New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-16
Washington Matters.
From the Washington correspondent Q

the S.. Louis Globe, June -:
General Butler is earning many forcible
abjurgations. At least from the principal
advocates of the mixed school provision of
the civil rights bill, who declare that the
General has betrayed them.
Thomas W. Conway, formerly Of Louis
lana, stated to-day that Butler told General
Sheridan, Plnchback's opponent for Con-
greesman at large in Louisiana, that he
should allow a motion to strike out the
obnoxious provision, if the bill should be
taken from the table during the remaining
ten days. Mr.. Conway asked Mr.. Butler if
this was true as Sheridan stated, and the
General replied that it was. All this las
greatly chagrined Downing and others who
are working with him, and Butler is as
greatly delolcced as heretofore he has
been praised.
There is slight possibility Of the bill
| being taken up before the session closes, as
| the rules being suspended at a twothirds
| vote is not required. But if so, the school
clause will be at once stricken out. There
are many reports afoat of the Presidents
| opposition to the measure, and altogether
| the feeling is quite bitter among it's fliends,
| and jubilant among those who oppose. To-
! day was the first Of the ten remaining days
| in which the rrles remain suspended, go
| that tw0-thirds is not necessary to GO to
the Speakers table or take special bill
| theretrOm. Under the operation Of the
rule, any measure that can command a
two.thirds vote of the House is very quickly
and easily disposed Of, without debate, and
the transaction Of business becomes very
| rapid.
| In the Senate, however, the usual discus
| sion is in order, and it any Senator chooses
to occupy the whole of the next ten days
| in a continuous speech, no rule Of the Sen
| ate could prevent him.
The Senate has disposed of the finance
and moiety bills. The appropriations are
being pushed along. Other important bills
pending and unfinished are the Geneva
award and bankrupt bills. the transports-
ton resolutions, the bill for the reduction
of the army. and that for the change Of the
District government Any one Of these
will, undoubtedly, be finished and become
laws. The Geneva award is doubtful, and
| the bankrupt act is no longer pressed.
Mr.. McCcary's bill will not be taken up,
out Mr. WiIiom will press for the surveys.
Il will be added 20 the river and harDor
bill.
Whatever else may be said against the
present Congress, il can not be laid to its
charge that up to this time single dlshon.
est scheme or bill affecting interests OF any
great importance has succeeded in passing
anv such getting through.
The Committee on Ways and Means this
morning considered the Senate amend
ments TO the moiery DILL, and non-concurred
in nearly all the features added by that
body 70 the bill. The House Elections Com
mitree to-day considered a resolution re-
quest!ng the Judiciary Committee to report
DILL disqualifying from the office of Dele
gate in Congress any person who shall be
known to be guilty. Of p9lygamy. A formal
vote was postponed unlil tomorrow.
CAPTAIN Eads, Professor Focshev, Gen.
eral Longstreet and the congressional
delegations from Louisiana and Missouri,
Assem- Dled in the room OF the Senate Com
mittee on Transportation to-day, to urge
action relative 10 the Improvement Of the
mouth Of the Mississippi. As most Of the
members of the committee were engaged
on Otner committees, TO quorum was pres
ent. and the gentlemen were not heard. Il
is feared -hat the committee will not re
port the Fort St. Philip canal bill passed
by tue House.
Among tine movement of troops are the
following: Nineteenth Infantry. from the
Department Of the Gulf TO Fort Leaven
worth for assignment: Third Infantry, from
the DepactDent of the Missouri to Holly
Sprl1gs. Mississippi. 10 occupy the presen
station Of the Nineteenth Infantry; in au
tumu, the Twency-Tbtrd Infantry to The
Department Of the Platte. to replace ths
Eighth Infantry. TIE stations and dutie
of the officers detached from their regiment
by order OF the War Department are no
affected by these orders.
The passage Of the currency bill reported
by the conference committee was fore
gone conclusion. II will be passed in :ht
House tomorrow. probably, without much
if any, debate. It's chances are decidedly
good, because there can be no amendment
! offered. and only one vote taken, and tha
direct one IN the vote to-day Sherman
was followed by Scott. Howe and Gilbert
There were. of the majority, six Democrats
one Liberal and TWENTY-FIVE Republicans
The minority had five Democrats, two Lib
erals and sixteen Republicans. There wer
a number Of Senators in the Capitol, bu
not voting. Had full vote been pollet
the majority would have been about tn
same OF the majority, fifteen were from
the Central and Northwestern States; th
balance, all but Messrs. Sprague, Scott an
Mitchell, being from the South. OF III
} minority votes, Messrs. Flanagan, Allel
and Hamilton, of Texas, were the onl
Southern votes. There was none so votin
from the West, while from the Pacit
coast there were five, and from New Ems
land eight, and from the other Atlanti