Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
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AV'uul W@9 FAAA@k@LJ N-B
cussi1g the ,P0St.ofice Appropriation
bill.
Among the bills introduced during
the morning hour, was one BY john
8tOn, Of VirginiA,to levy Q tax on the sale
of spirituOns aud malt liquors 10 bar
rooms, and all places where intOxlcants
are sold By the drink In the District OF
Columbia. Referred 10 the District
Committee. II provides for the intro
ductiOn OF the Mofett bell-puneh In
District bar-rooms.
Butler, of South Carolina, presented
a petition signed by a large number
of citizens of Columbia, s. T., favOring
a repeal OF that portion ofthe National
Bank Act imposing q tax Of 10 per
cent. on State Bank circulation. Re-
ferred TO Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Wilhers, OF Virginia, presented
resolutions Of the Richmond Chamber
Of Commerce, favoring q repeal OF the
Bankrupt law. Laid on the table.
House.
The long threatened resolution look
ing TO an investigation OF alleged Elect
oral frauds in Florida and Louisiana
was sprung on the House to-day. Pot
ter, of New York, was chosen by the
caucus committee to offSr the resolu.
lion, and to steer II through oil the
rocks and QuickssndS Of opposition,
safely into the harbor. lie performed
bis part OF the duty with great tact and
discretion, although he did not sue
coed, In consequence OF adverse tactics
Of Republicans, in getting his adven.
ture into port. TIE resolution recitel
the memorial Of the Maryland Legis'
lsture, claiming that full force and effecI
had not been given the Electoral vote
through the election frauds perpetrated
In the States Of Louisiana and Florida,
aud 1t provides for Q Select COMMITTEES
of eleven members to investigate the
allegations made by McLin, Chairman
of the Florida Returning Board, and
also the allegations Of fraud perpe'
trated In the parishes Of East and WesI
Fellciana, and other parishes In Louis
lana, with power to acl by sub.commit'
tees, 10 cit during recess, and to report
at any lime. Questions Of order were
raised that the resolu lon was not
question of privilege; that the chair
men Of sub committees could not be
authorized 10 administer oAlhs; thai
permission to cit during recess could
oaly 10 given undtr q suspension Of
the rules, and that the power 10 report
at any time al'O required q like subpsn'
sion OF the rules. All these poiat'
were ruled BY the Speaker agains. ,hC
Republicans, except the last one
which the Speaker sustained, and
thereupon the resolution was mOdi-
fed by striking out the power Ia
report III any time, which power, how
ever, the Committee has, on the ground
of its being q question of high priv
ilege. The previous question wa'
then moved BY Potter, who declined 10
allow an amendment to be offered on
the Republican side, to extend the
scope of investigation to the States o.
South Carolina and Mississippi. Thil
refusal was put upon the ground thai
the only frauds that we're operative
aud effectual were committed in re,
gard to the Electoral votes In FloridG
aud Louisiana, and that If Republi
cans desired investigation outside o.
those States, they should offer q Ills
tinct resolution for that purpose, which
resolution the Democrats promised L
vote for. This proposition, however
did not suit the views of the Republi
cans, who threw themselves back OF
Parliamentary tactics, and notified tht
Democrats that II they wanted to pas
their resolution without allowing
their amendments to be offered, they
must do 10 without the aid Of Repub.
leans. In pursuance Of this intima
too, the Republicans refrained from
voting on the motion for the previouI
question, thus leaving the House with
out a quorum. The Democrats realiz
ing their powerlcss under the circum
stances, voted TO adjourn, thu
Republicans, meanwhile, tauntiuG
them with showing signs o
weakness too early. To this The
Democrats relorted In kind, promising
to keep the question before the House
as they a under the call for the pre-.
viOus question, 10 the exclusion OF all
other business, until the presence oil
enough Democrats can be secured Ia
constitute a quorum, without the need
Of a single Republl ian vote. To do
this they will require the presence oil
thirty Democratic members in addition
to those in the House to-day. This
was the condition of affairs when the
House adjourned.
After the adjournment Of the House
to-day, several prominent Democrats
procured from the Clerk q list of alb.
seniees Of their own party who tonight
have been sought Tor in proper direc.
lions, 1t being considered importan,
that they should be present Tomorrow
10 take part In the proceedings con.
corning election frauds, and thus secure
a majority Of the House for working
purposes.
-~ 49,
A Brutal Parent.
AUGUSTA, Ms, May l2.-Jas IN