The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-11

! to send for persons and papers, etc, was
agreed to without division. The third
resolution in regard to dispositions, was
also agreed to The question being on
the last resolution of Mr.. Edmunds in
regard to the eligibility of electors, it
was agreed t0-yeas as, nays, II. Messrs.
CockrelI, MCDOnal, Randolph, Ransom
and Wallace voting with the republicans
in the affirmative. The preamble was
then agreed to. Mr.. Mcrriman introduced
bill to alter the times prescribed
for holding elections for president and
vice president and counting the vote in
the electoral college. Ordered printed
and to be referred to the committee on
privileges and elections, when appointed.
! 1t provides that the revised statutes shall
be amended so that the election for
president and viCe-president shall be
held in October, and that the electoral
college shall meet in January following.
The senate adjourned. H0use.-Mr.
Hamilton (Indiana) offered his resOlu
ton assigning Saturday, the 10th, for the
presentation of suitable resolution on the
death of the late Speaker Kerr, and an
expression by the members of the esteem
in which he was held; for his unblem-
ished character, and eminent public ser
vice. Adopted. The speaker then an
nounced thesspresident's annual message,
which was thereupOn read by the clerk.
The speaker announced the following
select committees On Louisiana
Messrs. Morrison, jerks, Mcmahon,
Lynde, Blackburn, Meade House,
Phelps, New, Ross, Townsend (Penn.),
Danford, Hurlbut, (Illinois), Grape and
Joyce. On Florida--Messrs. Thompson,
Debolt, Wallings, Hopkins and Dunnell
On the South Carolina committee, the
name of Mr.. Cochren was substituted for
that of Mr.. Stenger, excused on account
of illness in his family. Adjourned.
WAsHIN GTON, Dec 6.-,Senate-Mr
Window introduced bill to extend the
provisions of the act of July 4, 1876, max
ing an additional grant of land to Min
nesota to aid in the construction of rail
roads in that state Ordered on the table
for the present. The standing commit
tees were then announced, and it was
ordered that all bills and petitions here
tOf0re presented be referred to the APP
propriate committees. The chair laid
before the senate message from the
president of the United States enclOs-
ing report from senator Sherman and
other members of the committee which
visited New Orleans, with accompanying
testimony in regard to the recent cleo
ton in Louisiana, and moved that it be
printed and lie on the table. A heated
debate followed, the senate adjOurning
before the vote was taken. HOuSe.-The
bill repeating so much of the act of De-
cember 1872, as provides for pivot |
draw in any bridge on the Ohio river |
between COvingtOn and Cincinnati, was !
made the special order for the first Tues |
day after the holiday recess. At the |
close of the morning hour the speaker
laid before the house a message frOw the |
president, transmitting a letter, accom-
panied by the testimony, addressed to him
by Hon. John Sherman and other distin-
guished citizens, in regard to the cam
vass Of the vote for electors in Louisiana.
Mr.. Wood moved that the message or the
president and accompanying document
be laid on the table, and it was adopted
yeas 1873, nays 80; a party vote. Ad-
iourned.
WAsIINGTON, Dec. 7.,-,%DRafp-Mr.
Anthony, from the committee on printing,
to Which was referred the motion to print
the depo5itionsaccomp anying the conlmu-
niCation Of Hon. John Sherman and others
to the president in regard to the late
in Louisiana, reported in favor
OF printing all depositions. There was
long and heated debate by both demo-
cratic and republican senator's, in which
Sargent brought up the recent
act of the governor Of Florida and de-
nounced it as fraudulent and disgraceful,
stirring up various other senators to the
discussion OF the subject. The question
being on the report of the committee on
printing, to print the dispositions taken
ia Louisiana, and sent to the president
by senator Sherman 5 committee, it was
agreed to-yeas 40I nays 13-senators
Key, Mcdonald, Randolph, Wallace and
Herman voting with the republicans in
the affirmative. The following resOlu-
ton was offered "Rc&0tced That the
on privileges and elections is
hereby instructed to investigate the facts
attending the appointments of said cleo
tors and pretended electors, their action
Us electors aud pretended electors, the
action OF the governor and secretary of
state in respect to them and report the
same to the senate; and for this pur-
pose may employ stcn0grapher, send
Tor persons and papers, administer oath
and examine witnesses Ordered
printed and lie on the table The fol-
lowing bills were amended and referred:
To restrain unauthorized persons from
assuming to act AS electors for president