The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-11
Congressional.


WASHINGTON, June 10.---House.-Senate
bill allowing boats used exclusively for tow
ing and freighting to carry additional steam
was rejected. -,.
The report of the conference committee on
the election Norce billy amendment was re-
jected, and the bill recommitted.
The session was extended to O'Clock this
evening in the hope of compromise. The
fight seems to be triangular. The more ultra
Radicals want an extra session.
Second Dispatch.
CLOSING SCENES IN THE HOUsE--DR. MARY
WALKER soUELCHED-sPAT BETWEEN SPEAKER
BLAINE AND REPRESENTATIVE PLATT--THE
':FORCE" BILL PASSED, ETC.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-House.--The last
hours of the session were spent in getting
through several miscellaneous matters, prln-
cipally for the benefit of clerks and employees.
Tie Senate amendments to House bill eX-
tending to Arkansas the advantages OF the
agricultural bill were concurred in.
DR.. Mary Walker attempted to speak from
the Speakers chair in the House to-day dr'
ring recess. The capitol police squelched
her.
A sharp passage occurred between Speaker
Blaine and Representative Platt, Of Fir.
ginia, when the latter accused the Speaker OF
a false count. The House sustained the
Speaker, and Mr. Platt apologized, where
upon the Speaker said he regretted that the
unprecedented charge had provoked him to
say that Mr.. Platt was either grossly igno-
rant or grossly disrespectful.
The session to-day was prolonged from
hour to hour, and finally the force bill to
amend the act approved February %, 1871,
was passed-yeas, 1902; nays, 79. 1t provides
for the appointment Of two supervisors OF
election by the judges of United States
courts at any precinct previous to any regis
tration or election for representatives I'm
Congress, at the request Of ten citizens of
good standing who shall desire to have said
election or registration guarded and scruti-
nized. These supervisors shall not have
power to make Errests, but shall be present
at the voting and counting Of all ballots.
They must be qualified voters of the district j;
gliage, and must be one from each political
party. The bill also makes appropriations
of such sums as may be necessary to defray
the necessary expenses.
Mr.. Niblack Democrat), Of Pennsylvania,
a member Of the Conference Committee, pre-
yious to the vote being taken explained that
he had declined to sign the report solely on
the ground of his objection to that amend
ment as interfering with the States but the
compromise report was, he confessed, amere
skeleton of the original Senate amendment.
The supervisors provided for were to be
mere official witnesses to elections, with no
other power than to make complaint II the
election laws were violated. Although he
was opposed to the amendment in any shape,
he did not feel justified in carrying on any
factious opposition to it, but was disposed to
let the vote be taken on the proposition. BE
believed that that was the best policy and
he said 30 frankly to his friends. -.
4 The vote on the adoption OF the report
was party one, except that Dir. Farms
worth voted in the negative.
On molten of Dir. Harris, OF Virginia,
Senate bill to remove the politicai disaplii.
ties OF Georgr s. Houston, of Alabaina, ana
Zebulon B. Vance, Of North Carolina, was
passed.
p Tha . Force" Bin. &,
WAsHlseTos, June 10.-The conference
between the committees OF the House and
Sonato an tbo annirv aDDrODriatlOnS bill re-