The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-08
EXLIVth CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

E,toral vote. anc Mr.. Sherman
4 onnositicn to it. Mr.. Conkiing
: Mr.. Sherman, and spoke IN
" the bill. Messrs. Boutwell,,
sncy and Wallace were appointed
a Of the conference committee on
to perfect the revision of the
After executive session the
adjourned. House-The house
al the resolutions reported by
<mittee on privileges, and was ad-
NV Mr.. Seelye. The house Ju,,
sommittee unanimously resolved
;cles of impeachment ought not
eferred against George M. Robe
etary of the navy. Mr.. Cox, chair
The Committee on election frauds
! York, submitted a report in re-
/ the alleged tampering with MI.
"A mail in the New York postof-
4 completely exonerates postmas-
aes and his subordinates In the
4 and declares that no such tam
IS been done. Printed and re-
ed. Adjourned.
rINeToN January, 24th.-Senate.
right, from the committee on
reported favorably senate bill to
/ for two years the act to es-
a southern claims commission.
an calendar. Consideration was
asumed of unfinished business
+ in regard to counting the cleo
SIC. Mr.. Conkling, who as en-
- the floor, not having arr ed re
taken for ten minutes, when the
resssembled, Mr.. Conkling not
/ yec arrived. Mr.. Sargent then
r aoor The debate was contln-
4 Messrs. Morton, Blaine, Eaton
the bill and Messrs. Howe and
1 in favor of it. At ! O'Clock the
refused to adjourn by Al nays to
y Not a test vote, as many voted
Eere opposed to the blu. AZ
III a. M, Whyte was still speak,
4 the prospect Is the vote VIII mol
shed for several hours.-Ho'se
3eration was resumed of the reso
4 reported by the committee on
Sres, and the houae was addressed
(Iowa) in favor OF the
Sons submitted by the minority O
Smmittee. Mr.. Payne, from the
ttee On banking and currency, re
a bill to amend existing laws IL
1 to national gold banks. He ex
! the object Of the bill to be e
hepe banks to issue gold notes t.
ount of ninety per cent. OF thel
10 secure circulation: and to re
nose banks in California to depes
~ assistant treasurer at San Fran
Iye per cent. of their circulation
redemption fund. The bill wa
4 Mr.. Lamar, from the Paeif'
I committee, reported back fayer
;enate bill extending for eight year
nefor the completion Of the North
Scifc railroad. Mr.. Holman mad
4 of order, that under the rule tn
7ast receive it's first consideration j.
<ttee of the whole, inasmuch as j
"a the disposition Of an immens
81 the public domain-36, coo, 90
q The chair sustained the point Q
The speaker again Laid before tn
! message from the president il
to the use of troops at the Lat
d. as originally presented Las
~. Mr.. Wood then offered hi
lon that the message be referred. +
Il committee Of eleven to inquir
q there had been an exercise Q
kity not warranted by the consti
and laws in the Use of troops TO
1.-THE president is justly responsible
lower to send for persons an
The resolution was then adept
as 1874, nays rs. House adjourned
aHINoToN, January 25.--Ses.ote-
jbate in the senate on the bin re
by the select committee in regar'
nting the electoral vote, was con
all aight, Mr.. Morton continuing
ument. The following is the yot
III on the electoral vote: Yeas
Alcorn, Allisons Barnum, Bayard
Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside Chafae
ancy, Cockrell, Conkling, Cooper
Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Edmundi
xhuysen. Goldthwaite, Gordon
Johnston, Jones lFla.), Jone
Kelly, herman, McCreery, Ms
McMillan, Maxey, Merrimor
Price Randolph, Rancom, Rob
I saulsbuxy, sharon. stevenson
Thurman, Wallacs, Whyte, Wiz
Withers. Wight. Nays
Bruce. Cameron (Pa.), Camerol
Clayton, Conoyer, Dorsey, Eaton
on, Hamlin, Ingalls,, Mitchell
Patterson, Sargent, Sherman
~ (. Adjourned. ! House- MI
moved to 60 to business on th
= table, the order being to refe
To . Joint committee, which ha'
bm the senate, to the committe
ting tbs electoral vote. Thi
iced to by nnanimsus consent
was Referred to the committe
pral vote, and was immediatel,
back by Mr.. Payne, chairma
ommittee. Tho clerk then pre-
70 read the bill in extenso. Nj
-, . member Of the joint commit
opened the debate. Night sessso