The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-08

four votes of Florida for Hayes and
S Mhsssr to Then tbs hs pTssdps officer
received from the same State, which. on being
read by Mr. Stone, showed four votes for TlIden
and Hendricks. The former certificate was ar1-
thentlcaed by the late Gov Stearns, and the latter
by Attorney General Cooke. Then the presiding
officer handed down to the teers still another
certificate from Florida, received through mes
senger on the 3lst of January, and corresponding
one, received by mail on the Goth of January
This third is the authorization of the act of the
electors who voted for Tilden and Hendricks
and is made by the present Governor Drew
Objection to the first certificate for Hayes and
Wheeler, was signed by Senators Jones of Florida
Cooper, Mcdonald of Indiana and by Representa-
tives Field, Tucker, jerks and Springer The
Clerk OF the House read the paper. 1t asserts that
those persons (Pierce, Humphreys, Holden and
Young, assuming to act as Presidential electors
never were duly appointed by the State of Florida
or IN any manner whatever; that the other four
persons had peen elected, and had an irrevocable
title to Office; that the certificate of election of the
frstfour persons untru1y and corrupty procured
and made in pursuance of conspiracy between
them and M. L. stearns, late Governor; that they
usurpers, and that their acts are illegal null
and void. Further objections being called for
Senator Sargent sent up to the Clerks desk and
had read, on behalf of himself and Senators Con
over, Sherman and Teller, and Representatives
WOODBURY., Dunnell, Kasson and McCrary three
several sets of objections to the votes
cast by Call, Hinton, Bullock and Yonge
Democratic electors, on the ground that
d
the constitution and laws. Senator JONES' of Flor-
da, made an objection specially to Humphreys as
holding an office of trust and profit under the
United States. MIR. Kasson made the additional
objection to the third set of certificates because
they were not authenticated by the person who
held the Office of Governor at the time that the
functions of the electors were exercised There
being no further objections, the Florida certif-
Gates and papers accompanying them were sent TO
the Electoral College Commission for Judgment
and decision, and the Senate retired from the hail.
FRIDAY, Feb. 2.-SenGte. bill was passed
relating to public accounts. It debars all claims
against the Government, unless presented within
six years from the time the same accrued Mr..
ingalls, introduced bill to enable Indians to be-
come citizens of the United States Several bills
of minor Importance were passed.
Hossse.--The House devoted considerable por-
ton of the session to the Legislative Appropriation
bill. An amendment reducing the salaries of men,
bers from $1,000 to $4,000 was defeated. . Mr..
Wood introduced bill repeating all taxes on bank
capital.
SATURDAY, Feb. 3.-Sendte. The credentials
| of Messrs. Davis, from West Virginia, and saun-
ders from Nebraska, were presented and fled
The joint resolutions Of the Minnesota Legis-
lature, in favor of law giving bounty for the
destruction of grasshoppers and their eggs, was
referred. .....A resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Appropriations to report bill maxi
eminent printing Office was referred. Mr. Hamin
reported bill authorizing the Postmaster General
to pay the rent OF premises occupied by Postmasters
Of the third GLASS; he also submitted an amend
ment to the Postofice Appropriation bill appropri-
ating $500, 900 for steamship mail service between
San Francisco, Japan and China for one year, and
authorizing contract with the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company for transporting monthly mail be-
tween the ports designated; he also submitted an
amendment appropriating $3.50 600 from the reve-
nues Of the postofice to obtain proper facilities
from the great trunk lines for railway postofice
service during the fiscal year ending June &c. 1875
H0use.-The Speaker laid before the House q
message from the President on the financial ques-
ton, which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means. :. The day was devoted, in committee
OF the whole, to the Legislative Judicial and Exec
utive Appropriation bill. the action of the COM
mittee in cutting down the salaries of the President
and Congressman to $25 600 and 81 800
was non-concurred in, and after restoring the old
fgures-$50, 600 and S., 000-the House pa ssed the
bill.
MONDAY, Feb. 5. -SenGte.-Mr. Howe sub
mitted a resolution instructing the President of
the Senate to issue his warrant to arrest and bring
to the bar Of the Senate the body of j. F. Little
field, to show cause why he should not be punished
for contempt, in refusing to obey summons to
appear a witness before the Senate Committee
on Elections. Agreed to. Several bills of pri-
vate nature were passed.
House.-The session was exceedingly brief, and
little or no business was transacted.