The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-05-22

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railways; providing for classification of mai
matter; providing for mail steamship service
between the United States and Brazil; to pro-
vide for the expenditures Of United States
courts: resolution for lrinting extra copies
of the presidents message on diseases Of do
mestic animals; to authorize the postmaster
general to establish mail routes; increasing
the pensions of totally disabled soldiers and
sailors. The bill authorizing the publication
OF narrative Of the Polaris expedition was
passed. A petition from Mississippi stea1i.
boatmen was presented, asking for the remov-
al of local boards Of steamboat inspectors
from Galena to Dubuque The senate bfal
making certain changes in the tariff law was
indefinitely postponed. After an executive
session, adjourned.
HOUSE, May 18TH. -On motion OF Mr..
Wood, consideration of the senate concurrent
resolution for final adjournment on June 10th
was postponed until the Goth inst. Mr.. Bridges
asked unanimous consent to introduce res0-
luton, but the Democrats called for the gen.
eral order-on seconding the Potter resolution:
The question being put, and q division being
had, the Republicans refrained from voting
leaving the house without a quorum A cali
of the house was had and 26O members found
| to be present. Another vote was taken with
the same result as before. After an animated
discussion, disclosing the fact that Demo-
cratic quorum could not be had ct present,
and two more Intellectual votes on the regular
order, the house adjourned
SENATE, May 1G.-The bill for steam
ship mail service to Brazil was reported back
from the committee without amendment, and
placed on the calendar. Mr.. Butler intro
duced a concurrent resolution, providing for
mixed commission of members of the two
houses and officers of the army,to whom shall
be referred the whole subject of army reorgan.
alton and reform. Bills were introduced
by Mr.: Cockrell to give the recorder Of deeds
in the District Of Columbia q salary, instead Of
tees; and by Mr.. Hamlin for the relief of GER.
fam government employees in the District 81
Columbia. The house resolution for printing
copies of the report of the commissioner OF
agriculture and of the colonial charters and
constitutions was passed. Consideration of
the bill to repeal the specie resumption act
was resumed Mr.. Matthews gave notice
that he would submit an amendment and
spoke on financial questions at length.
Mr.. ingalls,, from the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported substitute for
the house District government bill, giving.
notice that he would call it up on Monday
Adjourned.
HOUSE, May 16-Immediately after
the reading of the journal, Mr.. Potter demand
ed the regular order on seconding his resolution
OF Monday. On standing vote being taken,
and the Republicans declining to vote. as on
previous days, it was found there was no. quo
rum voting, and call of the house was ordered,
which showed 1858 members present and 30
absentees. Mr. Banks asked to have action
on the resolution suspended until Saturday,
so that the house could go on with other bust.
ness, but the Democrats refused to accede to
the request. On motion of Mr.. Potter the
house adjourned The voting on adjourn
ment showed the presence Of 142 Demo-
crats-only five short of a quorum.
HOUSE, May 17.-Atter an exciting
session lasting nearly all day the House
passed the Potter resolutions for the investi-
cation of the alleged election frauds in Flori-
da and Louisiana. The following is the
preamble and resolutions: -WHEREAs, The
State of Maryland has by its legislature,
formally declared that due effect was not Civ
en- to the electoral vote cast on the 9th day of
December,-1876, by reason of fraudulent
counts in the electoral votes from the States
of Florida and Louisiana; AND WHEREAS, An
affidavit by Samuel b. McLin, chairman Of the
0oard OF State canvassers of the State of
Florida, for the election held in that State in
November, 1876, for the election of President
and Vice President, has been made public,
charging wrong, false and fraudulent returns
for the votes for such election in that State
whereby the choice of the people of that
State was annulled, and that the action of the
turns was influenced BY the conduct and
promises of Hon. Edward F. Noyes, now min
lsterl to the government of France,
AND WHEREAS, It is alleged that con-
spiracy existed in the State of Louisiana
whereby the Republican vote in all the pre-
clncts OF the parish of East Feliciana, and in
some precincts of West Feliciana, at the gen
eral election in November, 1876, was purpose
" withheld from the poles to afford pretext
for exclusion by the board of that State of the
vote cast in those precincts for electors of
President and vice President, and that j as. E.
Feliciana aud D. A. Weber, supervisor of reg
istration of West Feliciana in that State, In
furtherance of that conspiracy falsely protest
ed that the election in such precincts had not
been fair and free, and that the State return
thereupon falsely and fraudulently excluded
thereof, and of other false and fraudulent
action by said returning board, the choice of
the people of that STATE n ulled and reversed,
and that such action OF said Weber and Ander-
son was induced or encouraged by assurances
I py non. John =. sherman, secretary of the
treasury of the United States.
AND WHEREAS, The gravity of the CHARGES.
the nature OF the evidence upon which they
are reported to be based and the official dig
nifty and position of the persons named in
connection with said frauds make it proper
mat the same should be inquired into, to the
end That the honor of the nation may be vim.
dlcated and the truth, as to such elections be
made known. Therefore be it
Itesoloed, That a select committee consist.
ing OF eleven members of this House, be ap.
pointed 10 inquire into the aforesaid allega.
ton as to the conduct of the perso as in office
atores aid in respect to said election and into
the alleged false and fraudulent canvass and
return Of votes by State, county, parish and
precinct officers in said States of Louisiana
and Florida, and into all the facts which. in
the Judgment of said COMMITTEES, are connect
ed with or pertinent thereto, and that said
committee, for the purpose of executing this
resolution, shall have power to send for per-
sons and papers, to administer oaths and
take testimony, and in their discretion, to
detail subcommittee, with like full author
lty OF said committee in every particular
and with power to sit in Florida and Louisi-
ana, which subcommittee shall be commit
tees OF this House, and the chairmen thereof
shall be authorized to administer oaths; that
said sub committees may employ stenograph-
ers and be attended each by q deputy ser
geant-at arms, and may sit during the SEES
sions OF this House and during the vacation;
and that said committee proceed in this in
quiry and have leave to report at any time.
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