The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-05
THE CONGRESS.
FINAL SITTING OF THE TWO HOUSES
YESTERDAY.

Failure OF the COnferees To Agree on the
Political Features Of the ApprOpria-
tiOn BiIls-The Democrats Accept the
Responsibility Of the Extra session.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-Mr. Window continued
az length In his argument In favor OF the Sen.
pGs,tion on the Legislative adicad ana
Senate to stand by its position even If an extra
session ,s was the result He said he who now
with the executive branch of the government.
was not the nominee of the Dem ocratie party
he was the nominee of the Republican party
galleriesl, he incardinates the creed and the
purpose OF the Republican party. He accepted
the nomination from delegated party
principles announced by that convention. and
II he was true to those principles and the OBJ
hgbsp srs 1aey am 49osed 9 upon p him. rue to the
posed upon him. the other side wouf suspend
the operations Of the government and bring
anarchy and destitution upon the people.
Mr.. Thurman followed In very long argu
ment to show that the House of Representatives
was exercising its Legitimate privileges. He
kings and the English Parliament. and com
pairing the House of Representatives to the
English Commons the Senate to tho House Of
Lords. and the President TO the kings of Eng
land. He thought 1t perfectly competent to
withhold supplies from the executive when it
declined to make effective the will OF the people
At 5:15 q. M. after q short executive session a
running debate ensued between Msssrs. Blaine.
White, Conkling and Garland. after which Mr..
Matthews delivered most effective speech
against the position taken by the House on the
political amendments. At the conclusion OF
M NJ Matthews speech g vote was taken on
its amendment. and 1t was lost. Yeas 81 nays
3d.,
clause relative to Jurors, and the other relative
to elections. and demanded the yeas and nays
thereon.
single amendment was not divisible.
Mr.. Thurman appealed from the decision of
the Chair. and argued his position.
Mr.. Conkling said that when the Senator from
Ohio demanded vote on this amendment the
other day he had pronounced 1t single pro
position.
The decision was sustained.
1p A resolution OF thanks to Vice-President
The senate-yeas 49, nays 24-insisted upon
Its amendments to the bill and asked another
committee OF conference.
The Republicans at first declined asking a
second conference. but Messrs. Davis, of West
Virginia. and Thurman forced them from their
position. by the alternative OF appearing to the
country IN & to seek a,nl. an extra * r. session esi
ence on the army bill. The House, he said by
Its conferees. having announced that 1t would
being stricken out. it was useless asking Tor a
new conference, aud the Senate decided not to
ask one.
At S:z5 the Senate took a recess to 10 a. m.
When the Senate assembled Mr.. Anthony
submitted and had read letter from the Vice
Pr esident announcing that he would not again
occupy the chair this session.
Hon Thos: W Ferry presiding ofieer. D'1Sic6 Which
MIR: BayamTd "a moved to amend By inserting the
The Senate vote ON the legislative bill was as
Yeas I1Messrs; Allison. Anthony. Blaine,
Ru farn ~ Dau
vania; Cameron Of Wisconsin. Chandler Como
YER. Edmunds. Hamlin. Jones. Kellogg, Kirk
Took, Mcmillan. Matthews. Oglesby, Paddock.
Wadleish and WindomHa7. 'nu''' 'poH00i'
Nays Messrs Bailey Bayard Beck. Butler.
mis-, Eaton Gordon. Grover, Harris, Hsrefor1,
HILL Herman, Lamar. Mcdonald. Mcpherson,
Maxey, Morgan, Ransom, Salisbury Thurman
After executive session the Senate adjourned
sine die.
THE HOUSE.
After wasting good deal Of time over the
Seward matter. 1t was finally laid aside. Mr.
Springer yielding his point.
The majority and minority reports Of the
Potter committee were presented and ordered
to be printed.
The House passed the bill appropriating
s450. 900 for public building in Br5oklyn
Mr.. Knott, OF Kentucky. reported on the case
OF Judge Blodgett, Of Chicago, exonoratinp
him. and the report was adopted,
An effort was made by Mr.. Gibson. of Louisi-
ana. to pass yellow fever bill. but it failed
The special committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges against Speaker Randall re-
ported. exonorating him: and then, at 7:20. the
House took recess till O'Clock,
After recess the House insisted upon It's dis
to the Legislative bill, and. as a new
conference was ordered. the House took up and
passed what Is known as McGowans bill to
prevent the introduction OF infectious diseases
By q vote Of 16e to So.
The House. by a vote OF 2O3 to 81. concurred In
he Senate amendment TO the arrears OF pen
'ions BILL and that passed
Shortly after IL o'clock Mr.. Atkins announced
final disagreement ON the legislative appro-
priation bill.
He then made a speech, In which he justified
ne action OF the Democratic majority In in
,lstfng upon the repeal Of the supervisors law
and the test oath. even at the risk Of an extra
session. In pursuing this course they had |
acted Ia the interest of freedom and patti iotism
Mr.. Foster replid. and threw all the responsi- |
)flity upon the Democrats. He said an extra
session was not desirable. and he would. il con-
,ent we're given. extend the appropriation OF
ne army appropriation bill and the Legislative |
for six months, and thus avoid |
IN extra session.
Gentlemen on the Democratic side said they
we're perfectly willing to accept any respon-
,tbtlity that might attach to an extra session. |
This was indorsed by all on the Democratic
Jide
Messrs. Wood, Blackburn and Garfield were
appointed committee to wait on the President
Ind ask II he had any further communication
Q make. They subsequently reported that the |
make, and then Speaker Randall delivered his
,aledictory. and at IL O'Clock declared the Forty
lftn congress adjourned sine die