The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
TIE CONGRESS-.
&c STRUGGLE In THE HOUSE ON
~ FLORIDA CONTEsTED ELEc.
TION CASE.

&c srRUCGLE IN THE HOUSE ON
- FLORIDA C0NTEsTED ELEc.
TON CASE.
...,.,on Vet Reached-The Discussion
~. IN n e-Chinese sm-
s,rrstIOn I'm the senate.
THE SENATE.
w,.r,xaTdy. Feb 13.-Mr. Kellogg pre-
VI bill granting aid for the extension OF
!. nsyestor and San Antonio Railroad, and
sscsted the same.
me Chinese immigration bill was Ohen dlS-
"a ~ until adjournment, speeches being
sss nv Messrs Sargent, Grover, Booth,
sr~I and Matthews. Sargenfs speech
viyiTfexposition OF the evils attending
\. .rreserYoe Oh Asiatics In this country, and
W. nrnest appeal to the Senate not to leave
n Psdtlocoast under the burden u has 80
ssh ssssth's speech dwelt mainly upon the
sS0r ASPECT Of the question. Mr.. Mat
Ssws imposed the violation OF treaty
slcsticns, which we would think OF twice
II Ezra Abrogating when made with warlike
cunires He made most brilliant ana
shor question, arguing that all the complica-
ts,rs md evils thGt we are now experiencing
~ the results Of disregard OF fair dealing
md personal rights. =.
The advocates of the bill endeavored to se-
NM 4 continuation Of the session, but on
,na notioo Of MT. Hamlin the Senate at 5 is p. N.
djoufned.
Mr.. Fale demanded the reguler order as
pon az the Journal was read.
mn. Cobb. OF Indiana, rose to q question OF
uiyilege, and moved to take up the contested
lactlon case OF Finley against Bisbee, from
M Second Florida District.
MI Robbins, OF North Carolina, made the
mint That his sugar bill was In order. :.
Mr. Atkins appealed to the House to stand
. NJ him for the legislative appropriation bill
| iiniess the bill was got through this week he
| dd not see how anything could be done with
ihe sundry civil bill. which involved nearly
On vote by tellers the motion to takeup the
slection case was defeated-yeas '67, nays 6S,
Vhereupon the yeas and nays were demanded
Mr. Frice, OF Iowa, said that II the election
case was taken up there would pc at least
i've hours required. As the roll call pro-
areesed a few Democrats recorded themselves
a the negative. 1t was evident that the
notion to take up the election caee was de-
hatAd A number OF gentlemen who came In
after the roll call had been completed, asked
lave to vote, but the Republicans objected to
my one voting who did not come under tne
rule. Mr.. Cobb accordingly changed his vote
10 the negative, and the vote was announced
a ss yeas and i06 nays. The Democrats who
voted mo were Messrs. Atkins OF Tennessee,
Bouck OF Wisconsin, Buckner OF Missouri,
Cymer Of Pennsylvania, Durham OF Ken
tncky. Triton OF Iowa, Gibson OF Louisi-
ana Harris OF Georgia, Robbins OF North
Carolina, Sperks of Illinois. Swami OF Mary
land Turney OK Pennsylvania and Williams
Of Delaware.
Mr. Cobb moved to reconsider the vote, and
Mr.. Atkins moved to lay that motion on the
table. The latter motion was rejected by 9
vote Of lis yeas to 119 nays. On roll call
the motion prevailed, but before the result
was announced MeSsrs. Clymer OF PennSyl-
yaria. Sparks of Illinois, Hewitt Of New ork,
and Durham of Kentucky, changed their
votes from the affirmative TO the negative
and changed the result.
The question then required upon Mr.Cobb'S 8
motion to reconsider the vote whereby the
House refused to take up the contested elec-
ton case, and upon that the yeas and nays
were ordered
The motion TO reconsider was agreed to
BY strict party vote OF 124 yeas to 1le nays.
The question then recurred upon taking up
the election case, pending which Mr.. Dunnell.
Of Minnesota, at ID 40 moved to adjourn.
MIR. Hale OF Maine, moved that when the
House adjourn to-day 1t be until Saturday:
Mr. Wood, OF New York, inquired Ii the
gentleman from Maine wanted an extra ses-
sion2
MIR. Hale replied that II the gentleman from
New York and his associates would not go
N with the appropriation bills they must
AXE the responsibility of an extra session:
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
noti0n to adjourn until Saturday. The
notion was Of oouse rejected, as the whole
)bjectvaS to consume time There were only
swo votes In the Affirmative.
After the result had been announced, Mr..
Garfield said the Republicansdid not propose
my factious opposition, and he thought q
vas then agreed that the election case should
10 over xntil Wednesday next, after the read
ng OF the journal; that four hours debate
hould be- allowed, and that a vote should be
hen taken. The dilatory motions were then
withdrawn.
Mr.. Atkirs, of Tennessee, sent up to the
Jerks desk and had read letter from the
secretary of the Treasury In relation to the
eceipts and. expenditures OF the government
nd the necessity OF providing for sinking
Ind. The letter was drawn out by one from
Ir Atkins asking the Secretary II 1t was his
mention to submit estimates for payment of
rrears OF pensions. He calls attention to the
eoessity OF leais latiOn by showing that there
gere large reductions In the revenues. The
hiking fund he-says must be entirely ignored
nless new legislation is adopted. imposing
dditional taxes, or some authorization is
liver, 70 sell 4 per cent bonds. As new taxes
annot be Immediately productive is
hought best taat the bonds should be sold.
he letter was referred to the ways and
deans Committee ,..
Mr.. Atkins then mared to go intoIeommittee
the whole on the legislative appropriation
ILL.,
Mr. Robbins, OF North Carolina, wanted 10
now the status OF the sugar bill
The Speaker said it was q running otaer
nd would come up after the appropriation
Ill shall have been disposed OF. -. ,,
The House then went into commit0ee' Slr'
Blackburn in the chair. L
1roit n
,ith seven pages of the bill without making
ny material amendment. At o'clock the
rose, and Mr.. Cook, Of Georgia,
the death Of his late colleague, Mr.
cartridge. Eulogtes were pnonounced Dy
Iessrs. Cook, Knott, Hendee, Cox, FRYE,
harrison, Davidson, Goode, Cutler, Ben ana
dopted, and the House, at rs p. M, ad-
,urned