, 1877-01-20

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.---Boutwel1
presented a resolution of the Port
land Board of Trade, asking Con-
gress to provide forthe appointment
ola commission to meetcommission-
ers from other countries and consid-
er the expediency of remonetizing
silver coin, and to authorize the
President to request foreign nations
to appoint similar commissions for
fixing the value of silver in relation
to gold coin, and until such interna-
tional convention silver shall not be
made a legal tender for any sum
above ten dollars; referred.
The Senate resumed the consider
alton of unfinished business, to wit.
the House bill to perfect the revision
of the q. S. statutes.
Edmunds presented the annual
report of the librarian; engrossed
and ordered printed. The report
shows 81 900 books in the library
and half million pamphlets. The
law library has $4,000 volumes.
Copyrights entered during 1876, 1OO,-
900. During the past year the pub
lication of the first valume of origi-
nal historical documents relative to
French discoveries and explorations
in the north portion of the Uni.
ted States and on the Mississippi
has been made. The whole work will
cover a vast collection of letters, etc.
in original French, relating to La
Salle's and other explorations in
United States territory.
New ORLEANS, Jan. II. There
is no change in the situation this
morning. The orders by General
Augur, forbidding aggressive move
'ments by either party, will doubt
less prevent a collision. All eyes
are on Washington, awaiting events.
Gov. Packard has commissioned
A. S. Badger as Major General OF
the Louisiana State Guard, and Or
dered him to organize the first div
ision to-day.
In the Senate investigation Judge
Lyons testified that the colored Re
publicans in East Feliciana nomi-
mated Democrats for the Legisla'
ture, because they believed they
were better men than their own
He testified to the bad character OF
John McGair. Judge McVeigh
corroborated this testimony.
1t is reported that Capt. McGlo
WINS company of Nichols militia
has taken possession Of the Office OF
Recorder of mortgages and Register
of Conveyances. 1t is doubtful
whether an election for Senator will
take place to-day, even if quorum
of the joint Assembly can be had,
which is doubtful. 1t is understood
to be the policy of some members
to prevent an election until the So
luton of the present difficulty in re-
gard to the State Government is
settled. 1t is generally conceded
that the question turns at present
upon which of the Supreme Courts
is the legal one, and on this subject
the authorities at Washington are
being fully informed by both sides
RICHMOND, Jan. ia passen
ger car ON the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad this morning made 45
foot jump down an embankmen
upon solid ice, without going
through. Several persons were
hurt. but none fatally.
New YORK, Jan. 10.-The annua
sale of pews in Plymouth Church
took place tonight. Total amoun
realized, $4S, ,421, which is $4,000
less than last year.
The House committee on privi
leges, powers and duties of the
House of Representatives in count
ing the electoral vote, held long
session tonight and finished theil
report on the subject. Their con
clusions are, first, that the power tt
count electoral votes is not conferred
by the constitution upon the Presi
dent of the Senate; second, that thi!
power is conferred by the constitu
ton upon the Senate and House O.
Representatives; third. that in ths
execution of the power to count tht
electoral votes the House of Repre-
sentatives is at least coordinate anC
equal with the Senate; fourth, tina
in counting the electoral votes NJ
vote can be counted against the
Judgment and without the assent O.