, 1875-12-07
WASHINGTON.
Scenes Incident to the Meet
ing Of the Forty-fourth
Congress.
In Attempt 10 Spring The LOU
isiana Question Upon
the House.
Kllith Results in q lIot Fight and
in lnglorious Defeat for Tho
Ultra Dourbons.
Fernando Wood Grasps tho
Leadership, Only to Find
It Gone Again.
Lamar's qualification of His
Forty.third Congress
Record.
Ex-Speaker Blaine's Energy
and Tact the Features
Of the Occasion.
4 Democratic Scheme to secure 4
Tic In tic Senate.
Hints Regarding tho Leading Topics
Of the Presidents Message.
Plain and FoFcibie Language Used with
Reference to Cuba and Mexico.
A Democratic Scheme to secure 4
Tic In tic Senate.
Hints Regarding the Lending Topics
Of the Presidents Message.
Plain and FoFcibie Language Used with
Reference to Cuba and Mexico.
Secretary Bristow's Estimates for the
Year Ending June 80, 1877.
IN VICTORIOUS BEGINNING,

In VICTORIOUS BEGINNING,
TIE Lou1B1ASA QUESTION suMMAn1LT pIsroaED or.
snoesas Ds0ateh tn 7hs chIaqo Fr,oune.
WASHINGTON, D, c., Doc. G.-Tho Democrats
Of tho House barolS cacapcd committing fatal
poltsca! blundcr. Their cuwarG.co aud not thor
p'inciples prevented. Tho leaders aud tho mo.
}ority OF their party sought to open up tho Lott
fs!nna question BY raising question sa to thu
validity Of the Kollogg Government, by, In fact,
donysnR Its validity. THU thsy proposed to do
by preventing Moroy, q Republican from, Louis
lana, from being nworn IN, and By sondlnE Linn
to tno Committee on E!octions. They did rot
| encacod. Fernando Wood, with MI ASSURANCE
which showed his conffdeuco In tho majority
| behind him, claimed tho Bourbon leadership.
LIE fonnd before tho day had onde3 that hia
leadership waa rcpud1atcd and hts political sa-
guc1ty inpoached. uo objected 10 tho swearing
in Of Morey, OF Louisiana, aud offered resolu-
ton referring tho matter OF tho contest between
Morey and William D. Spencer to the Committee
on Elections, 10 report which OF sAid catmanta
| was entitled to tho aeat, Both Of theEo gentto-
men held certificates from both Kellogg Aud Mc-
Emery. aud lie Was opposod t. giving either man
acat until tho Committee had decided tho
queetion. The Republicans Holo
QulcE TO BEE THEIR vAHTAoE oRopND,
and Bhow0d that thoy had at least two men equal
to tho rote-Blaine and Wheeler. Blaine waa
quick upon his foot. Tho debate upon the
Louisiana question, which. it had been sup-
posed. was forever ended. seemed about to 10
opened. Tho Democrats seemed prepared to
rcrudiatc the Wheeie1 compromise. McEnerv
lad done no official act except to sign croaon-
tta!s. Lamar, to tho surprise Of I'll the old
House, ca1le to tho support Of Wood, add en-
deavo1ed to secure tho reopantng Of the
nd lnfn
compromise. Lamar's action today WAS tho
more surprising from bis professed conservative
views. aud his action Ia tho last Congress- re-
specting the Whooler compromise. At loast
ono mombor Of tho Wheeler Committee Ia pre-.
pared to state that last winter Lamar offered to
voto for tho recognition Of KolloS; 10 facto
Governor II It VIVA necessary to socuro tho
pabsage Of tho resolution. wbich did pass. aud
Which 1t mas thought had definitely settled tho
question. Lamar. by hia conduct today, llhs
donu much 10 lose tho high cstecM which, ha had
won among Republicans for his fairness. rs lie
permitted partisan zeal TO stullify hiH own
THE WEAKNESS or LAMAn's POSITION.
and seized tho opportunity to deliver ono OF
those eloquent and effective three-minuta
epecches for which ho ia famous. Iie said Nc.
titcitc was bold. prosumptuouH fraud, aud le
hoped tho dominant party In tho 11ousc, Ia tue
hot zeal OF ita advent to power. would not thus
inaugural = tnoaauto which would trampie upon
states rights aud be ~ outrage upon common
| decency. 1t "aa dccided BY tho House last year,
10 tha Louisiana adjustment. that Kellogg was
Tho iegnl Governor Ut Louisiana. tIo sauted to
know now 1t tue uther blde would row traulpo
upon tho agreement so solomnly maize last wln-
ter, Hhon It was undo1a.ood that tho Louiaiaua
case was to be considered settled.
Holman, Of indiana. first made bronx In tho
Democratic ranks. Iio as.d tho House knew
shat tor three years kellogg had beon tho acting
do Juro question: that could bo Settled by the
Courts, hereafter. He deemed it a iser, safor,
aud batter that lbs uano Of Mr. Motey ba placed
Oh the roi!e aud tao 1Dember swotn iu. Tho roll
call Whe demanded on ordering the main 1nea-
tion. Tho Eesult WAS; yeas, 1885 nays, Isl
| several Democrats near the foot Of tho 1oi-call
voting no, aud
INDICATING SUDDEN cMANoE or POLICY
On thai ssds. blr. Woods motion wa8 thon
rejected without disr'on, aud Oh motion Of Mr..
Blame, Ar. MoreY was admitted and sworn III.
There bRa seldom becu moro consplcuous Do
feat Of lesaor. The Demoo1ats discovered tho
probable political eject Of Woods action, and
joined with the Republicans to dofeas him. Tho
and .he sesp.ro his fallen from Woods hands.
tptAs 4 Assoetated iTsss.I
mo- d. b. E. e d PEI ss6 sa the tSass
referring tho credentials Of Mercy and 5psncer
10 the Comahltee on Electlous, with instructions
10 report Which OF them ts eutltlsd to tho seat,
lie 4atd he did not propose to sn.so the questlon
"a to wbo MAS the legal Governor OF Louisians.
It waa not pertluent to this inquiry to determine
that question. tue sole aud etclusiEo question
beiuH as to what form OF ctodeaiisa tho TO-
spoctiys cfaimRuts presented.
Mr. Blaine declared that lhs.e wlB no moro
Official gro Ind Tor speaking Of Johu sIoEnery ~
Gogeruor OF Louisiana than tleEe wsH for ni'eAk-
INK OF the gentleman {Wool) ~ Goyernor VI
Nav York. No dspA, tlnsnt OF tho Government
ha1 over recognized AcEnsey. aud tue lluuso
last sessiou, ty very large v1.e to ~Lich
many gentlemen on the Democratic side Of
anxious that the resolution should pass, baa
solsmuly recognized kellogg u Governor Of