The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-06
From Washington.
The DEADLOCK.


day noon to Friday morning, was finally
broken by the surrender of the republicans
Their purpose was, on Wednesday, at all haz.
ards to force a final vote on the Civil RIGHTS
Bill without allowing the opposition to otie,
a single amendment or make one speecb
against it, and this game the democrats re.
solved to defeat by a resort to dilatory mo.
tlons, or "filibusering,' as 1t is called. AT
III O'Clock on Friday morning, after cQntin.
Gus session Of nearly 4S hours, the republt
cans conceded that there could be no final
vote forced on the bill, and consented to an
adjournment.
On Monday, however, the contest was re-
newed in another form. The republicans,
realizing that they had lost their reliable
two-thirds majority by which the minority
was wont to be crushed, proposed a new rule
by which the majority should have the same
tyrannical power Of the former two.thirds.
This rule provides, in substance, that when
bill is before the house on its final passage.
one day shall be allowed for its debate, if
demanded; after that but two dilatory mo-
tons shall be allowed after which the previous
question can be ordered and the house brought
to an immediate vote. The rule is an outrage
on the rights of the minority, but as after the
4th of March the republicans themselves will
be that minority, they may in the end have
most occasion 10 regret its adoption
Pacific MAIL.
II ~
revelation Of the corrupt means by which il
got q five million subsidy out of congress, is
fearful of losing that big bite, is trying TO
save itself by raising stop thief cry against
Irwin. a suit has been commenced against
Irwin for disappointing 81 100000 of its
money, the innocent company claiming never
to have had any knowledge that he had drawn
such sums from its treasury and put them to
such corrupt uses.
PINCHBACK.
The novel explanation is given Of the dis.
position of the senate committee on elections
to report in favor Of seating Pinchback, that
unless they do so, the ochre.tinted aspirant
will peach" on the republican leaders and
sey, &c, in the Louisiana business.
THE TREASURY.
Secretary Bristow says the treasury is IN a
condition that eXcites the most serious appre.
hension, and increased taxation is inevitable.
His suggestion that party feeling should be
ignored and main attention given to the best
method of increasing the revenue is not re-
garded by his associates with favor. Grants
little tariff blll'' has not yet been signed,
and Bristow's revenue bill is being doctored
by the committee of ways and means under
Grants dictaton.
POSTAGE on PUE. Docs, AND SEEDS.
Fort, of Illinois, relieved the congressional
minds little by succeeding in getting
through under a suspension of the rules, an
amendment 20 the postal laws providing that
all public documents and seeds sent by pub
lie officials and members Of congress shall
pay only newspaper postage. This also ap'
pllcs to ey.conrressmen for nine months after
the expiration of their term OF office.
RETRENCHMENT.
4 hin was reported iavorably from the sen
ate committee on retrenchment on hendS
providing that, tor the two years from and
after the 1st day of next July, all salaries e&-
ceeding $1,000 per annum, in all branches Of
the government service, civil and military,
shall be reduced to 10 per cent.
KANSAS GRAssHoPPERs.
Cobb, of Kansas, on Tuesday, put in pie"
for the misrepresentation people OF his STATE
in the house, and a proposition appropriatlng
$4,000 was actually passed by vote OF l'o
to 40 Petitions for money will be now IN
order from the starving workmen in New
York and the manufactur ing districts OF the
country.
THE NAVY BLAzEs
ON FRIDAY night of last week the fourth
attempt within a month was made 10 burn 'Ne
navy department building in Washington. II
is admitted by prominent members OF ths ue-
partment and of congress that there must DC
deliberate effort TO destroy the building, ana
the presumption is general that interested
parties src ANXIOUS to consume documents
damaging TO themselves.
\ SCENE.
Thursday was devoted by the house
70 the discussion of the civil rights
hill Ben Butler made one Of his character
istic speeches in which he denounced the
southern people as murderers, 5anditti, &c.
Brown, young and talented member from
Kentucky, was unable to stand this, ana ge'
ting the foor about o'clock, proceeded !"
utter agains; old Cockeye one of the mos
terrific pRilippics ever uttered in legislative
body. Ofcourse his language was out o' Vi
der, but under his tremendous head oil steam
was unable to be checked by cries OF 'ordef
and the result was, at the close OF ms Speech'
a severe vote of censure was carried aSains'