New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-12

IN WI .i,-. ~. .I,, nv PASsgIl-RBPORT OF The
NRW ORLEANS COMMTTrBE-A BILL IN ,,,arIJvp rX
GANIzITgOS or LOUISIANA hEf Oo-, 1ar .-,Iv
CITING TINE IN THE HoUsB-PhoNFhClo IN - li'A
r,pIve SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
q, rElEaI.IqH TO THE TuBrsE ,o.,
WASHINGTON, Monday, Feb III 1851
In the Senate to-day, the event OF most lh'o,e9v
N,aE1le speech az Mr. Chandler on the Iresiuen' a
,oUipct It attracted the attention OF tle Sen1' -
created an impression in the minds Of Senators wncn va
-, - ,,o t,flin~ of the resolution which was
,,e srhiec. ~ discussion. Frequently MT 'h"iHei
syeaks from the impulse Of the moment anu Ae " I'
toe heat OF debate TO give expression 10 extreme ~,
occasionally; but to-day he had come prepaieu' ""u
tbouch he did not read his remarks from manuscript ~
Rad written snbheadnGs by his side when he SPOKE AN"
,outlv referred 10 them M Fessendens speech nau
tbe effect OF defeating the resolution. He appeaieu
Senators not 10 commit themselves TO an investigator
nm expression Of opinion on the subject OF lhe
suit or innocence but 10 keep their mlnus lrce HV -"
preiudice and be prepared 10 act as hhparuh Juue'
M Ure Of Representatives should call upon them 50 10
net The motion to lay upon the table was deeoeu WIN
cut the Yeas and Nays On division OF the senate tno
chair said there were % Yeas The negative sac was
not counted but II Senator's kept their seats "e '0
alternatives stood up. Among them were MessIs' Do"'
Summer Wade, Chandler, and Howard Inns H"'',1
,yinc been disposed Of by the tablng Of Chambers
resolution TWO appropriation bills, and two OF three os
Of minor Importance from the Finance COmhltteo "eio
Dassed Mr. Sumner offered resolution, which was
bcted TO- and lies over under the rne instructng inc
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the eApeuch'J VI
amending the Civil Rights bill so as 10 Pro'iuo ioi '
trail of all cases arising under it, in States OF "lc V
of the persons are citizens, TO be urea III tpo O'S
Courts The Oneem amendment to the CONSTITUTION was
discussed but not so as to it possible to determine
bst ,s fate VIII be- The debate ON 1t seems 10 open
mn punber of collateral subjects, snch as eiectoh ny
direct vote Of the people instead Of the Electoral Ooese
an extension Of the from teur TO SIX years. cso
Of the day for holding the election etc Al 4So Ieoo
to7oock was taken The evening session s SET apart
by resolution for the per cent Extra Compensation p
The House had stormy session to-day. IL Demg MOL
av the first honr was occupied in call OF states lor III
Production Of resolutions None Of any Importance were
offered Noen a Missouri Democrat brought up lor INC
last time his weekly resolution asking tor ielhae
NOEL ATTEMPTED TO make speech advocating MS eoolu
ton but after talking Is minutes he evidently ga" '
no one was listening him, and that be was boring te
members SO he sat down. and his resolution wasTelerreu
IJdridge Wisconsin COpperhead was given an hOur
time 20 speak on the subject EdridSe is the man
who is continually Objecting, or raising points OF
order or moving 10 adjourn Since this session began he
a. down in official reports having raised about two
hundred points Of order not one of which was ever su
tanned by the Speaker. Although allotted an hour To-Day
he did MT speak, for the simple reason that ne OOes NOT
know how Determined TO do something during ms nour
he had read by the Clerk Of the House long memorial
from Elizabeth Cady stanton, Theodore Illton fred'
Douglass. Iucrefa Mott, ana susan D. AhJhOhy' "oAS
for female suffrage. When Eldridge had u1fed away
AN hours Tine Mr.. Eliot, Chairman of the New
orleans Riot Investigating Committee. presented
20 the House the Report OF the Committee WIN
the evidence taken, and bill for the reconstruction
of Louisiana. The Report is signed by hesSrs' Eno''
and shelabarger. minority report was submitted ny
Mr. Bower the Democratic member OF the COMMITTEE
The introduction Of Eliots and shelabargers bill proVd
ing civil government for louisiana caused two hours
of great confusion excitement Eliot was anxious to
have il 50 arranged that his bin could be acted ON le
diaely and there should unnecessary delay This
was difficult matter accomplish There were AT the
time pending before the House for action seyenss Mill
tarv Reconstruction b with the numerous amendments
offered thereto Schenck's Bounty bill, and Wilson'S IN
demnity bill These all had priority TO Ehots p' ana
what annoyed him and caused the excitement was NO"
10 postpone all pending matter and dispose OF hlots S''
Eliot was anxious that ample time should DC gwen 10 oe
nate his bill but at the time he wished no delay he
had the privilege of the floor for hour and IN order that
there might be Immediate action, he moved 10 postpone
all busues pending before the House. and proceed with
debate on his BILL This required unanimous consent
sehenek objected and made an appeal IN favor OF MS
Bounty bin which he considered Of more Importance
Than Reconstruction Wilson alss.obeced thinking his
Indemnity bin too important TO postpone. Eliot begged
hard and kept standing for an hour wrangng with
schenc Wilson Stevens, Boyer Farnsworth, and others
with whom he tried to compromise Just two minutes
before his time the privilege Of the floor expired ho
over and take It's chances and being unable TO make any
compromise with schenck, Wilson, and the Democrats
he moved the previous question on the pas
SAGE OF the bill. This motion was seeooneC
by vote Of 70 20, the Democrats and the Bingham
Banks Raymond and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Radical;
voting in the negative The next motion was ordering
the main question the passage OF the bill, but before
this could be done the Democratic leaders had consuta
ton and agreed to delay the matter by flibnsteins
Fsdridge led off with a motion TO adjourn Another
Democrat moved to lay this motion on the table, and
demanded Yeas and Nays The next motion was that
when the House adjourn it be until Friday. These
were al voted down as matter Of The Yeas and
Nays were called several times and there every ndi
cation Of long siege of fbustering" Soon, however
the democrats offered compromise. They agreed that
the main question the bill ordered by the House
and then the HOnse would adjourn until tomorrow il
order give them time TO consider the BILL they wOC
cease Their flibustering" so vote on the main ques
fion was had and resulted in its being ordered by yOt
Of IS to 49, the Republicans voting the in negative Oen
Baker, Bingham, Dawes, FarnswOrth Laflin schenck
Marvin McKee, Plants, Randall, Thayer, f. Thomas, VaI
Horn Cio), and Window The half-andhaf Republican,
votingwith the minority Davis Dodge Huh
bel, Kuykendall Latham, stllwel, and Whaley. Afte
the vote House adjourned. The bin win come up the frs
thing tomorrow and after hours debate viii be put
Its passage.
Mr. Stevens intends calling up his COnfscation bill
some time this week.
Mr. Deano offered resolution to-day setting forth tina
threeourths Of the States Of the Union had ratified tn
Constitutional Amendment and providing that it shall
declared adopted and part Of the Constitution. TIL
Democrats objected to its introduction and goes
and awaits its chances
The Loan bin viii be submitted to the Finance Com
mittee tomorrow by the subcommittee who have i
ready 10 report. 1t is doubtful whether IL viii be
ported TO the Senate. Secretary McCulloch Is verl
anxious that should pass early possible so that
will 10 TO the House and be passed before the ath