The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-10-25
CONGRESS-EXTRA SESSION.


In the Senate, October 16, a committee
was appointed to wait upon the President
and notify him that a quorum of the two
houses had assembled. Mr.. Thurman intro
duced bill to amend the Pacific Railroad
acts so as to create sinking fund for the
liquidation of the Indebtedness due the Gov
ernment by the Pacific Railroad Com
panies. Referred. Memorials of. the
Missouri Legislature in favor of the removal
of the National Capital to the Missis-
sippi Valley, and in relation to National
system of leyees for the Mississippi River
were referred. Mr.. Sargent submitted a
resolution requesting the President of the
United States to transmit TO the Senate, if
not incompatible with the public interest, a
statement of appropriations and expendi-
lures of the Navy Department, from Mar ch
4, 1889, to June so, 1876. Passed with an
amendment of Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia
to have a similar statement from the War
Department.. In the House, Mr.. Cox,
raised the point of order that disputed elec-
tions must be considered in order. OBJ
jected to, and Colorado was lost. A long
discussion took place on the question of
bers, Rainy and Cain, whose names were
put on the roll by the Clerk.
Mr.. Cox wanted the question referred to
the Committee on Elections, but it was con
tended, among others by two Democrats,
Mills and Peter, that as the gentlemen had
the usual legal certificate of election, they
should be sworn in. Then their right to
seats might be referred. This view pre-
vailed, and Rainey and Cain were sworn in.
The objection was withdrawn in the case of
Mr.. Harrell, of Louisiana, and he also was
sworn in. The case of Mr.. Elan, of Lou
isiana, was discussed, but no result reached.
The Presidents message was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate, October II, Mr.. Thurman
presented the credentials of Henry NJ. Spot
ford, Senator from Louisiana. Laid over
till tomorrow. Mr.. Edmunds submitted
the following, which was laid over until to-
morrow, at the request of Mr.. Bayard:
Resolued, That select committee of Senators be
appoi nted, whose duty it shall be to take into con-
sderation the state of the law respecting the
tanning and declaration of the result of the election
of President and Vice President of the United States
bill or otherwise.
A number of bills were introduced, and
referred. On motion of Mr.. Morrill, reso-
luton filling vacancies in the committees as
follows was agreed to-: Messrs. Matthews,
of Ohio, and Wallace, of Pennsylvania, on
Foreign Relations; Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania, on Military Affairs and Public Build
ings and Grounds; Armstrong, of Missouri,
on Railroads; Grover, of Oregon, on Private
Land Claims; Armstrong, of Missouri, on
Enrolled Bills; Ferry, of Michigan, made
Chairman of Committee on Postoffices and
Postroads, in place of Mr.. Hamlin, who re-
tains place on that committee as member
and Hamlin made Chairman of Committee
on Foreign Relations, in place of Morton,
who retains his old place as Chairman of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. ....
In the House, J. B. Elan, contestant from
the Fourth District of Louisiana, was sworn
in, taking the modified oath. Mr.. Frye Of
fered a resolution reciting that Charles E..
Nash had presented certificate of election,
signed by Governor Kellogg, then the duly
recognized and acting Governor of Lou
isiana, but that the Clerk of the House had
declined to place Nash's name ON the roll,
but had substituted E. w. Robertson, on
authority of paper signed by Governor
Nichols, and directing that the name of
Robertson be struck off the roll, and that
Mr.. Nash be sworn in. After debate, p
Mr.. Robertson be sworn in, was agreed to,
and the modified oath of Office admins
tered. The case of Mr.. Pacheco, of Cali
fornia, was then called up, when Mr.. Gar.
field moved that the oath Of Office he admin.
istered. Agreed to after some discussion,
and Mr.. Pacheco took his seat. The Colo
RADIO case next came up, and after a short
debate, went over.
In the Senate, October IS, during the
morning hour number of bills were intro
duced and referred, among them one by Mr.
Christiancy to enlarge the jurisdiction OF
the Court of Claims. At the expiration Of
the morning hour consideration was re
sumed of Mr.. Thurman's resolution to have
the oath administered to Mr.. Spofford, ot
Louisiana, the pending question being the
substitute referring the credentials to the
committee. After the debate, by a vote O
yeas, So; nays, 33, the substitute was
| agreed to, and the credentials of Mr.
Spofford were referred to the Committee OF
| Privileges and Elections. Mr.. COnklins
| offered an amendment so as to read: "Ant
| the same Committee shall also consider ant
! report upon the credentials of VIM. Pit
Kellogg. The amendment was agreed to
| and the resolution passed as amended.
message was received from the Presiden
| inclosing the report of the Secretary of th
| Navy Department. Referred. Mr.. Davi
| submitted resolution, stating that there ap
| peared to be material differences, altera
tions and discrepancies in the financial re
port of the Treasury Department, and au
thorizing the appointment of special com
mittee to investigate. In explanation, Nh
Davis said he thought there were force
balances. The resolution was ordere
printed and to lie on the table,. House wa
not in session.
In the Senate, October 10, Mr.. Merrimo
introduced a bill to alter the times for hole
| ing the elections for Electors for Presiden
and Vice-President, and casting the vote i
the Electoral College. 1t proposes t
mend section 1871 of the revised statute
so that Electors shall be appointed in eac
State on the Tuesday next after the frs
Monday in October, instead of Novembe
and that the Electors shall meet and Civ
their votes On the first Wednesday i
January next after which they are appointed
instead of the first Wednesday in Decembe
as required by the present law. \
McCreery submitted an amendmer
of the bill introduced by him O
Wednesday, to repeal the bankrupt law,
follows: "Provided, nevertheless, that a
cases pending in the District Courts of tt
United States on or prior to the Goth
under the law as it now exists" 1t VIZ
ordered that the amendment be printed an
the bill be taken from the table and referre
to the Committee on judiciary, togeth,
with the amendment. At the expiration
! the morning hour consideration was r
sumed of a resolution submitted by NJ
Thurman to dischage the Committee {
Privileges and Elections, from further co
: sideration of the credentials of J. Eusti
of Louisiana, and Mr.. Thurman spoke
favor of the claims of Eustis. After son
debate, in which Senator Davis said he w
not prepared to vote, as the question was
purely legal one, until after further inves
CATION, Mr.. Thurman withdrew his motto
i, No man can judge of the happiness
, another. As the moon plays upon Il
waves, and seems to our eyes to fav