The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

Ollie OF b prlNatF CnhftctSf were cOneiQereQs |
when the report of the Committee on Rules, pro |
siding new rules for the government of the Sem
ate, was taken up. The committee reported an |
amendment TO the third rule, so as to compel the |
attendance of absent Senators whenever il shall |
be ascertained that a Quorum is not present
Pending discussion the Senate went into execu-
tive session and soon adjourned. .....Nm. Or
ton, President Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was before the bar OF the House, al
tended by counsel, TO answer the charge of being
in contempt Of the House in not appearing be-
fore the Louisiana Investigating Committee and
producing certain kilograms. Mr.. Or
excuse for his non attendance. The answer
and the whole matter were referred t. the Ju-
dietary Committee, and Mr.. Orion was remand
ed 20 the custody of the Sergeant at Arms.
Mr.. Hatcher moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for the relief OF tobacco growers.
1t provides that tobacco growers shall have the
tax, fne or any other restric
ton. Defeated--yeas, i0s; nays, %
Caulield moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill providing that It shall be unlawful for
more than one regiment of infantry. one
company Of cavalry and one battery
Capital of the United States, or that any
portion of that force shall be allowed within half
a mile of the Capitol during the sessions Of Con-
gress. Defeated-yeas, SO; nays, 97-not two
thirds. Mr.. Whyte (Ky.) offered a resolu-
ton recting that fears are entertained
that there may not be peaceable settlement
I
any attempt TO prejudice or excite the public
mind in advance of the authority provided for
in the Constitution is unwise, unpatriotic and
full of danger to the country. Adopted.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Senator Pat
terson submitted resolution recognizing the
Chamberlain Government in South Carolina az
| the lawful Government of the State, and declar-
ing that it should be aided by the United States,
| to the end that the laws may be enforced, etc.
Referred to the Committee on Privileges and
/ Elections. Senator Sherman from the Commit
tee on Finance. reported back the House bill
authorship the coinage of a standard silver dol
| lar, and restoring the legal tender char
scter, without recommendation, and it was
/ the bill Senator Sherman said the
| Senate. having extended the time for the Silver
| I ommittee to submit its report, the committee
did not deem 1t advisable to pass this bill now.
| At the expiration Of the morning hour Mr.. With
ers called up the message of the Presidentin re
| gard to the occupation of Petersburg, Va, by
the military on election day. and yielded the
| floor TO his colleague (Mr. JohnstOn),
who spoke at some length on the subject.
introduced bill removing the legal disabilities
| of women. Referred. Mr.. Lynde, from the
| Judiciary Committee, made q report relative to
| the refusal of Messrsl Wells, Anderson, Casa
nave and Renncr, members Of the Louisiana
| Returning Board, to produce before the Com
| mittee on Elections in Louisiana certain papers
cludes with a resolution directing the Sergeant
| farms to take into custody and bring before
| the bar of the House the above-named
gentlemen. Mr.; Frye, member OF the
| port was agreed to in committee, there was
no Republican memberof the committee pres
ent. For his part he regarded the doctrine
| enunciated in it as a monstrou5 one. He held
that the Returning Board, having been legally
constituted by authority of the Constitution OF
| the United States, and having proceeded with its
| duties under the law of Louisiana, having made
| its returns. and these returns having been
authorized by law the House was precluded from
going behind them. Messrs Garfield, kasson,
which was sustained by Messrs. Luttrell, Cox,
| Wood, and other Democrats. The previous
question was then seconded, and the resolution
went over until to- morrow.
The Senate, on the 18th, passed a num-
Der of private bills, after which Mr.. Morton
took the floor and replied at length to the re-
marks OF Messrs. Johnston and Withers of Vir-
ginia, made yesterday, in regard to the occu-
patton of Petersburg by the military on, the
| day of the late election for President He de-
Tended the action Of the President and
argued that under the law the President had a
right to send troops to the polls in any State for
| the purpose of keeping the peace. The consider
alton OF the report Of the Committee on Rules re-
vising the rules for the government of the Senate
was resumed. After extended discussion upon the
amendment proposed by the committee to com
pei the attendance OF absent Senators when
necessary to make quorum, the amendment
| was agreed to. The committee also reported an
amendment declaring that the Vice President
may by his vote determine the Question when
the Senate isequally divided. After some discus
| sion this amendment was also agreed to......
In the House a resolution was adopted permit
| ting +. w. Barnes to go to New Orleans in the
custody Of the Sergeant at Arms to procure GER
tain kilograms, and to return to Washington
with them within 10 days. A discussion took
place upon the resolution reported by the Ju-
| dietary Omm'ttee yesterday in relation to
the refusal of the members of the
| Louisiana Returning Board to produce
certain papers before the Louisiana special com,
| mittee. Messrs. Hereford, Hurd, Cox, and
other Democrats spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton, and Messrs. Hoar, Banks, Kasson, and
| other Republicans, against 1t. vote being
taken the resolution was adopted by a strict par
| ty vote-yeas, l $; nays, 81. number of pri-
| vate bills were introduced, among them the fol-
lowing: BY Mr.. Stone (Mo. ITO provide for
the organization Of the Territory of Oklahama
bp Mr.. Kidder- Extending the time of
payment for the public lands in cases where
! crops have been destroyed by grasshoppers;
also establishing a land district in the Black
! Hills. The Speaker presented the resignation Of
MIR. Spencer, of Louisiana, as member OF the
House, he having accepted the appointment of
Judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Ed
munds, from the special committee'appointed to
devise means for counting the Electoral vote,
submitted report in writing accompanied by
a bill He said the report, he was happy to say
| was signed by all the members of both commit
tees with one exception. The committee would
desire to take the bill up at the earliest possible
day, probably Saturday, but certainly Monday
next, and would press it to final consideration.
The committee was of the opinion that the
measure they recommended was not what could
be called a compromise, but twas measure of
Justice in aid of constitutional government. Nc
one would have the right to say that any body's
views had been surrendered in any respect. Mfr
Jones, of Florida, presented the petition of Will
hanson Call, Robert b. Hilton, J. Z. Young and
Robert Bullock, Democratic Presidential Elect
ors of Florida claiming to have been legally elect
ed, and asking that the Electoral vote cast by
them for President and Vice President be count
ed instead Of that cast by the Electors on the
other side. On motion of Mr.. Jones the petition
was laid on the table, and he gave notice that he
would call it up next week. After the report
and bill concerning the Electoral count were
read, the Senate took up the resolution recently
submitted by Mr.. Wallace on the same subject,
and Mr.. Bogy spoke at length in reply to the re-
cent argument OF Mr.. Sherman in regard tC
!, | Louisiana matters. The House spent some
time in considering the report Of the House com
mittee on privileges and duties of the House in
, counting the Electoral vote, Mr.. Knott having
the floor. A minority report was offered by Tho
Republicans of the committee, which declares
that in the absence OF any legislative OF
other provision, the President o.
the Senate opens and declares the votes. MFR
Payne, Chairman of the Committee on counting
the Electoral votes, made concurrent report OF
the two committees of the House and Senate
which he said had been signed by the seven mem
bers of the House Committee and by six out o.
seven members of the Senate Committee. Tht
, report was then read, and it was, on motion o.
Mr. Payne, recommitted and ordered printed
MIR. Payne stated he would soon move to make
it special order.
10 the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Cameron
/ of Penn, presented resolution adopted by tn,
Pennsylvania Legislature in reference to count
/ ing the Electoral vote. The resolution declare
D that the certificates Of Electors from variou
States are constitutional evidence Of votes cas-
for President and Vice President. and must b,
counted. Ordered printed and to lie on tn
table. The Consular Appropriation bill wa
amended and then passed. Mr.. Bogy continued
his remarks in regard to Louisiana affairs, il
the course of which he severely denounced Mr.
Packard. His remarks were loudly ap
D plaudeG by the gallery on the right of tn,
Chair, and on motion of Mr.. Edmunds that gal
lery was Immediately cleared by the Sergeant
q at Arms Messrs. Sherman and Morton replied
to Mr. Bogy, defending the character OF Gov
erner Packard. An executive session waAthel
D held The House adopted a resolution dis
charging VIM. Orton from custody, the tele
grams called for having been produced by tn
? officers OF the company. Messrs. Wells anC
2 Anderson, OF the Louisiana Returning Board
were brought before the bar of the House, blu
requested that their examination be deferred un
til the arrival of the other members Of the Board
Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Investigating the Elections.