Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-09
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON. n. c., !
March %, 1878. {
EDITOR SENTINEL j.:

EDITOR SENTINEL
In Cooet ess, both Houses have
disposed of good deal oi routin"
business during the past week, and
the country at large will nndonkt.
eddy feel considerable relief there
from ere the lanse IF many months.
On Monday the Silver Bill was
signed Ivy both the Speaker of the
House and the Presiding Officer
Of the Senate. and was immediate
ly forwarded to the White House,
where it remained awaiting the sig.
nature or veto Of Mr.. Hayes. nm
til ye.'e, day when ut l As, P. NJ,
a message from Mr.. Ha, e. was re-
ceived by the House announcing
his veto Of tho Bill, and the pend
ing business WIS not only inter-
iuDted, but thrown completely in
the background, by the excitement
and tumult on the floor, not~i,h-
standing that the veto was expect
ed. Mr.. STEPHENS was surrounded
BY crowds Of members. who wanted
to know what the pater t1milias OF
the House was gong to do about
it. Father Stephens soon dis
PEELED all doubts by moving that
The Hou~e proceed to pass '',he
Bill" over NJ. Hayes veto, and
demanded the previous question
pnrpo>eiy to stop all delay. Rep
rescnta,ive Fort, called for the
second reading. when Sunset Cox,
midst mich excitement rushed
down the aisle. with violent gesic-
ulations, and demanded that no
second reading lie allowed exc'aim-
,ny that the veto was but q charge
Of fraud by u fraud" This re.uurx
WAS not very pleasant to the ears
of Mr.. Hayes son who sat in the
galleries, at least we su'mi>e to
that effect. The widest confusion
prevailed for short tine, and
member called Tor the taking down
ri Mr.. Cox's language as beng un-
parliamentary. The speaker said
as the roll mad commenced to be
called, Mr.. Cox'S remarks would
not appear upon tho Rcco, &, when
Mr.. Cox re.orted st auas q pity
thrt such good remarks could not go
IN the Record" Qnicr being res
torcd, the roll was proceeded with.
and the itrer Bill Was passed over
Mr.. Hayes veto Ivy a vote in the
Hous, of 1856 TO 73. Tho friends
OF the Bill Immediately carried i:
over to the Senate where our
friends were awaiting anxiouSly
for it. being determined to pass 1t
immediately. After some futile at
tcmpls at tillibnstering 10y the op-
ponents OF The Bill. the >cnate put
tue Bill upon is passage, and
passed it, also over Mr.. Hayes We
to by a vote of 46 to -. Thus it
will DC observed that within the
short space of about an hour after
the veto was first received both
Houses stood up to the rack like
men. and the ''Whi,e Hous," got
its first black eye of this session
from the Capitol, with many more
to follow if "Ru.herlord H.. cs"
don't behave himself.
The Senate opened on Tuesday
minus its presiding obFcer, Mr.
Wheeler having vacated his sea,
for few days to rccupcratc from
a so-ca!;ed attack Of "Rhe nmat>
ics," ard our democratic friends
came very hear cobb ing up his
seat by placing our leader friend |
Thurman in the chair, he lacking
hut one vote, the result being IS |
for Thurman to 20 for Ferry. The
Republicans VIC e exceedingly nn-
easy as to the result when lne ca |
10 order was made, as several Sen-
ato,s were absent. and the Ruds
majority at present being 20 slim
it really looked as though dem
crat was about to be placed over
them. But before the roll could
be called. Pate, son put in an ap.
pearance which caused the above
result in the vote. The contest |
was brief, hot aud keen "a a two
edged Damascus blade as tic clash
Ing tiihbusteriny schemes of both |
SIDES appeared. Had our f. e1ds
won the victory it would have been
only ut very short dura ion, a.
Vices W !icetcr wound have Instant
~ returned I'll the IL Vt train, and
enalcht q liLm u, " lia. would have
been at the mos. ,niya temp ,ra Y
control OF a Rel ~ nt b dy who's:
s'oi'c' h'rSs VIC Wa. u have had
to fa;ltcr.