The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-01
From Washington.
AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSE RULES.

From Washington.
AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSE RULES.
WAsuINGToN. Jan 81.
The democrats having decided, in CON
ference held on Saturday that tie clerk in
reading the journal, should read the names
of members on all aye and no votes taken
during the foriy-six hour session, the re-
publican side objected and insisted that it
never had been the practice of the house
to do so. The speaker ruled that it was
the right Of every member to require the
reading of the names. as it was part of the
journal.
Randall, Cox, Wood and others, an
nounced that their purpose in making this
point was to prevent motion being enter
ed to amend the rules, and that they did
not intend to allow motion to be made
that day. The republican side, finding it
was useless to try an attempt TO compro-
mise the matter IN any way, and that the
democrats would listen to no arguments,
decided TO allow the reading of tie journal
to be proceeded with
1t is difficult to tell how long it will take
to read ii ; but the impression is that it will
consume at least fifteen hours. Unless
some agreement is reached, the house will
be in session until the expiration of that
time, and possibly longer. When the read
ing of the journal is completed motion
will Immediately be entered to amend the
rules.
1t is understood that the committee Oh
rules have had two sessions for the pur-
pose of amending the rules and will be
ready to report on the subject on Monday.
1t is proposed to SO amend the rules that a
majority can control the legislation of con-
gress, and, whenever it is necessary, to pre-
vent dllatory1motions and flibustering.
The republicans have finally decided to
adjourn in short time. The speaker hay
ing decided that a Emotion TO adjourn can
be entertained during the reading of The
journal, this will dispense tWith the labor
of reading the journal of Wednesday,
which would.occupy eighteen hours.
The speaker has already decided that
should the house adjourn Saturday, pend
ing the reading of the journal of Wednes-
days session, it would not be in order to re-
sumo the reading of it on Monday. Only
the journal of Saturdays proceedings can
then be read.
CAUCUS on LOUISIANA.
The republican senators were in caucus
for three hours on Saturday, endeavonng
to settle the differences which exist among
members of the party on the Louisiana
question. 1t is understood number of
prominent senators have announced in eau
Gus that they will not agree 20 any measure
looking to a recognition Of the Kellogg gov
eminent, and from present appearances
there is very little prospect of harmony.
Should the senate refuse to pass the bill
relative to. Louisiana, or,adnit Pinchbeck,
the responsibility will again be thrown
upon the President of either continuing to
support Kellogg or of withdrawing the
troops and leaving him to his fate.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The house committee on appropriations
this morning agreed to appropriations for
continuing work on public buildings al
ready commenced and under contract. 1t
is proposed to appropriate for large cities
as follows. Chicago, $3.50, 900; Cincinnati,
5000, OO0 Philadelphia, s75O,OOO; st.
Louis, 100000.
ARRESTED FOR INCENDIARIsM.
A messenger IN the navy department at
Washington has been arrested on suspicion,
he having, when younger, been detected in
incendiarism, which was monomania with
him.
GOVERNOR KLLLoGG's TESTIMONY.
Gov. Kellogg was before the congress
sional committee and made a long state
ment, commencing with the legislature of
1855 and coming down to the present. 1t
differs from his testimony before the sub
committee only in beginning at an earlier
date, and the statement being more elabo-
rately prepared. Gov. Kellogg charged
that the political troubles of the state since
the war, commenced with the vagrant laws,
jobs and monopoies passed by the legisla-
ture of 1865 and 1866, convened under
President Johnson's reconstruction policy,
an chosen at an election in which none
but white men participated and that the
financial troubles also dated from that
period; that the legislature had appropriate
ed thirteen millions of dollars in excess of
its receipts, large portion of which
amount had been funded under Gov. War
moth, and had aided in swelling the debt
to its present proportions. lie also en-
phatically asserted that the different mono
poles alluded to in the report of Mr.. Fos-
ter OF the subcommittee were, with scarce
ly one exception, all passed before he
came into office, and he submitted a state
ment of legislative acts to show that none
of these could have become u law without
the consent of democratic members of the
legislature. He introduced copies of the
resolutions passed in public meetings in
New Oileansldenouncing that government
as q usurpaton founded on demonstrations
al acts of congress, and calling upon the
young men to form in military companies
and arm and drill to oppose that usurpa-
ton.
BY way of summary he asserted that
Mr.. f. Blair's Broadhead letter brought
about the alleged massacres of republicans
in 1868, and Judge Bradleys decision re-
leasing the Grant Parish prisoners, and
virtually deciding the kuklux acts of con-