New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-07

total SO.
Tuesday: Jonas 90, wicklifs 10, Gibson
II, Robertson 8, Eagap 5; total 81.
Congressional Proceedings
In the Senate, on Saturday, the creden-
tials of Senators Davis and Saunders, from
West Virginia and Nebraska, were pre-
sented and filed.
Resolutions instructing the Committee on
Appropriations to report bill making ap.
preparations for the support of the govern.
ment printing Office were referred.
Mr.. Hamlin reported a bill authorizing
the Postmaster General to pay the rent of
premises occupied by postmasters of the
third class. Placed on calendar.
Mr.. Hamlin also submitted an amend
ment to the POstOfioe appropriation bill,
appropriating $500, 900 for steamship mail
service between San Francisco, Japan and
China for one year, and authorizing con-
tract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany for transporting q monthly mail be-
tween the ports designated. He also
submitted an amendment apprOpriating
$550,000 from the revenues of the Postoffice
to obtain proper facilities from the great
trunk lines for railway postoffice service
during the fiscal year ending June &c. 1878.
Referred.
The House met at ten O'Clock and imme.
diately went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Regan in the chair, on the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill
Mr.. Kehr moved to amend by fixing the
salary of President at $4,000, instead of
1000, as provided in the bill
A quorum not being present, it was
agreed that vote be taken in the House.
Without coming to any conclusion the
committee rose at 11:08 A. NJ, and the
House, after prayer, ordered that the Flor
ida report he considered on whatever day
the first journal should be read, and again
went into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill.
After having disposed of the bill the com
mittee rose and reported it to the House.
Amendments fixing the salary of Senators
and Representatives at $4,000 were agreed
to. An amendment increasing the compen.
sation of the President to. $50, 900 was de-
feated, yeas AZ, nays 1875. The bill then
| passed.
On Monday in the Senate Mr.. West, Of
Louisiana, said he availed himself of this
opportunity to make an explanation in re-
latiOn to the proceedings in Louisiana
during the count of the vote, which he was
| not permitted to make before the commit
tee of the House of Representatives on
Saturday last. Some time last week he
became cognizant of the fact through the
| public journals that a letter from the presi
dent of the Returning Board of Louisiana
addressed to him, had not been deliv.
cred. 1t became evident to him that
the House committee desired to know
the contents of that letter. On
Saturday last, when he learned the com
mittee had the letter, he voluntarily wen
before that committee without waiting fol-
| a subpoena, opened and read the letter Il
them. Had he seen proper, he could have
awaited himself of his privilege as a Sen
atOr, and might have declined to maxi
known the contents of the letter, but hi
desired to let all matters in regard to thu
Louisiana vote be made public. He haC
not, nor did he intend to hold any clan
destine correspondence in regard to thu
count of the electoral vote. The Houst
committee denied him the privilege o
making q statement to go before tn
public with the letter. About tn
time the letter should have been de
| livered to him he was informed by tn
Secretary of War that man by the nam
| of Maddox was in this city protesting Il
have authority to trade for the Louisiana
Returning Board. He tMr. Vest deniet
that it could be possible, and immediatel.
telegraphed in cipher to friend in New
Orleans in substance as follows: "Tel
Governor Wells that man by the name o
| Maddox is here protesting to be authorizes
| to speak for him and the Returning BoarC
of Louisiana. What does this mean 2" Til
bring it: "Mr. Maddox has no such author
ity." As soon as he (Mr. Vest learned tina
| this peddler was here he took pains to sill
the matter and found there was nOthin
in it.
On motion of Senator Howe, the Sci
geant-at-Arms was ordered to arrest LITTLE
field, who failed to attend the COMMITTEES
because he said the House committee wan
ed him.
In the House most of the day was col
sumed in q discussion % TO whether til
House could adjourn under the provision
of the electoral bill, and a bill directing tn
Committee on Judiciary to inquire into tha
subject was referred.
On Tuesday in the Senate, Mr. West, frol
the Committee on Railroads, reported favo
ably on the Senate bill to amend the act {
June 8, 1872, granting the right Of wa
Rio Grande Railway Company. 1t repeal
the prOviso in the original act, requiring til
company to complete the road to point o
the Rio Grande, as far south as Santa FL
within five years, and complete fifty mile
additional south of said point in each yes
thereafter, and in lieu thereof allows tn
company ten years from the passage OF Il
original act to complete the road to SAINT
Fe. In answer to a question of MIR. Mortol
Mr. West said the bill granted no subsid
whatever. 1t merely granted the right
way. The bill was then read third tin
and passed.
The bill apprOpriating $500, 900 for Fad
jetties was placed on the calendar with 9
adverse report.
In the House the deficiency bill was co
sidered. 1t appropriates. $5OO,OOO for Il
navy and $25O, 900 for pensions.
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