, 1875-01-20

Ert,uhiicau mcrnb2rd to their feet to protest.
Tho point Of uror waa tatnnd. TINT after yoto
lad Inch Kivcn I'M tho hyea md nteH tho call
au aI,onil " to p'' siind, % ro ruled A" ti.o othes
day, bnt, without ragari1 to sl,is point,
tI,n report was divided. and tie firat
proposition {thAt mora employees wefo roquiredl
"aa init, And after moro tilibustcr1pg, was re-
jnetcd. Then tin enBIing recommendations Of
tfIo Co!nmf:tes waro put. flbuBterIg wna re-
!,ewed, aud finally. by vote Of this Inuse. vhfch
Ind asready rejected The general recotnnaenda-
tiou for additional! enpIoycs, Tho remainder Of
sho report wns recommittnd, and OIL adjourn
tnsnt suspended tho performance in tho Legi8-
tative hiDpuhtom0 until after thinner. Tie cost
Of ths circus tAiH morning in psy Of t1ls MEM
hors. attaches. ETC.. half day, wAs stmost 5000.
and ia vaBtly moro entertaining but when the
end men and intcr1ocu:ofs here get well mp In
their business, tic SHOW may be worth tho
money.
Thu pending order, bills On flra. reading, was,
aftor recosa, interrupted for further ccils per-
fur1nancu beginning with the introduction Of
resolution by Merritt for Investigation Of tho 10
Ea1ity of tho contracts for prison labor. This.
labor let for cutting ssoho for the State
IfouFe on such terms that tho Btate, which fur
siislle1 the labor, paid bonuH to contractors Tor
employing 1t at that work. Tho resolution didnot
c.ratc sny pcEccptiblo 1utter on tho Republican
eide. but was opposed bY Cummings, Donocrat,
bocango It provided for eelect COMMITTEES to
coht1nct the Investigation. Afser the Inevitable
whEto OF breath. ile resolution WAS adopted. A
resolution granting tho Of tho haIl it tue
| evening to the Lad,es' Temperance League.
| which, at thn foroflooj Hession, Waa defeated,
waH removed aud carried the reauis being au-
| nounced Ey tho Speaker. a division was then
| called for, ami ordered by the speaker. when
| objection was made sl4at VIC vote had already
| beeu ANNOUNCED. The SLasher atked tue object
| uf the objection.
A 1oKE IN TIE nouaE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Cuiom interposod with tho suggestion tbst
the lecture to bo delivered might prove treat
to the mou,bers [lauRlitert, aud tile resolution
waB carried again, plates, 10 tho interval, claim
| inc tile privilege Of replying 70 tho lecturer
I The performance Vas variea by sHc1nsy, Of
Cook. asking tho Speaker ho1 he (stirkusy)
| KIlould vote on the next resolution, Which was
| Tor the appointment Of a clark for the Bpeaker.
Tho arsaker couldn't tell stickuoy how to vote,
sud. aftor moro uproar, tho resolution was car-
riod,
TIE FEMALE SUFFRAGE QUESTION
| vaa thdn brought up by 4 resolution proposing
| at amendment to tho Constitution rruyiilng
| TINT erery person who hns resided In tile State
nne year. in tho county ninety days, and In The
rcclnct thirty days, u2tntalized, or over tho ago
ui u, shall bo qualified voter. The amoud-
! n!eDt also made competent vototB OF all who,
prior to January, 1910, took out certificates from
any court OF record, thus ohviasing objections to
the validity OF naturaIizlti3ns By State courts.
Wien thiH had been referred motion was made
to pliat tho resolution for tito information If tho
l!ouAc. suggestion from the Speaker raised
tie question, heretofore 1abatet. AZ to whether
a reference took the resolution for tbs time out
of tho control of tho House.
tEEES wonKslEX.
A windy parliamentary debaie ensued. 1he
Speaker al odd times broke inlO tue talk, and ill.,
,tn,a:e4 that hs held that 1t did not. Various
members argued that It did. Finally, the Speak.
cr announced that hc supposed thcre Tere twc
s4des 70 tho question. He had beou maiutatnine
o1,e sido alouo; no support had como from! thi.
side Indicating the upposition), and he zhoul1
have to go oyer 10 tho gontlemon on the otho'
side and 1ulo accordingly-that the RESOLUTION
VAS uoT out Of the control Of this HouEe
Which ha did. kooro, Of ogle (lndepend
cut. came in on tho next act with
| resolution inAtructing 6enators aud requesting
Representatives In Congress to yoto fos the Ad
d;iuital ponyion bill. lpscore Wantod to knoH
what that bill provided. Nobody could in
form him, but the ayes and noes wore demanded
aud everybody but inscoro and que otner man
ber lA4tenod to get On record al for tho soldiers
TUE GENrLEatAS FRox HARDIN.
Platter followed with = resolution for the up
| Poiutmcnt OF select committee to Investigate
the extraordinary eeries of murders perpetrato
1'hcec, ho Htatcd numbered fourteen; no in
, d'csutns had been found; ovorybody vas afrait
to Gaclose Wnat ho kilew Tor fcar 0
assassination, ard the terrorism vas colnplete
Platter told 1t in his peculiar. idiotic fashion.
was greeted nth laughter on al sides and mo
t 1ions to refer to the Committee on Fish sn
: Game, and the like. fow lncnlbera, howegol
, understood What state OF laSleasicss haA bee
| brought about in Williamson County by sayas
family feAus, resulting in these murders, an
threateuing more, and the resolution was cal
ricd This, with calls Of the ayos and noes 1t q
| times. and pnerile parliamentary chickering's
,, completed the programme OF the circus sho
FOR to-day.
Tho moral OF tho performance seena to
that tho Opposition xre Incapable of using thei
supremacy, such as i Ia, now that thoy hay
gall1ed It, and that the Republicans will asaiss Il
thu kiruodrotna exhibition till the public grow
dlssustcl.
, met to-day without u quututn only tHenty-tv
, members answering tue roll-call, aud, after til
reception OF reports Of committees aud Intro
Guctipn Of number ct bills adjourned.
Arnt.en's bill for refunaing to countles froI
: | which had been collected the 7-98 tax-grah va
! ltpprtcd back from tho Reycnuo Conmittos
with tho Recommendation that it be passod
| which report Was concnrred IN. Tho prospect
. that tho bill will be passed at an early day.
The w,ldast Of NIL tho wild Bchenes get intro
} duccl was embodied into bill introduce.
by Castle, providing for the submission Of
constitutional amendment rsorgauizing co.ln
. | tiea 80 a. to make lSl out uf tho present 102
The only ether bills Of general interest were t
provide for tho collection Of taxes heretofor
loyied In any Incorporated city Or town by actio
= of Rssutnpsit, and to prevent the annexation q
farm lstds 70 any s!y o. tow xth9at the con
|
= II question.
. TIE DEMOCRATS WOULD L1KE 70 FIX IT.
= In yisw OF their experiences to-day In th
House, tie Democratic members THU evening
talk of forming q permanent Opposition caucu
to arrange, each night, the programme {
tie noxt lay'a buaiuesa-whnt pllls shall be il
Thst qayassd who sas h.va y
I ia-1ighting AGAINST tho Republican minority
r which. wel-ofsantze1. snd With leaders s9pesio
: tion, will, It has been Demonstrated. block d
Opposition legislation unless some auch arrange
+ mcnt Ia effected. The trouble is, that the Den
j ocratB aud Independents have not determine
|, wila. they want to do further than to rip up th
lsepublican party generally, and the united Or
noattloa ara not equal to that task.
! Tie s.atp~Iio,lae Investigating Conni*ts
i wilt not opsn their session till tomorrow.
INDIANA.
SENATE
Srtttat Dispatch to The Chfeaps Tribune.
1xplAxApo1ls, Ind. Jan. 10.-pattions /
! favor OF temperance Legislation were presented
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