New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25
BY TELE GRAPH,
CONGRESS.
House..


WASHINGTON, February 24.-Mr. G. 8
Hoar, OF Massachusetts, rose to Call I'D the
report OF the special committee on Louis
lana affairs.
MIR. COburn, of Indiana, raised the uues-
tlOn OF consideration, and desired to have
precedence given to the bill reported by
him, known as the caucus force bill.
MIR. Poland, Of Vermont, claimed that his
report on Arkansas matters should have
precedence.
Mr.. Ward, of Illinois, sustained Mr.. Po-
lands views, and represented that the dis
turbed condition of Arkansas demanded
prompt action of Congress.
Mr.. HOar said that the resolution re-
ported BY him yesterday contained recon-
mendations which were c0ncurred in by all
the members of the special committee, and
the fact that the Louisiana House Of Rep
resentatives, which was asked to remedy
Injustice, would adjourn in . few days.
Mr.. Poland suggested that all these
Southern matters should be allowed to
stand aside until after the passage Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and that
then they be taken no in the order of their
presentation to the House.
Mr.. Smith, of New York, claimed that
the constitutional amendment reported by
him for the election of President and Vice
President was the unfinished business be-
fore the House, and was a measure of the
highest Importance.
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, intimated that
Mr.. Poland was the representative of the
party Of 'masterly inactivity" and that he
might have had action on the Arkansas
affairs long ago.
Mr.. Poland defended himself from the
imputation, and said he had only failed to
press the earlier consideration OF Arkansas
in Difference to the public business as repre-
sented by the chairmen of the Committees
OF Ways and Means and Appropriations. As
soon as the next appropriation bill was out
OF the way he proposed to proceed with it
with all possible dispatch.
Mr.. Negley thought it was high time that
the House should direct its own business,
instead of leaving it to the Committees of
Ways and Means and Appropriations.
Mr.. Ward, of Illinois, came to the defense
OF Mr.: Poland, OF the committee on Arkan-
sas affairs.
Mr.. COburn represented that the debate
on his bill would cover all the questions
raised in the reports Of special committees
on the Southern States, and, besides, his
bill contained something definite and tan
Rible. Finally, after long colloquy, the
question was put, on motion of Mr.. Gar
field, of Ohio, to 60 into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The motion was agreed to by vote
of yeas las, nays lOl. The Democrats all
voted for the motion, and l0l Republicans
against it.
The discussion on the civil rights bill
branched of into frauds and intimdations.
and the use of the "OverhOwed bacon" for
political purposes in Alabama, and there
was quite noisy alteration over it.
After the committee rose there was an
exchange of compliments between Eldridge,
OF Wisconsin, and Sypher. of Louisiana,
arising from the report of Eldridge's speech
few nights ago. Sypher characterized
what he complained of as cowardly and
contemplate.
Night SessiOu.
The House is in session to night, and the
majority have succeeded in getting up Mr..
CObarns force bill.
The Senate to-day passed bills for the
admission Of Colorado and New Mexico,
and then took up Mr.. Morton's bill to pro.
vide and regulate the counting of votes for
President and Vice Presidens, but adjourn
ed without action.
lars the Colorado and New Mexico bills, so
that they will have to 60 back to the House
for the action of that body.
Con6rmati0ns.
The Senate, in executive session, confirm
ed John A. Campbell, to be Third Assistant
Secretary of State; Benjamin G. Shields, to
be collector of customs at Galveston; Adam
WoOlf. to be surveyor of customs at Nash
vile; William H. Mcconnell, to be receiver
OF public moneys at Huntsville, Alabama,
and j. G. jones' to be United States mar
shal for the southern district Of Florida.