The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-01

the House, and who received any portion OF
the money used in procuring the SUBSIDY Dc
censured and deprived of bis seat in said gar
lery. The resolutions and report were ordeleu
to be printed and recomm'tted.
MIR. Hurlburt of H., from the Select Com
mittee on Mississippi Affairs, made report
signed by himself and Mr. Conger OF Michi-
gan, with resolution that the violent over
throw of law and order in Warren county,
Miss, justified Gov. Ames in applying Tor
troops. and the action of the government III
sending them.
Mr.. Williams of Wis, the third Republican
member of the committee, endorses the report
as follows:
Some portions of the above report l would
desire to change as to form and pbraseology.
so as to give a more full and exact expression
of my views, but with its general conclusions
fully concur.
Mr.. O'Bren of Nd presented nj nority re-
port signed by himselfeand Mr.. Spear OF Pa. 1t
reviews the testimony at great LENGTH aud says
the condition of the state is deplorabe and
it justifies the defence of Vicksburg made by
the citizens on the 9TH OF December, ana
charges the responsibility for the invasion and
loss of life on the Governor and Crosby, the
Sheriff. 1t groups the main facts OF the testl-
mony and severely censures the Judge of the
Court of Vcksburg for partisanship; the negro
officials of the county for wholesale frauds,
forgeries and speculation, and the Governor tor
his unwarranted call on the President for
army in the affairs of the state.
At few minutes before twelve the consider
ton of the force bill was resumed in the
House, and Mr.. Cook of Georgia made fifteen
minutes speech against the BILL and was FOL,
| lowed by Mr.. Pierce of Massachusetts and
Judge Poland of Vermont, who also opposed
| the passage of the measure.
Gen. Butler defended the bill at considerable
| length and explained its amendments. he
was followed by Mr.. Williams of Wis, who
do Of SnppchaS which although
| intended to produce the opposite effect, newer
| failed to provoke the laughter of the House
Mr. Coburn, who has charge of the bill, then
called the previous question.
AT this point Mr.. Beck of KY moved to sus-
pend the rules to Ipass bill maintaining that
| the agreement of yesterday was to be IN force
| only up to the point when the previous ques-
ton was called, aud that the opponents OF the
bill reserved to themselves the rlght 10
| interpose dilatory motions.
The Speaker caused the order to be read from
| the desk, and dissented from the construction
| which Mr.. Beck sought to put upon it,
Tellers were then ordered on the motion to
second the demand for the previous question.
The tellers reported 135 in the afhrmatyeland
| ITO in the negative.
The ayes and noes were then demanded on
| the main question.
| The main question was ordered by the follow
| ing vote: ayes 160, noes 105.
| Under the rules the bill was further debated
| for one hour.
| The amendment was adopted by 164 to 100,
making sec. Is read applicable only to Louisi..
| ana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama, and
| limiting its term to two years.
A motion to strike out the LIST, I'd and 4th
sections was then put, but before being acted
| upon two ndicatory motions, involving yeas
| and nays, were made.
Finally the motion was lost.
The question required on the engrossment of
| the bill, when dilatory motions were made by
| the Democrats, headed by Mr.-Randal.
Efforts, at II o'clock were made to com
promise and come to vote by Messrs. Wood
and Young, but their own friends drowned
their efforts by stout shouting.
After some fllibusterng an agreement was
| made that vote should be taken on a final
passage and then adjourn, aud that the reading
| of the journal Monday shall not be insisted.
The bill passed-yeas 135, nays ia. Ad,
| iourned,