Wilmington journal., 1875-03-05
L A Y - B l. L PASSED IN THE
HOUSE.
CIVIL RIGHTS AT ALEXANDRIA

-HoUsE-Tne Force bill was passed
shortly after midnight on Saturday.
1t WAS 50 amends! as to limit the
Presidents right to suspend the writ
Of hd6cnS corpus to Alabama, Mi sis
slppi, IIOUisians. and Arkansas, and to
'xplro at tha end of two years Yeas
I31, nays Ii
Before the last vote was taken on
the passage OF tie bill Young, of
Georgia, said he desice.i tie country
to know one ia t, and h t WIS that u
OF the 40 Oemoc-eE.c Representative
from the States to be effected by the
Provisions Of this bill, not one OF
them has been allowed word in dis
cusSiOn upon It's merits, bat on the
contrary the gentleman III charge of
it has thought proper to deny time to
any of the representatives. from the
Southern sjtatrs wi.U intended to OPP
pose the bill except few minutes to
two or three of them.
1t may be stated that the Demo
cratic Senators are determined that
the caucus force hil which has passed
the House shall net be allowed to
reach the President. Concessions.
they say. are over.
The President has signed the Civil
Rights Bill.
SEHArH-The Force bill was received
from the House OF Representatives
and read a first time by utle. Thur
man, Bayard and others objected 10
its second reading and II remains on
the Nlca-Presideufs table until tOmOr-
row. It's second reading will throw it
over another day It will come mp on
the direct issue on Wednesday and the
session closes Thursday at noon.
Tbe Democrats a1e all determined
that the bill shall not reach the Pres
ideut
HoUsE-A motion TO suspend the
rules nnd adopt the resolutions report
ed by the Louisiana Committee was
defeated by vote of yeas, l54; nays
S5, not two thirds Ill the affirmative.
A similar motion tn bring the res0-
lutions to a vote directly and separ
atey was carried DN a vote Of ayes,
I72; nays, 50. Stephens, of Georgia,
bt ing the emily Democrat voting sye.
The resolution recOmmend!n the
restoration - the Louisiana House Of
Representatives of the persons wrong
luiy deprived OF th-ir seats was theu
adopted without division. and the
resolution recognizing Kellogg as
Governor, until the end of his term,
was adopted by party vote. nil
The Secretary has called III five rest
lions of five twenty bonds, the insemo.
on which ceases January 1sJ proximo.
The Conference Comlnltte on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill, was agreed to.
Debt Statement-increase during
the month, g. million; Cash in Treas
7
million.
Citizens of Dakota petition
that the Black Hills reservation he
opened to tie people of the Terrific
rles.
Bill making Pascagoula, hIississ-
ippi, port otsdehvery. Passed.
Bill To secure further security for
navigation on the Mississippi river.
Pissed
BIZ bridging the Arkansas river at
Pine Bluffs. Passed.
Efforts TO get up Il steamboat bill
failed
lhe Tax bill vas resumed.
Chandl gave notice taat he would
cali up the Steamboat bill tonight.
Morrill, addressed 5he Senate on th..
Tax bill, which he reported without
amendment. and Eopet. that no amend
ment would be pressed, as Il single
one would endanger the bill
The estimated increase OF revenue
on tobacco IS four millions; from
m olasses, seven and half millions from
cigars, two millions; from whisky.
twelve millions.
HoCsE-Messrs. Lowdes, Pierce.
Sener and Smith, OF Virginia, voted
against recognizing Kellogg as Gov
e:nor of Louisiana.
Appropriation bills were resumed.
Both Hn1ses are IN session tonight
The Committee of the Diocese of
Virginia declines to give its consents,
20 the election OF DIR. DeCovan as
Bishop Of Illinois.
WAsHISGToN, March 2-Noon-SEN-
ArE--Ihe amendment to tax tea and
coffee 10 cents per pound was lost
yeas Is; nays 56.
Mr.. JohnsOn's amendment, except
ing tobacco already manufactured
from the opera ion OF the Increased
tax. was adopted by vote of % to 26
Mr.. jones then moved to lay The bill
on the table, which was carried by a
vote OF 80 to %
Adjourned at 1890 J. NJ
The force bill was read III tue Sen
ate second time by title. but obiec-
ton was made to It's third reading and !
II was. laid over, no motion being made !
o refer 1t 10 any comm ttee.
The House. at 3:45 A NJ, passed !
the sundry civil appropriation bill, |
having been in session upouit from = !
o'clock P. NJ, and then adjourned.
To-day the House had before 1t the |
taX-b;ll for the District of Columbia, |
and passed It, fixing she rate of EaXa- |
tiou at ] per cent o. real and on per |
soma! property. and abolisbing TIE |
representation OF tie District by /
delegate in Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 2-Night-A |
full Cabinet met at noon and slulourn-
ed at O'CLOCK, when they went to the |
Capitol in a body aud made personal |
appeals in behalf of tariff.
The Star says: The President, with
several members of the Cabinet, in
Guiding Secretaries Bristow and Robe
son aud Attorney General Villa uls,
were at the Capitol to-day, and whilc
there had conference with the lead
ing Representative and Senator
relative to the tax-bill laid on the table
yesterday. The President and mem
bers of the Cabinet present urge d the
imperative necessity OF taking the bill
from the table and passing it, and it
is understood that aD effort IN that di-
rection would be made
@. Ell. Beivjn has beeu nominated as
Pension Agent at Raleigh, N. G.
Lorenzo Thomas, for a long time
Adjutant General. is dead
HOUsE-The bill regulating the tax
for the District of Columbia passed
The tax is l per cent. Church prop
erty, actually used for church pur-
poses, is exempt. /
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, from
5he Select Committee to inquire
whether the privileges of the House 8
1ad been violated by the arrest of ,
Whitelaw Reed. a witness before |
Committee of the House at the in {
stance of Alex. 4. Sheppard, submit
led report aud recommended the {
passage of a bill declaring witnesses i
off Of