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And then the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tbors11u March g. 1870

Mr. CHM asked leave TO introduce resolution
calling upon the Postmaster General to report the
causes of the rrgularity Of the mail on the great line
between New York and New Orleans, what measures
have been adopted, &c.
Objection having been made by Mr.. CRAIG,
Mr. CHM sad the question was one OF Importance
70 The whole country. And he moved suspension OF
the rule. =
to suspend the rule.
Mr. JONES of Virginia asked leave to introduce
resolution making the Treasury note bill the specai or
der for at clock, and OF each succeed
ing day a, the same hour Mondays excepted) until dis
posed of.
Objection having been made,
MIR. JONES moved suspension OF the rule.
MIR. JONES, Of Virginia, said he was as ANXIOUS
land were all the gentlemen who acted with num-
as the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Graves could
be that such step should be taken would he best
calculated to bring the SubTreasury biii before the
Honse the earliest possible day CONSISTENT with the
public interest; and at the first practicable moment he
would move to take the bill from the Speaker table
snd refer il 10 the Committee of Ways and Means,
where il would be considered and reported on ne
thought in short time. Whilst lie would make no
pledge as to the time at which It would be taken up,
he repeated that he should be anxious TO have IT con.
sid,rcd and acted upon the earliest consist
ent with the public interest He regarded it most
Important measure; and it was one which should not
be passed over BY any agency Of his.
And The question was then taken and decided IN the
negative Yeas l03, nays IS.
So 1.-TWO thirds not voting III The aiiifhdtfe) tEe ruies
were not suspended.
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the commit
tees tor reports commencing with The Committee on
the Judiciary where the call had been suspended yes
ferday number of reports were made.
Tie reports of the standing committees continued
70 occupy the House till past o'clock when reports OF
ee!ect committees were called: and these having all
been received, the CHAIR announced that reports
from the COMMITTEES of Elections would be i'll order
NEW JERSEY Ei.E: TinN
Mr. CAMPBELL. ChH.sman II the Committee OF
Elections, tnrn made report. III which, alter long
pathological dsquiston the import to be gwen to
the terms Hlawfu and .>inrlhWs,il, The Committee
proceed to mn enumeration oihc whole number of votes
rven lawful and unlawful: and conclude he dee airing
that Messrs. Dickcrson, Froom, kille Cooper. and
Rya had received majority of the lawful votes Of The
whole State.
which, after preamble referring to evidence which
the committee refused to examine, resolved tina.
the report be recommitted
scene of great uproar now took place, such as has
not been equaed since the scenes III The opening the
session.
MIR PETRIKIN moved resolution, in which, after
preamble referring the close of the report, it was
declared that the above named gentlemen are entitled
to seats as having received majority OF the votes OF
people Of New Jersey; and on That resolution ne
demanded the previous question.
confused and tumultrous debate on order succeed
ed an appeal was taken-the decision OF the Char tha
Mr. Fillmore was, and that Mr. Petrikln was not, en-
titled TO the floor, reversed - TO eZ ana tue resi-
due Of the sitting occupied till 8 o clock with mo.
tons TO adjourn motions for call of the House. re-
peated cangs Of the and nays, and all that con-
fusion which usually attends great party struggle
when It comes its crisis in the House OF Representa-
tives There seemed determined resolution TO get tne
question on Mr. Petrkins resolution; but at length
motion TO adjourn succeeded; and without taking the
question the House adjourned.
After the Proceedings already reported the speaker