Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-05
Nvth CONGRESS.


v Senate.
e THURSDAY, November 22.-The hou
joint resolution, In relation to the Paris exposit
I WAS reported back from the committee with amer
q ments, aud placed on the calendar 49, The sena
by vote Of yeas 30. nays 81, refused to lay on
table the resolution Of Thurman, 70 discharge {
coshmittee on privileges and elections from furth
consideration Of the credentials Of NJ. C. Butler,
senator from South Carolina. Davis Qll), Conov
ana Patterson, voted with the democrats
munds moved TO amend the resolution 40 as 10 n
charge the committee from further consideration
ana, instead of 4. c. Butler, a. senator from Sou
Carcfina-yeas 50, nays 81, Conover NOT yotin
Conkling submitted an amendment that the cor
Kellogg and spesord of koaisiao. % sad sas %saswsi
the south CarOlie. case be postponed Reiectad 4
30 nays 70 ~ yeas Edmunds Submitted a smcns
the OF q ReoR ssssr
Cosetn. Rsieeted BY q Maya TO 30 ycss IA r,
uon % sd1osFA until Monday, result1n9 In . 4
vote, the Vice President cast bis vOsei In t6e afms
tive, and the senate adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY, November 22.-Bills wcr
introduced and referred: authorizing the secretar
of the treasury to pay to the value Of all cot
ton seized by treasury officials since Nav 30 fs65
for the organization Of the territory Of Oklahams
crerting Postal savings banks Hall offered = reso
luton discharGine the committee on elections fro,v
consideration Of the contested election cas-
The resolution was amended to direct the com
mittee to report by Saturday next, aud agreed 70 .
Line dlnciency biiiwas then II ken up and passed ..
Inc Dill 70 repeal the resumption act then came up
as special order and Ewing addressed the house Il
length....A djourned.
FRIDAY, November 23.-A vote was
taken on the various amendments to the bill for the
repeal of the resumption act. There were fourteen
amendments, and the speaker ruled that they we're
before the house, and must be all voted on, The
hrst vote was on FOrds substitute to repeal ali thai
part OF the act which authorizes the redemption
ana cancellation OF greenback currency. Agreed TO
without division. HubbelPs substitute, which pr,s
posed to modify the third section Of the act WAS re-
3ectsd ~ l5s nays to so yeas. Ponds substitute re-
circulation, was rejected without yeas and nays.
Inc amendment BY Cox, Of Ohio, providing for the
gradual redemption of legal tenders from January
1881, at par In coin, only received II sfirmattve
votes Hewitt's amendment requiring an aecumu-
lation Ia the treasury of s500O1 Oo0 or until the
amount shall be equal to half the outstanding leeaI
tenders, was rejected without division. NUMEROUS
other amendments we're rejected hen one offered by
ward adding nex section 70 the bill providing that
debts for wages shall be payable only In coin or legal
tender notes came up for action The count on
cali ordering the yeas and nays was tie, and the
:pester voted no, defeating the call; but the ques-
nays ordered. The vote was taken, and after mmci,
aam aa,ay, Sccasioned hy numerous changes. an
"ud m"unced ss yeas ia7, nays i2s The speaker an
amended, that is Forts substitute for ii. Some len
or Twelve pairs were announced, and there were
also about half dozen absent. The vote was taken
and announced yeas 1S3, nays i20 10 the hfIl
passed. The house then adjourned
Senate.
MONDAY, November 26.--Wadleigh.
from the committee on privileges and elections.
submitted report, accompanied by resolution,
declaring w. p. Kellogg entitled to seat as sena-
tor from Louisiana, and asked consideration Of the
resolution. Objection was made, aud The resoiu-
ticn was laid over until Tuesday Merrmon sub
initted report signed by Hin, saulsbury
anu ssa,. 10 ON 4GSr ,ss + so,sr seating spoord
during which motion by Edmuuds to proceed "a
executive business was defeated by 80 nays to as
yeas. The Republicans made all sorts Of tiilaaory
motions IN order TO continue the session until IL
O'Clock, Tuesday, when the kellogg case, reported
6y the COMMITTEES on privileges and elections and
,sa dover over under an objection will be called up aad
:. 2 ~ =. exss - -
TUESDAY, Novenhs% 97.---Ihe sea-
ate was in session all night listening 10 the testi-
mony taken by the committee which visited South
Carolina Wadleigh holding the floor, yielding occa-
aonaiy for motions for recess or to adjourn which
were rejected. At 3:45 A. all seats on the Repub-
Iitan side Of the chamber we're vacant and upen
roll call II was discovered that ees than quorum
were present. After much talk about compelling
the attendance of absentees. but no definite action
tne stray senators came in At o'clock, enough to
make quorum. The reading II testimony (at the
request Of WadIeigh, who still held the noor)
was continued uutil O'Clock, when Z vote On (
motion 70 70 into executive business disclosed the
iact that no quorum was present. Pages were sent
out for the absent members, and quorum again e.
cured, when the motion was rejected and WxdIeigh
continued 70 read. At ~ O'Clock he yielded to
n ~ l.~t~f Il ~
bin. the reading cupying the attention Of the sen
ate till ~ NJ, when Wadleigh, who held the door
from 10 O'clock Monday night, yielded ii. Merri-
against the presence Of federal troops In south sMr
oiina during the election. Cameron, Of Wis, re-
piled: vote was then taken on the amendment,
be made special order for 1880 to-day, and il was
rejected. The question then required 10 the reso-
lution dischaTging the committee. II was agreed
., yeas ~ nay. q. Immediately after the vote,
the credentials they laid over under the rule
After some further debate relative To adjournment
the senate ven into executive session, and when
Wednesday.
TUESDAY, November 2.-BanniHg in
trodaced bill providing for the establishment Of
branch mint at Cincinnati; also one providing for
the repeal OF special taxes imposed upon brew.
ers, rectine,s. liqaor dealers and saloon keepers
Corbett iatreducea IN amendment 10 the con-
iution t0 give each Of the territories and
the District Of Columbia one meniber
OF Congress-Critentlen moved 10 suspend the
rules and adopt his reolution Requesting the Pres
1dent to state what legal inpedinleGt prevents him
from cxscutiDg the laws In relation to the Union
Pacific railroad and its branches. The chair enter
tanned the motion, ami the resolution was adopted
--l29 to H-tvo-thirds In the affirmative ,..,, Ad-
journed till Friday.