The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-19

NiuctVbeA Oy a. UOttQn. 20 ADJOURN,
further motion 10 adjourn was not In
order; no suoh ruling had ever 'befofe
been heasd on this door.. He then
said that it. was q, most extraordinary
spectacle, that with fifty Republican
Senator'S quorum could not be kept.
and the quorum. here tonight had
baen: maintained byathe Democratic
SenatQIa. IL Mr.. Sargent said only two
Democrats had answered to their
names on the last roll call; he wanted
the country to know that. II they are
here, why don't they. answer to their
names? After some further discus.
sion. another motion to adjourn was
made and lost-syes IL; nays SO. Mr..
MerSymon resumed the floor, and ar
raisned In severe terms the policy of
the Rep1biican party toward the South
and the disastrous effects to the we'll
being Of society and the material
prosperity OF the section. which he said
was the result of that policy. He said
the PRESIDENT was responsible for, mill
tary interference in Louisiana, which
was In violation Of the Constitution.
Mr.. Stewart defended the Republican
party, and its glorious acts and ser
vices to the country, and said it's oon-
tinued existence was necessary to the
salvation Of the Union and preserya.
t,on OF liberty. You-(to the Demo
cratic Senntors) )-have NO more chance,
the way you are going on. to carry the
next Presidential election, than you
have to carry away this Capitol on your
backs. The way you are talking now,
the people of the North will think
they had better trust the Republican
party little longer. They thought
you were going to be good boy, last
November, but they have found yon
out now. He did not want auy better
documents for the next Presidentinl
election than Democratic speeches
that would be made in the next Con-
gress.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the follow.
ing resolution, as substitute for the
one pending:
ResolUed, That the Committee on
Privileges and Elections be and is
hereby instructed to report forthwith
bill declaring that no constitutional
government exists in Louisiana, and
providing for the election of a Go.
vernon. Lieutenaut.G Governor and
members Of the General Assembly of
the State OF Louisiana, and all other
State officers who, by the Constitution
OF the State. are to be elected hy vote
of the people thereof.
After much discussion, Morrill,
moved to lay the Piuckback resolution
on the table and it WAC carried. Mr..
Windam then moved to take up the
Indian appropriation bill. pendiug
which Mr.. West moved to adjonrn.
which was lost-nyes s; nays SO. The
motion Of Mr.. Windam was then
agreed to and the Indian appropria.
ton bill was proceeded with. After
proceeding as far as page 8 of the bill.
the Senate. at 4 40 P. H.. adjourned
q continuous session of nearly twenty
nina honrs.
In the Honse, Mr.. Kapdall, of Penu.
sy'vania. peremptorily demanded the
regular order, as soon as the journal
was read. and, on motion of MIR.
Dawes, of Massaohu. etts, the rules
were suspended, aud the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the
Tariff Bill nnd the Tax Bill, debate on
pending fret amendment being cut of
by order of the House-the pending
question being the motion made yes-
terday by Mr.. Southland, to strike out
the entire first section, as amended by
Coxe's amendments, increasing the
daties on champagne fifty per cent.
This motion was disagreed to-ayes
"a; nays 96. Mr.. Randall then moved
to make the tnx on spirits nine cent?:
rejected. Mr.. Banning, of Ohio.
moved to strike out the proviso of the
first section, which taxes stock on hand
at fifteen cents; rejected. Mr.. Kasson.
OF Iowa. moved to amend by further
proviso. exempting tho distiller from
the payment of the tax in cases
where bona fde contracts were
made for sale and delivery, on or be-
fore February 10. 1876. but making
the purchaser liable for the tax:
adopted. Mr.. qunckel moved TO strike
out the second section, which imposes
an additional tax on tobacco. He said
this would fall entirely upon the West
and South. as it affected the commoner
kind OF tobacco, and did not affect the
tobacco that went into cigars. The
Connecticut tobacco was. therefore.
untouched. The tobacco debate wns
continued until o'clock, when the
committee rose. Mr.. Coburn, of
Indiana. from the Select Committee
on Affairs in Alabama. reported the
Caucus Force Bill, which was ordered
printed and re-committed- Mr.. Ran.