National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-01

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was closed. and the first question was the amend.
ment Of Mr.. BUTLER to amend the 18th section by
limiting the suspension Of the hGbeGs corpus to the
States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Alabama, and providing that this section shall
be operative only during the term OF two years
and to the expiration Of the next session Of Con
gress thereafter and no longer; which was agreed
TO by q vote Of yeas l64. nays 90.
The Republicans voting in the negative were
Messrs. CAssOE, DARRALL, HOWE, HYNES, Lac
LAND, NILES, NUM-, SENER, SHELDON, SIXTH,
(sf VAL SMITH, (of- N. o. ST. JOHN and SY.
PHER.
Mr. RANDALL moved to take q recess until
40 p. m. Rejeeted-yeas l79, nays r.
Mr.. BECK moved TO adjourn. Rejected-yeas
"a. nays 167.
Mr.. CANNON to strike out the 18th section.
Rejeeted-yeas 12l, nays $50.
The Republicans voting in the Affirmative were
Messrs. BUFFINToE. BURCHARD, BURLEIGH,
CoTToN, CRoUEsE. CRUTCHFIELD, DANFoRD,
DAWES, FARwELL- FOSTER, GARFIELD, HALE OF
$500 McSRtRY MrD1 oF low AASyG 4,
RAN, PHELPS. PHILLIPS, PIERCE, POLAND, E.
H. ROBERTS, SCUDDER Of N. Y. SENER, SHOE
SMITH Of N. C., STRAIT, THoRNBURG, WHEELER,
WILLARD Of Vt. and WILLIAMS Of Mich.
Pending the roll call on this motion Mr.. But
LER was standing at the Clerks desk overlooking
the tally-elerk, when some one on the Democratic
side called attention to the fact, and said IL was
in violation Of the rule forbidding members being
at the desk when a vote is being taken.
Speaker BLAINE (Mr. CESSNA being In the
chair) was at the same time standing at the read
ing-elerks desk, also overlooking the tallyelerk,
when Mr.. BUTLER remarked that he had as much
right to be there as the SPEAKER had.
Mr.. BLAINE Immediately resumed the chair
and inquired BY what right Mr.. BUTLER made
Mr.. BUTLER. Because am member of the
House, and so are you.
seat assigned him on the floor, and that when he
left the Speakers chair he had a right to occupy
any position he pleased on the hoor.
Mr.. BUTLER, returning to his seat, remarked
Sneaker
floor other than his own chair.
The SPEAKER again calling Mr.. CESSNA to the
chair, resumed his position at the reading clerk
desk, whereupOn Mr., BUTLER returned to his
former position, where he could overlook the tally
clerk. The point Of order was raised, when Mr..
CESSNA desired him to take his seat, which he
Mr.. RANDALL, who had changed his vote for
that purpose, moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the House refused to strike out the 18th
Pending which Mr.. CESSNA moved to lay
that motion on the table, and the latter was
agreed to-yess 132, nays H.
Motions to adjourn followed and were defeated.
The question was then taken on Mr.. L. r.
HoAR's motion to strike out the list, ID and 4th
The Republicans voting in the Affirmative were
Messrs. BUNDY, BURCHARD, BURLETsH, CHIT
FORD, Dawes, EASEs, FosTER, GooCa, HALE,
(of Me- HARRIS, (of Mass HARRISON, HAw-
LEY, Cof Conn., Z. r. HoAR, g. +. HoAR. KAs-
MERRIAM, PENDLEToN, PHELPs, PIERCE Po-
LAND, E. H. ROBERTS, SCUDDBR, (of N. W
SCuDDER, (Of N. J.,) SENRR, SMITH, (of Va
SMITH, (Of Ohio,) SMITH, (of N. CD STANARD,
STEVENS, (of Mass.,) STRAIT, WHEELER, Will
LARD, (of Yt.,) WILLARD, (of Mieh.,) and Will
A motion to reconsider the last vote was reject
ed, and pending the engrossment two more mo-
tlons TO adjourn were made and defeated.
The engrossment was then ordered by q vote Of
1876 yeas to 100 nays.
The Republicans voting In the negative were
Messrs. BURCHARD, BURLEIGH,CROUNSE,DA DAWES,
FOSTER, GARFIELD, HALE Of Me-, HARRISON,
HAwLEY of Conn, Z. r. HoAR, g. 7. HOAR, KAs-
SON. KELLOGG, LowNDEs, MERRIAM, PHELPS,
PIERCE, POLAND, Z. H. ROBERTS. SCUDDER of N.
Y, SENER, SMITH Of N. Y, SMITH OF N. C.,
STARKwEATHER, WILLARD Of VT, WILLARD OF
Mich, and WILLIAMS Of Mich
1t being the general impression on the Demo-
cratic side that the Republicans would, upon the
passage Of the bill before the House, refuse to
adjourn and call up the minority resolutions from
the Arkansas committee or some similar measure,
dilitory measures were resorted TO upon every
possible occasion; and little before L o'clock
proposition made once before by Mr.. WARD, oil
N. Y, but objected to, was made by Mr.. BUTLER,
that as several test votes had been had a vote on
the final passage of the bill should now be taken,
understanding that the reading Of the Journal
on Monday should be waived.
The vote was then taken on the passage Of the
bill, and 1t was passed by vote Of l3S yeas Il
ia nays.
During the roIl-ean number u pairs were an
nounced; the vote otherwise did not difel
materially from the votes above recorded.
The bill as passed is as originally reported AMI
published, with the exception of the amendment
above referred to, offered by Mr.. BUTLER.
In pursuance OF the agreement previously made
the House then, at 12:05, adjourned.