Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-26
EVENING STAR.
.....Fcbruary sa. ISIS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings.

SENATE-After our report closed
TIE bill To regulate the counting OF vofoS
Tor President and Vice Presiden: was paSSe
by yeas p, nays 20.
Mr.. West. from the Committee on Trans
poTtaiion, submitted an amendment to
the river and harbor bill. the House bin for
she improvement OF the mouth OF the MtsSiS-
Sippi river, being what is known a. the Fades
bill, with amendments. reducing the amount
from Ss,O0o. coo 10 =, 80 600, providine thai
The channel shall be made ia the south in
stead OF the southwest pass: that the work
shall be under the superintendent OF the
secretary of War, and that the depth OF
channel contracted for shall be maintained
in advance Of payment.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the civil rights bill
and PFC posed that general debate close az .
p. m. on saturday; amendments % be offered
under the five minute rule, and the Senator
an charge OF the bill TO have thirty minutes
TO close the debate. Unanimous consent was
given TO this arrangement.
Mr.. sherman gave notice that after the
bill.
The Senate then, at $50 p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE.-Aftero our report closed
Mr.. Coburn having reported the force hin
Mr. Eldredge raised the question OF con-
Sideration. and on this the yeas and navs
were ordered, the vote reSulting-yeas I5o,
uays -.
The vote was a strict party one. except
Messrs. Sener ard Smith va voted no, a "a
Mr.. Eldredge, Wis who voted ave.
Mr. Eldredge moved TO reconsider The vote
lust taken. and
Mr. Conger lMich.) moved to lay that mo-
tion on the table.
ON this the yeas and nays were oriered.
and the vote waS--yeaS iCi. nays 81.
Mr. Niblack tInd.l made the point OF order
that section Of the bin created new Offices.
and must first be considered In Committee OF
the Whole.
OveTruled by the Chair.
After discussion OF the point Of order, Mr..
Niblack appealed from the decision OF the
Chair.
Mr.. Garfield made the point Of order that
the app sal was in the nature OF a diia.ory
motion, aud not Admissible.
The Speaker said IL was an embarrassing
position for the Chair sto lbe placed i'm, 10
mining that it was not made i'm good faith.
Although the points seemed clear to him he
would submit the appeal TO the House.
Mr.. Conger Mich) moved 10 lay the APP
peal on The table. So ordere1-ycas ~,
nays 81.
Mr.. Niblack moved a reconsiderati N. for
the purpose of having read a decision OF tae
Speaker on the Utah bill, in which he said
that if the teyt Of the bill was open TO a ger
name amendment making an appropriation,
il was subject to the point of oraer.
The Speaker said he reaffirmed that decis-
ion. There was no clause in the Utah bill
providing against any expenditure of money
which made wide distinction.
ed to
Mr.. Butler Mass to offer an amendment
inserting in the 18th section OF the bill, after
Ihe NoIus 'haDeSs corpus lneSe words: " In
such inSurrectionary district or district,
wherein the President deems such armed and
powerful combinations to exist" and insert.
ing new section, limiting the operation OF
the 18th section TO two years and 10 the end
of the first session of Congress thereafter.
Mr.. Cannon Offered an amendment stri king
out the 18th section.
Mr.. Hawley (Ill.) moved an amendment re.
Viving the enforcement act OF April 20. 1871
for two years and to the end of the next SeS-
sion of Congress thereafter.
Mr.. Coburn then entered a motion to re-
commit the bill.
Mr.. Conger (Niich.) moved that the House
adjourn.
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio) asked that some ar.
fragments be made as TO the time when J
vote could be had on the bill.
Finally without coming TO any arrange
ment, the motion of Mr.. Conger was agreed
10, and, at 40 p. m, the House adjourned.