The New York herald., 1871-01-11
Grand Rally of Senatorial
Lobbyists.
Sumner to Interview Him at
Once.

Once.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1871.
AS soon rs the journal was read In the House to-
day the debate on the st. Domingo resolution was
resumed. 1t opened quite dull. even stupid and the
prospect was that 1t would pass OF with as little
interest an Appropriation bill. The first thing in
the wag OF
4 SENSATION
was the reading Of telegraphic despatch from the
Indiana Legislature, sent to the Clerks desk BY Mr..
voorhees,, 70 the effect that the Legislature had
passed resolution instructing the Indisna delega-
tion in Congress to vote against the annexation OF
st. Domingo. This stirred mp the galleries, which
were crowded as on yesterday, and created laugh
at the expense Of Mr.. Orth the champion Of the
resolution, who halls from Indiana. About one
O'Clock
THE SENATORIAL ADVOCATES
OF the measure put In appearance, and after
General Horace Porter. the Presidents private Sec
retary, and Senators Morton, Chandler, Conkng,
Cameron. Carpenter and PomerOy were all on The
no0r OF the House at snce, each man labor1ng with
the delegation from his State and such other men,
bers as lie could reach to vote for the Senate resou
tion and against the Amber amendment Morton,
as on yesterday, was the generalin-chef of the Do
II
held sort OF levee and gave the orders to his cap
tains. ConkIlng was the active man. ably seconded
by his corporal Lafiin, OF New York, the embryo
Naval Offlcer. Chandler looked after the Michigan
dcpe and some OF the Southern carpet-baggers, who
look upon him as one who has power behind the
throne. Cameron was busy with the PennSylya-
mans, ana win them his word is law. Hamln
took the unconverted Peters in charge,
but with no better success than followed
the efforts OF Conkling, Robson and Porter
yesterday. Pomeroy managed the members OF the
Congressional Church and few OF the women's
rights men, Carpenter seemed to be TOO much
gagged with fragrant Havana in the cloak room to
10 much work. Porter sought out ali such as want
favers from the administration.
THE ARTILLERY OF THE DoMINIcANs
was directed against the Amber resolution, but the
IRE was very feeble. until the bold Ben Butler OBJ.
tained the floor. Butler had bur ten minutes
allowed him, but he started in with full head OF
steam on, and 10 couple OF seconds screwed his
courage to the sticking point and assured the House
that he did not intend to fail. Butler was very
severe on Sumner He lamented
THAT EMINENT SENATOR'S DETECTION
from the republican party, and regretted that he
had lived to be complImented by the rascaly cop
perhead Legislature Of Indiana. Bingham, another
big Gun came to the rescue OF the Dominicans, and
years In his best style.
At haf.past one O'Clock Orth arose to close the
debate and put in the parting shot. The opposition
begged for little time present their side of
the question, but the Dominicans had heard enough
from the other side.
TIE RENCoNTRE BETWEEN GARFIELD AND BUTLER.
Mr. Garfield moved to extend the time fixed for
taking the vote thirty minutes. This required unani
NOUS consent. Ben Butler objected, whereupon
Garfield, in an excited manner, at the same time
pointing to Butler said, "See the man who
cracks his whip objectingn Butler replied, Il am
glad when crack my whip to know that Ii stI1gs.r
Morgan on The democratic side cried out, You
are afraid to give Us time" Whereupon
-. A SCENE OF CONFUSION
ensued and the House was in such an uproar that
the ponderous hammering OF the Speakers gavel
could not be heard ten feet from his desk. Itwas
ali over Ia q few minutes, however and 0rth pro-
ceeded with his speech. He denounced the Amber
amendment, and termed 1t a miscnievous affair.
The truth Is that yesterday when Ortn allowed
Amber to offer his amendment he had no idea it
would receive a respectable minority vote,
y He saw new that he had opened the gates for the
entrance Of Trojan horse, flied with armed men,
destined TO lay out the Domincans. Another reason
for allowing the amendment to be offered was to
quiet the opposition, SO as to get the Senate
resolution before the House. 1t was sort of tub
thrown to the anti-Dominican whale but it became
apparent to-day early in the debate that the tub was
large enough for the whale to swim in. Orths APP
peal to the House In behalf Of the Presde~t
agarust the Amber amendment was
VERY TOUCHING,
but it fell upon the OF the opponents OF annexa
tion like water on sieve. The vote was taken on
the amendment at two O'Clock. The first dozen
answers In the Affirmative showed that the Domni-
cans were about to be defeated. When the yeas
were twenty-five ahead or the nays the Senatorial
Lobbyists began
.~F9e TO DROP OUT
one by one and before the roll call was flushed the
only one ofthe party lett General Horace Porter
when the vote was announced on the adoption Of
the amendment l0S to 76, the Dominicans sur
rendered with as good grace as they could COM
nand The significance Of the vote was that the
House stands against annexation to 10 In favor Of
it, over fifty OF the 10S were republicans. 1he
resolution as amended was passed by vote OF 1923
to e3 the democrats voting solid against the whole
scheme.
AS 1t is OF interest 10 see how each member stands
recorded on this pet measure or the administration
] append an analysis Of the vote. It viii be seen
that the democrats went sodly against 1t, and that
ak republicans chImed in with the opposite side on
this occasion only. The following is the vote:-
~-s YEAs--123.
Amber, OF Ohio, rep Lawrence, Of Ohio, rep
Armstrong, Of Pa. rep. Loughrldge, OF iowa, rep.
Arnell OF Tenn, rep. Maynard, OF Tenn, rep.
Atwood, Of Wis.,. rep Mccarthy, OF N. Y, rep.
Asper, OF NO., rep. McUrary, of Iowa, rep.
Aver of Va, rep. Mckenzie, OF Va rep.
Bailey, Of n. u, rep. Mckee, OF Miss, rep.