The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
XLTVTH CONGRESS!
SECOND SESSION.

and passed on the 9Th Of August last
The name Of the new territory. which il
to be organized out OF a portion Of the
present territory of Dakota, was ther
changed from Pembina to Huron and the
bill passed. The pension appropriation
bill was passed with the amendment oil
Senator Davis requiring the commissioner
of pensions to hereafter incorporate in
his annual report q statement showing
the amount paid for additional pensions,
and also for the annual reductions in pen
siOns. The discussion upon the rcsoIu-
ton of Senator Mitchell, authorizing an
investigation as to the appointment of
Mr.. CrOnin as presidential cleCtOr in
Oregon, was resumed. The discussion
was not concluded. and the senate went
into executive session and soon after adj
i0urned. Hou8e-Thc speaker stated that
he had information that there were gen.
tlemen in the city who were bearers ta
the people of this country of a COmmu-
niCation from the Irish nation, Congratu-
lating the American people upon this
their centennial year. Mr.. Holman there
upon asked unanimous consent to offer
aresOlutiOn reCiting that Mr.. J. O'COnnOr
Power, NJ. p, had been depUtized to pre-
sent to the people of the United States
the congratulations Of the Irish nation
on the centenary of American indie
pendenCe, and referring the subject OF
his mission to the committee on foreign
affairs, with instructions to report what
action should be taken in the premises
After a short discussion the resolution
was adopted. The report Of the Judicial
ry committee on the question Of the
power of committees to compel the pro |
duction OF kilograms was made. Mr..
Knott offered a resolution declaring that |
tcIPgraphic communications have OmOre |
privilege than oral or other COmmunca-
tions. and must be produced when called |
for. Adopted without division. A con
ference report on the bill to provide for
he expenses of the investigating COM
nlttecs was made by Mr. Holman, which
vas discussed and agreed to. Adjourned.
WAsHINGTON, December 22.-Hl9tqfe-
soon alter being called to order this
morning consideration was resumed of
he resolution of Senator Mitchell au-
horiZing an investigation rs to the ap-
Of +. A. CrOnin as president
Iector in Oregon, and, after discussion. it (
vas agreed TO without division. The +
asOution as agreed to reads as follows:
resolved, That the committee on priyil- ,
yes and elections be instructed to in
uire into eligibility Of said j. ". Watts,
nd to investigate the facts attending the {
appointment of said electors aud PRETEND r
/ electors. and to report the same to the Z
nate, and for this purpose may employ
stcnographcr, send for papers and per
ms, administer oaths and examine wit a
esscs. After the transaction Of some s
business the senate ad.
urned until Tuesday next for
ant Of a quorum. House. Bills P
remove the political dis9biii, Il
ss of George S. Hawkins. OF Flor f.
a, and 4. {. MEYERS, Of Maryland ~
ere passed. The speaker announced .
e following committee to ascertain and III
port what are the privileges, powers &c
ID duties Of the house of representa- Co
yes in counting the votes Of president \;
ID vice president: Messrs. Knott,
'arks, Tucker, Marsh, Burchard. III. !, re
elyc and Monroe; on counting the a
sCtoral votes. Messrs Payne, HuntoD, til
ringer. M'Cray, Hoar and Willard al
WAsHINGToN, Dec HoGc-Mr. or
ringer offered a resolution for the com. J.
alton and printing OF the proceedings w
d debates relating to the counting of tu
G electoral vote since the establishment Sc
the government. Adopted. A resO. it.
ton was adopted calling for copies Of M
lers a. to the expenditure of the ap- -
)priatiOns OF last session for internal a'
proycments Mr.. Reagan, from the BIZ
nmittce on commerce, offered a resO 70,
ion. which was adopted, requesting .o,
, president to furnish the house with
pies of all orders made by him or under Vi
direction, and Of the orders and cor. est
pondence Of the war department, re- yo
ing 10 the limitations made by the Ia
sident of appropriations for the i'm
yement Of rivers and harberE, and i"'
city how the $1,000, 900 out of the tn
600 600 appropriated by the last com. ins
81, have been expended, and also state rr,
Ter what law such limitation was -
de. Adjourned until the 9th. 'u'
December 26.-StnGic- 'o'
t At noon fifteen senator's being pres
Before reading OF the journal. Mr.. ves
rton, chairman of the committee on the
yiIcgcs ana elections, said IL was i'm
tant TO have another member added III"
hat great body OF the committee who $
gone south to make the inVestiga, the
~ ordered. and rs there was not a me
rum Of the sub committee assigned nh
luty in Washington now ia the city, ""
refore he moved that another member the
added to that committee. Agreed to, fro
the chair appointed Mr.. Mitchell, Of nef
gon, as the honorable member. Ad- hv