, 1875-01-31

4 Question Of Veracity Between irwin
and Director Smith.

anu D1fecl6T o!llitli'
THE LONG SESSION.
RESUME.
r..-sy p;snafeh to The ChIcaos 1Tfbtss<.
xy.sn1so1oN. D. c., JAN 3o.-The Democrats
=, ~. House continued the weeks folly. Ihe
.d;onrnueot Of yesterday proved only ttuee.
~. administering proceedings which have con-
-ornod the dsys and nights for most OF the week
-ero resumed 1t midday, save that The House
had the benefit Of clergy. There mas never
hoo7, a moro fimsy pre:c1t for stealing
nnb1o time OF obstructang public oos'-
nots than that set mp. BY tho democrats
rhere WIS no possible reasonable excuse 1or
tbe loss of tho day. The wager OF phEstcal natue
.as ended. The possibility OF tho triumph OF
.man minority was demonstrated. The neces-
a;tr If some change IN the rnies WAS cleaf-
:, nroved. The na.u1e OF that change was
..rc.dv sgreed upon, and vas admitted o5
+ha Democratic membtls Of the Committee
IN Rules, who also led tho opposition IN
tho House, to be- just hnd 1ait-
AZ the latest, tha. rule could DO
adopted On Tuesday, Fad the Democrats CHOSEN
IT, hermit to-day to be devoted to pubno pus.
ness, tho passage OF the ne" luie WIZ Tha -niss
been secured only one day earlier. 1hs 1ulea
1ea 1'N A NOTICE or ONE DAY
.A NIL be given OF any proposition to enan9e
them: I: lad been the purpose o. tne ttopa1 tn ,nio
eouId bs .jo:,ted on Monday. 1t was not tue
eo.entinn Of ,Le Democrats to permit this notice
to .,e given San Randall. their leader 1ranA's ply
ave uod that on this he stult!hed hlmsen. 1ne
not;.e could not be giTen until tho journal was
noa. 1esa The Journal must BE- read unless it's Essd-
ing was excused by unanimous consent- an9
Dtnocrats, a. party through their recognized
md ngowed organ, refused their consenL
Thew The did more; they insisted that every
name in the sevcnty-fve rolls-caAs
- .he hours session should be read sueh
- nToctoding vas without y precedent but It was
. cnne:.itu:1onal night under the Federal Cons1a-
trt,oc md hy the rules Of the House. Inc Con
st:tnt;rn nroFides that the recorded vote Snail
be cutered in the journal u one-nttn u ~
House desires. The rules Of the House pfo'Ane
thst euch recorded vote shall DO read. SO
THE TEDIOUS LONG Eo11
.o,;n t,eran. and the exhausted clerks recon-
raenced the dreaIy wors. Ihcar hosh5 seace1
droncd out tho long roll for ai1 more mose4 eat
hours. Then. apparently without any concert
of action. Gen. Butler himself crew 1Ee coloie ~
iourned- The net results CAD be 1eadal{ esu-
matod- On the Republican side the result -
united party purpose. The Oemocta1s cou!o
hardly have foretold the enect OF toen *s.ef
There has not been such harmony o.
Rscuplican continent in tho House SINCE tne
War 6ays as has been c4eatco " .n1o aou6, o.
1n,atinr fight Before this Weeh II "o0lu naso
heen barely possible To have obtained hep1or
can two thirds for any single object. 1t VIII pc
possible to secure two-thirde ior ~ any pro2et o.,
ieci pou. An examination OF the seventy,nF,e y,
1oil calls shows that ,he names are grouped a.
most strictly by party lines.
TIE DEnocaA1s INVITED TEE TIGHT
for the expressed Of attsnpins to prs
vent legislation. Tney have not de1easea sucn q
legislation but have 6ene much to onuaas4sa m.k9 sas1
LEGISLATION pGss1H,ss ,rotS1ia ahSy na' On The Dso
cratic side it has been shown that tne De"ocr1e'
arc the biggest bules IN the ieesav1 @ 1--WE, u ~
f1ag- It has been shown tnat lotty ncu ~ ~ ~
minority, commencing o. IN Inc rhoi, ot III Honse Sc
any session, can to.c" .,tira .u .ess;nn Nv roll
to waste every hour o. an eptae @ es,o., - sd,
calls three IL mG.ton fhe 70