The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY Dec. 27.-Senate.- in ses-
sion.
House.-The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President in regard to
obtaining certain concessions from the Sioux
Indians. Referred TO the Committee on Indian
Affairs. Also, message from the President In
regard to the extrsditon treaty with Great Britain,
reciting the conduct of that government In the
cases of Winslow and Brent. and announcing that
since Great Britain had voluntarily handed over
Brent to this Government he would continue to re-
gard that treaty as still in operation bu, he hoped
that new treaty would soon be entered into. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr.
Hunton, from the joint committee to provide a
form OF government for the District OF Columbia
reported bill which was made the special order
for JAM The bill provides that the District shall
be governed by three Commissioners, one appoint
cd by the President, one elected by the House.
and one by the Senate There three hours,
debate on the Louisiana question. growing out of
petition from certain citizens of Cincinnati in re-
gard to the counting of the electoral votes Finally
the petition was read and referred to a committee
appointed to examine into the subject. IL contains
resolution declaring that the President Of the Sem
ate has not the power alone to count and declare the
result OF the electoral vote.
THURSDAY, Dec. S.-!Senate.-Not in ses-
sion.
Rouse.-The following bills we're introduced and
referred: BY Mr.. Hooker, for the improvement of
the Pearl and Pascagoula rivers In Mississippi. by
Mr.. Douglass, authorizing the Commissioners of
the Freedmsn's Saving and Trust Company TO buy
certain real estate; by Mr.. Finn, authorizing the
purchase of gold-dust and bullion at the ASSAY
Office at Boise City.
FRIDAY, Dec 29.-Sendte Senate met
and remained in session but few minutes. sena-
tor Logan excused from service on the COM
mttee TO consider the question of counting the
electoral vote, by his Geographic request, aud Mr.
Conklng was appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr.
Gordon presented the memorial of Wade Hampton
VIM, b. simpson, VIM. III. Wallace, and sixty-eight
Senators and Representatives in the General
Assembly of South Carolina, addressed to Con-
gress, reciting at length the events which have
recently trsnspired in that State, the inter-
ference OF the military, ETC., aud asking Con-
gress to take such action as will cause q cessa-
the State and enable the Governor and Leg
islature to exercise the duties of the Offices
to which they were elected. The memorial having
been read, Mr. Gordon moved that il be referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved
to amend so as TO refer IL to the Committee ON
Privileges and Elections instead of the Judiciary
Committee. Pending the discussion, Mr.. Gordon
recognizing the Hampton Government as the legal
Government OF South Carolina, but objection was
made to 1t by MIR. Morton and others, and IL was
laid over. Owing to the absence Of o quorum no
action was taken upon the matter, and the Senate
adjourned TO Tuesday, Jan. 2.
House.-The House met and Immediately ad-
journed, no quorum being present.
TUESDAY, Jan. 2.-Senate-A number of
bills and petitions were presented and referred to
appropriate committees and after very brief SEES
sion the Senate adjourned for want OF quorum
House.-Not in session.