New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-28
CONGRESS.
Senate.


WAsHINGroN, February 5.-The COM
mittee to sit during the recess to examine
the various branches of the civil service
! will consist of Messrs. Boutwell,, Conklipg.
Merrimon, Eaton ami Allison.
Resolutions OF the Mississippi Legislature
in favor OF the Texas Pacific subsidy were
| presented.
The civil rights bill finally passed, and
| goes to the President.
| An amendment relieving Southern Jurors
OF the irOnciad oath was defeated. Mr.
Logan said he would vote in favor of relief
as separate measure, but to amend the
| civil rights bill would defeat it.
The vote was strictly party one, except
Messrs Sprague. Ferry, Carpenter, Hamil-
Senators were absent.
the vote stood SO to GO.
In the evening session the business was
unimportant. The tax bill comes up Mon
day as unfinished business.
House.
The minority and majority Missi ssppi re-
ports were ordered to be printed.
The appropriation for the payment of
awards OF the Southern claims commission
passed.
The Elections Committee submitted a
report that Lawrence was, and Sypher was
not, elected from Louisiana.
The consideration of the caucus force
bill was resumed. During a collouuy, Mr..
Blaine told MIR. Bntler he was a scOundrel.
The trouble arose from tho Democrats
approaching the clerks desk during roll
call, their object being to see if by not
voting they conld prevent q quorum and
force call of the House. After the Dem.
0crats had been ordered to their seats.
Butler stalked to the clerks desk and
leaning on his elbow, watched the progress
Of the call. He was ordered awav, when
he said he had as much right there as
Speaker Blaine, who, at the time, was on
the floor, near the clerks desk, Mr.. Cessna
being in the chair. Calls OF order resulted
IN the affair being dropped.
Inc House is now voting upon the motion
TO strike out the habeas corpus clause An
amendment making the suspension apD.ica-
PIE only to Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
Dama was adopted. There is every indica-
tion OF an all night session.
Lntcr-The Force Bill Going Through.
The debate on the force bill closed at four
crock, without any remarkable features.
and then the Democrats found that the nlar
which they had devised of de,ayiug action
on the bill was failure. That plan was to
make motions for the suspens,cn OF the
rules on various propositions, such r.IJtious
generally taking precedence of au cher
matters.
Tho Speaker declined to entertain tbs
- AAAo.A"H Va tuo HtEu, attempted Dr Mr..
Beck, on the ground that the aprermant
made Yesterday would have been entirely
worthless II that We're permitted TAs
voting on the bill and amendments tben
proceeded, but made little progress, as
three dllatory motions were interposed be.
tween each question.
The thirteenth section--the habeas cor.
pus one-was amended by limiting it to two
years duration, and to the States of Louis.
n lana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.
Then motion by Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois.
to strike out the thirteenth section was
rejected, although all the Democrats and
thrtysix Republicans voted to strike il
out; Then motion made by E. L. Hoar.
oi Siassachusetis, to strike out the first.
second and fourth sections WAS voted and
reJ ected by vote of 100 to 1875.
The universal and confident opinion hera
among Democrats and the ablest LAWYERS
$ that the Supreme Court will decide the
'lyll rights bill unconstitutional
Latest.
Midnight-The force bill has besn orderad
,ngrOssed, but the Democrats are st;,i
lighting it with dilatory motions. ''"'