The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-03
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The Defeat Of the President's
Arkansas Policy.
TRIUMPH OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES.
Proposed Reduction Of the Sundry Civil Ap-
preparations.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Marcn z, 1870
SIGNAL DEFEAT OF THE ADMINISTRATION IN
THE HoUsEDTHE RESOLUTION FAvoEINa NON
INTERFERENCE IN ARKANSAS Affairs ADOPTED
By LARGE MAJORITY.
Mr.. Scudder, OF New York, opened the debate
on the Arkansas resolutions in an admirable
speech, in which he very clearly stated the CIR.
cumstances OF the case, and, what was OF equal
import ance, the question itself, which, he said,
was whether the Congress or the United States
could overthrow State government, republican
IN form, fully installed ana now peacab!y exercs-
ing Its authority. He proceeded to recie briefly and
very clearly to the House the different ways in
which the Baxter government had been recog-
nized by the courts. by the President and by the
people, and then showed that the constitution
was proper constitution, adopted by the people
as their own, under which they were content to
live. MIR. Scudder's speech arrested the attention
OF the House and had the great merit OF placing
before 1t In concise ana Ineligible form the facts
Of the case. Ward, OF Illinois. who made the re-
port In favor OF BROOKS, followed Scudder and
made an impassioned harangue, which did not
apparently strengthen his side He was followed
By Milton Sayler, member OF the Special Com
mittee, who claimed that there was no authority
IN Congress or the Executive to determine the re.
suit OF State election; that this contest OF BROOKS
and Baxter was decided by the Legislature Of
Arkansas, which, under the constitution and laws
OF the State, constituted the only tribunal
for that purpose; that this decision OF
the Legislature was final and exclusive, and
consequently that Baxter was both de Jdcto and
de ja,re Governor OF the State and was properly
recognized as such by the President; that the
proceedings to frame the new constitution were
entirely regular and entirely in accord with the
laws and usages OF the country; that the consti-
IN fprm md hat Mr. Cor
land as much entitled to recognition as Governor
as any executive OF any other State. Judge
Trcmain whose ineffective voluoility has got
for him the name or Sergeant Buzfuz in the House
OF late followed Sayler, and thinned the galleries
very rapidly, and when he sat down the House
took recess. Judge Poland opened the debate
after the recess, ana in really great speech-a
speech which produced conviction and did what
very few speeches in Congress do, changed
votes presented che question in all it's
aspects. AS chairman Of the committee and
author of the non interference resou ton, he
closed the debate and carried the day. The first
vote on o molten to substitute Wards resolution
for Poland's was taken amid deep excitement. 1t
was a test vote. apd to everybodys surprise, it
showed that the House was not inclined to think
with tho President. Wards resolution de-
claring Brooks Governor or Arkansas was de-
teated by 1873 to So SO great majority against the
administration amazed everybody and the faces OF
the moderate republicans frightened at the unex-
pected completeness OF their success. Next came
motion to lay Judge Poland's resolution Tor non
interference on the table and this was promptly
defeated by 147 10 95. Then came the final vote
and the Poland resolution was adopted by the
handsome majority OF 149 to 80
THAT'S the worst blow C@sarism has got for q
long while," said republican as the vote was an
nounced.
On the nnal vote General Butler did not vote at
all. or the eighty republicans who voted against
the adoption OF the non-lnterierence resolution,
the greater number are men not reelected to the
next Congress- and who. as IL is said here have no
visible means OF political subsistence one colored
member, James I. Rapier. voted for Poand's reso-
linton.