The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-04

The President has sent to the Senate mes
sage embracing the, report and journal of pro-
ceedings of the commission appointed in &C
cordance with the provisions of the Indian
Appropriation bill of last year, to treat with
the Sioux Indians for REIMBURSEMENT of their
right to the Black Hills, etc. He calls the
special attention OF the Senate to the
articles of agreement between the In
dams and the commission, as among
other advantages to be gained by them
is the clear right of citizens to 90 into the
country of which they have taken possession,
from which they cannot be excluded. Ordered
to be printed and lie on the table.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, at the request of Senator Kelly,
have summoned, by telegraph, the two Demo
cratic candidates for electors and the two men
substituted by Cronin for the two Republican
electors in Oregon,
Matters have not been working smoothly in
the Patent Office recently, and Commission r
DUEL, for the sake of peace, has stepped down
and out.
The Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune telegraphs that "tha appointment of
MIR. Conkling as one of the Senators on joint
committee for considering the question arising
in relation to counting the electoral votes ia
regarded as an additional proof that this COM
mittee will devise some plan by which the two
houses will harmoniously participate in the
counting of the votes and determining the re-
orYIf IL I,o l.
tee on the part of the House are having COM
piled all the available information concern
ing the counting Of electoral votes in wears
past. This information is found in the Jour-
nails of the Senate, the files of the National
IntelSgence', the annals of Congress, Benton's
Thirty Years in The Senate, - and the Con
gressio1sal Globe. While the journals, which
were the only authorities consulted at first,
indicated that the power to count the votes
rested with the President of the Senate, the
place show that the Senate and the House
have participated, and are presidents that
cannot be overlooked"
The amount of silver disbursements from
tht treasury to date aggregate $25, 511, 500. of
which $15, 595, 512 was for the redemption of
fractional currency and $40, lis, 996 was silver
paid in lieu Of notes and checks. The amount
paid by the Assistant Treasurer in New York is
1886, GOT; Boston, So 537, 060 PhiladeIphia,
50 164, 430 st. Louis, 81, ATS, O82 Cincinnati,
$2.2So, 251 Chicago, 1888, 977 Baltimore,
$780,
In the investigation of the Oregon electoral
case by the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections, Secretary of State Chadwick, of
Oregon, testified that he canvassed the vote
on the 4th of December, the day prescribed by
the statutes of Oregon, at which time moth
ing was said by any one present about the
lneligibility of Watts but such ineigibllity was
subsequently discovered, and, on account of
protests in the matter, he did not make out the
lists OF electors under the seal of the State,
These lists were prepared by Gov. Grover. who
had investigated legal precedents and was salts
ned OF the correctness OF his view. The point as
to whether the Governor had the rightto appoint
Cronin was raised the day after the canvass, and
one day before the meeting of the Electoral
College. Upon hearing of the case by the
Governor, Mr.. Odell filed protest against
Cronin's appointment. On the day the college
mas ha fwftnaasl handed certified lists from