The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11


/ for service as grand or petit jurors in sny
I court of the United States On aceoupt OF race
| color previous condition e servitude" The
| Question being on the ainendment OF Mr.
/ Thurman, and no senator desiring to speak
| the chair (Mr. Carpenter) was about tc
take the vote, when Mr.. Bayard raised
| the point Of order that under the aeree-
ment esterday, the vote could not be taken
before two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The senate then went into executive session,
and at five O'Clock a recess was taken till half
past seven Upon reassemblirg al Sevenine
session. confederation OF the ,civIl-Tlghts bill
was resumed. and bIr. Norwood continued his
speech in regard to Louisiana and the con-
dition OF affairs in the south, and soon after
the senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 26th, the House
went into committee of the whol6 on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill When the clause
in the bill making an appropriation of $40 GOO
for the purchase of Miss Ransom's painting OF
Maj. Gen. Thomas, and of S25, 600 for the pur-
ehsse Of Carpenters painting Of the efnanci-
patton proclamation were reached Messrs
Clymer and Frye made the points OF order
that they we're appropriations not authorized
by existing laws. MIR GARFIELD euggested that
the points OF order were not well taken, but
the chairman CATr. Haskins) sustained the oh
jectiOns and clauses were stricken out The
hour Of five o'clock having arrived, the CON-
mittee at this point having gone through less
than half the bill, rose, and the house took a
ing session to be for debate on the force bill.
The house resumed its session in the evening,
Mr.. Tyner in the chair, and proceeded to dis
cussion on the bill to provide against the in
vasIon OF states and TO prevent subversiOn of
their authority and to maintain the security
of elections 1t was midnight when MIR. Biery,
OF Pennsylvania. commenced to speak and
there were very few members present.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the vice
president appointed as a committee under the
resolution to examine the several branches of
the civil service during the recess, Messrs
Allison, Boutwell,, Conking, Merrimou and
Eaton. Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, called up
the resolution requesting the president to in
stitute inquiries as to the proper place for the
establishment of the branch mint at some
point in the western states or the Mississippi
valley, and report at the commencement of the
next sessi IN of congress. Agreed to. The
consideration OF the civil-rights bill was re-
sumed. After a long debate, vote was taken
on Mr.. Thurman's amendment to amend the
section in regard to jurors, so it should not
apply to state courts, and It was rejected
yeas, 26 nsys, 40. The bill was then read a
third time and passed-yeas, IS; nays, g.
The senate took recess till half past seven.
Upon reassembling at night session, Mr.. Nor
rill. of Vermont, who had charge OF the tax
and tariff bill, Welded the floor to Mr.. Ramsey,
who called up the annual post route bill, and
it was passed. Mr.. Logan. from the commit
tee of conference on the bill to reduce and fix
the acknowledgements department of the
army, made a report, which WAS agreed to.
After an executive session. the senate ad-
jourDed till Monday, when tbs tariff bill viii
come up as unfinished business. ..s-.
In the House, on the 9th. The
house adjourned last night at the conclusion
of Mr. Biery's speech Mr.. Kasson submitted
a report from the ways and means committee
in regard to the Pacific Mail Investigation. ac
companied by resolutions. The resolutions
and report were ordered printed and recon-
mitted- MIaiority and minority reports from
the select committee on Mississippi affairs,
were lai5 before the house. The consolidation
of the force bill was then resumed. Mr.. Co
burn, who had charge OF the bill, then called
the previous question. Tellers were ordered
on the motion to second the demand for the
previous question. Mr.. G. F. Hoar,. OF Mas
sac usetts, offered an amendment to Mr..
Buffers amendment the effect Of which Is to
limit the operation OF the bill TO Louisiana.
Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. Mr.. But
Ter accepted the modification. The previous
question Was seconded by 1876 to 40, and the
main question was then ordered-yeas, 160
nays. 105 The last speech on the bill was by
Mr. White of Alabama, in support OF ~. but
he had not made much progress before the
house then proceeded to vote on the bill
and amendments. The first amendment
voted on WAS that offered by Mr.. But
ler of Massachusetts,, modified at the
territory in which the 18th section is to be
applicable to Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Mississippi, and limiting its term to two
years, and from thence to the end Of the next
session Of congress. Adopted-yeas 1874
nays 100. The vote then taken on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Canon, to strise
out the 18th section the one providing for
Suspension of the habeas corpus There was
q good deal of excitement over the vote.
Finally. the vote was concluded was an
nounced as yeas 121, nays 130. So the tAiT-
teenth section wss not struck out. The next
amendment voted on was that offered by Mr.
E r. Hoar, to strike out the first, second and
fourth sections. The amendment was reject
ed-yeas 100, nays 125. The sections that
were proposed to be struck out are those that
provide against invasion of q state by two or
more persons, andthRt to punish registration
officers for violation of duty. The vote was
then taken on the passage of the bill, and it
was passed, yeas 135, nays ia. The house
then, at midnight, adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 1st. At the ex
piration Of the morning hour, the senate re-
sumed tho consideration of the tax and tariff
bill Mr.. johnson submitted an amendment
so as to provide that the increase Of the tax
on tobaccO shall only apply to tobacco after
the passage of this act. Agreed to. Without
taking definite action on the bill, the senate,
at 1920 a. m, adjourned
In the House, on the 1st, in accord
ance with an agreement made Saturday night,
the reading Of the journal was dispensed with.
After the passage, by unanimous consent, OF
two unimportsnt bills, Mr. Hoar moved to
suspend the rules to take up and agree to the
resolutions Of the Louisiana select commits
sioners, recommending the house to take
some measures to reseat the members OF the
legislature. The house refused to suspend
the Tules-ayes 1S4; noes, 50. Mr.. Hoar
then moved to suspend the rules so as TO
divide the resolution, and take separate
vote on each Carried-ayes, 172; noes, 80.
The resolution in regard tC reseating the
members OF the legislature was then agreed
to without division. Mr., Hoac then moved
the adoption of the resolution sustaining the
Kellogg government. CarIied-ayes 163,
noes SO. The house then went into com
mittee of the whole, and resumed the con
sideration of the suudry civil appropriation
bill the pending question being on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Butler, OF Msssa-
chusetts, ap1ropriating $4,000 for the Nc
Gsrahan claim against the New iberia mining
company The amendment was adop,ed.
The committee Iose without making 1ur-
ther progress en- the bill, and then after
the delivery of eulogies on the late senator
Buckingham by Messrs- S'arkweather, heI-
Iogg. Hawley OF Connecticut, wilson OF
Iowa. and Prov the house took recess till
7;3J O'Clock. to go on with the appropriation
bills In the evening session the house again
went into a committee of tue whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill Adjourned at
1880 q. m.