The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-11

WASHINGTON, June 10, 1872.
The House met at eight O'Clock A. M, and Mr..
GARFIELD, trep) OF Ohio, presented the conference
report on
THE sUNpRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
question was raised as to the precedence to be
given to such report and as to whether the ordi-
nary diatory motions oonld not be interposed to
prevent its being made but the Speaker ruled that
conference report was q question Of the highest
privilege, and must be received In preference to
anything else. The report was accordingly made,
and the democrats Immediately resorted to ILL.,
clustering, In order to defeat action upon 1t.
The report on the subject OF the Senate amend
ment, 80 obnoxious to the democrats, extending
the scope OF the Enforcement bill, proposes SUBJ
stitute for the Senate proposition, being q mere
modincation oft 1t provides that whenever In any
county or parish, In any Congressional district, ten
reputable citizens shall signify to the United States
District Judge their desire to have the registration
ELECTToN GUARDED AND sCRuTIN1zED
the Judge shall appoint commission OF two citi-
Gems OF dlIierent political parties, to be designated
Supervisors OF Election, with the powers and duties
Of such officers In cities possessing over one hun
dred thousand Inhabitants.
Mr KELLEY lrep.) ofPa, moved to recommit the
conference report, and said:-I make this motion
under deep sense OF responsibility, and ask you
ssa To to hear me for my and be silent
to It for cause as dear to me as my life-a cause
ID which hn. ! have more than once periled my
the republican party. which believe to be in dan
ger by the position OF this bin. am constrained,
as 70 MAKE ms ts, motion BY Of self
mere majority, we can drive this bill and the
enforcement amendment through, we wil do
are concerned win be the result OF such conduct as
that for which have more than score of times
sentenced men heretofore honored in the com
tnde. The bill has attained Its present state by
which means 30 far as my consciousness Is con-
FALSE PRETENcEs,
characterized by all the features OF that OFFENCE
Wn,cn me e, law OF Furnishes on satur
lamentary law and the usages Of the House, not by
the weakness OF the republican party, or OF the
members or that party, held this bill In their power
It's prominent members said to us, 'erake from t
one amendment and you may have all the rest,
without objection on our part. Take from it one
provision and you may have your adjournment and
your appropriation" There came on this floor a
senator-a member OF the Conference Committee
Imeahihg Cole, OF California; and he gave assur-
ance TO gentlemen around me that II the bin could
go TO Conference Committee
TIE SENATE WOULD REcEDB FROM THAT AMEND
=, MENT
IL was known that he who would be chairman NJ
nrove4 In ~ renee Committee OF this House dsap
pnI gu VI That amendment, and had given open and
Nc on assurance that he dsapproved 1t as heartily
Mr. G.R uaeInan on the other side Of the house.
draw the remark In regard to him. 'Ao"0' " Will
,a Mr. hnLtEY-l win say that am 80 assured nv
parliamentary usage, two democrat" m thn ~ "
ference 0emitteeone from the House s and ONE one
seemed TO me and Others be no noaslh,Itt ~ ~,
objectionable Amendment being adhered Is! II hu ea
and Others, as radical as I am went not
merely with me, but in advance OF me- to centieO
men on the other sidc and said The clrcnm.
stances are such as guarantee the withdrawn of
this amendment You cannot be deceived.u Not
yet did they yield. They hesItated and in
CURED, and did not yield until from the Speakers
chair they received the assurance that the report or
o~confere noe committee was
SUBJECT TO ALL THE DrLAroRY MOTIONS
that any other matter was subject to- had zone
70 them meanwhile and given them assurance that
y tney iost position or power l would cooperate
with them In rcganing their lost power and their
iost rights. and l make this motion In redemn-