The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-11
WASHING ON.
The Last Hours of the
.va4,s Session.
Exciting Scenes im Both
Houses.
The Compromise on the Enforce
ment Act.
KELLEYS UNFORTUNATE BARGAIN.
KELLEYS UNFORTUNATE BARGAIN.
Chandler in the Senate on the LIBERAL
Democratic Conspiracy.
THE PRESIDENT OFF TO LONG BRANCH.

WASHINGTON, June 10, Is72
The End OF an Important Session.
The closing scenes OF the second session % the
Forty-second Congress were characterized by the
confusion incident to such occasions The bitter
political strife involved In the pending partisan
measures added to the earnestness of
either side, and the threatened possibility
OF an extra session to carry out those
measures made the situation unusually interesting
Both houses met at eight O'Clock A. M. determined
to complete action on the Amendatory Enforcement
act before noon the hour fixed for adjournment.
AT nine the Conference Committee ON the Omnibus
or Civil Sundry Appropriation BILL Included In
which was the obnoxious provision,
reported disagreement, and tho session
was extended until six p. M. At halEpast five a
compromise was reported from the committee and
the session was further extended until nine 4. NJ,
at which time the presiding officers OF both houses
executed the order OF adjournment, and the most
important session OF Congress since the beginning
OF reconstruction days passed into history.
The President will leave Washington tomorrow
with his family for Long Branch.
The Senate's Last sitttng-A Conspiracy
and a Compromise.
The proceedings in the Senate were compare
lively quiet and uninteresting, although Senator
Howe, created q stir Of excitement by entering a
the minority report on the New York Gus
tom House investigation. Mr. Howe de-
nounced the minority report as base
and unjustifable reflection upon the action
of the majority, including mlsstatements OF facts
which warranted him In the assertion that the
minority had abused the confidence and courtesy OF
the Senate. Mr.. Chandler took occasion to make
this feature an opportunity for lengthy dis
sertation regarding an alleged conspi-
racy between the democratic and liberal
republican Senators and others to assail the admin
istration. He was as violent as usual, and, being
pressed for explicit statements, declined to give
the names OF the consplrators. Mr.. Fenton, who
was understood to be OF the suspected parties,
denied any participation in the conspiracy.
Mr.. Stevenson, evidently innocent OF all knowledge
In the premises, was exceedingly anxious to develop
oil the facts, and finally succeeded In forcing Mr..
Chandler to declare that the democracy was repre-
sented In the consultations OF the conspirators.
Chandler then proceeded to show how by alibus-
tering In the House, and by political debates over
proposed Investigations in the Senate, the pro-
gramme had been carried out the session FILTERED
away, and important public business neglected.
The object Of the debate, which was a defence Of
the Senate against the prevalent charge that
it, as body Is responsible for the unfinished condi
| ton OF public business having been accomplished
\
| regarding the conference reports on the Omnibu.
bill were wholly void of interest In fact the
Senate was satisfied with the result of the confer
| ence compromise, because they accepted 1t as q
! Dackd0wn on the part OF the House from many oil
its positions regarding the minor points involved,
| and because the administration members, with a
few exceptions, were satisfied with the result on
| the enforcement provision. as's
AS the bill! nov stands passed by both Houses
snd approved by The President, the old law ap-
| plicable to cities Of more than twenty thousand
inhabitants remains IN force. The amendment pro.
vides that supervisory power shall Be Invested in
precincts outside OF cities to the appointees OF
federal courts the same in the old law, but the
authority for arrests is withdrawn. In effect, 1t
allows an inspection Of the votes cast by federal as
well as local officers and gives the federal officers
| the moral power of Congressional enactment to
sustain them In their duties partisan chalengers
| or poll watchers. They are required to make
! notes, and any arrests that may follow
from their suggestion will occur, as has been the
custom in previous years, after the election has
passed. II the democrats accept this as a compro-
mise and are satisfied with it they will soon learn
that the republican managers have beaten them.
Such at least is the opinion Of large majority OF
the republican members Of both Houses. Senator
Pool and few other extreme radicals who insisted
on the Ku Kux law as a necessity before adjourn
ment are the only republicans who find fault with
the present situation.
The House Holds a Lively Levee for the
Inst Of the Session.
There was full attendance at an early hour in
the House, as a lively time was expected over the
deadlock, in consequence Of the action OF the
Senate in putting the Enforcement act as an
amendment upon the Civil Sundry Appropriation
md in wh fhp n oncur
II is claimed by the democrats that this result was
brought about through pledges given by the repub-
lican side Of the House that the bin should
be reported back from the Conference Committee
without the obnoxious amendment.
When Mr. Garfield reported it from the Confer
enec Committee, with the Objectionable feature left
in, the charge was at once made that faith had
been broken, and Mr.. Edridge charged 1t
directly upon Mr.. Garfield, which charge Mr..
Garfield 1atly denied. There was at once q
scene OF confusion, when Mr.. Kelley, quite
to the surprise Of everybody, moved to recommit
the bill to the committee, and made speech de-
tending bis motion, in which he declared that a
bargain had been made by which the bill was to
come back without the Objectionable features that
q United States Senator had come upon the moor Of
the House, and said in his presence that II the
democrats would allow the bill to go to the Confer.
ence Committee the Senate would recede from the
amendments that he had so assured mem.
bers on the other side, and that
now he should scorn himself II he failed to fulfil
his part of the contract Several members at this
point excitedly asked by what authority he spoke
for the majority OF the House. Mr.. Kelley dis
claimed speaking for any one but himself, and
pledged no influence but his own.
This course on the part Of Mr.. Kelley create,
much surprise, and the opposition grew jubilan
| over It, Mr. Garfield followed with statemen
that he had made no promises, entered into no ar
rangement in regard to the matteN and gave
brief history OF the measure in question Mr.. Bng
ham, OF Ohio followed Mr.. Garfield, and In the course
OF his remarks he characterized the action o
the majority in attempting 10 defeat legislation a.
dlsgracefui, dshonorabe, damning and treason
| able.
At this point Mr.. Morgan, OF ohio, arose and de-
/ nounced the statement of the gentleman Hon
OHIO, Mr.. Bingham, as "a lie, anu as SUI"
he "branded 1t before the county ~ s"o