Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-31
ton bill was considered in Committee Of the
| Bills were introduced in the Senate on
| the 22d-to provide for the distribution OF awards

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Bills were introduced in the Senate on
the 22d-to provide for the distribution OF awards
made under the Convention between the United
States and Mexico; to organize the Territory OF
Okiahaapa and Tor the better protection OF In
th fr4pps tse WIDOW OF
con.dssble fngth 10 opposition tofthe bill to
Blaine as Dr r., 70 sliihe ,scanSy caused BY
we're Introduced In The House-to establ. court
for the trial OF contested elections for the offices
Of President and Vice President; to regulate the
bia: 70 resurm the eli ssrsice. a motion 70 sus-
pend the rules, and pass Joint resolution to
amend the Constitution by providing that no claim
for properly Used contnrned inj ured or DESTROYED
during The late war; nnless I. belonged to persons
who were loyal to the Government, was losiz-.yeas
tive A message WAS received from the President
In reply 10 the inquiry regarding the sending OF
troops to Petersburg, Va
Petitions were. presented in the Senate,
or the 23d, from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and ST
Louis praying the passage of the bill, reported
from the Joint Committee. providing for the
| counting OF the Electoral Vote. Mr.. sherman
then made lengthy argument in opposition to
the bill Tor counting the Electoral vote, aud was
followed by Mr.. Conkling who spoke in lis favor.
Mr. Edmunds gave notice that be would call tor q
vote on the bill on the gath. In the House, Mr..
Bu'iz was admitted as a member from South
Carolina. report was made from the Commit
tee on Election Frauds IN New York, relative to
| the alleged tampering with Mr. Hewitt's mail in
the P0stoffice in that city completely generating
| Postmaster james and his subordinates from all
btainei IN the matter and declaring that TO such
tampering had occurred The resolutions re,
Privileges OF the House In Counting the Electoral
! Vote were further debated.
| The credentials of Senators-elect Win
dom, Of Minnesota, and Bailey and Harris, Of
! Tennessee were placed on fe in the Senate, on
the 18th. Consideration was then resumed Of the
| Compromise bill in regard to counting the Elec-
| toral vote, Mr.. Sargent speaking against the
measure He was followed by Mr. Conkling,
who finished his rsmaks begun the day before in
| favor OF the bill, Messrs Morton, Morrill, and
| Blaine spoke against the measure Ncssrs. Bay
| ard Thurman, Christiancy, Stevenson and Howe
supporting IT, and at three O'Clock a. m, on the
| 18th, the senate was still in session IN The
| House the debate was continued on the resolu-
tons reatye TO the powers, privileges and duties
vote bill was passed TO amend the
existing laws la regard to National Gold
Banks, the object ,of the bill being to
allow those banks TO issue gold notes to
the amount OF ninety per cent OF their bonds 10
secure circulation, ard to require those banks in
California TO deposit with the Assistant 1reasu rer
ton as a redemption fund. A resolution was
| adopted-134 TO 15-referring the recent message
of the President to select committee OF eleven.
| to inquire whether there had been an exercise OF
| authority not warranted by the Constitution and
laws in the use OF troops for which the President
was justly responsible. 1865 t
The all-night session of the Senate was
| continued until 7:15 on the morning OF the 18th,
and ended in the passage of the Compromise bill
for counting the Electoral vote, by vote of forty
seven yeas to seventeen nays. Adjourned to the
26th. The Compromise bill was taken up in the
/ House and debated, Messrs McCrary Iowa),
| IIunton, Goode, Hoar, Hewitt, Caldwell (Tennes-
see), Stevenson tillinois), Caulield, Springer and
Willard speaking in favor, and Messrs. Hale,
Monroe (Ohio), Smith lPennsylvania) and Gar
| field, in opposition to it, passage.