Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-05
THE END.
Last Kicks Of the Infamous Forty
First Congress.
An Effort TO Abolish the 7WO-thirds
Rule Defeated.
A Lively, 0ld-fash'OHsd Time Of it,
Abuse and Personality
Everything but a Fight.

I
HOuSe.-The President, with his prl-
Vate secretary and Cabinet, came to
the Capitol to sign bills, and were
snugly cared for in the Presidents
room.
Just a moment ago they were in
the hands of the Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate, who spread a fine COLA
ton in his Office. On the House side
a Weil-knOWD frequenter of the cOrri-
dOrs has pre-empted the Military
Commission room, and spread bOun-
tiful supply of canvas back ducks,
champagne and cigars.
The House is impatient at the delay
of the Senate, and manifests its feel
ing in disorder and turmoil.
The Senate is still considering the
omnibus appropriation bill. The ap-
preparation of $9O9, 600 for lighthouses,
etc, at Fair Haven, n. Y, was agreed
to. The appropriation for public build
ings at Hartford, Conn.,; Nashville,
Tenn; Little Rock, Ark, and st.
Louis, Mo-, were rejected. An amend
| ment authorizing the President to
| prescribe such regulations for the ad-
mission of persons into the civil SER
vice as will best promote its efficiency
was agreed to.
| The House bill relating to fraudu.
lent trade marks, and protecting
American manufacturers watches
from foreign limitations, was passed.
| The special duties on coal were de-
bated until a few minutes to five
o'clock this morning, when the Senate
held an executive session for one
hour, and then tOOk.a recess until
| 1880 am. All night, while the ses-
sion of the House continued, till $3.50
O'Clock am, there was regular storm
raised by the proposition OF Garfield
to amend the rules. The amendment
was interpreted by the Democrats
to aim at giving the Republicans a
| majority in the next Congress. The
same power is to be exercised during
the present session, although its ma
jOrity is twO-thirds.
| A proposition was made to amend
the second rule so as to provide that
after the previous question is moved,
no motion shall be entertained except
| to adjourn at a fixed time, and lay on
the table such motions that are not to
| be repealed; and, also, after the pre-
! ViOus question is seconded, that no
original motion whatever shall be en-
tertained except the single motion to
adjourn.
Messrs. Eldridge and Brooks, Of
! New York, Randall and Othes Demo-
| crats, denounced the proportion in
unmeasured terms, amid great eX-
citement-BrOOks vOwing that the
/ Democrats would resist even at the
hazard Of a revolution.
Mr.. Van Wyck declared the Forty
second Congress could adopt its own
rules, and the present Congress
had sound existing rules necessary to
| secure honest legislation.
Mr.. Eldridge thanked God there
were some honest men on the Repub-
| ican side of the House.
Mr.. Garfield denied that it was the
purpose Of the proposed rule to place
the minority in the power Of the ma
! jOrity.
Finally, amid much uprOar, the
| question was negatived, 81 to 62-
there not being twO-thirds in the
| affirmative.
| Another scene occurred, when Clark,
of Kansas, made an attempt to get up
the land grant bill, which was de
! nOunced by Messrs. McNeely and
/ =
/ MIR. Clarke pronounced il false, and
! ill-feeling went so far that the active
/ movers in the affair shook their fists
at each other but did not come to
/ blows.
The proposition got only two affirm
/ ative votes, and finally, at halfpaSt
/ four o'clock, the omnibus bill came
over from the Senate, with an enOr-
10 A.L g,f Il 20 r~A 10
| it, which were read.
Mr.. Dawes stated that the Commit
tee on Appropriations, had looked
over the Senate amendments, and
although there were many things he
did not approve, he still thought that
on the whole, the best thing which the
| House could do was to concur in all
rather than send them to a conference
! committee. He therefore moved to
concur in all the Senate amendments.
/ Carried, and the House at $50 O'Clock
! took a recess till 10 m, having first
| resolved that no business SHOULD be in
order during the rest Of the session
| except to receive messages from the
! President and the Senate, to enroll
| bills, and in reference to the general
appropriation bill.
House. The galleries here were
also crowded, and many visitors were
/ on the floor. The confusion was very
! great, but terminated at u o'clock by
| three vigorous raps of the Speakers
| gaVel, who, before announcing the
| adjournment sine die, delivered his
valedictOry, which was applauded
both by the members and the gale
| Ties. Having LETT the chair, he re-
! ceived the congratulations of the
members OfbOth Houses. Both Houses
! at a few minutes past twelve proceed
/ ed to the organization of the new
! Congress.
The President and members of the
! Cabinet, together with his private sec
| retary, occupied the Presidents room
near the Senate chamber, where the
President signed all bills presented to
| him, excepting nine, among which
were an act for the purchases Of land
sold for direct taxes in insUrrectiOnary
States; relative to the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railroad Company of
| Alabama; relative etOtelegraphiCc COM
LmunicatiOn with foreign countries.
| The rest were personal bills.
The President this morning ap-
proved and signed sixty-seven bills,
/ including the remaining general APP
preparation bills. He remained some
time awaiting the organization OF the
| two houses in order to save the Joint
| committee the trouble Of sending to
him at the Executive mansion. He
! had no printed message to cOmmuni-
! cate. Several hundred bills which
passed one house and failed in the
| other received concurrent action.
| Among the house bills which failed
were the anti-pOlygamy act, the joint
! resolution in relation to the Cuban
revolution and the act to enable hon
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
andd their widows and orphans to
acquire hOmesteads on public lands.
To prevent cruelty to animals in tran
! sit by railroad companies. To amend
| the bankruptcy act. To increase pen
sions 20 per cent. To charter the Gin
/ cinnati and Southern railroad. To
abolish the Office Of Admiral and
! Vice Admiral.
At 10 am. the House members
| generally were expressing WEAKNESS,
! consequent upon the long night ses-
| sion and want of rest. After about
/ five miRutes spent in the presentation
Of an executive message, the House
took a further recess until IL o'clock.
Meanwhile, members gathered in
groups, holding noisy conversations
over the scenes Of the night session.
Preparations were made for opening
the Forty second Congress, and the
galleries gradually filed up with spec
tatOrs.
At IL am. a resolution was adopted
to pay J. ]. Hines, of Alabama, $500
for contes ting his seat, to which he
| Nuaa anfifInd