The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-20
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, January l9.
o.. SENATE.


SENATE.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania
presented resolution recently adopted
by the Pennsylvania legislature, declar-
ing that the will of the people
IN the election of President
and Vice President can only
be- declared in the manner presented by
the Constitution, and denouncing any
threats of violence or attempt to cast out
the electoral vote of any State by either
House Of Congress; and further, that the
certificates of electors from various States
are constitutional evidence Of the votes
cast for President and Vice President,
and must be counted. Ordered printed
and laid on the table.
House bill making appropriations for
the consular and diplomatic service OF
the government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1878, was taken up, the
several amendments reported by the
Committee on Appropriations were
agreed to, and the bill lpassed without dis
cussion.
A motion WAS made by Mr.. Whyte, Of
Maryland, that when the Senate adjourn
il bs until Monday .
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the motion, aud
SAID that if the bill reported by The select
committee, in regard to counting the
electoral vote, was to become law, the
first act to be done under it must be done
a week from Tuesday next, so the bill
should be taken up tomorrow that by
next Tuesday the Senate might destroy
it by many blows or pass il, and not
smother or postpone it.
Mr.. Stevenson said q great deal could
be done by private conferences, and he
thought that If the Senate could adjourn
over to morrow much could be gained by
conference. He agreed with the Senator
from Vermont, however, that it was I'M
portant 10 pass the bill as soon as posi-.
BILE
Mr.. Edmunds insisted upon calling the
bill up on to morrow, and said the confer
ences could be held IN the morning and
evening. He said the bill was of great
importance and would cause discuss ion,
and it ought to cause it.
Mr.. Whyte withdrew his motion to
adjourn over, and consideration was re-.
sumed of the resolutions recently intro
duced by Mr.. Wallace in regard to the
counting of the electoral vote.
Mr.. Bogy, who had the floor when the
Senate adjourned yesterday, continued
his remarks in regard to the condition OF
affairs in Louisiana
In the course of the debate following
the speech, Mr.. Bogy said that the char
acter of Packard in New Orleans was
that of IN infamous robber Great ap-
plause in the gallery on the right of the
chair.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Ssr.
geant. at Arms was directed to clear Inc
galleries on the right OF the cham Der.
The order was executed Immediately.
Mr. Sherman argued that the ex psrte
testimony presented by the Senator
from Missouri did not show that violence
did not exist. The Senator Bogy had
spoken against Packard. lnat Was not
right. Packard was a man OF character
and standing. When Senator on the
floor OF the Senate arraigns Governor
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privilege as Senator.
Mr.. Bogy-I do not admi, that he is
governor.
Mr.. Sherman, resumlng, referred TO the
Kansas troubles in 1850, and said the
| blood shed in Kansas gave rise to the Re-
publican state now able TO defend her.
self, and he hoped the blood OF the poor
negroes shed in the South would enable
that race TO defend itself. The Demo-
Gratis wanted to make returning board
out of the Senate and House OF Repre-
tatives to trample down the rights OF the
people of Louisiana, and give effect to
the vloleace and tumult which prevailed
10 that state during the canvass.
Mr.. Bogy said he was not aware that
he was abusing his privilege as Sena-
tor. by calling Packard infamous. Any
man who, by force of fraud attempted
to impose himself upon the people OF a
State As Governor WAS Infamous.
Mr. Morton said he regretted to hear
the Senator from Missouri, speak as he
did about Governor Packard. He Nor
ton was not under any personal or Polit-
ical obligations to Governor rack
ard. but he was somewhat tamil-
lar with Louisiana affairs, and
he has never heard him spoken of as
a man of bad character, either as poll.
tician, in society or in business. Among
the Jobs heard Of in Louisiana durln 6 the
past five wears Packard was never men,
tloned ss interested in any of them.
Pending discussion Mr.. Window,
from the con erence committee on the
bill making An appropriation te supply
cprtsin deficiencies in the contiLg gent
fund of the House of Representatives,
made report which was agreed to.
The report as agreed upon, appropri-
ate $4,000 for lhe transportation OF gov
ernmept notes, bonds, &C. $4,000 tor
investigating committees of the House
of REPRESENTATIVES, and $1,000 for the
Investigations now beng conducted by
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
iions of the Senate.
After executive session the Senate sd-
journed.
Mr.. Hunter, from the Judiciary Com
ml,tee, reported resolution dischsrging
VIM. Orton, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, from the