The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Gel;

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SE*ArE, Jan. "a memorial of 10000
soldiers, asking the passage of the bill equal
the ta6se. rhs naval appro%iat ioa bill ill
was presented and placed on the calendar
Mr.. Thurman offered resolution instruct
ing the President to inform the Sen
ate whether any portion of the army
had cen used to aid in the organization
amendment, inserting the words, ';if in
his Judgment it is not incompatible with
public interest" Mr.. Thurman objected.
claiming it was not for the Senate to submit
to the opinion or judgment Of the President.
He also stated that had the New Or
leans affair occurred in Ohio, "tne
troops would never have left Columbus
alive" Senators Morton and Edmunds
favored Conkling's amendment, severely
condemning the action Of the White League
The debate was of considerable length. pen-
ding which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Jan. 5.-The Senate bill appropri-
sting $6O, 900 for seed for grasshopper suf-
ferers was reported back, but on a point OF
order went over. The army appropriation
bill was taken up, briefly discussed, and
went over. Mr.. Butler attempted to take up
the Senate civil rights bill, but was met with
flibustering from the opposition, during
which hot and acrimonious debate was in
obliged in, in which the condition of affairs
in the South, and especially Louisiana, were
cited in argument for and against the pass
age of the bill. Finally, without having
made any progress, the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 6.-After the transaction of
a little unimportant business discussion
upon the resolution Of Thurman calling
upon the President for all information in his
possession in relation to the recent troubles
in Louisiana, was resumed. The discussion
was taken part in by Senators West, Gordon,
Edmunds and others, covered wide range,
and at times was bitterly partisan and acri-
monious. Without reaching a vote adj
j0urned.
resolution reciting the troubles in Louisiana
and instructing tie judiciary to propose a
bill for new election, to the consideration
Of which objection was made by Kasson, and
it went over. Mr. Cox gave
notice that he would soon intro
duce resolution calling upon the President
TO withdraw the U. S. troops from Louisiana.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill, the
discussion soon taking q political turn,
Messrs: Cox, Willard, Beck, Randall, Hoar
views in reference to Southern attairs
Finally this by-play was stopped, the bill
gone through with, when the committee
rose and the bill was passed. Richard B
Irwin was brought before the bar of the
House for contempt, and still refusing to
answer the questions as to how much mon
ey was disbursed :to. procure the Pacific Mail
subsidy, and to whom paid, he was remand
ed to the common jail
SENATE, Jan. 7.-As soon as the morning
hour had expired discussion of the Louisi-
ana question was resumed, Senators Ham,
cipal speakers. The, remarks of both, gen.
tlemen were frequently applauded, especially
those of the first named, until it became
necessary to call a special police force to
preserve order. An interesting scene in the
debate occurred when Senator Goraen OF
Georgia, rising to a. personal explanation,
asked pardon of Senator Edmunds Of. Yer
mont for harsh and unjust words used the
lay before. Senator Edmunds, in response,
the very handsome maanerin
which Gordon had acted, and also Withdrew
aAO 0pOlOSlZCu 4OI t1lC udCSll lduIIA2E 10
ward the Senator hehad used on the ocoa-
sion. Without reaching q vote the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE,, Jan. 7-Mt. White asked leave to
introduce : resolution thanking tbs Rresi-
dent for his couse in Louisiana. Nix Brom.
berg objected. Messrs. Beck, Randall and
other Democrats demanded the yeas and
nays, but the Speaker ruled that objection
having been ma0ethe resolution went over
A communication from lrwin complaining CT
his common Jail end asking for better quar-
clined. The Senate bill for resumption Of
specie payments WAS then taken up and
passed without amendment, yeas 136, nays
80. It now goes to the President FOR sigma
ture. Reports v1Fe received from the judi
ciary committee; in the Impeachment cases
Of Judges Durel;of louisiana and Busted
of Alabama, accompanied by q resolution
that as both Undersigned the impeachment
resolutions be aid on the table, which was
done after br iaf discussion, and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, Jan 8-The naval appropria-
The total anssunt appropriated is little
over SIC, 900 900, small increase over the
appropriate N OF last year. Discussion OF
Louisiana :lAairs was then resumed, the
pending gu estion being Ccnkling1s amend
ment to II turman's resolution, adding the
words "re' 3uestinq'' and "if not inconsis-
tent with the puolic interests Senator
Bayard sp oke at length in favor Of the origi-
nal resolu ton. Finally Conkling's amend
ment was adopted by 80 ayes to 81 nays.
Among Il le nays were Fenton, n: Y, Tr9m-
bull, Ill.,, Sch1rz, Mo-, Davis, W. Va, Tip
ton, Neb. and Terry, Conn, Republicans.
The res( ,IntiOn was subsequently amended
in one y two unimportant particulars and
passed. Adjourned to Monday.
H0U: 81. Jan. ga certificate Of two ply
sicians was presented that Twins health
would be greatly endangered by his longer
confir cement in the common Jail, but by
vote Of 160 nays to 80 yeas the House re-
fnse6L to remand him to the personal GUS
tody OF the Sergeant-at-Arms: Butler in
trod uced bill for new election in Lou