Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-26
The Gag-LaW in the House an
Utter Dead Failure-Butler
4 Go. Defeated by RepRb-
lican Votes.
Strong Democratic PrOCest-An
Attempt to Take Up the Civil
Rights Bill Killed by
Decided Majority.
New Bills and Resolutions in the
Senate-The Louisiana Out
rage-Pease Brought to
His Senses By Senator
Thurman,
House.

WASHINGTON, January Pa large
number of bills were introduced and re-
ferred, including two in regard to tele.
graph companies and establishing rates.
An effort was made to prevent any
filibusteriug during the rest of the ses-
sion, by giving the speaker power to re-
fuse recognizing any dilatory motions;
but after 8 storm of protests from the
Democratic side OF the house, Joined in
by few Republicans, the effort was de-
feated.
On motion of Mr.. Smith LOhiol it
was agreed il should be in order to move
amendments to the appropriation bill
repeating additional Pacific mail SUBJ
sidy.
Under the call Of States, many bills
were introduced and referred, including
the following: By Mr.. Butler Mass. ]:
To establish certain telegraph lines IN
several States and Territories as post
roads, and to regulate the transmission
Of commercial and other Intelligence Oy
telegraph. By MIR. Williams Ind. To
incorporate the National Union tele-
graph company. By Mr.. Wells: For
branch mint at st. Louis. By Mr.. Strait:
For the improvement of the MinnesOta
river by the construction Of lock and
dam at Leate rapids. By Mr.. Lowe:
For q public building at Topeka, Kansas
On motion of Mr.. Dawes it was or
dered that Richard B. Irwin be dis
charged from arrest, he having an
swered ali the questions Of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Hawley iii J, moved to sus-
pend the rules and make the bill for the
canal connecting the waters of Lake
Michigan with the Illinois, Mississippi
and Rock rivers the special order for the
second OF February. Agreed tO-yeas
179, nays 81.
MIR. Cessna offered the following reso-
luton:
Re5oIusd, That the rules be so far suspended
during he remainder of the present session
as 10 prevent the speaker from entertaining
any debatoTy motion pending the cOnsidera-
uon of any motion TO bring, or the result OF
which may bring, before The house for con-
sideratiOn such bill or joint resolution, and
this order shall apply TO amendments offered
IN the house or adopted in the senate and
awaiting concurrence iu the house, or TO such
public bill or joint resolutions and to any re-
port of a com mittec thereon.
The reading Of the resolution was fol-
lowed by indignant protests from the
Democratic side of the house, Mr.. Ell
bridge suggesting that perhaps it would
be better To abolish all the rules.
MI. HOlman-That it would be in viO-
latiOn of the constitution.
Mr.. Randall-It would open the treas
UTy to all schemes.
Mr.. COx-That it would be better for
the house TO suspend all rules and go
home; and
Mr.. Wood-That it would be setting a
precedent for the next house.
On the other side, it was declared by
Mr.. Butler that the object was only to
/ prevent a waste of public time; and it
was denied by Mr.. Cessna that it would
throw open the treasury doors to any
body. The same opposition came from
all the Republican side Of the cha I'M
ber-from Messrs. Merriam n. VI,
Casson IOwal, aud Smith [OhIOl.
The resolution was rejected-yeas, $50;
nays, 9S-not the necessary twO-thirds
in the affirmative.
Among the Republicans voting "nO,"
were Buffinton, BuTchard, Burleigh,
Foster, Hale Ne ], Hale \. Y. Kas-
sen, Merisn, Pierce, RODerts, Senier,
Smith Ohiol Willard Vt. and Will
lard Mich
Mr.. SmIlh Pa. moved to suspend
the rules SO a5 to make il order the
postOffice appropriation bill; an amend
ment TO repeal The additional China sub
L
pany. Agreed to without the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Negley, from the committee on
commerce, reported a bill amendatory
of the act Of March 8, 1873, authorizing
! the construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at st. Louis.
Mr. Wills moved to lay the bill on the
bill. Negatived.
The bill requires the bridge to be built
: of three straight continuous spans, each
/ not less than four hundred ieet in the
/ clear.
! Mr.. Stanard moved an amendment
( recurring il 10. be built OF two continu-
/ Gus spans not less than four hundred
/ feet in the clear.
/ Mr.. Stauard's amendm ent was agreed
/ to, and the bill, IS amended, passed
yeas, 2l7; nays, 4,
Mr.. Butler Mass moved to suspend
the rules and take rom the speaker 5
stand the senate civil rights bill for con-
sideraiOn at the present time and con-
tinuOusiy until 3 final disposition be had
thereof, and that no dilatOTy motion be
allowed until such bill and amendments
have been finally disposed Of.
DilatCry motions were Immediately
. responded to by the Democrats to pre-
vent vote on Buffers resolution, and
finally direct vote was taken on the
motion, and resulted as follows: yeas
I47; nays, g5. Two thirds not voting in
the affirmative, the motion was defeat
ed. The Republicans voting no were
Nfssrs. Butter Tenn. j Harrison
I HyGe, LafanG, Loundes, Maynard
Senior, Sheahs, Sloan, Smith Va ]
staDard, Strait, and ThornbuTg.
Mr. Durham presented a memoria
and petition, signed by six thousan,
residents Of Kentucky, asking congress