Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Harris and Bailey OF Tennessee were present.
cd and placed on file. Consideration OF tho
bill to provide for counting the electoral vote
was resumed, and Sargent (Cal.) spoke in
opposition. ConkliDg IN. " presented a
numerously-signed petition of Now York
merchants and business men in favor of the
bill and concluded his speech, commenced
on the previous day, in advocacy of the bill.
Dawes (Mass.) offered an amendment tina,
the commission shall not consider petition,
exception or other paper having for Its OBJ.
tect to dispute the number OF votes given
Tor an elector In any OF the States, or, in
fact, whether any elector was chosen by a
majority Of the votes OF his State. A recess
was taken, after which speeches in favor of
the bill were delivered by Bayard (Dcl), /,
Christiancy (Mich.), Thurman (Ohio), Nor
rill (Me.), Stevenson CKy.) and Howe
Wis.,, and in opposition by Blaine
(Me) and Morton Qnd.). At 2:3O
o. m. of the 25th the debate was still going
on, Mr. Howe having the floor. In the
House the resolutions as TO the powers, etc,
OF the House In counting the electoral vote
were further discussed, speeches in their
favor being delivered by McDill and Bright
bill to amend the existing laws in regard
to National Gold Banks was passed. The
message OF the President IN regard to the use
OF troops In the Senate was taken up and
Mr.. Woods resolution 10 refer to a select
committee adopted-l34 TO IS. Adjourned
The debate on the Electoral bill was con-
tnued in the Senate until seven a. m. of the
25th. Several amendments were submitted
and voted down. The bill was then passed
10 10 l. A..
Heds-Alcorn, Allison, Barnum, Bayard
Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Chaffee,
Christiancy, Cockrell, Conkling, Cooper
Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds,
Frcllnghuyscn, Goldthwaite Gordon, Howe,
Johnston, Jones (Fla.l. Jones New, Kelly,
herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan,
MaXey, Merrimon, Morrill,, Price, Randolph,
Ransom, Robertson, salisbury, Sharon, Ste
venson, Teller, Thurman, Wallace, White,
Window, Withcrs and Wright.
hdys-Blair, Bruce, Cameron (Pa.) Cam
eron (Mis), Clayton, Couover, Dorsey,
Eaton, Hamilton, Hamlln, Ingalls,, Mitchell,
Morton, Patterson, Sargent, Sherman and
West.
Adjourned. In the House, the Electoral
bill, as passed by the Senate, was taken
from the table, referred to the Committee on
Electoral Votes and Immediately reported
back to the House and read. Payne (Ohio),
Chairman Of the committee, stated that the
bill was the same as reported from the Joint
committee in the fret place. McCrary
Uowa), member Of the joint committee,
opened the debate in q lengthy speech in
favor OF the bill. Speeches were delivered
by Hunton, Goode, Hewitt, Stevenson, Caul-
field and Springer on the same side, and by
Hale, Monroe and Garfield In opposition,
and at eleven p. m. the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 26th, the Military
Appropriation bill, with amendments, was
reported from the Committee on Appropria-
uoLs and placed on the calendar. The same
disposition was made of the Fertilization
Appropriation bill. An executive session
was held and the Senate adjourned. In
the House the Speaker announced the fol-
lowing select committee on the Presidents
message on the use OF troops in the Presi-
DENTAL election: Wood, Goode, Southland,
Throckmorton, Caldwell, Smith (Ga), Har-
rison, Kasson, Foster, Eames and Page.
Discussion of the Electoral bill was resumed
and participated in by the leading members
Of both parties. Payne (Ohio) closed the
debate. The bill was then passed-l9l to Sc
as follows:
Kas-The Speaker, Abbott, Adams, Aims
worth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, BagbY,
BaElcy 90. A }, Bagley John H., Banning,
Bradley, Bright, Brown (Ky.), Buckner
Burchard (Wis.), BurlcigA, Cabell, Caldwell
CTenn.), Campbell Gambler, Caulfield, Cha
pin, Chittenden, Clark (Ky.), Clark (Mo.(
Clymer Cochrane, Cook, Cowan, Cox,
Grapo, Cnlbertson, Cutler, Darrall, Davis,
Eden, Ellis, Faulkner, FELTON,, Field, Finlay,
Foster, Franklin, Fuller, Cause, Gibson,
Glover, Goode, Goodin, Guuter, Ham.
ilion Qnd), Hamilton IN. J.), Han
cock, Hardenbergh, Harris (Mass.), Har-
ridge, Hartsail, Hatcher, Hathc rn, Raymond,
Henkie. Hereford, Hewitt IN. " Hewitt
lAla.), Hin. HOar, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins,
Hoskins, House, Humphreys, Hunter, Hun
ton, jerks, Jones (i. a. Kehr, Kelley,
Lamar; Landers qnd), Landers Comm,
Luttrell, Lynde, Mackey, Marsh, McDougall,
McCrary, McDill, Mcfarland, MacMahon,
Meade, Metcalfc, Miller, Morey, Morgan,
Morrison, Mitchler, Neal, New, Norton,
0Brien, Oliver, Payne, Phelps, Phillips
Powell, Rea, Reagan, Reilly (JohnJ'
Reilly q. b., Rice, Riddle, Robbins IN. c J,
Robbins (Pe.) Roberts, Ross IN. .,D, Samp-
son, Savage, Sayler, Scales, schlelcher,
seelye, sheakley, Southland, Sharks springer,
stanton, Strait, stengar, Stevenson, Stone
Thomas, Throckmorton, Townsend Pa.).
Tucker, Turney, Vance IN. C.), Waddell,
Walker lN. ", Walker VaG walling,
Walsh, Ward, Warner, Warren, Watterson,
Wells (Mo), Wells (Miss), whtehouse,
whiitNarnG, Nxl, Wike, Willard, Williams ca, ~,
VILLA ~ DELI, Williams (w. b., Willis,
Milshir.si Wilson (W. Va), Wilson Qowa),
Wood IN. ", Yeatcs, Young.
Ndys-Baker Qnd.), Baker IN. ", Ballou,
Banks, blackburn, Blair, Bradford, Brown
(kan9, Burchard Qll), Butts, Caldwell(A (Ala.),
Cannon, Carr, Caswell, Cate, Conger,
Crounse, Danford, Dennlson, Dobbins, Dun
nell, Durham, Eyans, Eames, Ely, Forney,
Fort, Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Hale, Haral-
son, Hendee, Henderson, Hoge, Hubhell,
Hnrd, Ilurlburt, Hyman, Jones (Ky),
Joyce, KasSon, Kimball, Knott, ,LaPham,
Lawrence, Lynch, MagoOn, Millikin, Mills,
Monroe, Nash, O'Neil, Packer, Page, Pisis-
ted, Poppleton, Pratt, Purman, Rainey, Rob
inson, Rusk, Singleton, Sinnickson, slem-
ons, smalls, Smith pa Smith (Ga), Stow
ell, Thornbnrgh, Townsend IN. ", Tufts,
Wallace Is. g }, Wallace (Pa.), White, Whit
ney, Williams Qnd.l, Williams (Wis), Will
lams (Ala'), Wood (Pa.), Woodburn, Wood.
worth
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Military
Academy aud Fertilization Appropriation
bills were reported, amended and passed.
Messages from the House announced the
passage of the Electoral bill and its sigma
ture by the Speaker. 1t was Immediately
signed by the President of the Senate and
given 10 the committee to be delivered to
President Grant. An executive session was
held and the Senate adjourned. .. In the
House a report fayoring the admission Of
Bedford as Representative from Colorado was
made the orderfor the S0th. The Indian Ap-
bill was considered in committee
of the whole, reported to the House, and
passed. The four members Of the Louisiana
Returning Board were presented at the bar of
the House by the Sergeant at Arms, and the
Speaker put the formal question what ex-
cuse they had for not furnishing the docu-
ments called for by the Investigating Com
miitee, In their reply they dselaim any pur.
pose of showing contempt for the authority
OF the House, stated that they were duly ap-
pointed returning officers, and quote the law
governing the action OF the Returning Board