Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-04
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bills were discussed aud passed. An at
tempt was made to fix day for the dis
cussion of the Resumption repeal bill, to
which an amendment was offered by Mr..
Voorhees,, who took occasion to say that
he had not abandoned his position in f..
vor of the repeal of the resumption act,
but since it was thought the senate
would not pass the house bill, he desired
to do the next best thing. A proposition
to open the debate then was suggested
but as several senators desired to speak
and were not prepared, the matter went
over. Senator Sargent's attempt to kill
the House-Shlelds bill, has aroused Gen.
Shield's friends to heroic action, and nu-
merous petition and memorials from all
sections of the country have been receiv-
ed demanding the passage of the bill.
by offering a sesolution to the effect that
it was inopportune to make any change
in the present tariff laws. The govern
ment printing Office bill, appropriatipg
$500, 600 for that institution was taken
up and passed. Senator Eustiss intro
duced o bill to provide line of steamers
between Brazil and this country. The
time for the debate upon the repeal of
the resumption act, above referred to has
finally been agreed upon and next We'd
nesday the Big Battle over the bill will
be put in motion after the morning hour
has expired. Gen. Gordon will lead off
in advocacy Of the repeal of the bet, and
declares he will show the people who
have been the caase OF all their distress
All the big guns on both sides of the
question, will belch forth their fury.
fierce and destructive elements, followed
by u general skirmish all along the line
by the small artillery oflesser mental cal
ibre. The battle bids fair to rage hot and
furious, legs. arms and wind, in wild gas-
ticulated prise will fill the air, intermin-
Cling with divers and numerous quanti
ties Of singed hair and froth an account
of which VIC promise incur next.
In the house, the post Office bill was
amended 50 as to allow postmasters of
the 4th class $3.50 per quarter only from
all sources, exclusive of commissions on
money orders. The river aud llarbor bill
was pasted by a vote of lG6 ayes to &c
nays. MIR. Cox offered protest against
Everybody wanted to, and most Of them
did speak, as many as a dozen at one and
the same time. The house for the time
was q perfect bedlam of noise and con-
fusion. When the speaker did finally re-
store order out Of the then reigning choas,
the house by a largo majority decided
the protest of Mr.. Cox, POT n privilege
question. and it "went blythe board"
Gen. Butler called up his bill providing
for tho issuing of 1, 2 and 3 dollar green:
backs as we'll as fractional currency, up
OH which he demanded Il vote which re-
suited in the defeat of his bill by I2l yeas
to 124 nays, 4 two thirds vote being re-
CURED to suspend the rules and passed
the bill, as the house was then in COM
mittee of the whole. Senator Thurman's
sinking fund bill, received considerable
comment, pro and con, in which Gen
Butler made quite Il long speech against
the bill, and succeeded in converting the
large minority of one vote (Mr. Lynde).
He complimentcd MI. Lynde, very hand
somcly by ren,arking that lie was sorry
Mr.. Lynde had not left all the negative
voting to him (Butlcr).
The Blair resolutions which were re-
ferrcd TO the House judiciary Commit
tee disturbed the radical party no little,
not that they are at all worried about
Hayes, but are afraid to inquire into the
electoral business, lest the exposure OF
such matters would seriously cripple
them in tho coming fall election. But
all eyes are eagerly watching the report
to come from the Committee, expecting
q bomb shell to be thrown in the radical
camp which will wipe out the
radical party from future existence.
Just Mhat the Committee will do, is ono
OF those things "no fellah can find out"
tons that are rife, is the last we've heard,
viz The impeachment OF Judge Bradley,
which must be "well shooken before took
en-. H ..f
Conklng, tho mean fellow, spoiled all
our senatorial items by not rising to per-
sonal explanation of the late Mines-Conk-
Eng interview. We had hoped to enter
tam you with an item, so rich, rare and
raoy that it would knock the late Tilton-
Bee, Bcecher-Tilt-; oh pshaw, what's
yer call it : Mrs. Confessions Tilt, the
last dying echoes Of q lost ,jade wincing,
will answer just as well higher than
tho "ltc Of Christ" by Mrs. Henry Ward
Susan's Anthony ct ais; but alas for all
human expectation, Roscoe would not
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