The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-01-25
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, January IL, Mr.. Freling.
huysen presented petition from certain
citizens OF the Eastern States, praying that
in counting the Electoral vote all party con.
siderations be laid aside. Mr.. Gordon pre-.
sented, bill, and had it referred, which
provides for sinking fund to liquidate the
bonds of the United States advanced to the
Western Pacific, the Central Pacific and the
Union Pacific Railroads. Humans
motion that the Articles of Confederation
end the Revised Statutes be included with
the publication OF the revised laws, was
agreed to. A bill presented by Mr.. Pad.
dock, authorizing the Secretary OF War to
expend $4,000 in removing sandbars, and
$4,000 in strengthening the levees of the
Missouri River, from Brownsville, Nebraska,
to Sioux City, Iowa, was referred. Mr..
Chaffee presented a bill to abolish stoves in
railway coaches. Adjourned to Monday.
In the House, Barnes, the New Orleans tele-
grapher, was arraigned, and made answer
that he would produce the dispatches il he
could. The answer was deemed insufficient
and he was remanded to custody. Mr.. Knott
reported from the Committee on the Priyi.
leges Of the House in Counting the Elec.
toral vote. The Presidents message on river
and harbor expenditures was referred.
In the Senate, January Is, during the
morning hour, q large number of petitions
the Committee on new rules for the govern
ment OF the Senate was discussed mt length,
but no action was taken. Senator Window.
oil Minnesota, made personal explanation
concerning an article about him i'm the
Union, Democratic newspaper of Washing.
ton, charging him with selling his official
influence, and moved that a COMMITTEES
be appointed TO investigate the charge.
At the unanimous consent of the Senate ne
w md IN xpit traxu m
editor OF the Union sent a note stating that
he placed no faith in the charges, and that
IL he had known about them he would never
have allowed their publication .......I In the
House, William Orion, President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, was
brought before the bar OF the House, charged
with contempt, in not obeying the summons
of the Louisiana Investigating Committee.
He fled his defense, which was referred
manded into the custody of the Sergeant.at-
Arms. Resolutions to instruct the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the propriety OF
revokipg any legislative concession made
to the Western Union Company, and to
give to tobacco growers the right to sell leaf
tobacco, free from any restrictions, were
voted down.
r, In the Senate, January 16, q petition from |
governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, |
ana others, on the state of affairs there, was |
presented, read and ordered printed. The |
senators from Virginia both made speeches
IN regard to what they called the "occupa-
Iion OF fetersburg." No action was asked
or taken In the matter....In the House, a
ong debate took place on the report Of
resolution from the Judiciary Committee IN
commit the Louisiana Returning Board for
The matter went over until To-.
morrow.
In the Senate, January ~, Mr.. Morton.
rom the Committee on Privileges and
stated that the money sppro.
'riated TO carry on the investigations now
'eing made by that committee had been ex.
'ended. A bill appropristing $4,000 adj
itional, to defrsy the expenses OF the DOM.