Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-02-26

pany to make sinking fund of the
obligations to the Government les
the discussion in Congress should pu
to hazard the regular appropriate
bills.
7 There was no discussion in tn
Cabinet to-day either upon the Al
kansas or Louisiana affairs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Noon.-Th
Senate has up the bill for the admission
OF Colorado as State.
In the House reports were mad
from the Committee On Elections Civ
ing the seat from Louisiana to Sheri
dan as against Plnchback, and from
Arkansas to Hodge as against Cause
which are to be called up hereafter
An effort was made to get considera
tlon of the Louisiana report aud OF
the Arkansas report and the caucus
force bill, but by fusion between the
democrats and the moderate republic
cans preference was given to the fund
ing civil appropriation bill and the
House went into com mittee upon it.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Night-
| House IS in session tonight and the
majority have succeeded in getting up
Columns Force bill.
HoUsE-G. F. Hoar, Of Massachu-
sets, rose to call up the report of the
! Special Committee on Louisiana At
fairs. COhurn, of Indiana, raised the
| question OF consideration and desired
to have precedence given to the bill
| "epoIted by him and known as the
Caucus Force Bill. Poland, of Yer
mont, claimed that his report on Ar
| kansas matters should have prece~
| dence. Ward, of Illinois, sustained
| Poland's views, and represented that
the disturbed condition of Arkansas
demanded prompt action by Congress-
Hoa: said that the resolutions report
ca by him yesterday contained recon-
mendatlons cOncnrred in by all the
members of the Special Committee,
and immediate action was desirable,
n view OF the fact that the Louisiana
House OF Repre- sentatlves, which was
asked TO remedy injustice, would adj
jOurn IL a few days. Poland sug-
gested that all these Southern matters
should be allowed to stand aside until
after the passage of the snndry civil
appropriation bills, and that then they
b. taken UP in the order Of their pres
entat0n to the House.
Smith, of New York, declared that
the Constitutional Amendment re
ported by him for the election of the
President and Vice President, was the
unfinished business before the House,
and was a measure of the highest i'm
pcrtauca.
Congor, of Michigan, intjmated
that Poland was the representative
OF the party OF mastery inactivity,
and that he might have had action on
! rts,,.Gal affairs IN Ennsrn.C
Poland defended himself from the
imputation, and said he had only
failed to press the earlier considera-
non Of Arkansas affairs, in deferenc
to the public business, as Represented
by the Chairmen OF the Committees
OF Ways and Means, and Appro, ria
tons. AS soou as the next ..ppropri-
alton bill WAS out of the way he pro-
posed to proceed with it with all pos
s5bia despatch.
Negley thought it was high time
that the House should direct it's own
business instead of leaving it to the |
Com mittee ON Ways and Means and |
Appropriations.
Ward, of Illinois, came to the de- |
fence of Poland and OF the Committee |
Oh Arkansas affairs
Coburn represented that the debate |
on his bill would cover ali the qnes-
lions raised in the reports OF the |
Special Committees on the Southern |
States, and besides his bill contained |
definite and tangible
Finally. after long colloquy, the
question was put on the motion of
Garfield, of Ohio, to go into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the sundry civil
bill The motion was
agreed to-yeas AS; nays lO1.
The Democrats all voted for the mo-
son ana 101 Republicans against it
The discussion on the civil bin
0ranched off into frauds and intimida-
.Ion, and the use of overlooked bacon
or political purposes in Alabama, and
here was quite a noisy alteration
over it. After the Co 1mittee rose
here was an exchange of compliments
between Eidridge, of Wisconsin, aud
5ypher, of Louisiana, arising out of
,he report Of Eldridge's speech a few
nights ago. Sypher characterized
what he complained of as cowardly
md contemplate.
The Senate to day passed a bill for
he admission of Colorado and New
Mexico, and then took up Morton's
oil to provide for and regulate the
of the votes for President
md Vice President, but adjourned
without action.
The Senate amended, in several par
.icuIars, the Colorado and New Mexi-
20 bills, SO that they will have to &c
back 10 the House for the action Of
hat body.
Tie Treasury will to morrow COM
nence the payment of the March in
crest on the 10. 40's, without rebate.