New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-29
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U,eurScrnc Nav 2s-The Administration was
bad,v defeated in the House to-day The desperate
device of placing in the hands of the President tho
machinery of martial law to enable him to reflect
himself failed on direct vote to get majority OF
the House, thanks to the manly independence OF 70
Republicans who joined the Democrats and voted
down a motion to pass the habeas corpus sus-
pension bill All the force of party discipline was
brought to bear upon these and other Repubh-
cans suspected of an intention to act with
them to induce them to support the blil'
and the anxiety of the President for It's
passage was communicated to them by his Private
Secretary who visited the House for the express
PURPOSE Threats of the consequences that would
follow their desertion from the party were made use
Of and the argument of political necessity strongly
urged. These influences were not without enect
upon some. Several members who had expressed
themselves in positive terms as opposed TO the Dill,
and had given assurances that they would vote
against it, failed to stand the test and uttered
feeble and dlscOnsolate Yea" when their names
were called There is reason to believe that at leaS
twenty-five men voted for the bill who were opposeu
to it and hoped for its defeat, but who had not Inc
courage 70 express their convictions by their votes
Mr. Poland made the motion to take the Dill from
the Speakers table and pass it under suspension oil
the rules There was of course, no expectation en-
tertained of obtaining the twOthirds vote necessary
to carry the motion. The object in making it was to
ascertain if there was n majority who could De
counted on to vote for the bill 1t was part of the
plan agreed upon between the President and Messrs.
Butler and Morton. II a majority had voted Yea on
Mr. Poands motion, the Administration partsans III the
Senate would have been notified Of the fact
at once and would have STAYED of final action
upon the House resolution extending the session
10 Monday until u O'Clock tomorrow, when the
resolution 20 adjourn the goth would have become
lucrative and the session would have terminated with
the Tariff bill and the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
undisposed Of and extra session would have been an
absolute necessity. 1t Is rumored that such confidence
was entertained of the Of this plot that the Pres
iden message converting Congress in extra session was
prepared yesterday. The extra session would have
lasted until habeas corpus suspension was reached
without suspending the rules, and passed by majority
vote This wellc0nc0cted scheme failed greatly to the
grief OF its oucinatOrs The rolleal on Mr.. Polands
motion resulted Yeas, 9i Nays, 1o8 all Of the Demo
Gratis present voting in the negative and the following
named Republicans:
Hale and Peters Of Maine. Willard and Smith Of Yer
mont Starkweath and strong Of Connecticut, Goodrich
StOughtOn OF Michigan. FaTnsworth, Burchard and Hay
Sheldon and Svnher Of louisiana Morphis of Mississippi
Whitley of Georgia, and Lowe OF Kansas.
Contrary to general expectation, Mr. Dawes voted with
Butler and the rest Of the Massachusetts delegation in
the affirmative. The result of this action will probably
be adjournment Monday next The Senate no longer
can nd any for delaying its business and can fin
ish the Tax and Tariff bill tomorrow. Thursday Friday.
and Saturday Will then be left in which to dispose OF the
sundry Civil Appropriation BILL and to agree to the re-
port of the Conference Committee the Tariff bill 1t
may be remembered that when the House was indis-
posed year ago. TO pass the KuKluX bill, and when
Butler had been beaten, both in the caucus and in the
House, he brought the President the Capitol and
sprung upon the House special message which did the
work rumor is current tonight that he contempates
repetition OF these tactics but it is believed that it
would this time fail. The Democrats are now so fully
determined defeat this that il enough Re-
publcan could be whipped in to make majority, they
would 1l1buster for weeks TO prevent its passage.