Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-25

i New Orleans, In custody, 10 proco{e
certain telegrsms. 81
4 The resolution forfhe arrest of Tie
members of the Louisiana Returu7us
Board, and their production bsfore The
bar of the House to- answer for con-
tempt, was adopted by party vote.
4 The resignation of Mr.. Spencer, OF
Louisiana, was presented.
In the Senate, on Thursday, Mr.
Edmunds submitted the concurrent re-
port OF the special committees appoint
led by the Senate and House tor devise
means for counting the electoral vote.
and q bill providing for Commission,
ITO consist of five Senator's, Eve -Bepre~
Isentatiyes and fivs Associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court to decide con.
ttroverted Questions in the electoral
count, rs to States from which more
than ope set of pspers shall be received,
the decision of such Commission to be
final unless reversed by both houses.
In the House Messrs. Knott and
Burchard made speeches iop the resolu-
tiOns reported last week by the CON-
tnittec on Powers and Duties of the
House. Mr. Burchnrd, in behalf of five
Republican memb bers OF the com mittce,
submitting minority report, asserting
the authority of the President OF the
Senate in the electoral count, in the
absence OF legislative provision or an-
Ithoritative direction from the Senate
and House; no action. '-.t iaaf.-.i-t
/ MIR. Payne presented the concurrent
report and bill referred to in summary
of Senate proceedings and stated that
he would SOON move to make it the
special order. |
Il In nh a. g.
ron presented u resolution of the Penn
tsylysnia Legislature, which was order
ed printed. declaring that the will of the.
people in the Presidential election can
fonlv be declared in the manner pre-
iscribed by the Constitution, depounc-
ing threats OF violence or attempt to
cast out the electoral vote OF any State
! by either house of Congress, and de-
claripg that certificates of electors are
Unconstitutional evidence of votes cast
land must he counted.
i House bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic service
for the year ending June 80, 1878, was
passed. .. s-f....s.-..i. .-.. q. .ss.4i /
Il Messrs. Bogy and Sherman engaged
in debate ON the Louisiana question.
7 In the House President Orton, of the
Western ULion Telegraph company,
d was discharged from custody. '..'
,Messrs. Wells and Anderson, of the
Louisiana Returning Board, were
brought before The bar, and asked post
, ponement of further answer until the
t arrival of tine other members of the
Board. The matter was referred to the
Judiciary committee. ' r-' 90" tit'
i In the Senate, on Saturday, the
!. message of the President in regard to
!, military in Petersburg on election day
was discussed by Messrs. Withers and
I Morton.
The credentials Of William Pitt KeI-
l0gg as United States Senator from
Louisiana, signed by Stephen B. Pack :
ard: Governor, was read and laid on
!; the table. ,sH
Inquiry Was directed as to whether
any portion OF the school fund in Indian
TERRITORY has been diverted from its
proper use, ahd whether debts have
; been incurred. ~ --... -.a.. I'll ..--'ii
y Tine bill reported by the special COM
mittee III regard to the electoral count
was taken up, and Mr.. Edmunds ad-
dressed the Senate in its favor. In re-
gard to the declaration that the tribu
4 nal might 60 behind the returns of q
State, he said 8 1t the two houses of
] Congress had power to do that thing,
the tribunal would also, have SUCH
power; but if the two houses of COn-i
! gress had no right to overhaul the ac-
ZION OF n sovereign State, then this tri-
/ bunal Would nave no such right. The
coiamittee ag reed that this Presidential
contest must be settled upon the princi
pies and law that existed when It took
place, and nothing Gould be more fair
than leaving the disputed questions to-
Esuch IA tribunal. If iney should be left
Ito the two houses of Congress, as was
proposed in the bill which passed the
Senate at the last session, the. result
would be to leave them with large
bodies of men who would go with the
swift current of warm debate and warm
| feeling. This bill made no new law, it
only created commission to decide
upon the Old law. n y ~ The Con
snrutiou declared Congress should have
the power To pass any law to carry into
execution any power vested in any de-
| partnIent Of the Government. The
Constitution left it to the law making
power to carry all these great forces /
into execution. He then read from de-
cislUtls. Oi the Supreme Court to- show /
that the bill; Was constitutional. The
right TO decide who was President did
mol rest with the President of the Sem
ate; neither did il rest with Congress
exclusively until q law should be pass
ed 10 that effect. siUe denied empiatir
caliy that the Preaident of the Senate /.
had always opened and cOunted the
electoral votes, For just forty years al |
the Government there never Was An In /
Stance where an electoral certificate |
was drawn Into question. The bill
did not take from the President of the 1
Senate or from the House of Repreeeii.i
tatives any poweE, which the sCDnstitn-d
ton had vested Aa thems,. and, there
lore, was not Unconstitutional. |
Ia the ttaise,, Senate amendments to |
the bill fsgkssiadpn. Of the laws We're |
nOn-con&ffred In. :. ~ -.'l-.. 'i'.-7
%. The HDase spent some time in COM |
mlttee ol the Whole on the Indian ap-
prOpriation bill. -...i a.i.i,. s44 s.l,
Mr.. Payne gave notice that he would
cal up OH Tuesday the bill reported by
the com mittee on the electoral count !,
(the compromise billy and would call
the previous q destion on Tuesday,
In the Senate, on Monday, MIR. Mer-
rimon introduced u bill proviuing for
taking testimony and collecting inf0r. l.
nation to be used by Congress, and Il
submitted a resolution declaring it not /
Within the lawful authority Of the Sen. b
ale to charge committees with duties +
to be performed away from the Capital l.,
While the Senate is in sessiOn-borh of T.
which were referred. .H l.
ThH Senate resumed consideration of |
The bill 10 regard to counting the elec.
oral vote reported by the joint COM
nittee, and Mr.. Merton made speech !,
n opposition to the bill, and was fol- |
owed by Mr.. Frelinghuysen in favor
If the bill Mr.. Etmnnds also spoke in
avor of the bill, and Messrs Sherman /,
md Cameron against it. 'i-' II
In the House 4 resolution to inquire
nto ha Ys,ust,x,al If tr,,iapu sfroo, tba I z