Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 18th, it was agreed
that the House be informed that the Senate was
ready to proceed with the count of the Electoral
votes and message was subsequent ly received
from the House stating that the latter body would
be prepared TO receive the Senate on the morning
of the 1YIh. to resume the count. Mr.. Kelly, in 8
personal explanation, SAID he did sign the cipher
dispatch for Mr.. Patrick, who represented that it
was telegram to W. T. Pelton for $4,000 to pay
lawyers fees in Oregon, and if not used would be
returned He denied that he attempted to
buy Republican Elector, or that he ever author
lied anyone to make such an offer Tor him. Re-
garding the '.Gobble'' dispatch, Mr.. Kelly read a
telegram from Gov. Grover. saying: "Deny that
sent any telegram to Tilden; l never sent a
cipher in my life Remarks were made by diff
ferent Senators relative to tiers in Louisiana
and Florida, charges OF fraud being made on both
sides In the House, a resolution adopt. d
-152 to Ill directing the Gle to inform the
Senate that the House would be ready to receive
that body at eleven o'clocka a. m. on the tn, for
the purpose of proceeding with the counting of
the Electoral vo!e. motion for a recess was
then agreed to--1S9 to 1U7.
AFTER the Senate returned to its cham
Der from the joint session of Congress, on the
10Th, debate on the objections made to the ac-
ton of the Electoral Commission in regard to the
vote IN Louisiana was participated in by many
Sena' ors, and resolution was finally adopted
IL to %. strict party vote-that the decision of
the Commission upon the Electoral vote of
l Louisiana shou stand as the judgment of the
enate. .Aftr the objections had been made in
the Joint convention to the decision of the Eiec-
toral Commission and the Senate had Withdrawn
10 consider the question separately, the House
took recess until the 20h.
No BUSINESS was done IN the session Of
the Senate on the Goth, that body repairing to tine
Chamber of the House when notified that the
latter assembly was ready to continue the count
of the Electoral vote The decision of the Elec-
tora Tribunal in the case Of Louisiana, was de-
bated in the House, and resolution was then
adopted-172 to 99-that the decision of the Com
mission be not agreed to. A mes cage was then
sent the s. nate that the House was ready to
meet that body in Joint Convention.
IN the Senate, on the 21st, the Postoffice
and the Legislative, judicial and Executive Ap-
| preparation bills were amended and passed. The
House amendments to the bill to ratify an agree
ment with certain bands of the Sioux Nation of
Indians, and also with the Northern Arapaboe
and Cheyenne Indians, were agreedIo and the bill
was passed Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee
| ton of specie payment. In the House, Mr..
Sayler, Chairman of the Select Committee on the
Election in Soulh Caroliua a, submitted the report
OF the majoi ity of The Committee, which was
preparation bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole.
THE Deficiency Appropriation bill
amended and passed in the Senate on the
22d. The House bill to perfect the Revised
of Colum bia-being similar bill to that which
recently passed both houses, but was returned by
the President, with his objections to clause in
rega to advertising, and which clause is now
omitted-was passed. "A bill was reported in
the House, ordered printed and recommitted, au-
thorIzng the equipment of an expedition to the
Arctic Seas The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee of the Whole.