Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-01-13
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Senate.

Accompanying the report of Mr.. Morton
(Rep.), Of Indiana, of the refusal Of tele-
graph operator named Turner to testify before
the committee on elections was II resolution
declaring that Mr.. Turner was in duty bound to
answer questions, and cannot refuse to do so
by virtue of his connection with the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Davis (Dem.) OF Virginia, presented a
petition Of the merchants, bankers and others
in favor OF an amicable settlement of the Presi-
dental contest Referred to the special COM
mittee appointed to consider that subject.
Mr.. Wallace Oem.), of Pennsylvania, pre-
scented similar petition Of bankers, merchants
and others of Columbia. Pa. Same reference.
establish a court for the trial Of contested
cases, was referred to the select committee APP
pointed to devise means for the amicable settle
ment of the Presidential contest.
House.
MIR. Wood (Dem.), of New York, presented
memorial from certain merchants and business
men in New York expressing their satisfaction at
the action of Congress in appointing joint COM
mittee to consider the proper mode of counting
the electoral vote, and praying that all party
considerations may be thrown aside, and that
unselfsh patriotism may guide all Congressional
action in the matter. Read and referred to the
joint committee on the subject.
Mr.. Bright Dem. }, of Tennessee, asked leave
to introduce bill for the free coinage of the
silver dollar, and for making the same legal
tender, and to refer it to the committee on
mines and mining. The bill provides for the
coinage Of silver dollars containing 412A grains,
and that no charge shall be made for convert
ing standard silver bullion into the coin dollar.
The sergeant-at-arms, by direction of the
| Speaker presented at the bar of the House Mr..
/ 4. W. Barnes, the New Orleans manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, in custody
as recusalt witness, he having refused to pro
/ duce before the House investigating committee
certain Geographic dispatches passing through
| that Office.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. McDill (Rep.) oil
/ Iowa, to fill the vacancy in the committee OF
! the rights duties and privileges of the Houst
in counting the electoral vote in place of Mr.
Monroe (Rep.), of Ohio, excused. The House
then adjourned.
memorial of bankers, merchants and citizens o.
New York city, praying for peaceful solution
A.. of the electoral question. Referred.
Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama from the committee
on Invalid pensions, reported a bill granting
pensions to certain soldiers and sailors Of tn,
Mexican, Florida and Black Hawk wars, anC
certain widows Of deceased soldiers and sailors
of the same.
Mr.. Reagan dem. y, of Texas moved to strk
out the fifth section of the bill, which exclude
from its benefits those who are laboriug unde
political disabilities. He argued that the bill
should be broad and charitable in its provis
ions.
Mr.. Rusk (Rep.), of Wisconsin. opposed tn
motion as one the effect of which would be +
make Jefferson Davis pensioner of the gov
crnment.
The motion was rejected, and the bill passed
The bill allows pension Of IS a month to al
who served sixty days in the Mexican war, o
thirty days in the Florida or Black Hawk wal
and to their surviving widows unmarried