Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-25


/ bill.
The bill for the admission of New Mexico
was also taken up, amended and passed.
Mr.. Morton made an effort 10 get his bin
| prescribing the manner Of counting the vote
for President and Vice President before the
senate, but the democratic Senators fillibuS-
! tered until they forced an adjournment
A New Deadlock i'm the House.
| H0USE.-After our report closed
Deoate on the SundTy civil appropriation
OH continued. A number OF amendments
| were offered, and "A motion made by Mr. Bpcx
70 divide the Items relating TO the Initial
states courts gave an opportunity for RI
hearsing all the old stories about the DE
partment OF Justice" including the diStri-
| button of bacon to the negroes IN Alabama
BUYING VOTES WITH RACoN
MT. Luttrell Call charged that the bacon
sent Tor me RELIEF OF the sufferers 10y the floods
IN the south was used To secure the calorel
| votes, and that the maIshals did intimiIata
me whlte voters by causing troops 10
be stationed in the thickCSt democratic dis
| tricts, and causing stories that a large mum
Der of arrests were to be ma ic for alleged
violations Of the enforcement act. lie sent
To the desk 10 be read an affidavit. signed by
one Carpenter, To the effect thar he was COM
miSSiOned rs "a United States deputy mar
Shal at the instance of the chairman OF the
republican state committee. and made a
requiSitiOn Tor United States troops 20 be
stationed i'm democratic districts. while re-
PORTS Of arrest. for violation of the enforce
ment acts were circulated.
Before the reading OF the affidavit was con-
cluded Mr.. Iuttrell'S time expired.
Mr.. ShcatS tAla-l denied that any bacon
was used for the purpose indicated. or that
intimidation was practiced by the Uuitei
States maTShals The only intimidation was
| 10y the White LeaguerS and kT kluN.
LIVELY TINE
Mr.. Luttrell (Cal.l charged that Mr.. Perry,
the marshall for Alabama. had issued three
hundred warrants for the arrest of demo-
trictS. Some of them had been assigned to
the republican candidate for Congress tMr.
Pelham) i'm the third district OF Alabama.
A number of gentlemen on the republican
side demanded the reading of the balance OF
the affidavit.
Mr.: Luttren said he preferred 10 state its
Cries OF Read" .sRead.p
Mr.. Speer Pa said the whole object OF de-
manding the reading was 10 take Mr.. Lat
tTell off the floor
Cries OF Read" Read"
Mr.. Luttrcll. You may call .'real - ''read."
until you are hoarSe, bat that won't alter the
Mr.. G. f. Hoar made the point Of order.
which was sustained, that the gentleman had
a right 10 withdraw a written paper.
Mr.. Garfield moved that the committee
rise for the purpose Of closing debate.
Mr.. Pelham (Ala.) hope that il will not
be done There has been no chance TO reply
| 10 the remarks of Mr.. Luttrel.
The committee decided TO rise.
Mr.. Pelham, lin his seat ''Goi damn IL;
you won't give us a chance"
The House then again went into Commit
| tee OF the Whole, debate on the pending par
| agraph being limited to one minute.
Mr.. Pelham made a general denial OF Mr..
Luttrell'S statement, and said no such paper
| as had been charged had been sent TO his dis
tTict.
The pending amendment was rejected.
when. on motion of Mr.. Garfield, the COM
| THE DISTRICT TAX BILL.
Mr.. Cotton (Iowa), from the Committee on
| the District of Columbia, reported a District
tax bill, which was ordered printed and re-
| committed.
| PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr.. Sypher (La.) obtained leave to make a
| personal explanation, and said that on Mon
| day night, when the District tax bill was
! under discussion, the gentleman from Wis
| consin had said, lreading from the RecOril
| IL do net believe, in my own experience, that
| there is any district in the country where
| property is required TO pay $3.50 on the slOO
on its cash valuation. unless IL may have
| been in those states which are cursed and
crushed, as are the states ofthe south.
Mr. Sypher.-l desire 10 say TO the gentle
| man that taxation in Louisiana is fourteen
| and half mills on the dollar.
Mr.. Eldredge.-I do not want TO hear from
the gentleman from Louisiana.
| ANOTHER LIVELY TINE.
| Yesterday, said Mr.. Sypler, the gentleman
| rose to a personal explanation. and under
| the preteXt Of correcting his remarks puts in
this dirty fling AT me-(again reading I'm
| less, indeed, il may he the poor, taxed.
| cursed, crushed and ruined states of the
| south and doubt if many ofthem are taxed
Of said Mr.. Sypher, "there is any meaner
sort than he and his sort
Cries of 'oh, ''oh," take ii down"
| Mr.. Syphcr.-If the language is unparia-
mentary i withdraw it.
Mr.. Eldridge.--I said il. and | mean il.
| Mr.. Sypher-The attacking OF a member
under cover of a personal eX PLANTATION which
| can only be made by unanimous consent. is
| cOwardly and contemplate.
Mr.. Eldridge said he did not ask TO make a
| sOnal explanation" had been put in the Record
without his knowledge. He asked what he
| had said, and which had been incorrectly re-
ported, might be printed as he had spoken il.
| He meant what he had said.
At 4:5J the House, on motion OF Mr.. Gar
| field, took recess till half-past seven.
| EVENING SESSION, AND A NEW DEADLOCK.
| The House reaSsembled at half-paSt :.
| Mr.. Garfield (OhiO) moved TO go into
| Committee of the Whole on the apprOpria-
| ton bill. The motion was disagreed to
Mr.. Poland CVt.) called up the report OF the
! select committee on affairs in Arkansas.
Several dilatory motions were entered,
when
Mr.. Cessna pa made the point of order
| that these were dilatoTy motions. which, I'M
| der the new rule, were not permissible.
| The Speaker lMT. Blaine) having resumed
| the chair. said that under the new rule two
| dilatory motions were allowed.
| FIGHT IT OUT.
| Mr.. Butler Mass. On, fight II out We
Mr.. Randall moved that when The House
| adjourn i, be TO meet on Friday, and the yeas
| anu nays were OtutTcl-
The motion was disagreed to-yeas G., nays
| l43.
| Pending the call OF the roll on the motion
| 10 adjourn. Mr.. Cessna said he desired To
| give notice that the time occupied in Iii atory
| motions would be deducted from that which
| was intended 10 be given 10 the discussion of
| the bill.
The motion to adjourn was disagreed to-
yeas GO, nays 1873.
THE DEMOCRATS DON'T VOTE.
The motion of Mr.. Randall to reconsider
a. hwy ulnf "a pGffr rrar
| into Committee of the Whole was then ta-
| bled-yes 1872, nays =; the democrats not vOt-
| ing, in order to leave the House without a
| quorum.
| No quorum voting, Mr.. OBrien moved
| call of the House, and il was ordered by
| vote of los 20 IL.
| Mr. Butler rose TO a parliamentary inc uiTy
| and said there was evidently a quorum in the
| House, and asked if il was not in the power
| of the House 10 compel members 10 vote.
| NOT QUESTION OF HORSES.
| The Speaker said that he knew OF no way
| TO compel members TO vote. You could lead
horse to water but you could not make him
| drink.
| Mr.. Butler said he was not speaking Of
|