The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
An Exciting Day in Congress.
The Republican Feud.
Especial to the st. Louis r publican.l

THE CURRENCY BILL IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-NOthing of gen
eral public interest was done in the Senat
to-day. Nearly all interest centred in tn
proceedings of the House, where, after tn,
reading of yesterdays journal, the fnancia
question came up and occupied the after
noon OF the House until adjournment. Thi
evening, the first vote was on the question
which came over from yesterday, Of layin.
on the table Gen. Buffers motion to recon
slider the vote by which the House agreed t.
postpone until Tuesday next the fundina
bill, i'll order, as the purpose was announced
by Butler, to go to the Speakers table and
get at the Senate bill which was passed
several days ago.
This was the first instance on which, with
in about three years, the Speaker has had
an opportunity to cast the deciding vote
There was a very full house. When it be-
came evident that the vote would be close
pages were sent to all parts of the capitol
building to bring in from committee rooms,
etc, all the members that could he found.
Members moved hurriedly about the hall
stopping to converse with this or that one
who had voted on the opposite side of the
question, and trying to induce him to change
his vote. The semi-circular space in front
of the Speakers desk was literally crowded
With members who were eager to watch the
progress of the roll call, and when it was
found that there was tie the hum of voices
ceased and the hall became perfectly quiet.
The Speaker announced, i'll a very clear
and firm voice, the vote of 126 for and 126
against laying on the table the motion to
reconsider, adding that, there being tie,
| the speaker votes no. This was defeat for
Gen. Butler and his followers, who were too
greatly disappointed at the result to be in
any humor to relish the demonstration of
satisfaction and approval that was made by
those Oh the opposite side of the question.
The question required to that of recon-
sidering, which was adopted by only eight
majority.
THE REPUBLICAN BREACH.
The breach in the Republican party on the
| financial issue widens, and the personal feel
ing between the leaders of the opposing
wings grows intense. To day in the House
there was almost repetition of the scene
in the Senate-when Conkling and Sargent
SO bitterly denounced Logan and Morton.
General Butler, in an effort to take up and
pass the Senate bill which lay on the Speak
er's table, declared his belief that the Presi-
dent would not veto it. He was immedi-
ately called to order for introducing into
the debate any outside pressure which there
might be, in assuming to indicate the nten-
tions of the Executive in this instance.
The declaration as to the intention of the
Executive was used by the initiation wing of
the Republicans while in the Senate it was
used by the resumptiOnists but Mr.. COnk-
ling, as the resumption leader, merely OK
pressed the hope that Grant would veto the
bill, while Butler, as an initiation leader,
expressed his belief that he would not.
Senator Morton will soon reply at length to
oughly reused and indignant that his reply
cannot fail to be interesting. No such I'M
compromising ftud has risen between any
two Republican leaders since the foundation
of the party as that which was opened be-
tween Morton and Conkling last Tuesday.
SPECIE RESUMPTION DEFEATED.
Louisville Courier-Journal]
The seventh section of the Maryland bill
was stricken out and a yea and nay vote had
on the eighth section, which is the Boston
plan for resnming specie payment. This was
defeated by lag to IS, the Western and
Southern members generally voting to strike
out. Amol.g those who voted to retain this
eighth section were of course the New Eng
land monopolsts, reinforced by Burchard, of
Illinois; Cotton, of Iowa; Darrell, of LOuisi-
ana; Hancock, of Texas Howe, of Missis-
sippi; Lewis. Of Tennessee Platt, of Vir-
ginia Sawyer, of Wisconsin; Smith, Foster
and Garfield, of Ohio, and Waldron, OF Mich
igan. The EegrO members were cOnsidera-
bly, muddled on this and other votes and
behaved like a hotel waiter amid a fire of
contradictory orders. This was the most
important vote Of the day, SO far as relates
monopoly party, and was signal triumph
for the people.
SUPPRESSION OF POLYGAMY.
The House Judiciary Committee to-day
heard District Attorney Cory, of Salt Lake
City, in advocacy of action by Congress,
which shall give the United States Court of
Utah proper aud exclusive Jurisdiction of
criminal offences. and then provide for the
suppression of polygamy.
EXTRACTION TREATY.
Official proclamation is made by the Presi-
dent of the ratification of the treaty between
the United States and Salvador tor the sur
render of criminals. 1t is expressly pro-
vided that the extradition shall not apply to
any crime or offence Of a political character.
The treaty is to continue for ten years.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Benjamin P. Avery. of California, Envoy
and Minister Plenipotentiary
to China.
LICENSING OF SHIPS.
Both the houses of Congress passed the bill
providing that the act of 1898 for enrolling
and licensing ships or vessels employed in |
extending to canalboats or boats employed
On internal waters or canals of any State.
A MEDAL FOR AGASSIZ.
The Government is having prepared
medal commemorative Of the late Prof. Agas-
siz and his devotion to and achievements in
science.
The manufacture and sale of antiquities
in the East seem to be in a wonderfully pros
porous condition, and are assuming many
forms. The fabrication OF Moabite statues
and vases in the potteries of Jerusalem is
but one expression of this enterprise, into
which the easy Turks and Arabs carry an
Energy quite foreign to their natures when
engaged in honest emplOyments. A citizen
If Constantinople employs coppersmth to
bronze plates on large scale,
xhlch are oxidized by means of acids, and
With so much success that Russian archaol-
,gists have been unable to detect the i'm
posture upon internal evidence. A Cappa-
locian named Agab is now making the tour