The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 81. Senate. The Presi-
dent pro tempore laid before the Senate q com.
municatien signed by Associate Justices Clifford,
Strong, Miller and Field of the United States
supreme Court, announcing that they hau met,
in pursuance of the Electoral Count bill, and Sc
lected Associate Justice j. p. Bradley the fifth
Associate Justice upon the commission 49,.
a concurrent resolution was adopted pro-
yiding that no person shall be admitted TO
the south wing of the Capitol during the
counting of the votes for President and Vice Pres
dent, except upon tickets issued by the President
pro tempore OF the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, such tickets to be dis
tributed equally to each Senator and Representative
by the Sergeants-at-AIms of the Senate and House
resolution.l... Mr. Thurman addressed the Senate
in support of the bill TO amend the Pacific Railroad
acts.
HOttse-The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the four Associate Justices
designated members of the judicial branch of the
commission, announcing that they had selected
Justice Joseph p. Bradley as the fifth member.
The Senate's resolution for the appointment of
fifteen men to serve as special police
at the Capitol during the counting of
the electoral vote was agreed to. Mr.. Gar
field introduced a bill providing for
thorough investigation of accidents railroads.
THE report of the majority Of the Judiciary
Committee, declaring that Colorado is State, was
adopted, and Mr.. Belford was sworn in a Repre-
sentative 1.-The House Florida Investga-
ton Committee submitted their report.
They say that the face of the returns
of the recent election in that State showed a clear
majority for Tilden and Hendricks Mr.. Knott
offered a resolution discharging 4. W. Barnes from
custody, he having delivered &c the select commit
tee of which William Il. Morrison is Chairman, all
the kilograms in hi possession. Adopted . The
Speaker laid before the House the resignation of
Frank Hereford as Representative from the Third
District of West Virginia.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2.-Sendte Mr.. Robert
son, of South Carolina, presented resolutions
al I'LL
county, in that State, denying that there was in.
timidation on the part of whites toward blacks at
the recent election, and asking Congress TO recog-
nize the Hampton Government Referred. -. Mr..
Salisbury presented petition from business men
of New Orleans in regard to the condition of affairs
in Louisiana, and asking for the recognition of
Nichols as the legal Governor Of the State.
The Chair appointed Sargent and Allison tellers on
the part OF the Senate to count the votes for Pres
dent and Vice President of The United States. Sub
sequently Mr.: Sargent declined, ard Mr.. Ingalls,
was appointed "A communication was received
from Nathan Clifford, President Of the Electoral
Tribunal, announcing that the commission was or
ganized and ready to proceed to business. >. Mr..
Mitchell. from the subcommittee of the Committee
Privileges and Elections which was assign ed the
duty of inquirng into the eligibility to Office under
the constitution OF any person alleged TO have been
ineligible as Presidential elector, submitted re-
port IN regard TO the laws in New Jersey Missouri
aud Virginia. Mr.. Herman the minority of the
committee, disseDted from the majority, and made
verbal report, in which he claimed that both the
alleged ineligible electors in Missouri and New Jer-
sey were clearly eligible under the constitution
1.-The Senate proceeded TO the han of the House To
take part in the count of the electoral vote.
HotSse.-The Chair appointed as tellers on the
part Of the House in counting the electoral votes
Messre. Cook and Stone. The House, after q
brief session, took recess.
Joint Session.-At exactly 10 O'Clock the Senate
appeared at the bar Of the House, and was formally
announced. Following the sergeant-at-Ar came
four special policemen with the boxes containing
the electoral returns, of those brought by the
messenger and the other those received by mail Mr.
Ferry took the chair Speaker Randall sat on his
right, and the ellers occupied the Clerks desk each
having large sheets upon which TO record the
count. Mr.. Ferry opened the packages, passed
them TO the teers, and one set Of papers was reaa
through from each state, those holding the dup-
Gates by natl overlooking TO II there wss cor
fornia, Connecticut, and Delaware passed without
objection. Then Florida was reached, and Mr. |
stoe, the teller proceeded 70 read the certificates
The reading OF the first certificate showed |
four votes Of Florida for Hayes and |
Wheeler. Then the presiding officer |
handed 10 the teilers another certificate |
received from the same State, which, on being |
read by Mr. Stone, showed four votes for TlIden |
and Hendricks. rhe former certificate was au- |
thencated by the late Gov. Stearns and the latter
by Attorney General Cooke. Then the presiding |
officer handed down 10 the tellers still another |
certificate from Florida, received through a mes |
senger the 31st Of January, and q corresponding
one, received by mail on the 30th Of January. |
This third Ia the authorization of the act of the
electors who voted for Tnden and Hendricks. |