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Show I LATEST DISPATCHES. GENERAL. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SECOXD SE3SIOX. SENATE. Washington, 20. The chair presented pre-sented a telegram from Logan in Cui-.cago, Cui-.cago, asking to be excused from serving serv-ing on the special committee on the electoral count. The request w.is granted and Cuiikhug ws appointed in his place. Gordon presented the petition of Wade Hampton and members of the 'reciting the events which have recently re-cently trantpirod in that state, and aeking enncres to provide for the cessation ces-sation of military interference and 1 enable the legislature to exercise their official duties. Gordon moved that tb memorial be rtforn-J to 15. o dici.iry c-jUimltli.-?. ' Frelinghuysen moved iU rrferer.ee to the elections committee. Pending discussion, Gordon, by unanimou.-con-font, introduced a re-iolution recognizing the Hampton govern incut :is the leg:W government of South Carolina; but objection w.ia ni .vlv by Morton and others tj iU pro-nt con-eidera'.iuu. con-eidera'.iuu. 1in vole on Frehngliuy-stn's Frehngliuy-stn's motion sh.jwcl no ri'iorum. Adjourned. |