Year: 1875

ton usually accorded TO his efforts and would have
fallen entirely fat had il not been for some sarcas-
tic remarks flung at those Republicans who were
absent from their seats last Wednesday night, and
who thus made it possible for the Democrats
to break the quorum. He said that
he bad staid in the House twcnty-odd
hours at the risk of his health and life to get the
Force bill before the House, while other Republi-
cans chose TO go to their beds and take their rest
They now come in hero" he said, and are very
anxious that this debate shall be continued, and
that time for debate shall be extended to the fac
tious minority" He did not blame the
Democrats for fillibustering but said he:


What shallwe Of the Republicans who weren their
beds at dinner, rolicking somewhere, while we
wearing out our lives in order 70 meet this great
exgency OF the country Now let me tell those gentle
men, that II by tn conduct they have allowed the
minority to this blll so that it is too late TO
pass at this session. when they sha near OF churcn
burned. when they hear the shrek OF murder and see
the widowed wife and orphan, children coming north
fleeing from the White Le8gGers and ku klux ralueIs
trust their sleep will be as sweet as II was on that
night when l was standing here for the SAFETY
of these poor creatures az the risk OF health; ana
they at home, sweetly sleeping When they mere


them give all that is necessary to sustain that poor


sans' S % that gspvpc 1 am Dno sorry SI a
I did not stand up and defend you by the
trouble Gen Bner he did SIT and he has got to
pay his & @ ana he M S nd WIEN S S6e So
BSsa Essi III 41S4'' in Anas ihas eS%' G's
kuapsack on his back and remained there-a carpet
bagger If you please-untll he was driven out ior
Tams pans 0 that a% yOu da mot pass the w tell him
that Parliamentary law required you to allow
Republican mojorty-for hours. so that the golden
opportunity lost and that you were sorry for it.
relve you9" You never Will forget to do that, am
sure.


The most effective speech that was made in favor
of the bill was during the last hour OF the debate,
by Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan, who is a good elocu-
zionist, and possessed of clear ringing voice and
pleasing manner in speaking. He held the un-
divided attention of the House aswel by effective
oratory as by the arguments he advanced. Had the
speech been made in time of if there existed
at present any circumstances to warrant It's lmpas
stoned style, it would have been more appro-
pirate; but as it was, tie Republicans
gathered around the speaker, capped their.
hands when he paused at the end OF
one of his finely rounded periods and burst out in
as enthusiastic applause as is ever allowed on the
floor, when he closed. Then they crowded about
him in scores to shake him by the hand and con-
gratulate him.


When it was proposed to callthe previous question
Mr. Dawes, who was prepared 10 speak against the

mittee had occupied all of the time that had been
allowed for the debate that all discussion by any
one else who had not had the floor
few minutes by their courtesy should be
cut off, Some members replied that It was nothing
more than Dawes himself always does when be has
charge of BILL and this was true. The vote by
which the previous question was ordered was lGO
Yeas to 105 Nays. and among those
voting in the negative were Messrs. Bur
chard Chittenden, Freeman, Clarke, Dawes,
]. r. Hawley, Kellogg, Merriam, Phelps,
Pierce, Poland, Ellis II. Roberta, Sener. j. Amber
Smith, VIM. A. Smith Wheeler, Willard of Michi-
gan and Willard of Vermont. Before the previous
question ordered, Mr. Beck attempted to get the
floor to move to suspend the rules and pass another
bill. thus taking the ground from under the
feet of the Force bill. This was ruled ont
of order by the Speaker who called attention to the
following agreement, made by unanlmous consent
on Friday:


Ordered, That the reading of the ioIrnali waived,
and the Committee on Appropriations shall have this
day unti p m. TOR the consideration of the snudry
which last hour House bill No i45 shall be taken
for debate only the previous question ~ be called
the same when ordered BY the House.


Mr.. Blaine ruled, and very properly. that under
this agreement other business could be inter
posed before the Force bill acted upon. AT the
same time it is equally certain that when they made
that agreement the Democrats were outwitted.
Early on Wednesday night the question was
raised whether, on the next day, shopld the Force
bill be taken up the Democrats could not move to
suspend the rules to take up pass other bills or
resolutions, under the rule that makes this motion
in order on any one of the last six days of the
session. at that time and until yesterday it was
the general impression that the resolution Great
ing the Alabama Committee which reported
this bill was passed under suspension of
the rules, and the Speaker has always
held that the suspension of the rules III such
continues until the report of the Committee is dis
posed of. If that had been the case, no motion to
suspend the rules could dsplace the Force bill. But
it turned out that the Alabama Committee was not
raised by a suspension of the rules and that the
only privilege it had was to report at any time.
The Democrats, when they made the agreement
on Friday, did not suppose they were giving up
any right which they had under the rules except
the right to have the journal read but it turned
out, they did relinqush the right to move to sus-
pend the rules, which might have been very im-
portant


After the previous question had been ordered the
Democrats had opportunity to make three dila-
tory motions pending every question that arose.
These were motion TO reconsider, a motion to ad-
journ to day certain, and motion to adjourn.
They availed themselves of this right not because
they were anxious TO prolong the. session, but 10
prevent taking up the Louisiana Arkansas report
as as the Force bill was passed. United as the
majority of the Republicans were, it was
believed that, flushed with victory, the res0u-
ton recognizing Kellogg in Louisiana and declaring
Mr. Brooks Governor of Arkansas might be passed.
Finally, as midnight approached, the Republicans
said that they would be unable to get up either of
the reports referred to, and agreed to adjourn im