Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-22
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, October -.

SENATE.-Petitions asking for increased
compensation TO letter carriers were pre-
sented-and referred to committee OF post
6 Tf,, and post pS Ioads-by Messrs Anthony,
Oelesby, Howe, Christiancy, Mem liam,
ID, ar, Ingslls and others.
Mr.. CocI rell presented q memorial from the
board of trade of Kansas City, asking for a
rel cal OF the resumption act, the remonet Ia
ton of the silver dollar, and making green
hacks legal tender. he asked that they be
rel RED 10 the committee on finance, with
the hcpe that they would report favorably on
all oi th.m. The reference was made.
Mr.. Beck introduced a bill to repeal sec
tlou OF the &C in relation 10 specie pay
ment Referred To committee on finance.
Mr.. Johnston introduced a similar bill,
which took The same reference.
Mr.. Howe introduced a bill TO amend the
Revised Statutes In relation TO the Lranspor-
tatlon of animals. Committee on the Judi
cary.
Mr.. Jones New introduced a bill To pro-
vide tor the coinage of the silver dollar OF
AIN grains. Committee on Finance
MIR. MerrimOn introduced a bill for the re
lief OF Anna Hall and others of Washingtol
bia.
Mr.. Chafte introduced a resolution call
Ing ON the Secretary of the Interior TO trans
init 10 the Senate the last report of tue
Union Pacific railroad. Adopted.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced resolution au.
thoIiZiDg The Sergeant at Arms 10 colate
al arrange duplicate copies of all the old
bills INTRODUCED since ISL. Also TO author
iZe the Public Printer to prepare and bind
ten sells OF the reports, laws, &c, for preser-
WALTON, and that the remainder be sold for
waste paper He said that there was d large
lot of bills in the document room that were
apparently useless, and this resolution was
offered with view of getting them out OF
ihe way. Committee on printing.
Mr.. Edmunds called up his resolution in
relation To the appointment of a committee
OF seven Senators to take into considera lion
all the questions relative to the election OF
President and Vice President of the United
STATES. He moved To amend 10y adding TO
the ED of the resolution the folio wing words,
land that said committee have power To
confer and act with any committee OF the
House of Representatives having charge of
the same subject"
The amendment was agreed TO, and the res
Olution adopted.
The Chair laid before the Senate the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Davis, of w. Va, for
the appointment of a committee 10 investi
gate The books, &c, of the Treasury depart
ment.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Davis, the resolu-
ton was laid over, and at 1898, on motion of
Mr. Sargent, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-The Journal of Wednesday, the
last business session of the Hous Sc, was read
and approved, when Mr.. Hale Mel said he
rose 10 call up question of the highest priv
lie &c, the claim of member to his seat on
the floor, which was pending at the time of
adjournment.
THE COLORADO CONTEST.
The Speaker decided that the admission of
Mr.. BelfOrd, as Representative from the state
OF Colorado, was in order.
Mr.. Harris, (Va.,) who was entitled to the
floor, addressed the House, arguing that the
election in October, at which Mr.. Bslford
vas elected, was not the proper and legal
dale for the election OF Representative TO
the 45th Congress. In reply TO the argument
of Mr.. Hale that the Governors certificate
was prinad Jdcie evidence OF right to a seat,
he sad iI was such only when the Governor
was duly authorized and the certifica, e was
in conformity 10 law. Tue mere presentation
OF paper purpoItlng TO be q certificate was
not sufficient. He held that under the new
constitution OF Colorado, the certitica OF
rls maintained that the Hous e in its judicial
capacity was bound 10 take notice of the
question whether the election was held on
the day prescribed by law.
Mr.. Butler Mass. said similar cases had
been before Congress since the beginning OF
he government. Ii had came up on the cases
Of Tennessee and South Carolina, aad in the
much debated cases of NJ lchisan and Arkan-
sas, in which the Representatives were ad
mitted when the constitution was approved,
although there had been no enabling act.
Mime. ota and Kansas were admitted, a I'D
.ution was adopted, aud was sworn In when
he state was admitted. There was great OPP
20 itiOn 10 the admission of the latter state,
but the member elected was sworn in with
out opposition. He maintained that Con-
gress had decided by enactment that the ter
Representatives on the same day the consti
tuition was voted on. The law fixing the
elections in the states, he maintained, was
overridden by q subsequent act, so far as
Colorado was affected, by that law, Colorado
having no state government, authorizing the
This later law repealed or set aside the gene
raj law, SO far as IL affected Colorado.