, 1877-03-05

Judge Cartier, Of the District Court, would re
lease the members Of the Louisiana Returning
Board upon habeascorpus granted yesterday
ordercdrheir release from the custody OF tht
House to-day, and. did mot include il
the resolution the propositions so insulting tt
the Republicans which were repeatedly Offered
III this connection yesterday The habcas-cor.
pus suit was immediately dismissed. The fol
lowing was the more Important Legislation
transacted in ttcc1osing hours Of the session:
THE FAMOUS cuocrAw SCHEME
was killed, the bill authorizing the nation tt
bring suit in the Court Of Ciaims failing to gel
the necessary two-thirds. The bill to extend
the Southern Claims Commission for two rear:
passed both Houses.
The Democrats could not resist the tcmpta
ton to put on record in some formal way tile
assertion that T:lden was elected President
They did this by adopting resolution from
Proctor hnott's Committee declaring such to
be the fact. After the unsuccessful attempts
of.yestcrday, however, to commit the House to
the general Endorsement of lampo0n upon the
Electoral Commission, and all assault upon the
Republican party, the Democrats withdrew
THEIR OBJECTIONABLE wHEREAsEs,
and presented resolution which did not have
in it SO much Of the partisan jingle of fraud and
did not libel the juoiciary of the country. There
was no opportunity allowed for debate, but
White, of Kentucky, an enthusiastic young Re-
publican, said loud enough to be hearl that tho
resolution was revolutionary, reasonable, and
damnable. Nevertheless the Democrats adopt
cd it-yeas, 1877; nays, 53,-a strictly party vote,
with the single exception tint Raymond, OF
t+.t i'm nTr.i%1k fnf4 H.
1icans. David Dudley Field was destined to be
successful In having one proposition which he
presented to the House favorably considered.
HIS QUO wARRAETo BILL slGSALLf FAILED,
although he was 50 confident Of its passage
that he had it enrolled last night in order to be
ready to be Immediately transmitted to the
Senate after the vote. To-day he presented,
likewise from the Committee on Privileges,
resolution defining the general Democratic
theory Us to the rights Of the House in Presi-
dental contest The resolution comprised lit
tie that was not published when this Commit
tee made its first report.
THE POSTAL BILL
was agreed to between the two Houses, except
as to the clause approprating s5, 600 for postal
car service. The Senate struck out the two appro-
priatious for ocean subsidies. This Was done
under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Sen
ator Booth, the anti-monopolist, CHANGED to be
temporarily in the presiding officers chair when
the Conference Committee came up. An oppo-
nent OF the subsidy called 1or the ayes and noes.
4 presiding officer more favorable to the sub
sidy schemes might easily have recognized an
other person. Booth, however, recognized the
mover, nnd
QUICKLY PUT THE QUESTION.
Brought facc to face with direct vote upon the
subsidy scheme, the Republican Senators did not
dare to vote for 1t, and many who had voted for
it as chance In the general bill: changed their
Notable among them WAS Crsgln, OF New Hamp-
shire, rho is a candidate Tor Cabinet position
under Hayes.
In the Conference report upon the Naval bill
Tue House conferees reccded from the very sm-
portant provision for the appointment Of Com
been the leading policy Of the House Naval
Committee, but it was stricken out in confer
.nce, and the Naval bill, with this omitted, was
passed.
The Senate postponed the Sherman Specie
Resumption bill till December by vote Of 20
.eas TO @ nays. During the debate Senator
3ogY referred to Senator Sherman as the next
Secretary Of the Treasury.
MIDNIGHT.
The night session to this hour is unattended
y special incidents in either House In the
louse there is notable confusion, but no disor-
Ter. The President, after the state dinner, inl-
nediatcly proceeded to the Presidents room,
diacent to the Senate Chamber, and, attended
y several Cabinet officers, is engaged in
Examining and signing bills.
THE NOTABLE FEATURE
II the Senate to this hour is tile defeat OF the
Equalization Of Bounty bill. Logan moved to
the original House bill. This
sa$ 81 rnlsd not to BE- in oras1
The adoption of the substitute would have
voidcd the necessity OF sending the bill back
o the House for action. Logau earnestly ad-
'ocatcd it, calling upon the Senate to be just to
he soldiers Sargent p ooPpos6ti09nn M Claimed
avored the bill. The bill was indefinitely post
'oned-yeas, 81; nays, 25. This is its final de-
eat.
MORE RuLLDozNa.
The Democrats forced through the House |
cw rule which is calculated to assist the Demo-
be next House. The rule gives the Clerk die
atorial power, PLACES the Sergeant -at-Arms un-
CT bis orders and gives him almost unlimited |
to carry into execution any reyolu-
,onary =, programme upon which the
rsanization OF new House the only |
fIicer under the Constitution is the !
'lerk Of the preceding House: who has the
ght to determine, prima facic, what members
hall be placed upon the roll to vote in the |
Jerk has never had any powers except that OF |
emporary presiding officer, b. mutual consent;
ut, apparently contemplating revolution which
i'll beserious enough, to give the Democrats con-
rol of the next House. it has been thought
eccssary to clothc him with
THESE ARBITRARY POWERS.
It is undoubtedly the intention to place
nough members from contested districts upon |
he roll to give the Democrats the Speaker, and
there are Republicans manly enough to offer
csistance to Clerk without constitutional |
overs this new rule will enable the Clerk to
nforce his position One thing it cannot do
cannot give the present Clerk backbone
nough to undertake any revolutionary scheme.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
WHAT THEY ARE, AND WHO GETS THEM.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March All the gem
raj appropriation bills became laws, with the |
xccptton of that making IN appropriation for
be support OF the army, and the River and
Iarbor bill. The latter was reported from the |
Committee on Commerce, but was not consid- |
red. There is, however, a large surplus OF
honey from last year, and therefore no improve |