage
Of law making silver legal tender for
all sums; another from the Legislature of
Michigan, asking Congressional aid for
the construction of tunnel under De
trOit river, at. or near Detroit Citizens
of MattoOn n Y, petirioned for the re-
monetization of the old silver dollar
A concurrent resolution for the reno
val of the books and files in the lofts Of
th old portion of the Capitol building To
the basement Ofthat structure was agreed
to.
Bills were introduced and referred, au-
&hor.zing the citizens of Colorado, Ne
vada aud the Territories to fell and re
move timber on the public domain for
domestic aud mining purposes; to pre-
vent the abuses Of the sale of postage
stamps and stamped envelopes.
By Mr.. Plumb, to donate portion of
the military reservation of Fort Harker
to Kansas for the establishment of an
educational or charitable institution, and |
10 open the remainder to settlement.
Mr.. Grover. at his own request, was
excused from further services on the
committee on enrolled bills.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, resolution |
filling the vacancies in the committees as |
follows Was agreed to: Matthews of o.. |
and Wallace of Penn, on Foreign Rela-
tions; Cameron of Penn, on Military At
fairs and Public Buildings and Grounds;
Armstrong OF Missouri, on Railroads;
Grover Of Oregon, on Private Land
Claims; Armstrong of Missouri, on En-
rolled Bills; Ferry of Michigan, made
chairman of tue committee on postotfi- |
ces and poslroads in place of Hamlin,
who retains place on that committee
as a member, and Hamlin made chair
man of the committee on foreign reIa-
tiOns in place of Morton, who retains
his old nlace as chairman of the commit
tee'on privileges and elections.
Mr. Morrill, stated that it was the wish
of the Sena or from Indiana (Morton)
that this latter change be made.
7 tOOrs were reOpened and the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal, the
disputed election case from the fourth
district of Louisiana was taken up, the
question being upon the resolution of
Mr.. Leonard, of Louisiana, referring the
claims of Elan and Smith, contestants,
To the committee on elections to decide
who has the primG tacie right to the seat.
Mr. Gibson offered substitute prov-
ding for the immediate swearing in of j.
B. Elan After debate the substitute
was adopted, yeas l44, nays ll9. Mr..
Eam took the modified oath.
Mr.. Frye offered resolution reciting
that Chas E Nash had presented Ger
tifcate of election signed by Governor
Kellogg, then duly recognized and acting
as Governor of Louisiana, but that the
Clerk of the House had declined to place
Mr.. Nash's name on the roll, but had
substituted E. W. Robertson, on the au-
thority of a paper signed by Governor
Nichols, and directing that the name OF
Robertson be struck off the roll and Nash
be sworn in. After debate substitute
was agreed to, and the modified oath
was administered.
The case of Mr.. Pacheco, of California
was then called up, when Mr.. Garfield
moved that the oath of Office be admin.
istered. Agreed to after discussion, and
Mr. PaCEeCO took his seat.
The Colorado case next came up, and
after a short debate went over.
Adjourned till Saturday, with the un-
derslanding that no business be done
that day.