, 1876-08-08
WASHINGTON.
The Confederates Snubbed in
Their Game to Make
Political Capital.
And the Minority Succeed
in Getting a Show OF
Justice.
Continuation of the Senate
Debate on the Hamburg
Butchery.
L Few Appropriate References to
Mr. Hendricks Reconstruct
tion Record.
Majority and Minority Reports Of
the mississippi 1nvestigat-
ing Committee.
The Young Whites Banded To"
gether to lntinnidate the
Colored Voters.
Older Democratic Politicians Gather the
Political Fruits Of Their
Lawlessness.
The Most Glaring OutraEes Com-
mittcd iii the Inst Election.
The Young Whites Banded To"
gether to lntinidate the
CoIored Voters.
Older Democratic Politicians Gather the
Political Fruits Of Their
Lawlessness.
The Most Glaring OutraEes Com-
mittcu i1l the Last Election.


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Gsso !. ,sos.a, sess'n u opc.a oe' ,,a. pool's
rrcatcr pandcmoniuu. Tho controversy arosu
over a proposition made by tho Democrats to
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lug the present Bcsslon Of Congress. This was
intended purely for the partisan advantage OF
thc ncmocro.s, II would n odontri M nro,
posed have enabled tho democrats, OH tue
lust day OF tho session, to have
presented Ill tho reports Of thu Inyrs-
ttputjnr Committees not ret comp1ctcJ,
and to i,svc thereby nract,cn1iv acfcate,l tho
right OF the minority to present their vlcHs'
The controversy turned on ruling Of tho
Speaker which the most experienced parlla-
mcntarIan, of trc IIouse nrono,,ncctl
WITHOUT rnEcrpssr AND uN'usTlr1Anls
on any principal Of fairness. The Republicans
were not willing that q proposition Of so mean
n partisan character should be rushed through
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"i1"oss to''ao!"..!'t AHo o"eso'u''s5 '"o'!on -,
lor al1ercnt lele1eheo "as maac, nnt LUG
Speaker persisted In hts ruling that It WIS not
tr order to move to amend motion for
references, and fllibustcr,uc was commenced by
an appeal from tho Speakers rullng' ftVa long
hours were spent IN the intense beat ct of an
August day, WITH tho thermometer about % n
Tie hall, IN illlgustGrlng upon this subject.
practically
CARRIED T11E1n POINT
BY tho adoption of q rule providing that tho
nyestgat!.S COMMITTEES silall be authorized
sion, provided the majority give not'p to the
minority to sublnt their report orty-etglit hours
before TUG TING Of tile presentation OF tho ~.
port to the House. SO that tho reports OF
tho majority and minority may 60 ln together;
As practical question there s very little gained
by tho rule, as 1t 's understood that, OF tic In
vcstlRating Committees which have anything to
report at tais session, there is probably not one
on which tho minority would not lave been
able to have madn a report without this rule;
intensified It. the Conference Committees had
not agreed, and It was thought that
the time spent in fllibustcrlng,, md. In
calls Of tho HOUSE, was better
spent thaf 1t would have been by action under
| suspension Of the rules. Tllreo calls Of tho
House were made necessary, because quorum,
a nGt vo0 Thy OF n.G at
the Dclnocratlc leaflcrs lla1tcii IN adjustment,
the Housc wall bc found
WITHOUT 4 QUORUM
by tho end Of ths week. It will be extremely
tlisl!cult to hold d Muioritv OF tho House here
aftcr that. One-tIiIEl OF tllo mcn,bcrz
nru already absent On leave, Tonight
fully twenty members asked leave OF 1T
senco for various REASONS, but tllcIr requests
| III each caso were refused, Tho seyrre YeatEcl
| Is very trying to ti.e naior!ty Of ,lua:rlnlatcd
persons, lnd 1t Ia frcn,lc,ltiy sutl tgru Is gcaFrc
whicl the t. msro,rv n,,,,rnmriut, xcro mnssr
cxnircs Aur. III. Il xiii Tint tbn isrt.sidn.li