The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


TUESDAY, Jan. SO.-Senate. Mr.. Edmunds
submitted resolution authorizing and directing
the President of the Senate to appoint two tellers
on the part Of the Senate to perform the duties
required by the Electoral Count bill which recent
ly passed. Agreed Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon,
delivered speech in opposition to the
bill to amend the Pacific Railroad acts
A large number of petitions were presented, asking
the adoption of the sixteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States prohibiting States
from DISTINGUISHING persons account Of sex =.
Messrs. Edmunds, Morton and Frelinghuysen (Re-
publicans), and Bayard and Thurman Democrats)
were unanimously selected to represent the Senate
in the commission authorized by the Electoral
Count bill, they having previously been nominated
in caucus.
House.-The House, by a vote of 1853 to rs, passed
the bill abolishlng the Board of Police Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia over the
Presidents veto. The bill appropriating $780,
600 to be paid to James B. Eads for the construc-
ton of the Mississippi river jetties, etc. was
passed. =. Mr.. Payne offered resolution that
the House elect five members of the COM
mission on the Presidential electoral count
Adopted. Mr.. Lamar nominated Messrs PAYNE,
Hunton, Abbott, Garfield and Hoar. The five were
voted for together, and elected, Payne receiving
26S votes; Hunton 259; Abbott, 262; Garfield, 23s;
Hoar, 261. The Speaker also laid before the
| House message from the President stating that
| the commission appointed to reorganize the army
had reported that it was not at this time prepared
House passed the bill reported East session from
| the Committee On Judiciary in relation to damages
for the infringement of patents It provides that
damages can only be recovered for infringement
which shall have occurred during the term of one
| year preceding the notice of infringement.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31.-Sendte.- Presi-
dent pro tempore laid before the Senate COM
municatien signed by Associate Justices Clifford,
Strong, Miller and Field, of the United States
| Supreme Court, announcing that they haa met,
in pursuance of the Electoral Count BILL and Sc
lected Associate Justice j. P. Bradley as the fifth
Associate Justice upon the commission. .....
concurrent resolution was adopted pro-
viding that no person shah be admitted to
the south wing of the Capitol during the
counting Of the votes for President and Vice Presi-
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-a Arms of the Senate and House
of Representatives. 1.-THE House coucurred in the
resolution. H.. Mr.. Thurman addressed the Senate
in support Of the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad
acts.
HOuse.-The Speaker laid before the House
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 senates 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 more
thorough investigation of accidents on railroads
1.-THE report of the majority of the Judiciary
Committee, declaring that Colorado is State, was
adopted, ana MI; Behord was sworn in as Repre-
sentative 1.-THE House Florida Investiga-
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 resolution discharging E. W. Barnes from
custody, he having delivered tc the select commit
tee, of which William r. Morrison is Chairman, all
the kilograms in his 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
adopted by meeting Of the citizens of Barnwell
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, and 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 to which was the
duty of inquiring into the eligibility to Office under
the constitution of person alleged to have been
ineligible as Presidential elector submitted re-
port in regard to the laws in New jersey Missouri
and Virginia. Mr.. Herman, the minority of the |
committee, dissented 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
The Senate proceeded to the hall of the House to
take part in the count of the electoral vote
House The Chair appointed as teners on the |
part of the House in counting the electoral votes
Messrs. Cook and Stone. ;. The House. after a |
brief session, took recess.
Joint Sessson.-At exactly 10 o'clock the Senate |
appeared at the bar of the House, and was formally
announced. Following the Sergeant-at-A Arms 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 reao
through from each State those holding the dupll- |
Gates by mail overlooking to see if there was cor
respondence. Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado Cali |
fornia, Connecticut, and Delaware passed without |
objection. Then Florida was reached and Mr. |
Stone, the TELLER proceeded to read the certificates
The reading OF the first certificate showed |