Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-29
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FRIDAY. January p.

ate various COmmunicat lions lTom the Secrc-
taTy of War enclosing the engineers reports
on various proposed routes of internal i'm
Erovements. Referred to the Committee on
/ Transportation.
Mir, Bogy presented joint resolutions of the
. missouri legislature ON Louisiana affairs.
. which were read
MIR. Sherman said if the tone OF these reso-
+ lutions represented the sentiments of the peo-
. pie of Missouri they had better read the con
/ stltutiOn of the United States.
! Mr.. Scott presented petition of citizens of
| flttSoure and vicinity, asking apprOpria-
GOnS iOr the improvement of the Ohio ri yer
aud the granting of subs SidieS of the Northern
Pacific ard Texas Pacific railroads.
DISTRICT BUSINESS.
Mr.. Pratt presented a memorial OF citizens
OF the District of Columbia, asking the con
| tinuance of the present District Commission
ers fGT four years. and demonstrating gainSt
| the Morrill, bill. Referred to the Committee
! on District of Columbia.
| Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on the Dis
! trlct OF Coiumbla, reported tavorably ON bill
| ment of the District.
Mr. Flanagan introduced bin TO establish
! rOst routes in Texas.
! MI Sargent presented memorial of / 300
! citizens of the District of Columbia in favor
! of the bill introduced by him for the govern
| mcnt of the District.
| The calendar of general orders being pro-
| ceeded with, the Committee on Private Land
| Claims was called. and,
| ON motion of Mr.. BOgy, the House bill TO
| grant title to certain lands in the territory OF
| Arizona was taken up. Passed.
ON motion OF Mr. Cameron, it was agreed
! Journ II be To meet on Monday.
! Mr. Conkling presented credentials of r ran
clS herman, elected as Senator from New
| York for the term commencing March /
! 1919; which were read and placed on file.
i Mr.. Bogy presented the credentials of j. NJ
! COckerill, elected as Senator from Missouri
! for the term commencing March /. 1873 which
were read and placed on lile.
MR.. CoNKLING RESUMED THE FLOOR
on me Louisiana matter. He said that yes
| tcrday he had shown that neither the PreSi-
! dent nor Gen. Sheridan had anything To do
| with the military interference on the 4th of
! January. He had shown that the design OF
| the minority was not to stop al the S,iZing
| by force and Stratagem Of the lower house of
| the Legislature. but was intended To include
! also the SeiZing Of the entire state govern
mont. lie had shown that it was the duty OF
me civil authorities, and therefore of the
government, who was the highest representa-
tive OF the civil authority, 10 interfere To stop
the riot and turbulence prevailing. This he
had shown by citations from the highest an
th0rlties, English and American. But the
PRESIDENT, the republican party and a con
siderable portion OF the rest OF mankind were
10 he involved in destruction because those
whom Governor Kellogg called in hap
pened TO be soldiers. and soldiers OF the
United states Hireiings the Senator
from Maryland called them. Most
words do not appear in his printed speech
nut they were the liveiicSt words that he ut
tered. II II were not for those hirelingS, we
would not have this Senate chamber in which
10 hear the elOquence Of the Senator f.om
Mary land; we would not have this republic;
we would not be able To breathe the free air
OF republic. These hirelingS have no rpy-
erence in one-half of the republic; they are
called carpet baggerS, scalaWagS, and white
nlgEers; that the democratic party did not
always call the soldiers hireling> and il WAS
soldiers party when il wanted Cuba He
reIeTred 10 the acts OF Gen. Jackson in diSre-
gdrd OF the civil authority in New Orleans,
Tor which the democratic party made him
President; and TO tine dispersion of the free
state legislature in Kansas by the military,
| no
and which the democratic party applauded
from one end OF the country to the other. The
predecessors of these Senators did not then
denounce military interference.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Continuation Of Wednesdays session (-DiIatory
motions continued last night after our report
| CON the Cd page closed until I.50 a. M. when
the want OF a quorum being developed. Mr..
haynaTd tIenn) moved a call OF the House.
Mr. Ty,Ier (lnd.) moved To adjourn.
Negatived-Ieas 80, nays ~.
A. about O'Clock tle House was again
| without quorum, and, on motion OF Mr..
Maynard (Ienn.), call OF the House was or
dcied ana l4 members answered TO their
names.
Some twenty-five or thirty gentlemen We're
excused nom attending on account of sick
ness and other causes, ana three successive
times the motion had been made and mega
tlVed 10 excuse all absenteeS.
The Speaker Mr.. TyneF being in the chair
took the floor and said he had never known
an instance, where a call OF the House mad
shown quorum. that the abSehteeS hal been
sent for The House had all the power il
could have after dragging a hundred men
from their beds He desired that the record
SHOULD show some reason for sending Tor tie
ahSenteeS. He wanted the record to show
that the precedent OF ordinary prudence and
common sense had been followed.
Mr. C1ymer pa and Mr.. Hawley Comm
contended tie House had a right to send for
absentees regardless Ofthe fact that quorum
was present.
The Speaker said he did not question the
Of :,
~ members could compel the attendance of
| the other two, but what good could come
from it,
Mir, Fort Il.) moved TO dispense with far-
ther proceedings under the call. Agreed to
Yeas, 20; nays, 50.
Nj. Poland (Vt.l said when these proceed
lngs commenced II was known that IL was
\ STRUGGLE OF ENDURANCE
and it was well understood that those who
were absent last night should be here TO allow
those here last night an opportunity TO OBJ
tain some rest but the saline men that were
absent last night were again absent tonight
he had been here all through, and in view Of
the action just taken he did not feel called
upon TO stand up any longer. He therefore
moved that the House do now adjourn Dis
agreed tO-yeas, %; nays, S5.
FillibuStering was again reSorted TO-
AT q o clock the vote showing no quorum
present, the Speaker directed the roll TO he
called and lbs members answered TO their
names.
At about half past 9 the Sergeant-at-arns
appeared with MS first batch of absentees,
olIu lESS Nclt Cdlltu
EXCUSES.
Mr. FinCk (OhiO) said he had been detailed
by the democratic side at ten O'Clock to go
home and rest. He was also sick: and fur
ther, lie was paired with Mr. Ward IN. JD
He was excused.
Mr. Arthur (ky.l went home for a change
OF linen, and returned as soon as he could
Excused.
Mr.. Adams (Ky.) had been here thirty-six
hours, and found II necessary TO take repOse,
and had oTerslept himself Excused.
MI. Buckner Mo- had remained till ten
o'clock, and inteuGsI TO remain longer. but
at the request OF Mr.. Hooper Mass, had
paired with him.
Mr.. Conger (Mich.) said the gentleman's
ofiense was aggravated by his taking a man
fIOm their side, but as il was his first offense,
he would consent to excuse him. Excused,
Mr. Banning (OhiOl said ne was on the
democratic relief, and had OVERSIGHT him
self He had been here thrty-six hours
MI Clements (tll.) said he presumed, as
the democrats were running the House. they
had a right to grant him leave of absence.
lLaughtei. He was excused.
Mr.. StandefOrd (Ky.) had been here forty
hours, was suffering with a severe cold, and
went home to rest.
Mr.. Banning moved he be excused. Laugh
teri
Mr.. Shanks (Ind.) said one prisoner could
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