The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-28

No Extrit Session 10 be Called,
Illness Of Senator Johnson.
The Pacific Mail Investigation.
The Papers Referred to
the District Attorney.
The Caucus Force Bill--Mr.
Speaker Blaine DenOuDces
Butler as u Sc0s.Ddrel.

WASHINGTON, February 27.--lt is
stated the cabinet agreed yesterday
that on no contingency to call an
extra session of congress.
Senator johnson, of Virginia, was
too i'll to occupy his seat.
Collectors Of internal reyenue are
instructed to sell no more cigar stamps
than are necessary for cigars sold Or
moved from the factory.
The Pacific Mail corruption
committee turn King and r.
Irwin over to the next house. The
other papers go to the district attorney
for such action as Is thought hit.
Newspaper men who accepted money
for corrupt purposes are To be en-
cluded from,the reporters galleries.
The senate committee to set during
the recess to examine into the various
branches of the civil service, consists
of Messrs. Boutwell,, Conkling, Merri-
mon, Eaton aud Allison.
The resolution of the Mississippi leg
isiature, favorlng the Texas and Paei,
fic subsidy, was presented.
Mr.. Carpenter spoke against the
civil rights bill, which was finally
passed, and goes to the president.
The amendment relieving southern
Jurors OF the iron clad oath, was de-
feated. Mr.. Logan said he would vote
in favor Of the relief asa separate WenS-
ure. but to amend the civil rights hill
would defeat 1t. The vote was strictly
party, except Messrs. Sprague, Schurz
apd Upton. Many senators were ab'
sent, The vote was thirty-eight to
twe1ty-eight.
The evening session was unimpor-
tant. The tax bill comes up Monday,
as unfinished business.
Messrs. Ferry, of Connecticut Car
penter, and Hamilton, of Texas, also
voted against the civil rights bill.
The house, after disposlng of mis-
,eelianeous mass of business, under
unanimous consent, resumed the
consideration of the force bill, aud
speeches were made against it by
Young. of Georgia; Pierce, of Mas
sachusetts, aud Poland, of Vermont
The house minority and majority
Mississippi reports were ordered TO De
printed.
Tie appropriation for the payment
of aweyds to the southern claims COM
mission passed.
The election committee submitted a
report that Mr.. Lawrence was and Mi
Sypher was not elected from Louisiana
The consideration of the caucus force
bill was resumed. During colIoquy'
Dir. Blaine told Butler he was seOull-
drel. The trouble arose from the
democrats appropriating the clerks
desk during roll call, their object being
TO see if by not voting they could pre-
vent quorum and force a call OF the
house. After the democrats had been
ordered to their seats, Butler stalkeo
up to the clerks desk, and leaning on
his elbow, watched the progress of Inc
call. He was ordered away, but said
he haC as much right there as Speaker
Blaine, who at the time was on the
floor, near the clerks desk, Mr.. Cessn
being IN the chair. Calls of order re-
suited in the affair being dropped.
The house IL now voting upon the
clause to strike out the habeas corpus
clause. An amendment making the
suspension applicable only to Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Alabama was
adopted.