Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-13
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Senate.


Mr.. Gordon Dem of Georgia. presented
memorial of Wade Hampton, William d. Simp-
SON. William Wallace, and sixty-eight senators
and representatives in the General Assembly of
South Carolina, relative to the political situa-
ton i'll that State, and setting forth that the
petitioners respectfully apply to your honor
able bodies to cause cessation of the unwar-
ranted interference of the military authorities
and the United States troops in the affairs of
this State, and for such action will relieve
them from the unwarranted conduct of the Uni
ted States authorities, hereinbefore set forth,
and will enable the governor, lieutenant-gov
ernor and House of Representatives peacefully
to exercise the rights and perform the duties of
the offices to which they have been elected
Mr.. Gordon, by unanimous consent, submit
ed the following resolutions
Resoiced by The Senate, That the State govern
ment now existing in the State of South Carolina,
and represented by Wade Hampton as govern
or, is the lawful government of said State that
it is republican in form, and that every assist
ance necessary to sustain its proper and lawful
authority in said State should be given by the
United States when properly called upon for
that purpose to the end that the laws may be
faithfully and promptly executed, life and prop
erty protected and defended, and all violators
of law, State or national, brought to speedy
punishment for their crimes
Mr.. Morton (Rep.), of Indiana, said: ''Let
that lie over" Mr.. Gordon asked that it be
printed and lie over. So ordered. There being
no quorum present the vote was not taken on
the amendment of Mr.. Frsinghuysen to refer
the memorial to the committee on privileges and
elections.
Accompanying the report of Mr.. Morton
(Rcp.), of Indiana. of the refusal of tele-
sraph operator named Turner to testify before
the committee on elections, was a resolution
declaring that Mr.. Turner is in duty bound to
answer questions, and cannot refuse to do so
by virtue of his connection with the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Davis (Dem.), of Virginia, presented a
petition Of the merchants, bankers and others
in favor of an amicable settlement of the Presi-
dental contest. Referred to the special COM
mittee appointed to consider that subject
MIR. Wallace Dem. }, of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented a similar petition of bankers, merchants
and others of Columbia, Pa. Same reference.
The bill OF Mr.. Wright (Rep.), of Iowa, to
establish count for the time of contested
cases, was referred TO the select committee ap-
pointed to devise means for the amicable settle
ment of the Presidential contest.
House.
Mr. Wood Dem }. of New York, presented
memorial from certain merchants and business
men in New York expressing their satisfaction at
the action of Congress in appointing joint COM
mittee to consider the proper mode of counting
the electoral vote. and praying that all party
considerations may be thrown aside, and that
unselfish patriotism may guide all Congressional
action in the matter. Read and referred to the
Joint committee on the subject
Mr. Bright Dem. J, of Tennessee asked leave
to introduce bill for the free coinage of the
silver dollar, and for making the same legal
tender, and to refer it to the committee on
mines and mining. The bill provides for the
coinage of silver dollars containing 4l215 grains,
and that no charge shall be made for convert