Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

SEVERAL amendments to the Naval Ap-
preparation bin were agreed to in the Senate, on
the 23d, and the bill, as amended, was passed.
L he bill granting the right of way to the Hot
Sprinse Railway Company over the Hot Snrings
Reservation in AIha1,G,.s vas also passed In the
HPPfet fA4eeyegAl raHepdments to The Sundry Civil
tie after three p. M, motion for a recess until
ten O'Clock on the morning of the 24th was made,
amid considerable excitement. the general under
standing being that the object was to stave off
any fur ther action he residential count, as it
was rum red that the decision of the Commits
sion in the Oregon case was adverse 10 the Demo
Gratis; the yeas and nays on the motion for recess
were demauded, and resulted in-Yeas, $50; nays,
109.
THE credentials of Mr.. Ferry, of Mich
igan reelected Senator, were filed in the Senate
on the oath. After debate, resolution was
adopted sustaining the decision of the Commits
sion upon the Electoral vote of the State of Ore
gon The objection TO the Electoral ote of Mr..
Morrill,, of Pennsylvania. was overrGled as in
valid. The Army Appropriation bill was re-
ported in the House Conference Committees
were ordered on the Sena' e amendments 30 the
Postotfice, the Deficiency, the Naval and Legisla-
tive Appropriation bills. The Post-Route Dill
was passed, was also the Senate bill authoriz-
ing the appointment of Commissioner to pre-
pare tor the publication of q new edition of the
Revised Statutes Notice having been received
that the Electoral Commission had come to a
decision in the case of Oregon. resolution
was adopted--157 to S9-to no ify the Senate
that the House was then ready to receive that
| body. After he Senators had retired from the
| joint onventiOn, Mr.. Clymer offered resolu-
ton that for the more careful consideration of the
! objections to the Oregon decision, recess be
taken mn il ten O'Clock a on the Goth, which
resolution was finally rejected-yeas, 112; nays,
15S. Mr.. Lane then NOV, d for recess until $3.50
on the morning of the 10Th, out the Speaker de-
eided the motion to be dilatory one. AT er con-
siderable debate on the question of counting the
Electoral vote of Oregon, the decision of The Com
mission was fnally disagreed with. and the Sen
ate notified. The Pennsylvania question was not
discussed.
No BUSINESS was transacted in the Sen
ate on the 26th, that body awaiting the decision
of the House in the Pennsylvania Electors case.
-. In the House. it was decided-133 to H6-that
the testimony taken before the COMMITTEE on
Priv leges and Elections in the of Mr.. Briggs,
appointed an Elector in Pennsylvania, in place
of Mr.. Morrill,, Centennial Commissioner, should
be read, when resolution was offered that The
vote of Mr.. Briggs should be counted, and sub
| slit te proposed that it should not be. Dur
| ing the discussion which ensued, Mr. Hewitt re-
| newed charge, which he made on the tn, that
! Mr.. Hoar had acted in bad faith in vot-
| ing in the Electoral Commission at variance
| with his speech in the House-claimiag that he
(HoGr) had favored in his speech the Investigation
into the alleged frauds of the Returning Board, in
| Florida and Louisiana. and then voted against
such Investigation in the Commission; that where
! there allegation of fraud he had voted that
/ there was no power to prevent fraud. He con
Guided his remarks by saying that the Democratic
/ side OF the House should rot meet bad faith with
| bad faith, but should abide the decision of the
| Tribunal, however inst it IN ght be. His fe
/ marks caused good deal of excitement, and Mr.
| Hoar repii d. denying the charge of want of gao6
faith on his part The resolution that Mr.. Briggs
| vote should not be counted was finally adopted
| 135 to 119-becanse he was not appointed in con
| formitv with the Constitution and laws OF Penn
| sylvapia.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the House
resolutions in respect to the memory of the Iatt
Speaker Ker. were called up, and, after eulogie:
had been delivered by several Senators, were
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90 TO 2S-to pcstCone until the first Monday
of December next further consideration of the bill
| to amend the Pacific Railroad act so as to create
sinking fund for the liquidation Of the indebt
edness due the Government by the Pacific Rail
road Companies. The House bill to provide 70
the sale OF desert lands in California, oregon anC
Nevada, and the Territories Of Washington
Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona
| New Mexico and Dakota was amended
and passed. The Senate bill for tn
relief of settlers on public lands was passed
auth arizing homestead and pre-emptioh settler
whose crops were destroyed by graSshoppers il
1876 to leave and be absent from their lands unit
| 1878. In the House. the Conference report o.
the Indian Appropriation bill was agreed to. a
bill was passed providing that, in case of failur
to elect President and Vice-Pres sidenG, the Vice
President of the Senate. or, in case OF vacanc
in that office, then the Speaker of the House, OF
in case of there being no Speaker. then the Secre
tary of State, shall assume the Office of Presider
unIil President shall be elected.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth ult., resolu
|
ion of the Electoral Commission upon the vote
South Carolina. and resolution was unan; mousl
adopted that the vote of Mr.. Solace (objec1io
having been made therefor Elector for We
mont be counted with the other Electoral vote
of that State. In the House, after several dill
! tory motions had been made. and were overrule
by the Speaker, a vote was finally taken on III
South Carolina Presidents al vote, and a resolutio
, was adopted that the decision of the Commisso
relatiye 10 the Electoral vote of that State be n,
: sustained, and that the vote be not counte
rhs rTaNy~ a1a4.x
Ele ctor (Mr. Solace), recess was taken until te
o clock on The 1st
No BUSINESS was transacted in the Sci
: ase on the 1st After an exciting and storm
: time il the House over the question of the ext
. return from Vermont, which the Presiding Ofic