The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
s.onas OF Adjournment.

~ wosncsd,v's session, it being techn''
'> ,,,,.d I, was certainly one OF the
,anros, legislative days that ever occurred
,,,s c,n,incnt. Speaker Blaine said on
rn,-s]sv Wednesdays session. that nc
n,,,n, ,ba, on ono OCCASION, III 1854, sim
10 legislative day extended over three
,alcrdr days.
,,ou, hsl(-nast Q the sergeaut-at-arms ap..
,.,,rsl with his first batch of absences, ana
iir.v we're called upon for excuses.
NJ r,nck. of Ohio. said he had bcen De-
,.;,,l wv ,bp Democratic side at ~ O'CLOCK 10
h,',,,o and rcst. He was also SICK, anu.
~ no was paired with Mr.. Ward, oi
~. Nn,r lcrsry. He was excused.
NJ " Ar,hur Of Kentucky, went home tor
. nharrc Of linen. and returned as soon aSohe
could. Excused.
~ ,6ams. of kentucky, had been here
,hirtv.,iy hours. and found 1t necessary to
tsr take reposc, ana had oversight himself. E&-
Mr. Bnckner. Of Missouri. had remained
,rI II, o'clock. and Intended tc remain long
nr tpt at the request OF Mr.. Hooper, oil
Massachusetts,. had paired with NM.
Mr.. Congcr, Of Michigan, said the Eentie
mans offence was aggravated hy MS tahihs
man frou, their side, but as 1t was MS nrsl
,s,nee he would consent TO excuse nlnl.
VIZ, banning, Of Ohio, said he was on the
D,mocrniic relief. and had oversight himself.
He had been here thirty-six hours.
Mr.. Clements. Of Illinois, said be pre-
sun,cd. a. the Democrats were running the
House. they Ind right to grant him leave
OF absence. Laughter J He vas excused
Mr.. Standeiord. OF kcn lucky, had been
here forty hours, was suffering from severe
cold. and went home to res'. Excused.
Mr. Banning moved TO DC excused
fLgucbtcr.l
Nr. shanks, of Indiana, said one prisoner
could not move the release OF another. IRE.
ucwrd iaughlcr.j
Mr.. Haecton. Of Wisconsin,, bad been here
f,rtv.fcur hours. found all the sofas occupied
and had sought more comfortable lodgings
Excused.
Mr., Page. OF California, had been here
forty hours. and went home 10 rest. Elk
Cu>cd.
Mr.. po1bin. Of New jersey, said self-pre
scrvatiou WAS the first law OF nature. he
bad leen here forty hours, and went homo
Tor a nap. His re required five hours rest
OUT OF lofty. GACusCu'
Mr.. Ward. Of Illinois, said experience had
demonstrated that it was beyond the power
II human endurance ~ IeSlslate under thc
present rules Of the Hou>e. This contest
had hccn carried on 10 the extent OF human
endurance with the utmost good nature, he
would say 10 the credit OF all. Lie, for one,
dii not propose to endure this torture any
longer, aud would move that the House ad.
journ.
Before the vote vas announced ii was
claimed tht lnu-. under arrest and not ey.
vtiscd had participated in The vote.
The Srr.ktr pre- tenn. Mr.. TyDerl said il
there were Any such who had voted they
were not entitled 70 do 80, and an orportu'
nlty was now atici dcu them to withdraw
their VOTES.
several mcmbcrs withdrew their votes az
l,r al Excited colloguial debate, which was
somewhat noisy. The names OF those voting
were again read. TO allow any further correc
tons Oh this ground
~ the vote nas about TO be announced
Alr. Shanks. OF lHd'aua. once more renewed
hI> request 10 he allowed to read the Demo.
cratic platform Of 1872. [Eoars Of laughter
IN AL sides.
TIE vote was then announced yeas 10
nays G0-and amid CIapplng OF hands and
general congratulations the House, at 102i
4. N. OH Friday, concluded It's Wedues.
days session by Adjournment to II NJ. Sat-
'urday.
AHe Dead. Lock liza iSc WoEsG-Gtosine
Scenes and EncidcMis.
From Che Washington Republican Of Friday.l
THE DEADLOCK OVER.
The battle on the civil-rights bill which
vsupd IN tho floor nf tho HOIISa o. iii
wonderful vigor for iorty-six couseculiv,
hours, closed Yesterday morning in wha
promises to be victory for the Republic
caus, aud the contestants on either side with
drew TO their respective camps to plan new
devices for the resumption of the fight
which will be 3t an early day. The rank M,
Tile as well as tie great captains OF botl
armies are. or say they are, we'll satSfiet
with the results, or rather non-rosuts, Of th
opening sortie, but to the inexperienced oil
sewer it would appear that there hat
h,en at lea,. u quasi victory gained. Whe
ther this be true or NOT, The development o
The next attack and defence will demon
ctrate, aud thus far neither side seem wiliD!
to give TO The public in advance what line o
policy they propose to pursue, tut that IN
other mighty effort will be made none ques
ton and if an opportunity offers itself again
the minority boldly say that they will 6gh
il out uutll the 4,h Of March, TO the eXcu
sion OF all other business. II is hardly pro
battle that such q contingency can arise, bu
the feeling among the thirteen Republicans
who oppose the measure is that rather thar
see the pubic interests suffer they will sacri
tee their opinions-lor nothing more than {
personal opinion, as far as they are con
rerncd, is at stakc-and vote for the inca
sure.
As in all such cases the general proceed
ing-, which simply consist Of the motion &c
adjourn, aud adjourn 10 Il day certain, and
the uIonotouous call Of the roll on each mo,
ton, are stupidity duh, but once in a while
they are varied by amusing incidents
which serve TO keep the members awake, and
afford some little excuse in Ialialion OF The
Otherwise unaccnuntable presence Of q
crowd in the galleries, who arrive early and
stay late. On Thursday night the hall looked
as tad as did most of the members who had
been without sleep for forty-eight hours.
The floor was strewn with scraps of paper,
The carpet looked soied, the chairs were
scattered about, and general disorder pre-
vailed. The only relief up 10 O'Clock was
when The voice OF d new clerk was heard, rs
be took the place Of the one who was
forced 10 retire from exhaustion. In ac-
cJrdance With arrangements made during
tie DAY, each party had sent off Il portion OF
IL strength for the purpose Of having re-
he! for The next day. Some few gentlemen
bad tern excused by the House, and others
who wanted TO be away from both sides had
paile! N. while others still sought quiet
"suV"z"' In the committeerooms. At
I,sl all ,hn,
thirty less than quorum, and call Of the
Hpu.c vaS nrdrr.d hut brfnrp IL WAS conn