Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-02-08
PROCEEDINGs OF CONGRESS-.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Senate on the 30th, Mr.. Wright, oi
Ohio, submitted resolution that the Senate
proceed in accordance with provisions of the
electoral bill to appoint, by viva voce vote
five Senators to be members of the commission
in said act provided for. He gave notice that
he would call up the resolution at 33O p. %
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, submitted res
olution authorizing and directing the Presi
dent of the Senate to appoint two tellers on
the part of the Senate to perform the duties
required by the electoral bill. Agreed to
Mr.. Hamlin submitted resolution instruct
ing the committee on rules to inquire and re
port what, if any, rule should be adopted fol
the admission of persons to the capitol during
the counting of the votes for President and
Vice-President, and that the committee confel
with the committee on rules of the House @
Representatives. Agreed to. The commit
tee on public lands reported favorably on the
bill granting the right of way to the Ho'
Springs Railroad over Hot Springs reserva
ton. The Senate, on voting for members Of
the commission, provided for by the electoral
bill, voted unanimously for Edmunds, Nor
ton, Frelinghuysen, Thurman and Bayard
except that each candidate, in voting, drop
ped his own name A concurrent resolution
was adopted appointing fifty special police
men for duty at the capitol during the count
ing of the vote. In the House, the bill for the
payment of $5OO,OOOto Mr.. Eads for the con-
struction of jetties at the mouth of the Missis'
sippi river, was passed. The bill was passed
abolishing the board of police in the District
of Columbia, the Presidents objection not
withstanding. Payne, Hunton, Abbott, Gar
field and Hoar were elected members on the
part of the House Of the electoral commission.
In the Senate on the 31st, the concurrent
resolution was adopted, providing that no
person shall be admitted to the south wing of
the Capitol during the count of the votes for
President and Vice. President, except upon
tickets issued by the President pro tsmpore of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House.
A communication was received from the Jus.
tices of the Supreme Court, notifying the Sen
ate that they had selected Judge Bradley to
act with them on the commission for deter
miningt the questions arising out of the count
ing of the electoral vote. The House passed
the bill regulating admissions to the galleries
during the count of the electoral vote. Bel
ford, from Colorado, and Hereford, from West
Virginia, were seated. After an animated
struggle, the report on the Florida election
was made to the House and ordered to be
printed in the Congressional Record, but the
Republicans filibustered successfully to pre-
vent vote being taken on the resolutions,
which declare that the Democratic electors
were fairly and duly elected, that they cast
their votes for Tilden and Hendricks, and
that the vote is the legal vote of Florida and
must be counted: Barnes, the New Orleans
telegrapher, was discharged from custody.
In the Senate on the 1st, the chair laid be-
fore the Senate the House bill transferring
the Office of police commissioner to the COM
missoners of the District of Columbia, and
the Presidents veto of the same. Mr.. Ed.
mtnds moved their reference to the commit
tee on the District of Columbia, which mo-
ton prevailed. Mr.. Edmunds submitted a
resolution providing that the proceedings of
the Electoral commission be published in the
Congressional Record. Adopted. The ere,
dentials of Henry M. Teller as Senator elect
from Colorado, for six years from March
next, were presented and placed on file Mr..
Herman presented the petition of Mrs. Mills,
asking the payment of her claim against the
Eastern band of North Carolina Cherokee
Indians. Referred to the committee on claims.
Mr.. Robertson submitted the resolution adop,
ted at mass meeting held in Barnwell Court
House, South Carolina, and asked that it be
read. The reading was commenced, but
when the words, "scalawags," "carpet-bag.
gers," etc., were uttered, two or three Sena.
tors rose to object, and Mr.. Sargent, in a
quick and earnest tone, said "Mr. President
I object. I object to the reading of such
language" Several Democratic Senators al.
so rose, and desired to know on what grounds
when the following colloquy occurred:
Mr.. Sargent-Itis is not petition to the Senate
Mr. Morrill-And certainly is not respectful in
btone and is Incorporate in language.
Mr. Sargent-It is not addressed to the Senate
is not a petition under which head we are now
working, and call upon the Chair to decide that
point. Any dozen of people can get together in
Senate.
The Chair sustained the point.
Mr.. Davis-If the Senator from South Carroll.
puts his name to that paper it will be in order
will it not?
The Presidential will.
Mr.. Davis-Sign it, then.
Mr.. Robertson said he had now signed the pa
per, and asked that it be read
ought at least to be respectful in its manner anG
moderate in it's tone if he had any right to OBJ
ject to it he should do so, and he asked the Chair
if the rules gave him any right to object to the
reading of such document: He did not objec
because it came from South Carolina or anywhere
else, but because it was not in proper language
The rule was read which gave Senator the rgh
to object to the reading OF paper Mr.. Sargen
said he objected.
The President-It then becomes the duty of the
Chair to submit the question to the Senate.
Mr.. SARGENT demand the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Patterson said if there was any paper here
from South Carolina he wanted to hear it.
Mr.. Sargent-If the Senator from South Caro-.
lima (Patterson) wants to hear paper from his
State which villities the people of his State read
in the Senate, will most surely withdraw my
objection.
Mr.. Patterson-Let il be read, and the Senate
and people Judge of how much weight it carries
The objection was then withdrawn, and the pa
per was read, setting forth that the coiored mer
who voted the Democratic ticket at the last elec
ton, did 80 because they wanted to get rid of {
government of scalawags, carpet baggers, etc: