The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-02-21
The Reconstruction Military Bill

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The Chicago Tribune special Washing
ton dispatch of yesterday gives the follow
ing account Of the latest action Of the two
Houses upon this important bill
According to agreement, the House met
to vote at eleven this morning. The call
was watched with unusual interest, as the
result was regarded as very uncertain by
all. The vote was directly upon agreeing
to the Senate substitute, and failed by ~
to SO. The majority against it was larger
than was expected i'll any quarter. 1t APP
peared that Senator Fesseuden had expressed
the opinion that if the House asked for a
conference they could obtain better bill,
and number voted against concurrence on
this account. Eight Democrats withheld
their votes to see if the bill could pass, and
i'll case it could would have given such neg
alive support, but as it began to appear
that the bill would fail, at the close of the
vote they rose and recorded their negatives.
Ne explanation is given Of their conduct.
The House next voted to non concur, and
for committee Of conference
The debate in the Senate upon the motion
to grant the request OF the House was very
animated. 1t soon became apparent that
the Senate would insist, and send the bill
back to the House, and as the Senate could
not under the rules, amend, the hope was
expressed by many Senators that the House
would recede from its objection or propose
amendments that could be carried in both
branches. The debate was very warm
Mr. Fessenden stating that be had been op-
posed to part Of the bill from the first
III was severely taken to task by MesSrs
Wade and Howard for having failed to ex-
press any objection during the long debates
The criticisms of Fessenden's course were
very pointed, and MIR. Fesseuden's defense
equally so. The Senate engaged in the
closest debate upon the question for nearly
five hours. The speeches of Messrs. Wade
Sherman and Lane attracted general atten-
teutieD, and as the debate went on, the feel
ina increased against a conference, and
strength.
When the house assembled in the eve
ming the refusal of the Senate to conference
was on ths speakers Table. After an
hour spent on appropriation bills, on motion
of Mr. Blaine, the house proceeded to the
business on the Speakers table, and took
up the bill returned with the message of
the Senate.
DIR Blaine moved to concur, and allowed
Mr. Wilson Of Iowa to offer an amendmelt
providing that all persons rendered inelligi-
bic to Office under the second section of the
Constitutional Amendment, should be in
eligible as delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. Ga MIR Blaine demanding
the previous question the Democrats began
to tillibuster, AT half past ten it being
quite apparent that vote could not be had
SO as to send the bill to the President by
midnight. the Democrats proposed to cease
all diiatory motions on condition that the
House viii adjourn till tomorrow forenoon.
Refused by 81 to So, when flibustering be-
gan again. If PASSED in any shape now,
the responsibility of declining, will be
thrown upon the President Many of his
friends think he will acs promptly on what
ever passes, aud not resort to pocket
veto