The New York herald., 1871-01-10
Exciting Fight in tic House Over
st. Domingo.
Anxiety of the President for the
Success Of MOrtOn's Resolution.
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Senators and Cabinet Officers
as Lobbyists.
Drilling, ExhOrting and Capturing the
DiSaflrcted.
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THE D0MINICANS UL TlNiATELY VICTORIOUS
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How the Georgia Election was
Carried.
THE KU KLUX SCARE REVIVED.
LOyalists to be Pro
vided For.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1870.
Exciting Scenes In the House Over the ST. Do
mingo ResoIution-Auxiety Of the President
for the Success of the Measure.
st. Domingo was the excitement IN both houses
to-day. The immediate interest in 1t was confined
especially to the House. but the anxiety in the
Senate among the friends and opponents OF the
measure to learn its fate was such that Senators
took deeper Interest IN It than they did In the legis
la:ion which was before them for consideration,
Early In the day several members OF the Cabinet
made their appearance at the Capitol. There
were Creswell ana Robson aud Boutwell,.
Possibly these gentlemen had other business on
hand but they lost no opportunity to put
in good word for ST. Domingo. Robeson,
who Is the wheel horse Of the Cabinet,
and who does more effective work for Grant
than all che other members or the administration
put together, remained on hand all day. His jolly
face, good temper and easy, winning ways, not to
speak Of his position at the head OF the Navy De.
partment, make him first class lobbyist. Robesen
never refuses anything to members or Congress. II
ne thinks his ability to grant the request doubtful he
uon't say gruy, as Stanton used TO do, II can't DO
IT," but "Well I'll try,n or, 'rll do the best can.n
This makes him faporite with congressman. The
President evidently understands tins, for when
there is anything to be done in the sway
OF persuading Congressman in favor Of
measure the jolly Secretary OF the Navy Is
the Cabinet onlcer selected. CreswelI and
Boutwell, retired early In the fight General Horace
Porter the Presidents private secretary came upon
the ground IN the shape OF reinorcements for Robe
sou shortly before one O'Clock. HIS presence at the
Capitol nothing uncommon, but he does not
usually remain all oay when he brings in a message.
In anticipation OF 'scene" the galleries Of the House
were well flied about one O'Clock by crowd OF
curious people, evidently waiting for the Congress
sional waters 10 move and bent upon seeing and
enjoying the fun. 1t was known before the House
met that the Committee Foreign. Affairs had
spent lively hour discussing the ST. Domingo busi-
ness, and that they had agreed, by vote OF five to
four, TO report the Senate resolution as q
substitute for that OF Banks. Those who favored the
Senate resolution in committee were Banks, Orth,
Judd, sheldon and Myers. Those VINO opposed it
were Amnler. Willard. Wood and Swami. 1t is said
that had WILKINSON OF Mime sofa, the other member
OF the committee, been present he would have voted
with the minority, aud thus produced tie. ! his,
however, would have made little difference, as was
shown by the subsequent proceedings In the House.
The labors OF those interested in putting the resolu
ton through were not spent upon the committee,
but upon the nouse ITSELF because they knew that in
that arena the illal conflict must take place. The
House is, just at this time, in condition somewhat
SIliiliar 10 the SeHaLe. l0ere are u large nunUcr
OF members whose constituents have not appre-
cated their services to such extent to reelect
them to the next Congress Many Of them are pro.
fessiona politicians and not q few are confirmed
office holders. They must nave public place OF some
kind. Hthey cannot get 1t from the people they
must look TO the President for it, In any event they
expect the administration 'to take care Of them,"
the phrase is, and the administration in turn
naturally expects them to help it In just such
measures as the st. Domingo annexation scheme.
Slngu!arly enough, every republican who voted
against ST. Domingo to-day is reelected to the next
Congress, while all the "outs" voted steadily for
it-that IS, all who were present.
= The morning hour expired in the House shortly
after one O'Clock The announcement was scarcely
made before Orth, OF Indiana who had been
selected to champion st. Domingo, was on his feet,
with half q dozen other members. The eye OF the
Speak aker-by previous arrangement OF course--saw
Orth first, and he was recognized as having the
noor. Orth Is an old member OF the House. bur he
has never been specially prominent as leader. He
Is easy, fluent speaker, and Is said to be able
man upon the stump. He was not reelected to the
next Congress. and it is generally understood that
re Is to be "taken care of by the
administration. Probably he will receive
foreign mission, or be made United States
Judge; at all events, he is not to
be turned out, like Nebuchadnezzar to eat grass in
his old age. Orth was among those who felt con-
6dent that there were two.tnirds OF the House Ia
favor of the Senate st. Domingo resolutions. This
was the opinion OF Morton, COnklng and other SAN
guine ana earnest friends OF the measure, Orh
therefore, moved to suspend the rules for the pur
pose Of taking from the Speakers table the Senate
resolution and putting upon It's passage. This he
did the authority OF the majority Of the members
OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Fernando
NTnpJ nf Nau- Xnrr ybn lpI ayninc nf thu
committee objected to this, and Garfield and other
republicans appealed 10 Orth to allow the resolution
to come before the House for amendments and debate
before putting It upon It's passage But Orth
was infeylDle. He thought II was oil fixed, and
that fate mad decreed that tho resolution should go
through the House with the prestige or triumphant
and imperative two-thlrds vote without debate
The clamors Of republicans all around 3rth for .
chance TO discuss the measure were so great that
finally he agreed to modify his motion SO as to sus-
pend the rules for the purpose OF bringing the
luton before the House.
At this time the interest and excitement began to
increase and there were Indications that the spec
taors in the galleries, who had come for the pur-
pose OF witnessing scene, would not be disap-
pointed. Orth's modification OF his resolution was
the first indication that the Domln!cans were not SO
certain about the majority OF wo-thirds 1t seemed
to inspire their opponents with new courage. Hol-
man. OF Indiana, demanded rno yeas aud
nays, and the democrats stood up IN solid
column, with few struggling republicans to second
the demand The Speaker ordered the yeas
anu nays without the usual formal count OF the
House, There was good deal of interest In this
vote. While the roll was being called the Domini-
cans were rs busy Us bees trying to get votes.
At this point the tall form Of Senator Conkltng
appeared upon the scene. He Immediately rein.
forced Horace Porter and Secretary Robson, who
were going up and down the aises among the
desks Of members, here anu there and everywhere,
rs ubiul,tous rs MOSQUITOES. C0nkling never looked