The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-04

majority, instead of two thirds, TO suspend all
rules at any time and pass q bill without debate
! Immediately upon its being read. Several promi-
nent Republicans declined TO vote, and the fol-
lowing voted against il; Merriam, Bufing
| tOn John O. Smith, John A. Smith Ellis II.
Roberts, Burchard, Phelps, Pierce, Hale of
| Maine, Freeman Clarke, Foster, Hale of New
York, Burleigh, Kasson, Willard of Vermont,
| Mr. Smith of Pennsylvania moved to suspend the
rules, as TO make it in order to offer an
amendment to the Post Office Appropriation bill,
| to repeal additional China subsidy to the Paci
hc Mail Steamship Company. Agreed 10, with.
| out yeas and Nays. The bill authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Mississippi
| at st. Louis (Carondelet) amended
as TO require the bridge to be built of
two continuous spans of not less than 450 feet
in clear......Mr. Butler of Massachusetts
moved to suspend the rules and take from the
Speakers table the Senate Civil-rights bill for
| consideration at the present time and continu-
ously until final disposition be made thereof; and
| that no dilatOrya motion be allowed until such
bill and amendments shall have been finally dis
posed of. Diatory motions were Immediately
resorted to by Democrats 70 prevent vote on
Buffers resolution. Finally a direct vote was
93-not two thirds in the Affirmative So the mo-
tion was defeated. The Republicans voting no
land, Loundes, Maynard, Sener, Sheats. Sloan,
Smith of Virginia, Stanard, Strait and Thorn
burg.
JAN. 26.-Sendte-Mr. Edwards intrOdue-
ed bill to provide for and regulate the counting
Of votes for President and Vice President. Re-
ferred. Discussion of Mr.. Schurz's resolution
in reference to Louisiana affairs was resumed,
TO briefly by Mr.. Thurman. House-Mr. Fink.
! from the Judiciary Committee, reported bill
providing that Mexican citizens residing in terri
tory acquired by the United States from Mexico,
who chose to retain their Mexican citizenship,
but have since resided in these territories, shall
have and enjoy all the rights and privileges OF
] United States citizens, and may become natural
| lied without any previous declaration or inten-
ton Mr. Hale of New York offered an amend
ment providing that the bill shall not be
construed to give to any person a stand
! ing before the American and Mexican COM
mission who is not entitled TO such
| standing. The amendment was agreed TO and
the bill passed. Mr. Eldridge, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported adversely on the Dill 10
create new State out Of certain portions of Lou
| isiana and Texas. Laid on the table. MIR.
Cessna, from the Judiciary Committee, re
| of the Southern States by compromise and
settlement of their debts. Laid on the table.
...... Mr.. Potter, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution, providing for the
election of President and Vice President for
term OF six years, the President not to be eligible
| for a second term. The resolution was discussed
at some length, and was finally rejected-yeas,
l34; nays, 10+-less than two thirds in the Affirm
ative.
JAN. 27.-Sendte-After the expiration of
the morning hour, Mr.. Thurman concluded his
remarks upon Mr.. Schurz's Louisiana resOlu-
tons. House-After the reading of the journal
and disposition of some routine business, Mr..
| Butler of Massachusetts, called up the motion
made by him at the last session, when the House
| Civil-rights bill was recOmmitted to the Judlcia
ry Committee, to reconsider that action of the
House. This is a privileged motion. and can be
called up at any time. Mr.. Randall Immediately
raised the question of consideration, but be-
fore any action could be taken upon it, he sup;
plemented it with the motion to adjourn and
that motion was in turn supplemented by a
motion by Mr.. Eldridge that when the House
| adjourn il be to meet Friday next. These two
motions alternating, and only varied by the mo-
questions on which for many hours the House
was called upon to act The vote was taken by
yeas and nays, and as that process consumes
half an hour or over, according as the Clerk
calls the names fast or slOw-and they
were called very slow-the House had
passed upon each of these motions three or four
times within period usually taken for days
sitting. In the meantime no proposition
| for an adjustment or compromise came from either
side. 1t was understood that members on the
Republican side were determined to force the
House to direct vote on the Civil l-rights bill,
and it was manifest that the Democrats were as
decidedly determined TO- prevent it. II was a
| mere question of physical endurance. When the
proceedings had gone on for some four hours;
Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts rose and said that
he had a proposition to make. Mr.. Eldridge,
speaking for the Democratic side of the
House, said that they had no objections, if
an opportunity was given that side for reply.
After some objections were made and withdrawn,
Mr.. Butler was allowed to make his proposition.
| He said: 1--WE have now wasted four hours OF
public time on the question of the consideration OF
the Civil rights bill. desire to say to the OppO-
site side Of the House that if the bill is al
lowed to be considered we on this side
Of the House will permit all proper opportu-
nifty for debate, and will permit all prop
er germane amendments to be offered, so
that the simple question is the question of consid
Grafton of public measure, leaving every man
| to move his amendment and make such speech
the House would listen to, and leaving the bill
to be considered fairly and properly" MIR. Nc
Crary here asked for the reading of the resou-
| ton which he had prepared. Objections were
made by members on the Democratic side to the
resolution being read by the Clerk, whereupOn
MIR. Butler said he would embody it as part
ol ra.d ms bimsaf If anu was ne that on motion
| to reconsider, two hours should be allowed for
debate, of which all but thirty minutes should be
allowed to the opponents Of the measure anu
that, when the bill came before the House, four
hours should be allowed for debate, of which
one half should be given to the opponents OF the
bill. That six amendments should be allowed to
be offered and voted on separately, but tnat
no dilatory motion should be allowed. Mr..
Randall said: '' In reply to the PROPOSE
ton of the gentleman. from Massachusetts,
order assigned for to-day, the Post office Appro-
priation bill, and propose that we shall proceed
to dispose of all other regular appropriation blls
Then, after we have thus provided every tmnS
necessary 70 carry on the Government from the
LIST of july 1875, to the 1st of July 1876 let the
struggle to this Civil rights bill go on for, after
all, it is 4 question of ply scal endurance. This
side of the House, as far as know, wants TO
avoid an extra session of Congress March next"
Mr.. Butler: +" My answer to that proposition is,
| first, that the gentlemen from Pennsylvania Is
not member of the Committee on Approprla-
ton, which has control of appropriation bills;
/ and second, that majority of this House which
is responsible to the country for legislation can
not permit minority to dictate what legislation
we shall present for consideration to the House
and country" The negotiations were here ab-
ruptly broken Off by calls for the regular order
| from both Sides but more particularly from the
| Republican side and the monotonous call of the
roll on usual dilAtory motions was proceeded
with
JAN. 2S.-iSendte-The House bill granting
the right of way and depot grounds to the Oregon
Central Pacific Railroad Company through the
pHblic lands OF the United States from Winnie
mucca, Nevada. to the Columbia River, via Port
| land Oregon, was amended and passed. At the
expiration of the morning hour the louisiana
discussion was resumed and Mr.. Conkling took
| the floor and spoke at length in defense OF the
Presidents course. HoHse-The session OF the
previous day had been continued all night, and
at midnight on the 2Sth the dead lock still con-
tinued, with no prospect Of either side giving
way.
JAN, 29.-Sendte-Mr. Conkling presented
the credentials of Francis Herman, United States
Senator from New York for six years from March
| T. 1875. Received and placed on file. -. Mr..
| BOgy presented the creuentlals OF Il. NJ SOCh-
| relf United States Senator from Missouri for six
years from March 4, 1875. Received and placed
| on file Mr.. Bogy presented joint resolutions
of the Missouri Legislature condemnng military
interference in Louisiana, and had them read atthe
| Clerks desk Ordered printed, and to lie on the
| table. Mr.. Sherman said if the people in Mis-
| souri, thought the interference of the Government
in Louisiana was unconstitutional, he thought
they had better study the Constitution OF the
United States. Mr.. Sprague, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported adversely on
bill for the relief ofcertain settlers on public lands
| in certain portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska
| and Kansas, and it was indefinitely postponed.
| -, At the expiration of the morning hour Mr..
| Conkling took the floor and resumed his argu-
| ment in regard to Louisiana. He was replied
| to briefly by Mr.. Gordon, and then Mr.. West OBJ
| tanned the floor with the understanding that he
would address the Senate when the Louisiana
discussion was renewed. Adjourned TIL
Monday H0use-The House adjourned at 10 %
| O'clock this morning, after a continuous session
of forty hours and twenty five minutes.
There was no compromise. motion TO adjourn
| was made by Mr.. Ward (Rep.) Of Illinois,
who said it was evident that the limits of human