, 1874-06-09


- HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
NEW DiLr.s.
Bills wore introduced sud roferrod, including
BY Mr. BENEn-To abolish tho Western Dis
Dy Mr. BTARKwEAruEn-To incroaso the
rovcnuoa to roatrain gambling and Imposing a
tax Of 20 per cent on al sales Of ssocks, borslH,
gold, etc.
b1r. BUTLER (Masu.) moved to suspend tho
rulca aud take from the Speakers table Tho 6eu-
nto Civil Rights bill, aud rofer it to the Jutlcln-
The motion VAS rejeotod-yeas, 1856; nays, 1856;
not two-thirds In affirmative.
Among those voting "No," woro tho following
MHSpnb!ic91qqa HI'l ma, Da1134ning brombors Butler
Thomas (Va.) and Thornburg (Tonn.).
ADMISSION OF COLORADO.
hr. CHAFFEE moved to auspend tho rules
and pass the bill for tho admission Of Colorado
AZ asato. Passed-yoaB, ITO nayp, 65.
ouunon 1rconPoRAr1oN.
kr. STEVENSON, from the Judiciary Com
mittoo, reported favorably on tho Senate bill to
Incorporate tho First Presbyterian Church at
Alr. GUNCKEL. from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported btll iu relation to bouu-
ties.. Ho moved to suspend tho rules and pass
flo who served faithfully In tho army, including
those borne Oh tho rolls nB sfaycs, &83719 por
month for the whole timo Of eervico. Tho House
rcfusod to second tho motion to suspend the
rulos by 80 to r.. !.
ELECTION CASE.
The House then took up tho Louisiana con-
tented election caso Of Sheridan and Plnchbacl.
Speeches In support Of the minority report
were mado by Mossts.. SMITH IN. " and
sYPHER. aud against II BY Mr.: LAMAR. Tho
latter declared his belief that tho interests OF
the great Republican party weto not identified
with the maintenance Of the so-callud Goyern-
ornment in Louisiana or Of kindred establish
endure tho infa1ny and disgrace that had been
brought upon tho American name by those
grotoaQue caricatures OF government. The re-
suit of the War had been to establish tho iu-
diasolubflity Of American Union and unfvorsali.
ty OF Freedom on tho. American continent, but
the North WINS not satisfied with that. Con-
gresB Ind passed tho reconstruction measures.
and hnd sunk tho iron deep into the heart and
Honl Of the Southern people. But tho position
secesslon-tho right Of withdrawing from the
Union-was extinguished md eliminated from
tho American syatem, aud no longer constituted
part OF the clemonts Of the American Gov
incidents was dead, extinct, aunk In that sea
which never gives up itB dead, aud the people Of
tho South did not ask for its reBusoitation. The
enlightened people Of the South would not, il
they could, identify the interests Of tho country
with an institution Which stood utterly antagon-
issio to all the elements and Was living farce Of
modern civilization. [Applauso]. They regarded
tho three lust amendments Of tho Constitution
ns invo1hblo and sacred as the articles that were
written by their forefathers.
The discussion closed with apeeoheB from the
two contestants, Sheridan and pinchback, The
latter Interested and amused the House with 4
dtsoutnivo description Of tho Louisiana election,
which be Declared was In all respects fraud.
Mr. DARRELL moved as a substitute for the
minority resolutions that Pmohbaok is omitted
to tho seat prima faolo.
Tho question WAS passed over, sud III to b'
voted on tomorrow.
-: 0oNFEnEnCE NEroATH-
Mr.. nUBK presented conference reports oi
tho bill to revise tho pension 1awB and the bill
regulating Pensions for total disabilities, whicl
we're agreed TO-.
Adjourned.