New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-26
BY TELE CIR APH.
CONGRESS.

political disabilities Of Edward Booker
John Withers and Beverly KennOn, o
Virginia; Robert w. johnson, OF Arkansas
james NJ. Qaarles, of Tennessee, and Jane,
Al: Haines, of Kentucky. Placed on thu
| calendar.
Mr.. Chandler moved an evening session
be held for the consideration of the steam
boat bill. Objection made.
| Mr.. Edmunds said if the Senate saw fit t(
| postpone the regular order it would relieve
him from all responsibility for the civil
| rights bill.
The bill restoring certain soldiers of 1Sl:
| to the pension rolls was lost by a vote OF q
| to "a.
Mr.. Morton's bill for counting the Presi
dental vote and con ingent questions was
| taken up. Several amendments were Of
fered and adopted.
There WAS a seven hours debate in the
| Senate today on H0rtOn's bill to regulate
| the count Of the votes for President and Vice
President, and tonight it passed by vote
Of q to 20.
The civil rights bill was taken up as il
came from the House on an agreement to
vote on it Saturday, at 2 P. NJ.
Mr.. West, Of Louisiana, from the Com
mittee on transportation, submitted as an
amendment to the river and harbor appr0.
priation bill the House bill for the improve
ment Of the mouth of the Mississippi river
known as the Eads bill, with amendments
which reduce the amount from Sc, ,OOO, 900 to
$5, ,25O, coo, selects the South Pass for i'm
pr0vement instead Of the Southwest Pass;
provides that the work shall be under the
superintendence of the Secretary of War.
and that the depth of the channel contracted
for shall be required to be maintained per-
manently in advance of payment. Ordered
to be printed.
The House spent an all night session in q
frultless attempt on the part of the Repub-
icans to get up the ceucus force bill Al
though by the new rulo dilat0ry motions are
forbidden, y means was discovered and put
in practice by the Democrats to circumvent
that rule and make it entirely futile. The
plan was for the Democrats to refrain from
voting on the main proposition, and as the
Republicans could not keep together q
majority Of the House from their own
ranks, the vote would reveal the absence of
a quorum; then the tedious process of
call OF the House would be proceeded with,
and when it was finished and the vote
came to be taken on tho main proposition
the Democrats would resort to the same
tactics-refrain from vOting-reveal the
absence OF q quorum. and neoessitate q new
call, and in this circle the House has been
going round and round from last evening
until noon today.
At II A. NJ. the Houee is still in session,
and precisely where it was at three o'clock
this morning, so far rs business is concerned.
Most Of the membrs are completely worn
out.
Mr.. Butler is asleep in his seat, and.
score of mem mbers are stretched on sofas in
the cloak rooms and around the chamber.
The clerk is calling the roll in dreamy
tone.
The Speaker occupied tho chair through
out the session, deciding promptly many
difficult points constantly arising.
Mr.. Butter, OF sachusetts, is the leader
Of the Republican side, but while the roll
was being called Cessna, his frat lieutenant,
took his place, rallying and strengthening
his forces.
The opposition was led by Mr.. Randall, |
seconded by Mr.. Speer.
Noon-At this hour the House seems no
nearer out of its difficulty than at mid
night. When the vote would show quorum |
not present, then there would be q call Of |
the House, with all the tedious prospects
connected. When these were all over and |
further proceedings under the call dis |
pensed with, the House would come back |
10 the real question Of consideration of the |
bill, and again the Democrats would refrain |
from voting, and again, in the absence of q |
quorum, another call Of the House would |
be entered on and SO on to the point of |
beginning. With all this. and notwith- |
thus thwarted in spite of the new rule pro-
1ibiting diiatory motions, there was no ex-
libition of liz temper ON either side Butler
ook supper at his desk.
Mr.. Coburn then moved to take up the |
orce bill. upon which Mr.. Eldridge raised
he question of consideration, and de-
the ayes and nays, which were
'gain ordered. The vote stood-ayes l7O,
lOes 80.
Mr. Eldridge then moved to reconsider
he vote by which the House agreed to con.
ider, and demanded the yeas and nays,
which we're ordered.
One O'clOck-At this hour tho dead lock
ontinues. The time is consumed mainly
n calling the roll on motions to appeal, lay
n the table, reconsider, etc.
motion to adjourn having been made
y member on the Democratic side, Cen
raj Butler raised the point of order that it
vas dilatory motion. The Speaker ruled
was not, and the yeas and nays were
AIKEN on the question OF adjournment. The
ote resulted: yeas SO, nays 154. So the
notion to adjourn was defeated.
1t was not until P. NJ, to day, that the
aucus bill was fairly launched ON the
lrbij and stormy waters of the House.
he entire time between eight o'clock last
light and four o'clock this evening bad
cen consumed by the parliamentary
lanoeuvers of the Democrats. notwith-
'anding the new rule against diatory mo-
ons, and it was only when the Kepub-
cans got an absolute majority of the
Iouse in their own ranks that thew
ere masters Of the situation, and
was then too late to 90 on with the
in the demoralized physical con-
tlOn OF the members after q continuous |
'ssion of twenty nine hours, and the Re-
lblicans themselves decided on ansadjourn-
ent.
What new tactics the Democrats NAV
ave in reserve for to morrow remains to be
on. but at least they have it in their
" in having the journal of the last days
ssiOn read.
Mr.. Hereford then offered the following:
Res0Lred, The Senate concurring, that the
ouse adjourn to the first of March.
The Speaker decided it out of order, re.
sed to entertain appeal from his decision,
Id ruled that pending the motion to sus-
md rules which had been made by Mr..
Dburn, only two motions could be enter.
ined, viz, q motion to adjourn and mo-
On to adjourn to q fixed date.
Mr.. Eldridge then moved to adjourn tn
'turday, upon which the yeas aud nays {
ere ordered. 4
Mr.. E!dridge's motion was defeated, and
q bill was then taken up and read.
After the bill had been read Mr.. Niblack
ade point Of order that inasmuch as IL
divided for the creation of new officers. IL
ould first be considered in Committee of
Q whole. {
The Speaker refused to entertain the I
lt INT Of order, and Mr.. Niblach appealed.
a{. longer moved to lay the appeal on
6table, upon which the yeas and nays c
sre demanded. Carried; yeas, Il2:
Mr.. Coburn rose at four clock to open the
oate, but remarked that the time which t
q been occupied in getting ready had 4
en- go long, and every one was 80 worn 4