Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-01-20
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.


WAS ulntu,HEls btliE tulltu 0li TIE
resolution submitted by the committee ON priyi-
.eges and elections, declaring that William NJ.
Turner is in duty bound, under his oath, Il
answer the questions propounded TO him by the
committee in regard to the transmission of tele-
graphic messages through his Office at Jackson
vile, Oregon, and that he cannot excuse him.
self from answering the same by reason of his
official connection with the Western Union Telo-
graph Company as the manager of their Office
at Jacksonville Oregon. After discussion, the
Senate, by vote of thirty-three to three, passed
the resolution. The Senate thus, by large
majority, declares that the telegraph company
must answer questions propounded to them.
MIR. Sherman (Rep.), of Ohio, presented a
petition of prominent business men and citizens
of Cincinnati, members of both political parties,
asking an amieable settlement of the Presiden-
tial contest.
After debate the resolution declaring that the
telegraph manager Turner was bound to answer
questions propounded to him was adopted
yeas, thirty-fve; nays, three-the negative
votes being cast by Messrs. Burnside, Barnum
and Eaton.
Mr.. Booth Rep.), of California, submitted a
concurrent resolution prescribing rules for the
counting of the votes for President and Vice
President, which provide that it shall be the
right of any member of the Senate or House of
Representatives, when assembled in joint con-
vention to count the electoral vote. to object to
dent pro tenn of the Senate shall rule. and an
appeal may then be taken from such decision,
when the two houses shall separate and decide
whether the ruling of the chair shall be affirm
cd. In case of disagreement an appeal can
6 To ia Be ged9d G9 %a tS with
decision of said court. The justices of the SUI
preme court, in deciding such contests, may re-
ceive in evidence the proceedings of any State
officer or board of State officers, and reports of
Congressional committees ordered to be
printed.
The Senate passed without division the res
olution reported from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, instructing the president
pro tenn of the Senate to issue his warrant for
the arrest of Enos Runyon, of the firm of Martin
& RunyOn bankers and brokers of Wall street,
New York, and have him brought to the bar of
the Senate, to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt in refusing to answer
questions propOunded to him by the committee
as to who ordered the check of $4,000 in favor
of Judd d Bush, of Portland, Oregon.
In discussing the resolutions submitted by
Mr.. Wallace Dem }, of Pennsylvania, in regard
to the count of the electoral vote, Mr.. Sherman
LRep.( of Ohio, spoke at length in regard to
Louisiana, claiming that the evidence before
the returning board in that State justified the
board in throwing out returns from certain poll
ing places on account of the violence and intin-
idation which prevailed. Mr.. Bogy Dem.), of
Missouri, in reply, said the effort made was to
wrench from the people of Louisiana the free
vote which they gave for Mr.. Tilden.
The House substitute for the Senate bill
granting pension of $37 month to soldiers
who have lost both an arm and leg was read
and referred to the committee on pensions.
Mr.. Conkling (Rep.) J, of New York, presented
petitions from large number of manufacturers
and business men praying that party feeling
and the strife for party advantage be discarded
in ascertaining the result of the election for
President and Vice-PresideEt.
Mr. L. W. Barnes. the New Orleans manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was
before the bar of the House, and was asked
what excuse he had to offer for the failure to
produce before the House committee sitting at
New Orleans kilograms called for in the subpoena
served on him. He replied that his answer had
been prepared by his counsel. The matter was
referred to the Judiciary committee, and the
sergeant alarms was directed to retain Mr.
Barnes in custody.
Bills introduced BY Mr.. Chittenden Rep.),
of New York-For paying the legal tender debt
in harmony with justice and the pledged faith
of the government. By Mr.. Bright (Dem J, of
Tennessee-For the free coinage of silver dol
lars and making the same legal tender BY
Mr.. Hunter (Rep.), of Indana-To authorize
and equip an expedition to the Arctic seas. By
Mr. kehr (Dem.), of Missouri-For the further
redemption of legal tender United States notes.
Mr.. Willis Dem.), of New York, offered a
resolution instructing the committee on the
privileges, powers and duties of the House, in
counting the Presidential vote, to ascertain
whether any votes We're given at the recent cleo
ton contrary to the prohibition contained in the
first section Of the second article of the Consti-
tuition, forbidding United States officials to be
appointed electors, and what ought TO be done
with them, and whether any and what provision
ought to be made for securing faithful observ-
ance in the future of sucb action oIoo 70 in
quire into any facts affecting the fairness or the
legality of any electoral votes certified to have
been cast at such election with power to send
for persons and papers Adopted without a
division.
\ resolution inquiring into the DISPOSITION of
United States troops was lost by vote of 130
to 84-not two-thirds.
Mr.. Mills Oem.). of Texas moved TO sus.
pend the rules and ADOPT the following
ReSOlUed That the maintenance inyiolate Of
the rights of States, and especially the right of
each State to order and control its own domes
tic institutions according to its own indictment
exclusively, is essential to the balance of powe,
on which the perfection and endurance of oul