Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-28
EVENING STAR.
Thu RSHAY... January -, 1873.
CONGRESSIONAl.
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceeding,
SENATE.-After ocr report closed

| SENATE.-After ocr report c.rSa,l-
Mr.. Thurman continUed his sps-rIl on the
| Louisiana question. In the course of his re-
| marks ne referred Ia the statement 81 RiSbo,,
| Fitzgerald. OF Little Rock, denying tn, STATE
! ment> Of General sheridan a. u Arkansas
| He knew Bishop Fitzgerald well. and would
| take his Wort hundred times before G. an
| erli Sheridan's. He travelled ali over the
| state, and knew OF what he said In con-
| clHling. Mr. Thurman said when you over
| throw the free institutions OF America Voa
| pcrpeiriie an evil which can have NO paral-
| lel- Ii is a Rluch worse thing 10 aSsaSSfnata
| tn consi itution OF a state. The acts ~ the
al tree Institutions.
Mr.. West stated that Mr.. Thurman hal not
! given correctly the laws of Louisiana bear
ing on the cmvaSSing OF election returns bat
hau relied for his argument on an ol 4 Law
| In lie soto parish there was 80 much fntirni-
dation that the supervisor took the reSpoa>i-
DIZZY OF not making any returns. and i'm
VIM parish there was no legal Supervi>or
| me Supervisor appointed by Governor kal-
ioSg having been driven OF by tn" kakluN
Mr.. Conkling ohtained the floor. a0t the
Senate then adjourned.
ALL NIGHT FILIIBUsrERTNG N THE
HOUSE.
iot Sf..-After our report CLOSED
The House continued in session all might
an dilatory motions 20 adjourn. e.. inter
posed by democrats 10 defer action On the
civil rights bill
Mr.. Butler al oae stage OF the rroce,iiGgs.
with
AyIEw To COMPROMISE.
offered a resolution 20 the effect thar w...-, a
motion 10 reconsider the civil rights hill shall
10 again before the House. two hours Shp.,lI
be allowed for debate of which all bat thirty
minutes shall be given 10 the opposition. ant
when the vote shall have been recon SiirrrI
four hours Ice given To debate-fwp hours To
each side. that not less than six am"ndm -nt>
toe allowed Ia be offered, and that there b. no
diiaIory motions allowed except one motion
90 adjourn.
Mr.. Randall said in reply that there was
special order for to-day, the Post Oflicr APP
pIopriation bill. He desired 10 20 ola with
the consideration of the special order and he
would. If permitted. move 10 20 into CON-
mlttee of the Whole and consider the Post
Ofhce appropriation hill. He would have
done 50 This morning. but Tor the action Of
the gentleman (Mr. Butler} in cutting OF th,,
morning hour. He would make the PROPOSE
ton that they lay this thing aside and pass
all the appropriation bills and make provi>-
ion for carrying on the government after Isl
OF July, INij. and then they could come back
To this struggle. for it had come u a physical
struggle after all Those or hi> side did not
desire an extra session.
Mr.. Butler said his answer waS-frSt the
gentleman was not on the Committee on An
preparations, and. second, the majority could
not afford. being responsible for legislation
10 allow the minority To dictate what legiS-
latiOn should be had.
Amid cries for the Irregular order" from
both sides of the House the motions to al
jOurn 10 Friday, and To amend by inserting
saturday were made. The yeas and naYS
were ordered on each
Mr. ShankS, Ind asked to have rpq Il tho
first resolution Of
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
OF lS'2, saying he thought that would settle
all this trouble
Mr. Eldredge objected laughter. and
cries of read il. read it'll
The Clerk then commenced to read the fol-
lowing, but was interrupted. viz: We re-
cognize the equality OF all men before the
law, and hold that il il the duty of the gov
ernlnent In its dealings with the people 10
mote out equal and exact justice u all Of
whatever nativity. race, color or persuasion,
religious or political
The motions 10 adjourn 10 Friday and sat
urday were then renewed.
Mr.. Dawes at this point presented the Gre
dcntialS of Hon. ChaS. \. Stevens. elected u
I'LL the vacancy occaSiOned by the death of
Hon. Alyan Croker, of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Stevens advanced 10 the Speaker desk
and was sworn in.
Votes on dilatory motions were then re-
Sumed.
Mr.. Shanks again asked 10 have read the
democratic platform Of 1872
Mr.. Young, OF Ga, objected, but said n
would withdraw ii if the gentleman would
also have read Gen. Sheridan's telegram from
New Orleans. lCries of Read il, read it'll
The Speaker pro tenn. (Mr. Cessna ruled
that the objection could not be made or W tn
drawn conditionally.
Mr.. Randall demanded the regular order.
saying he did so To prevent trifling.
The rOll-call was then resumed. the yeas
and nays having been ordered on three >cpa-
rate motions. The vote was on the motion 10
adjourn To Saturday-yeaS 90, nays I5t.
Before the vote was announced, Mr.. Storm.
OF Pa, called attention TO the fact that the
name OF Mr.. Garfield appeared as voting i'm
the negative. when he asserted he had not
been present during The roll-calI.
The Chair (MT. Cessna Speaker pro tenn
said the point could not be raised now; the
gentleman could correct the record tomorrow
if erroneous.
Mr.. OBrien Md Suppose he never comes
The Chair said he could inform the gentle
man il would not change the result.
Mr.. Lamar Miss asked If the Chair ruled
that an error of the Clerk must stand as the
action of the House, and could not be cor
rectcd?
TIE Chair said this was not the proper time
TO make the correction; the journal could be
corrected tomorrow.
Mr.. l.. r. Hoar said: Suppose the vote on
adjournment was To be decided by the vote
of this member, and IL was known To all that
he was not present. would il not be in the
power of the body TO have an error of the
Clerk corrected at the present time?
The Speaker (Mr. Blaine), from the floor,
said that there were not two points to the
controversy. The evidence was all on one
side. The allegation was made by several
that the member was not here, and no one
asserted that he was.
The Chair then asked if any gentleman as
serted that Mr. Garfield had been present and
voted. If not he would order the name struck
of.
No one answering, the correction was made
and the vote was announced as above.
FillibuStering was again resumed.
| The proceedings after O'Clock this morn
ing will be found on the first mage