The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-26
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. 1875.

WASHINGTON Feb. 25, 1875.
THE STATUS OF THE HABEAs CORPUS BILL IN
THE HoUsE-How THE OPPOSITION WILL
SEEK TO DELAY ACTION.
The House to-day at halEpast four adjourned
until eleven O'Clock tomorrow, when, under the
rules OF the House the journal OF the past twenty
four hours must be read, which will occupy nearly
i've hours. Practically the Force bill is exactly
where it was when the House adjourned yester.
day afternoon to take recess. The speaker de-
cided that as privileged report 1t before the
House from the moment 1t was reported and
having further decided that the report was
also german to the new rule, dilatory motions
so far as the bill was concerned could
not be entertained. But before the House can
proceed with debate, or even Mr.. Coburn call the
previous question, two motions, the first to amend
and the second 10 recOmmit, are pending. The
present status OF the BILL then, Is that about six
O'Clock to morrow evening the House Will be ready
to make the fight direct on the bill, provided 1t IL
not recOmmitted or amended. What new strategy
the democratic side has to develop, the leaders re.
fuse to dvulge, but It was intimated this evening
that motions just as strictly parliament
tary as those which dehed the new rule Tor
nearly twenty hours. would De offered
and 1t was immaterlal how the Speaker
decided, from every decision, II not conso nant
taken requiring yeas and nays. motion to re-
consider ana o motion to lay on the table could
be made, which might consume nearly two hours
on every set or motions. The object IS plain. II
the Force bill Is kept from the Senate until Mon.
day 1t will, under the rules. require then three
days only to kill IL, and the last day win be the
last day of the Forty-tnlrd Congress, which
expires at noon on Thursday, March 4.
The democratic members of the Senate have given
Hkn
ton bills now pending in the House are not
reached by the Senate The deadlock had been
unequvocaIy made on the Force bill. General
Butler says that 1t were better the Forry-third
Congress should die patriotic lily. IN his opinion
than to sacrifice the rights OF the carpetbaggers
In the Southern States. and let the Force bill
become the prey OF waste paper merchants.
THE TALK OF pRocRAsrrNATrNG
As to the strength OF the bill on the republican
side, not even Mr.. Coburn, who has it In charge,
can give reasonable Opinion. Undoubtedly
there are q number OF republicans who
have voted to Keep the democratic size firm IN
the task OIL procrastinatlng. who will not in the
passage oil the bill record their In the adlrna-
tive. II Is said that IN the history OF national
LEGISLATION there never was greater parliament.
airy struggle than that which was temporarily
ended at she adjournment this afternoon. All
that the leeblest opponents OF the bill now pre-
dict IS that the remainder OF the week will be ex-
hausted in getting the bill out OF the way, and the
last three days OF the session Will be devoted to
that business which is strictly proper and which.
II passed by the Senate, will render new Congress
unnecessary.
REPORTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI coMnnrTEE-rHR
PASSAGE OF THE FORCE BILL RECOMMENDED
AND THE FEDERAL INTERFERENCE NpoRsED
b THE MAJORITY.
The House committee which visited Mississippi
to In vestigato the condition OF AFFAIRS In that
state will submit two reports the republicans
uniting In Q majority report ana the democrats In