The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
senate,

| senate.
FRIDAY, December 29.-Logan was
excused from serving on the special committee to
| devise means for the count of the electoral vote
and Conkhng appointed. "A quorum not being
present no action taken on Gordons memorials
protesting against military interference in South
Car DINA in the name of Wade Hampton and sixty
senators and representatives of the Legislature.
The Senate adjourned until Tuesday next.
House.
! FRIDAY, December 29.-No session Of
this body.
| WEDNESDAY, January 3.-The Union
Pacific railroad acts claiming lands and bonds for
its central branch for the construction of its road
in excess of 900 miles from the Missouri River
taken up Morton submitted the answer of Tur
ner manager of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany at Jacksonville, Oregon, refusing to answer
questions put to him by the committee privileges
and elections; also resolution to be called up
hereafter, declaring him in duty bound to give the
committee the information desired.
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 3.-Barnes, the
New Orleans manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, was presented as a reclusant wit
ness, but his hearing postponed until tomorrow
friday Bright's silver bill providing for the free
coinage of silver dollars legal tender was re-
ferred also bill extending the time for pre-emp.
ton and appraisal of public lands; requesting the
| railroad committee to appoint national OOaru OF
engineers to supervise Interstate railroads, with
view to safety; for the election of federal officers
and to prevent fraGds in elections Committee re-
ports were handed in and recommltted declaring
Colorado state and its representative entitled to
seat Bills passed fixing the fees of the clerk of
the U. S. District and Circuit Courts, and marshals
and deputie
THURSDAY, January 4.-Wright, of
Iowa. called up the bill recently introduced by him
Iicbf fbQ of stpd
ton cases ID the President and Vice President of
the United States. Herman, of New York, argued
that by the constitution and precedent the court
had always consisted of the two Houses OF Con.
gress. Sherman, of Ohio, agreed that If both
Houses excluded the vote of state as fraudulent,
| it could not be counted, but if there was a dsa-
greement between the two bodies. he did not think
the vote of the state should be excluded. The bill
was referred 10 a special committee.
House.
THURSDAY, January 4.-Bllls passed
fixing the compensation of United States marshals
and deputies; making the ports of Brownsville an
Galveston Texas, ports, to which unappraised m err
chandise may be imported; in reference to enter
ing lands under the pre-. empt1on acts, IN Dakota;
allowing pension of So per month, to all Who
| served go days in the Mexican war, or 80 days in
| the Florida or Blackhawk wars The House then
| went into committee of the whole on the consular
| and diplomatic bill, appropriating 81 ,127,0S5.
Without action the committee arose. Objections
were made to an inquiry calling upon the Commit
| tee on Military Affairs to report why troops were
| ordered to Washington, and the strength and To-
cation of troops in the southern States ana on the
| frontier
| Senate.
FRIDAY, January 5.-Morton called
up the resolution submitted by the committee on
| privileges and elections on Wednesday last, de-
claring that VIM. M. Turner is in duty bound I'M
| der his oath to answer questions propounded to
him bv the committee in regard to messages trans
| cd tbrou N.
| The question was discussed at length and vote
| was taken, resulting in-yeas 80, nays 3-no quo
| rum voting The President laid before the Senate
memorials Of the National Board OF Trade OF the
United States, praying for revision of the bank
| rupt law and the tariff and internal revenue laws.
Referred the committee on judiciary and finance.
| - Adjourned until Monday.
House.
FRIDAY, January 5.-The Senate
amendments to the bill making appropriations for
the payment Of invalid and other pensi ons were
concurred in.. The House then went iuto Com
mittee of the Whole, Hooker the chair, the
nriyate calendar When the committee arose, the
6uestion of the recusant witness, Mr.. Barnes, the
Iev Orleans manager of the Western Union Tele-
| oraph Company, taken up. Barnes was
| 6roueht before the bar of the House, and submit
| ted in writing his answer, prepared by his
| counsel, the answer being under oath. The an
swer of the witness and all questions relating there
to have been referred to the Judiciary Committee
| The Sergeant at Arms was directed to retain MIR.
| BARNES in custody. The House then went into
committee OF the Whole on the contingency def
| cheney BILL Mr.. Haskins, OF New York in the chair.
| After about two hours spent over the deficiency
hill the committee and the bill passed, and
the House adjourned.