American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-15

seemed to be this, namely: The House con;
| ferees insisted that armed soldiers should
not be at the polls ut the time of elections
that there should he no interference where
the rights of men were involved, and that
states should be free to conduct their cleo
tons without Federal i,iterpositi3n and , the
these rights were respected THEY Would
refuse to make the appropriation til carry hii
the Government; and il tire demand of the
| majority of the Senate were insisted upon,
and ifrthere should be an extra sessioIi,whicli
| both Houses would be organized at once and
! separate bills framed in n day. The two
With tiiem to repeal the law allowing soldiers
| to go TO the polls, under pretext of keep
r rhG fe ana to SO t hRoa
brought before courts may have fair trial
and another bill pfoviaing that the United (.
three bills have beeS Signed by the President Pre-
bi wthos @ ny yfarsep aeton
II the President should veto the bills thus
Further remarks ' We're ~ made u by 'Me essrs.
Conkling, Beck, Thurman, Blaine, Garland.
Matthews, Hoar and others. 4 motion was
then made that the Senate 'fecede from its
position relative to the Legislative bill, and it
was rejected-yeas, %; nays, 30-and the Sen
10 O'Clock the Vice President annuunced that
he would not preside again during the pres
nns session teonr SO militia that he
Mr.. Anthony submitted a resolution declaring
Thomas w; Ferry elected President pro tenat
Mr. Bayard moved to substitute the name of
Allen Il. Thurman. Rejected-yeas, % nays,
IS. Mr.. Ferry was then declared elecled, and
he was escorted TO the chair by Mr.. Thurman.
Mr.. Cockrell made an effort to secure action
on the bin for the retirement of Gen. Shields
as Brigndier General, but it was frustrated
by an objection FROM Mr.. Sargent, of California.
Mr.. Window submitted n Resolution continu-
ing the appropriation for the Army and for
legislative and judicial expenses for six
months from July Il AS to avoid extra
session. Mr.. salisbury objected to its pres
fllr
MIR. Ferry, President pro tenn, then said: 1.-THE
time fixed for the final adjournment of Com
gress having arrived, the Chair declares the
Forty fifth Congress closed without day..
In the House, Mr.. Hewitt, on the suggestion
OF the Republicans, made a statement as to
an agreement could be reached on all of
them except as to the presence of troops at
the House would pass, Under Il snspensioii OF
the rules, a bill which he had in his hand, the
extra session could still be avoided. The bill
was a verbatim copy of the one introduced
in 1s56 by the then Chairman of the
Appropriation Committee for an extension Cf
appropriations for the various departments
OF the Government. The bill which he pro-
posed now to pass under suspension of the
rules was to continue for six months the ap
preparations of the present fiscal year for the
Armysand for the legislative, executive and
judicial expenses of the Government lie
asked TINT he might be allowed to move a
suspension of the rules for the passage of
Mr. Chandler m ade report from the com
inittee appointed to investigate the charges
cOntalneH IN the letter OF special Agent W IL
hape against the Speaker Mr.. Carlisle Occu-
pying the Chair Speaker pro TEN. The
report. which was read, affirms that every
statement of wrong in the letter was without
the semblance of truth, and ut no time de-
served to receive official considera-
ton. Mr.. Potter presented the report
of the Committee on Election Frauds with
the views of the minority and of Mr. Butler,
also the report on the cipher dispatches. They
were ordered printed. The measure known
as the MCGOWAN bill then passed. 1t provides
for a Commission of Health, to sit in Wash
tngton to establish rules and regulations in
regard to public health, to obtain and com
munfcate Information the subject
of epidemic disease. and to report
to the next Congress. Mr.; Sparks
concur in the Senate amendments to the ar
rears of pensions bill. Agreed to with but 8
votes. message from the Presi-
dent, transmitting the report of the Centcn-
Mai Commission, was laid on the table. The
senate bill for the appointment of James
Shields as Brigadier- General on the
retired list was taken from the Speak
er's table. and passed-yeas, 133; nays,
56-the Speaker voting in the at
to make the necessary two thirds
una jority. Mr.. Atkins, at ii 10, reported that
the Conference Committee on the Legislative
bill had not been able to agree. and he
moved that the House ADHERE"
which finally agreed to. Mr..
offered a resolution of thanks to Speaker
Randall. 1t was unanimously adopted. After
a stormy and exciting scene, and the delivery
of strong political speeches on both sides,
the Speaker delivered his farewell address
and the House was adjourned without day.