New-York tribune., 1879-02-26

m1srs of his party issued m one night warrants
& hsd resulted in the arrest Of 1000 free citizens oi
NWerc Mr. HEwTTs time expired and he asked leave
O, rrtrt the remainder OF his remarks, hut MI hut'l
uud, Nass) objected SAVING that Davenport was
iIi'nd Of hs and be dd not want him abused
US 10 destroy tOe munimonts OF the oa"9cpo1;, m
was asking for repeal OF tneSe "a mod nv
voice IRON the sentiment that haI e.ouu y!
he Government since 1868 asked I2t II.
Ihc demand came from louisiana whose regnor @ a,e, @
FOR the last ten years had been rauI, o Ue
hood II came from Mississippi. whose escutcheon was
tust nov % % oS S T bose memory would ouast
the memory OF that Roman mother whose name sue
Wr. wHITTHORNE Dem, Tenn said that as thls
Supervisor law utCriered with and usuIed inc Sh u
popular sovereignty. he IN favor OF It's rene a.,
Nj. DAVIDSON Dem. tal stated tHl 1Me hr #
NOT desire the absolute control 0f the Government @ u
Gle should no longer prevail, and that laws used a.
political machines snOuld be repealed .-. +ro
nv y! tc5s si 10 break down the sa;e
guards the Federal Government had thrown afo"Hu INC
banOt-OOx
RrpUBLCANs BECOME AGGRESSIVE.
Mr. HALE rep. Me- said that the House might a.
We understand exactly how this matter s'"ou' Au
was plain and distinct challenge rom 'Ae o'"eI So
A. stron as the feeling on t0at side OF the House
ouay strong was It on the Republican SIDE These laws
Gov the protection OF the ballo;-box would not and
should not repealed 10 an appropriation Oili. NE
soc % D1s64d forward snd carried through repeal
Grnilemen might as well understand that now as mere %
Hll' ., Ur HALF went ON 10 state the efforts which
,s Republican side Of the Hoase had made during the
last week TO have the LrgsilEe d ,ce o
,ntacouzed by the Democratic side In cOucluhloH ne
a,5 We have done everything in our power 10 push
salu' We a"T az sone stage of the proceeding between
49,. and the final aOj, uuUeDt OF Congress tue othtI
e Of he House must yield its position, for these laws
Dot he ana Shall not be repeaicd. Applause On the
Rrpubhcan side, and derisiye laughter on the Demo
NJ. sGCIHARD Dem. Ohio replied to Mr. Hale
and closed the debate lie decartdt TO ne luc s,9l ~
ment of his side Of the house mat tho'c laws %N,.n
had been enacted for tAe pul pose OF coIi"PhE 'no
bslo5ox ana u securing ~, e,You ] - V-u % Y. ,r,,
bribery and by force, should Ue ami must ne o" pa o
tie statute book applause on 'ic D' G s',
side Of the house ana WIN the Deuoc4"'C p.i r.,
az r.snou.nlty and that when A. ls question 0t q
iuIv& "a DS , ,rves f,e contamination OF iee and Iade
ptuden; people. Loud applause on the beho'f S'I
4is eeson Ia" c5 % 65 IG BEEN me c6HaeH2ed by tne
public sentiment OF thc country. 1t Is Northern out
80 as we'll as a Southern OUTRAGE. We intend To- con
iS as frecInen TO make he 5aot-boN free. and are
ii, to ri i6e issue come lere ana now. Renewed
a;iy the vote was then ana the amendment was
lie comulitJee then, at 1850 2. H. rose and the bin
aud amendments were reported 90 the H'l-'.
All the amendments were concuried in On gross e1-
cent a lew on which separate votes were demanded.
The amendment, the rf-c; OF which is 10 continue I'D
force preseuJ systcn Of public lana SURVEY ~Ll l4e
ofices suryeyors-5encTa, w1s then agreed toJeas
The next vote on the amendment hIing the pay
Of Jurors 40 - per dtv prescribing the method o draw
ing tuem aud repeI the jurors test oatl and 10 was
The next vote was on the amendment repe9'.nr -ha
u
bu Republicans fused to vote ad raised 'Ie point
The vote tnen taken nv yeas and nay', and again
the Republicans declined voting me only exceptions
heiuG Mr. Cblttrnden lN - Nh Fort G!lj ana Ar.
KlInger PENN, who voted ia ihc negative. Ire vote
siood-Yea-, I43; nays. 3-one less than quorum.
lne SPEAKER tLereupOu voted aye making
onorm. and teo.arcd the amendment agreed to amid
great demonstration OF applause on the Democratic
Then Mr. HALE tRep., Me-, rcsortnR to dllatory
moved that when the House adjourn 1t be until
Tue notion was greeted with derisive laughter the
Democratic side. and Mr.. Hale was asked, 1ecringy,
whether did not want 10 have the Appropriation 0.A
The motion having been voted down lonly one vote
hens cast IN the afmativc), Mr.. Hale moved 10 lay
the bill tho table, renarsGg tuat he Wished 10 see
yoes pass the bil. aud that be hoped no Republican
would vote. 49,. .,-..- 49,. ,.. o---.-..
nnent Mr.. TUCKER Dem, Val stated that having no
idea that gentlemen on the Cher sue intended 10 re-
Garfield He had therefore, not voted but had written
General Garfield desiring hin 10 return u the House
Mr.. WABDELL Dem, \. O. inquired whether any
should impede Ieelsatou. lie denied TIC moral right
Of lie gentleman from Virginia TO make such pair.
acted uron tue puuclpie that where there was any
doubt about question OF honor TO decide that d9uDt
eavs the SIDE Of honor. Gnd lie therefore had re-
The ONLY Republicans who voted we're Mr.. Brccden,
n O., IN the negative. and Mr. BrentanO, (lIlJ Mr..
Patterson n " and Nr. Dunpep. Mimi dhe latter
having voted by mistake, winch he tried aitcrWard
without avail tU rectlfy yl IN the affirmative
IN. was then announced as yeas 3 nays 143 one
less tIau 90 quorum.
Tho SPEAKER again made quorum by voting N the
negative and declared the motion 10 lay the bill On the
table defeated.
Tue SPEAKER then stated mat bis vote made
l47 quorum ot fun House, but he did no'
think thit It Leedcd l47 votes ~ make quorum,
az there two vacancies.
Mr.. HALE Rrp., Ne.l--Is the speaker determined TO
make ruling less than majority OF full House
constitutes a quorum
The SPEAKER replied that he did not desire to make
anv ruling: there necessity for It, He however
had rad decision. adOutcd by speaker Grow, 10 tAe
effect that q majority OF members chosen constituted
quorum.
Mr. II ALE said that the point on which that decision
cf Speaker Grow had ruled not au4IagH us 10 TIE
present ana he glad the Speaker had not made
TreCiIitarr decision. So n this matter dd not eud
here. he N~ Htel reserved ali pOlEts AZ 10 quorum
The SPEAKER sai tblt he had had that decision
read durIc moment OF calmness SO that u tls mat
mp again. could not be said that the decision
had been made pee l1tatelv.
The hli as amended was then pa-sed--yeas, 143
nays. III.
ON motion of Mr.. HEWITT Dem, y. y a committee
o conference ordered on the Army Appropriation
Bill, aud he House, at O'clock, adjourned until 10