Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. |,
The following dispatch, signed
by the entire Louisiana delegation
was received from Washington on
the 25th ult. i: The amendment re.
pealing test oaths and securing re-
presentation to the Democratic as
v ell a. the Republican party on
iu7 les, passed the Committee OF the
Whole by rs majority:
The House by l25 to ITO.
strict party vote, has adopted the
amendment to repeal so much OF the
election law as relates to supervi-
sors AID deputy marshals. 1t IS
thought, however, that some DEM
ocrats will yield at the last stage
of the bill, and that this amend
ment will be sacrificed. The Rev
publicans in the Heuse thereafter to
6libuster.
The House Committee on Com
merce have resolved to recommend
the passage of the bill reported by
the Senate Committee for the relief
of Capt. Eads as soon rs it comes
from the Senate. This will facili-
tate favorable action by the House
} of Representatives.
The Senate this afternoon rejects
! ed the motion to take up the South
Carolians contested Senatorship
=, case by vote Of IS to SO and thus
!; summarily dispose Of the claims OF
!. Corbin to the seat occupied by
|. Butler. -Four Republicans voted
!. with the Democrats against con-
!. siderirg the casc-Messrs. Conover'
|. Cameron of Pennsylvania, Mat
~ thews and Patterson. Judge
r. Davis, Of Illinois, also voted with
.. the majority,
}. The unexpected passage Of the
r. legislative bill by the House to-day
encouraged the friends Of the sugar
a bill to hope that the measure may
Sc vet be acted upon before adjourn
he nent. Mr.. Robinson will try t.
sn get it up.
g. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Scna
l. tor Bayard has completely chang
Oh ed front, A few minutes ago h
~ rose to speak on the subject of tn
~, w. election law. Everybody expect
~ ed that he would lead off in op
nc position to the repeal, as he had don
,n' in caucus, but before he had uttere
,cb three sentences the Senate was e
ma ectriied to discover that he iutenc
be-. ed to sustain the repeal. Il
ole speech was a terrific arraingemeI
Of the revolutionary tendencies
on. Radicalism, an eloquent appeal Il
tie. Democratic unanimity. and alt
lat gether as forcible presentation
en- the Democratic case as could
ler- made. This is almost miraculou
uge Less than three hours ago he a
be- sured a Demo rat from New 70
'oas that he could, under, no circul
'tiy stances support the amendment.
IT, Floyd King had an intervit
'te' with Dcvens this morning, viii
~ w.: Devens will probably remember
" long time. He began by assuri
,,st King that everything was love
,, and that there was no reason
cts alarm among the Democrats w!
owe, si-,' replied King, II would Ii
ties, to believe what you say, but it
1eet impossible WHOM my constitute
IL of are being dragged from their gu
vot- homes to New Orleans by b.
IS of loads, put upon trial before PACK
oubt ;uries. indicted and convicted
tee, testimony which in the No
the wouldn't have weight tc condem
y on dog, and sentenced by judges
those now holding Federal COT
con- in our midst, I must say, sir. t
vic your assurances are idlc." Dew
ntry, thereupon, said something ab
and his word being good. wherein
dren King quickly rotorted that no IN;
sub word was good when falsified /
Now fact notorious to the world at la
He He had not come there to qua
udly with Devens, bu. he could not
and ten calmly to assurances whic
say multitude of notorious aud unq'
nd'g toned facts fatty disproved.
even said much more to the same ete
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