Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1877, Page 2

o ~ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. MARCH 5, 1877. of the fiscal vear one-balf the sum appropriated for the current fiscal year, and that all other be left to be decided at thel] questions Dest on of Congress. The Demo- crats cried out ogaimst this, and, even when ke modified it s0 as to provide for the support of the army for only three months, they were unwilling even to aceept this. The syvsand noes were called on Morrison's motion 10 insist, and, ; 1N THE MIDST OF GREAT CONFUSION, 1he rol! was called as far as the letter H, the ‘Democrats all voting on the one side, and the Tepublicans, withont exception, on the other. At five minutes before 12 Speaker Randalt in- terrupted the call, saying that it was a physieal impossthility that it should be completed before the expiration of the Congress, 2nd, having an- nounced bis signature to several enrolled bills, read his farewell addrese to the House. i THE SENATE. FINIS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WasHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—Very ordinary and commonplace were the cldsing scenes in the Senate. The morning session began at 9 with scarcely 8 score of Senators in their places, and 1t was nearly 10 before all the laggards came in. A multitnde of 0dds and ends of business was disposed of ina Ustless, -sleepy way. There “was only one important question to be decided, and that was the fate of the Army bill. The third Conference Committee were out. Upon their action depended whether an extra session ‘with its momentous possibilities of influence on the policy of the new Administration wou!d be anecessity. Every other issue between the two Houses had been amicably arranged, but THE BELLIGERENT DENOCRATS jn the House insisted on attempting to amend ‘the Constitution in an appropriation bill in or- der to assail the powerof the Exccutive. Eleven o'clock came, and no report. Another quarter of an hour slipped away. Then Blaine came in with an anxious and disappointed look, which told that the last cffort at harmony had failed. Tu a few clear, wigorous sentences he explained the situation. The difference as to re- ducing the army could, he said, be ar- ranged by an appropriation barely sufficient o carry over the preseut establishment until the December meeting of Congress; but the House conferees insisted absolutely onretaining the section forbidding the use of troops in Louisiana. There were not, Blaine declared, a thonsand soldiers in the whole South between the Potomac and Texas, but if there were only a Corporal withont his guard, he would not con- _ent to legislate to infringe the constitutional rizht of the President to command tho army. The galleries applauded this statement. Blaine said that TIE SENATE COULD DO NOTHING MORE. As @ matter of honor and out of respect to the Constitution, it must hold 1its position. Nouw it was half-past 11, and there wasstilla little Lope that, in the half-hour remaining, the House might come to reason. Wallace said be had proposed that, instead of the objectionable section, a provision should be inserted directing the Presicent to call Congress together in case of a disturbance in Lonisiana before using the troops. Evidently Blaine had given up all hope of an adjustment, for, instead of secking to get the Committce together azain, he sat down by Morton and Sherman, and the three held a long consultation. All business stopped except the aopouncement of the signing of bills. Ata quarter t0 12 McCreery offered a resolution of compliment and THANES TO PRESIDEST FERRY, which were then put to avote. Afterwards zhere was a laugh when Clerk Adams, of the House, rushed in with a lot of bills for sigma- ture, so out of breath with his run from the other wing that he could ouly gasp out their titles. But five minutes remained of the ses- sion, and the {mportant Sundry Civil Appropria- :tion bill was not enrolled. Something had to br done to stay the rapid flizht of time. Cant. Baseett, the white-haired Doorkeeper, proved equal to the role of the modern Joshua. Seiz- iug one of Morton’s caves, he leaped nimbly fnto a chair and POKED BACK THE HAND OF THE GREAT CLOCK on the wall afull five minutes. The bill came over from the Housc a moment later, and was hurriedly sizmed by Ferry, and dispatched to the President. Mr. Ferry read his address of thanks aud farewell, and then, amid applause on the floor and in the galleries, he declared the Fortv-fourth Congress ended. Crowds poured in at the doors, and the Sena- tors hastily eathered up their papers and made thelr way ot of the press as quickly as they could. A few minutes later GEN. GRINT, NOW OSLY AN EX-PRESIDENT, left the riom where he had performed his last official act. The officers of the Senate cleared * the multitude from the chamber, locked the doors, and went to work arranging the room for 10-mOITOW s Ceremonies. AMONG THE OUTSIDERS. It wasalong wait for the action of Confer- ence Committees on the Appropriation bills, ana the time was atilized to put through a mul- titade of petty bills in which Scnators felta versonsl interest. Only thesharp struggle over the Boanty bill afforded entertainment to the galleries, and the throngs that packed them carly in the cvening diminished towards mid- night. Mingling with the Senators on the floor were all the members of the Cabinet, who came straight from the farewell dinner at the White- House, wjthout stopping to change thelr dress- coats and white ties for less consplenous at- tire. - GRANT. i ‘The President arrived about 10, and went to the gaudy little room off the lobby, reserved for his use on the last night of each expiring session of Congress, and given up to the admir- ing visits of rural sizht-seers the rest of the year. There he remained signing the bills as they were brought to him, and chatting in the intervals of this work with Senators and mem- bers who came in for friendly talk. He secemed in excellent spirite, and spoke frequently of his satisfaction of the near approach of the time | when he'conld lay down the great burden of tne responsibllity he has borne for cight years. At about midnight he left the room and walked alone through the dimly- lighted corridors and rotunda over the House wing fof the purpose, it scemed, of getting a little exercise. AMONG THE NOTICEABLE VISITORS to the Scnate floor was Ben Butler, who had a Jong ‘whispcred confab with Conkling behind ‘the shelter of an open newspaper. The other Gen. Butler (he of Hamburg massacre fame), ‘now a claimant for a seat In the Senate, stalked toand fro in the Democratic side. His com- petitor, Corbin, occupled ascat among the Re- puslicans. The ‘frequent appearsnce of the Clerk of the House, with his arms full of en- rolled bills, and the rushinz inand out of mem- bers from the other wing, bent upon getting Scnators to push the little scheme of their con- stituents, were almost the only incidents that varied the monotony of the routine press of minor legislation. CLOSING OUT BATURDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Speclal Dispatch to Thie Trivuns. © Wasmisgros, D. C.,-March 3—~The day session of the House lasted from 10 in the momiog untllSin the afternoon. At the very outset the House had all the appcaranceofa closing sy of the sesslon. Every member had his little Lifl to care for, and scores of these mathered about the Speaker’s table with ioud clamor for the iloor, and with every varicty of wotions. Many of these punctual peovle suc- cceded in getting their favorite measures passed, but smong tnese does not appear to have been any considerable job. The scheines of these early comers were, Lowever, soon defeated by the appearance on the @oor of Mr. Holman, Heis determined to retain his appellation of * watch- | dogr of tke Treasury” to the end, and to snarl sud grow] until the gavel falls to-morrow at @001, - ‘Holman had hardly entered the Cham- ber belore . I8 ETRRNAL “10BJELT ™ wes heard, and his appearance was greeted with peialadt deunciations oo all sides. :*The despersie Tiden faction, cértain that “pus suit was immediately dismissed. The fol- Judge Cartter, of the District Court, would 're: ‘lease the members of the Louislana Returning Board upon a habeas-corpus granted yvesterday, ordercdtheir release trom the custody of the House to-day, ~ and. did not include in the resolution the propositions so insulting to the Republicans which were repeatedly offered in this connection ;; . The habeas-cor- lowing was the more impertant legislation transacted in thecl i hours of the scssion: TIHE PAMOUS CHOCTAW SCELME was killed, the bill authorizine the nation to bring suit in the Court of Claims failing to get the necessary two-thiras. The bill to extend the Southern Claims Commission for two years passed both Houses. The Democrats could not resist the tempta- tion to put on record in some formal way tlie assertion that Tilden was elected President. “They did this by adopting a resolution from Proctor Knott’s Committee declaring such to be the fact. After the nnsuccessful attempts of yesterday, however, to commit the Fouse to the general indorsement of a lampoou upon the Electoral Commission, and an assault upon the Republican party, the Democrats withdrew - THEIR OBJECTIONABLE WIEREASES, and presented a resolution which did not have in it s0 much of the partisan jingle of fraud and did not libel the juaiciary of the country. There was no opportauity allowed for debate, but White, of Kentucky, an cnthusiastic young Re- publican, said toud cnough to be heard that the resolution was revolutiouary, treasonable, and damuable. Nevertheless the Democrats adopt- ed it,—veas, 187; nays, 53,—a strictiy party vote, with the single exception that Haymond, of Indinna, voted in the negative with the Repnb- licans. David Dudley Ficld was destined to be successful in having oue proposition which he presented to the House favorably considered. IS QUO WARRANTO BILL SIGNALLY FAILED, although he was so confident of its pussage that he had it enrolled last night in order to be ready to be immediately transmitted to the Senate after the vote. To-day he presented, likewise from the Committee on Privileges, a resolution defining the general Democratic theory as to the rights of the House in a Presi- dential contest. The resolution comprised lit- tle that was not published when this Commit- tee made its first report. TIE POSTAL BILL was agreed to between the two Houses, except as to the clause appropriating $75,000 for postal- carservice. TheSenate struck out the twoappro- priations for ocean subsid: This was done under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Sen- ator Booth, the anti-monopuli anced to be temporarily in the presiding officer’s chair when the Confercnee Committee came up. An 0ppo- nent of the subsidy called for the ayes and nocs. A presiding officer more favorable to the sub- sidy schemes might casily have recognized an- other person. Booth, however, recognized the mover, and QUICKLY PUT THE QUESTION. Brought face to face with 2 direct voie uponthe subsidy scheme, the Republican Senators did not dare to vote for it, and many who had voted for it as a chance in the general bill; changed their votes to-day on this independent —motion. Notable among them was Crawrm, of New Hamp- shire, who is a candidate 1or a Cabinet position under Hayes. In the Conference report upon the Naval bill the House conferees receded frotn the very im- portant provision for the appointment of a Com- mission to prepare & naval poiicy. This bad been the lendng policy of the House Naval Committee, but it was stricken out in confer- cménd the Naval bill, with this omitted, was P POSTPONED. ‘The Senate xmsl.l;mncd the Sherman Specic Resumption bill till December by a vote of 26 yeas 1023 pavs. During_ the debate Senator Bogy referred to Senator Sherman as the next Becretary of the Treasur, MIDNIGHT. The nicht session to_this hour s unattended by special iucidents in cither House: In the House there is notable confusion, but no disor- der. The President, after the state dinner, im- mediately proceeded to the President’s room adjacent to the Senate Chamber, and, attended ‘by several Cabinet oflicers, is engaged examining and siguing bills. THE NOTABLE FEATURE of the Senate to this hour is the defeat of the ET; ization of Bounty biil. Logan moved to substitute the original House bill. This was ruled mot " to be in order, as the substétute was in reality the pending bill. The adoption of the substitute would have avoided the necessity of sending the bill back *to the House for action. Logau earnestly ad- vocated it, calling upor the Senate to be ?ust to the soldiers. Sargent, in_opposition, claimed that it would ‘require &100,000.000. Morton favored the bill. The bill was indefinitely post- oned—yeas, 315 nays, 2. This is its final de- [eat. MORE BULLDOZING. The Democrats forced tarough the House a mew rule which is calculated to assist the Demo- cratic Clerk in bulldozmg the organization of the next Honse. The rule gives the Clerk dic- tatorial power, plages the Sergeaut-at-Arms un- der his orders, and gives bim almost unlimited constabulary to carry into execution anv revolu- tionary programme upon which the Demogratie party may decide. In the ormanization of a new House the only officer under the Constitution is the Clerk of the preceding House, who bas the rizht to determine, prima facic, what members shiall be placed -upon the roll to vote in the orzanization for Speaker, and hitherto the Clerk has never had any powers except that of temporary presiding officer, by mutual consent; but, apparently contemplating revolution which will beserious enough, to zive the Democrats con- trol of the next House,it has been thought necessary to clothe him with THESE ARBITRARY POWERS. It is undoubtedly the intention to place cnough members from contested districts upon the roll to give the Democrats the Speaker, and if there arc Republicans manly enousl to offer resistance to a Clerk without coustitutional powers, this new rule will enable_the Clerk to enforce his position. One thing it cannot do. It cannot give the present Clerk backbone enough to undertake any revolutionary scheme. THE APPROPRIATIONS. WIHAT THEY ARE, AND WHO GETS THEM. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—All the gen- eral appropriation bills became laws, with the exception of that making an appropriation for the support of the army,and the River and Harbor bill. The latter was reported from the Committee on Commerce, but was not consid- ered. Thers is, however, a large surplus of ‘money from last year, and therefore no improve- mentactually needed will suffer owing to the non-passage of the bill. With rezard to the Army bill, the former appropriation leaves suf- ficlent to support that establishment until the end of the present fiscal year,—the 80th of June. ‘When it became known that the bill was lost, prominent members of Congress said this would necessitate an extra session of Congress about May 2. Among the amounts appropriated by the Sun- dry Service bill for continuing work on PUBLIC BUILDINGS are the following: At Chicazo, St. Louls, and Cincinnati, $100,000 cach; Grand Rapids, Mich., $20,000; Port Huron, Mich., $10,000; Parkers- burg, W. Va., $10,000; Evaunsville, Ind., $20,000; Nashville, Tean., $13,000; Memphis, $10.000; Little Rock, Ark., §30,000; Topeks, Kan., $50,- 000. ‘The Senate receded from its amendment proposing an apprapriation of $250,000 for the erection of a National Museum building in Washington. The Scnate receded from its amendment providing an appropriation for continuing experiments in cesting iron and steel with a view to determining their constitution and characteristies. BIG BUGS. The.House concurred in the Senate amend- ment appropriating $25,000 to pay the expenses of a commission of five skilled entomologists, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, to report the best practicable metbods of guard- ing against tho invasions of * Rocky Mountain Tocusts™ or grasshoppers. The House also ac- quicecod {u the Senate amendment appropriat; fng $6,500 to pay the Assizneesof the Dominican Republic (Thomas .C. Marphy and others) for the occapation of Samapa Bay as a cosling- station prior to Dccember, 1671. A Semato amendment appropriating §2,300 to pay ex- | peuses incurred by TWO VOLUNTARY COMMITTEES in ovtainfng copies of evidence tiled -before the Louisiana Returning Board was also retained fn thebill. - The provision -adopted in different forms by the House and Senate respectively for j free.transmission of public documents throngh i the wails until the 1st day of next January was “In its’substance finally agreed upon by . Houses,'and will o into cffect as soon a5 the -Post-Office Department, promulgates the requi-; site regulations. The Post-Office Appropriation bill, 28 agreed upon in conference, authorizes the Postmaster-General to use $150.000 for mail trausportation service by railroads for thépurpose of obtainiug proner facilities over the great trunk lines of rflroads for railway postal serv- ice. The object of this s to sccure ence reduced it to $150,000. A ‘Amendments grantine a_subsidy of $500,000 to the Pac ail Steamship Company for mail gervice between San Franciseo, China, and Ja- nd the came amount for a line of steani- tween New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro, ‘The amendmonts to Post Route bill st mail trains were lost, as tho s would not agree thereto. authorizing House confe THE RECORD. LAST HIOURS. Wasmxerox, D. C., March 4. —The following report terminated: mulling ibe Senate resolution he resolution annuiling the Senate res o!’nlflfil expelling dSebhlln, late Senator from kuneas, was agreed to. A dom. from Mo Conference Committee on the slative Appropriation bill, reported the Committec unubie to agrce. Ie moved lll{\: the Senate insist npon its amendments, and sk fora new conference with the House of Repre- gentatives. In explanation of the report, he siated that the only disagroement was fn regard tothe President’s salary. . ‘The motion of Mr. Windom was agreed to, and the Chafr reappointed Messrs. Windom, Aliison, and Davis a5 the Committee. The Senate then, ut3a. m., went Into executive session, ond when the doors reopened Mr. Howe calied up the Houre joint resolution authorizinz the Secrvtary of State to publish a brief history of the several surveys and ecientific expeditions under direction of the Government during the past cen- tury, aud appropriating $75,000 to pay therefor. Pussed, Mr. Patterson _moved to take up the House l_!lll to remove disabilities imposcd by the third section of the Fourteenth Article .of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, bu} Spencer objected, and the ill went over, _Several Senators uppealéd to iy to withray b objec- t be declined to do so. The Senute then, 345 2. m., 100k u recess until o'clock. Upon reassembling at that hour, the Committee on Public Dulldings was anthorized to sit during recoss. The Committee on Patents was authorized to sit during recess for the purpose of revising the Pat- ent laws, Mr. Windom, from the Conference Committee on the Sundry Civil Appropriution bill, submitted a report, and it was areed to, A message was received from the House of Rep- resentatives announcing tRat thut body had receded iTom its amendment to the_ Legislative Appropria- tion bill in regnrd to the salary of the President. All other amendwents having been previously Bgreed to in conference, the bill was pas-ed. The Senate then, at 10 o'clock, went into execu- tive session, and, Wwhen the doors reopened, s num- ber of peneiop and other private bills passed. On motion bf Mr. Blaine, the Senate further i sited upon fts amendments to the Army Appropri- ution bill, and asked & new conference with the House. Messrs. Blaine, Allison, and Wallace were ap- pointed conferees on the part of the Senate. Mr. Spencer, from the Conference Committee on the bill to limit and fix the Signal Service, reported that the Committee had been wnable to nuree. 3Mr: Boutwell calied up the House bill to amend Sec. 2,958 of the Kevised Statutes In_regurd to bonding marble blocks in open yards. Passed. Mr. Blaine, from the Conference Committee on the Army Appropriation bili, said there had been a third conference on that bill without any sgree- ment, and he desired that the Senate shonld under- stand the exact condition of affairs. The conferecs onthe partof the House, while nof insisting on the letter of the fifth eection of the Army bill, firm)y maintained that they would consent to the passage of no Appropriation il for the army that shall not coutain such restric- tions upon ~the President in regard the use of the United States troops * Louisiana as will prevent him_ from installing and maintaining the Packard Government. The Senate conferces felt compelled to risk a failure of the ill rather than [nsert that provision. It wonld be an invasion of the constitational richts of the President to which they would not consent. There were not to-day between the Potomac and the bor- ders of Texas 1,000 Federal troops, and the whole idea of auy liberty being enaangered was n night- mare. If ‘the conferees of the Senate phould re- ceive o instructions, they would meet the House conferees nagain, but would not consent to the passage of ‘anyarmy bill with the objectiouable gection. [Applause in the gallertes, | The Fresident pro tem. admonished the occn- pants of the gafleries that it must not _be repeuted. Mir, Dawes said he thongnt the Senate conferces Dbad fully expressed the Views of the Senate. Mr. Wallace eaid, a8 one of the confesees on the ‘part of the Senate, he had _been ready to accept the Scoate bill, but the House conferees would not agree toit. e submitted to the conference o proposition thut, if armed col- lision or snch imminent danger of armed collizion as shall require the President 1o chanze the pres- ent attitude of the troops of the United States now in the States of Louisiuna and Sontn Czroling shall occur during one yeur hereafter, that then, in the opinian of Congress, an extraordinary occasion hns ariven 2y provided for in the Cunstitution, un- der which the Presiaent is sutnorized to convene Dboth Houses of Congress. In his opinion it wug impossible to get the two committees to agree. Mr. Dlaine ¢aid he made o proposition to em- power the President of the United States to rednce ihe army to 20,000 during the year, if in his discre- No further action was taken upon the matter. The House bill zranting a pension to the widow of the late Gen. Frangis P Blair paseed, Mr. MeCreery éaid 1t afforded bim pleasure to present the following brief testimoninl to the die- tinguished merits_of the presiding oflicer of the . Senate. He was ubout to retire from his high posi- tion, but he took with him the personal _estcem of every member of the Senate. He submitted a res- olution that the thanks of the Semute are due to lum, Thomss W.. Ferry, for the dimity, impar- tiality, and ability with Which he had presided over the Senate. Agreed to unanimousiy. Mr. Cameron, of Tennsylvania, called up the Tlouse bill to provide for the distribution of the awards made under the convention between the Umitcd States of America and the Lepublic of Mexico, which was discussed briefly snd recom- mitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mesars, Sargent and Kernan were anpointed a Committee to juin the Committee of the House to wait upon the President and notify him that the two Houses of Congresy, having finished their busi- ness, were ready to adjourn. 3Ir. Anthony ealled up the resolation to print 10,000 extra copies of the proceedings of the Electoral Commiston, tovether with the returns from all the States submitted to said Commission. Agreed to, fr. Stevenson, from the Judiciary Committee, then reported futorably on the Senate bill to con- etruc Sce. 12 of the Pacific Rafiroad act of July 1, 1802, 80 as to determine the relation of the maln iIne of the Union Pacific Road and its branches, Placed on the calendar. The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, President pro tem. Ferry wid: [Deforc declar- ng the order of edjournment, I can- not forewo the privilege of expressing my deep sense of oblization to this body for ita formal and expressive terms just snbmitted of un- impaired contidence and enpport during the short but most lryh\% session now about to close. For the many individual expressions of trust tendercd Tcan onlr xay wiy beart is ‘full of- appreciation. The responsibilitics which have rested and the perplexities attendunt upon the Senate durins this ending session have been unexampled In its an- nals. “A Presidential clection relying for its as- certainment of declaration upon a single Electoral vote has been the sreat colution, trying the wis- dom, patience, and patriotism of Congress. Party spirit has_been, by doubt and hope, Intensified to such a degres that the whole country has been for three months in such a state of excitement that the life of the Republic was despaired of. Every in- dustrial interest was paralyzed by the paiaful pres- sare of uncertainty. Anarchv menaced the na- tion. To that dire peril and_necessity you, Sena- torw, with your condjutors, addressed yoursclves, and, rising to the altitude of the occasion, mas- tered the situstion. The nation still lives, and upon this perilous divide, which will ever mark thie Centennial, yon have held aud saved the Re- ublic with all is fortunes. ~ The source of power s uzain proven, not by simple_ recognition, but by i demonstration, illustratine the fact that fhe ;n:onle do not exist for the. State, but the State is ramed forthe people. It was 2 sublime_spectacle of delegated will, determininga perilous inci- dene In wationall progress. “The criei has mot come withont its preat service. It has atleast broadened the ideas of the country, and cexcmplified the trath that in a great crisis the Amerlean representatives are less subjects of party than as citizens of the Republic. The nation has likewise undergone a new_baptism of patriot- 1em, and "its representatives have flinetrated the hizhest honor to be that of usefulness to the coun- try, The occasion not only nzsnred the existence of thie Government, but revealed the unpurchasa- ble independence of the American citizen. The method of this xolution of a threatcninz Presi- dential event was g sugwestion of no individual opinion, but resnitant from the concessions of the many. 'In the storm of adjnstment, doubts and re- flections were rife, but thesc have disappeared in the caim of declaration. Various convictions of duty may have questiomed the twis- dom. of the respective opponents, but upon the interrity of all the franguil result Invokes mational praise. That party ardor, intensifled by (ho closencss of . tho Gioction and doapt as o which Presidential candidatc was to be declared chosen (and this uncertainty alternating botween candidates daly for months), shouldimove individndls to partican words, is lcss ‘strunge than that wonderful freedom from acrimony and renewal of cordiality shonld follow &0 socn such an exciting contest. Verily, the statesman in this chamber rises above the politician. The country will grate- fully note this illustrions example of patriotic devotion to its life and institations. During an . exciting eession it would be vain to hope that 4n the administration of this Chair, some of you. Sen- ators, havenot had occasion te_criticice; and it may be except, 10 its ralings. Your generosity, however, has been only equal to your cordiality. of ‘gupvort.. Of one thinz be assore that, however the Chalr may have swerved, it has been solely £n crror of nonpered judgement up “bbothr| held by a pustey of atorgy the closing moment brings Faf Fenection of our goparati cident to-political strife’ will our number, tgnubgh e ' gal o reach X Responsible, laborlous, exciting, s are the duties of this body, cordiality, L ship, and attachment are the cords woand aroan our 'Senatorial bund. \ Senate our- highext hopes and bext wiches follow. To those who are here to.join us, our ealutations large number of members present, but very spectators In the pallerics. The House having Deen called to order by Mr. Cos. Mr. Banks sad that it was appropriate and_cnstomary for the of the peace. nays 66, P 01 not questioned. ot g me to the pain- . ration. The changes in- make inroads’ upon in new us we lose old motfve and jmpartiality of parpose whick D en- not withont a pang. Costiting, and competing ‘fhiend- associates. With those who leave the 05 1S SIXTY FEET LONG 0 instead :»? u‘;:;'c%rixv-fivc fect lonz now used. f::. 4 “‘15.‘3&‘?& L é:ndefli.le ’ln‘?):s ummgf The Senate inserted an amendment uppm;m- L R TR nitting ating $250,000 for that purpose, but the confer- fidelity words cannot adequately acknuwledge, and commending all to the care of tbat Providence which bas kindly kent our number unbroken_ditr- ing the session, ~ I now pronounce.the closing ses- sion of th Forty-fourth Congress wdiournad ithe out da galleries. ] [Great appluusc on the floor and in the TOUSE. ‘The Touse met at § a. m., and, after passing a few private bills, took a recess for an hour. ‘There was 3 :30 0. m. 2 few When the House met at to Housc to cxpress its _acknowicdgments isn record of Congressional procecdings from 2 a. | (it [ SXRIRSS (8 oW B gsl m. March4, the hour at which Saturday night’s | yistance which he had given it in the discharge of its-important and arduous labors. There were few who could ostimate ustly the dim: cultics which were { posttion. make acknowledgment to Speaker Rundall for the fidelity and fmpartiality with which he had dis- charzed the dutics of his oflice. offered the following resolution: parably connected with that Tt wos but just thut the Houge should e therefore Resolved. That the thanks of the TTouse be ton- dered to Speaker Samucl J, Randall for lits prompt, eflicient, and impartial discharge of the dutics of his offics duringthe present arduous and important session of. the Forty-fourth Congress. Mr. llolman said it gave him grent satisfaction to second this resolution, which paid a just com- pliment to a Speaker who Lad, through a moment of tho greatest poril to the country, didchargod bis igh faithtully and well. AMr. Wilson, of lg\\'n, #aid that Speaker Randail had been calléd upon to rule where the rules were not. A lw was given him and he conld only ap- peal to that Iaw, and to hix inate sense of juatice and right, nd, \hen the heat and passion of the Iate contest had pussed away, every one would be gompelled toadit that the Spenker had dixchrzed his duties with wenderful tidel ity and prudence. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. Atking, from the Conference Commiitee on the Army Appropriation bill, reported that the Committce ‘had been unable 'to agree. plained that the Committee had made no progress whatever. uvon Iie ex- 1t had_noteven been able to ugree simple question of the _salary of the of the Army. In respect to the General fhe restrictive clause in_ tho Dill the Senate had Dbeenzimplacable. 1 could ey that he had taken his position upon that question, and he should not yleld. ready to take ns solemn pledges the little rumors which had been pervading the Capital und_country As far as he was concerned, he 1le was not as to the Intended pence policy of the gentleman who was about to hold the relns of Government. There was nothing in the fifth_section of the bill which militated agafnst the Constitution. Thero was notbing in it which prevented the preservation That provision simply intended that the army ehould not be used for tiic -purpose of settingup a ** rotten borouzh " Government over the wishes and sentiments of the people_ of the Sonthern States. There was but a éingle issue in the whole matter, and that was whether oF not the army should be a political engine which ehould be used in building up the political partics of the nmmlrg'. Mr. Foster. 8 member of the Conference Com- mittée, said that, if the restrictive provisions of the biil were divposed of, the Committee conld easily agree as to other questions. While he did not stand here to epeak fur anybody, yet he wished 1o ask the gentlemen of the South, Was it wise at this time, when all indications pointed to a change of the regime of administration, to force upon the Senate such a provision? The question presented itseif whether the House, by pressing such a pro- viston, would force an extra session. Mr. ‘Atkins gsked Mr. Foster if he favored the policy of withdrawing troops from South Carolina and Lomisfana, and letting the people of those Statesresulate their affairs in their own way. r. Foster—I believe in thedoctrine I announced here the other day,—that the flag should tloat over States. not provinces, Mr. Banks agreed with Mr. Atkins that pledges from men in or out of office amounted to nothint, Dut he wished to cail sttention to the fact that the Constitation made the President the Commander- in-Chief of the arny, and that this fifth scction of the bill would be of ho more account, if a Presi- dent thonght the uze of troops necessary, than the whistling of p hand-organ. If it were necessary to preserve the public peace, the army would_be used, and any President woald wilingly bold bim- self responsible. Mr. Garfield éald that the Constitution made it the sworn duty of the President to vreserve (he peuce, and it ias of no consequence to say that he should not.be allowed the nse of the army. It would dishonor any Administration to shackle it with ~“such & provision. If the gentlemen believed that they could accomplish a purpose in the direction of peace by putting s clog, » menace, upon the incoming Ad- ministration,” they neither understood haumzn noture, nor the generosity which dwelt in the heart of the man. Mr. Tucker—Then the gentleman offers a threat. Mr. Garfleld—Not at alf. He'continued to say thot, ever eince the War. both sections of the country had been filed with distrust, and now, in the last hours of a Congre: the Democratic party would put that Cos place where evil-minded men in the Eay that the men who had once been in rebellion were defermined to ehackle the Presiden: and the arwmy. und prevent them from kecping the peace. ile asked the gentlemen whether that'was a pra- dent and magnanimous course. 3ir. Ficld addressed the 1onse, and said that the present question was one of principle. The eu- preme moment had arrived when the llouse could show whether o not it wonld excre:ee @ constitu- e pfogould be proper to do o, bat it was mot | B\ 26 o ‘centlemen from the South ho £l could say, Now was the time to stand; for if they stood up. it could be said, **Iold up your hesd, for your deliverance draweth nigh.” Was this o time to give way, when the Republican party was about to place falechood in the_forehead of the o. nation? Decidedly no. The Constitution said the United States shonld guarantce to cvery Stated republican form of Government, and tect it azafnet domestic violence. Did the gentle- men believe that the President was the per- that¢ Did the gentleman from (Banks)s belleve that the rizht to march an army into Massachusetts and declare that it did not have a repuolican Government? Thut power ougiy to be taken away from bim. The people had scen an army uced to elect a Predident. There was uof o man so blind a8 not to sce thaf, but for the nse of troops in South Carolina and Louisizna, the Presi- dent would not have been clected who was to tike the oath of office in a few hours. 1le appealed to Democrats to vote down, once for all, the mon- strous doctrine that the President could use the army a8 he pleased. At this time the sun, which had ‘been obscured, sbone into the hall, and, amidst jerrs and lo on the Republican kide, he continued as follows: 1 take that 05 a good omen. et us stand iirm, If the Senate choose to say thatyou shall not hasethe Army bill nnless yougive the. President the power to keep Chamberiafn and Packard in_power, then Jet them take that responsibility if they dare.’ [Ap- plause from the Democratic side. | Mr. Atkins—T wish toay to the gentleman from Ohio (Garficld) that the Sonthern members on this floorare the peers of that entleman in patriotism. [ir. Bunks—\Ve doirt deny thatl, and when he refers to the idea of rebellion, 1 think he Intends to declare tiereis Inrking In the hearts of members on this floor a want of feeling to the Government. Mr. Garfield denied any such intentions. Mr. Atkins—I am glad the gentleman mukes this declaration, because 1 want o sny that I am for gon to do Massachusetta President bad- a the flag. 1am for the Cnion. Iam for the Con- stitution. Is the gentleman for the Constitution? Mr. Garfleld—I am, Alr. Townsend, of New York—We always rejoice :\'hcil the flag is up, not when it is down. ~ [Langh- er. ‘The House then insisted on_ its disagreements to the Senate ameudments, and the Speaker appoint- ed Messrs. Atkins, Morrison, and Foster as con- ferces on the part of tho ione, : 3Mr, Holman, from the Conference Committee on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, made o re- port at 10:30 a. m. The reading of the report, which was unintelligible from the fact *hat, a3 usunl in conference Teports, its reference to the varjous amendinents mn dispute was by number, and not sbbject, occupied un hour, end, during that time, the influx of spectators’into (he gal- lerics was'sufliclent to crowd them to their tmost capacity. There appeared to be a fuller nitend- ance of members than almost at any period of the scasion. A large number of persons hud been ad- mitted to the floor of the House, und betsyeen the prees and rash of business which the Speaker was doing his utmost to accelerate, the hum of conver- sation, aud the yeneral excitement incident to the close of Congress. 1t was very difticult to understand precisely the business thut wag being transacted. st of it, however, consisted of resolutions to secure thepay of the additional employes of the House, or to providesncreased pay for them. All of these =ot through, notwithstanding the op- position of Mr. Holnian. _Amon the other ftemy of businees done atthis point was the discharge of & Conference Committee on the bill to limit and fix the Signal Service Corps, the Committee not being able to agree. When the reading of the conference report was finished, Mr. Holman eaid he had intended to ex- plain the rcport, but there was not now time to doso. ile moved the adoption of the report, Agreed to. Mr. House, of Tennessce. moved to suspend the rales and pags the Senate bill to pay Perez Dickin- £on, of Tenneasee, $18,000 for cotton used by iurnside's Corps in’ fortifications aronnd Knox- ville. On a vote belng taken by the tellcrs, it resulted yeas, 128; mays, 21 The yeas and nays were demanded by Mr. Holman, and after the cloge of the _count the Speaker said that they were ordered. This cagsed a gréat deal of ecltc- ment, hecause it was evicentthat the taking of the vote wonld use up the remaming three-quarters of an hour, even if the vote could be concluded before noon._Mr, Tacker therenpon demanded and fn- sisred in the demand that the que: 0 of ordering the yeas and nays should be decided by a_vote by the tellers. §That vote ahowed yeas, 34; nays, 132, So, over one-Afth voting in favor thereof. the yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted yeas, 1 y So the bill was passo ‘he roll was called with unusual rapidity, and, the reading of the names dispensed with, so that it was only 11:35 when the -result w=3 announced. Immediately thereafter Mr. Morsson, from the Inst Conferénce Committee on the Army Appro- riation bill, rose to make his re P ~Az3001 25 "there was some of quiet re- . id that there were several snbjects ;l‘loésglrf::ez;;. but that all of them might be ag- cdmmodated except - o d-that " was tho fifth and ne, . o |, scation of " the bill which related to the use. of the ¢ jsians_and Soutl -Carolina. In order L Miiaht know exncliy.on what its conforecs insisted, he lind “reduced o writing the . ‘substance of it and sent it to the Clerk’s desk to bg ead. f “Clerk read as follows: The canferecs on the pfl;";rmnm Touse. while not insisting on the letter of the fifth scetivn of the Army Appropriation bill, Taintained that they would conscnt to the passaze of noarmy appropration bill which should nut Contain such restrictions_on the President in re- yiand o the use of United States Lroops in Lonlsiuna 8 il prevent him from installing and maintaiu- {ng the Packard Gavernment. ~ [Manifestations of applauee. . e ) en, of Kentucky—Why is South Caroli- an omitted? ¢ . Sir. Morrison—The eame principle obtains as o laon=—"The | in; 3. Brown—Then that is understood to apply to both? B 3 Ar. Morrison—Yes, sir. The Jifferenice of opin- fon_between the two Houses is 8o radical as to make it unnecessary to altempt_any agreement on the subject. The Senate, conferces insist that no restriction_shall be put on the discretion of the President in the matter of-the use of troops in Louisiana and South Carolina. Nr. Foster, of Ohlo—Or anywhere lse. Alr. Cox—This is no new legislatie in one kense. In the Kansas mutler, years ugzo, the Re- publicans made a similar jssuo—an infamous fiznt on the Army bill—when they were led by Henry Winter Davis, but the time for argument i3 pust. This bill has failed becausc force and frand have prevailed. [**Ah!" -‘Dahl" and othier expressfons of contempt from the Republican sige of the Honse.] Force and fraud. When I snid fraud 1 T did ot oint to you, gentlemen. aughiter. Mr. Foster, another member of the Conference Committee, rose to make a proposition. The Speaker (to Mr. Morrlsow)=\ill' the gentle- inan from 1lifnofs indicate what motion he desires 10 submit? = k) Mr. Morrison—That the House adhere to its dis- agrecment. [**That's it:" and other manifestu- tions of upproval on.the Democraticside.] Mr, Foeter then xubmitted his proposition, which was in the shape of a new bill approprinting one- half the sum ngfirw‘rhuud by the last Army Appro- priation bill—$12, 893, 583—Tor half the fiscal ycar. A _shower of objections came from the Demo- cratic side of the House. %) Mr. Foster—If the House Is unwilling to’ make an appropriation for half & year, let the appropria- tion be made for three months. This proposition was repelleil in like mauner on the Democratic slde of the House with shouts of *-Not for three dayst™ **Not for one day!” [Great excitement. ] Mr., Foster—Then the responsibility must rest on on. zfl\[h Morrison and others—We take the responsi- ity. . Titg veas and mays were tlien ordered on Ar. Morrison's motion to adhere, and the roll-call was egun at 11:50 amid great confusion and excite- ment. When the hands on the clock-dial indicated five minates before noon, and when it was a physi- cal Impossibility to conclude the call, the Speaker intorrupted ity ros and dellvered his valedictory as follow ENES or 7aE TIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Speakership, always responsible. oncro full of embarresments, had at this ression imposed unusual and sexatious burdens. 1have discharged the duties of this high position with unfaltering confidence in the candor and fairnessof the House, and a resolute purpose to ao right at every hazard, For the first time in many vears a Democratic Tonse of Representatives los occupled this hall and responded with antiring indnstry to the uni- versal sentiment for reform in the Government and the estabhishment of peace throngzhout the Re- public. Fraud and corruption have been exposed and made odious. _The expenditures of the Ad- ministration have been enormously reduced. No new tuxes have been lovied, and every description of unduc apprapristion of public “money hay been prevented. Iu this rezard this House hus met the public demand and expectation. In respect. to political events, the session has been one of the most critical in our history. The majority in this House, representing a majority of all the votes in the Union, and, as swe believe and know, o majori- ty of the Elcetors duly chosen at the recent clec- tion for President and "Vice-President, has been made to choose between acquiescence in nsurpa- tion or reachiny the right thrangh civil commotion. The Democentic party yielded temporary p gion of the Admuj ratlon rather than entail upon ihe people civil war with ali its attendant horrors. There are tome who will condemn the permission we have given to the results of a law which was not administered 1 the spirit of the creation, nor us we belive, according to the letter of its provisions. Wehave done all {his in preforenca to tho dangerof nn- archy and bloodshed. Time will sarely remedy these wrongs. for there is in the American mind a desire to do justice. YWe must uwait that remedy. It must come. Impatient as we shall be before its arrival, until then we demand. a8 we have a rizit 10 demand. the reign of equal justice: that the sword shall cense to strike prostrate the Govern- ments of St that the civhl chall be superior to mubitary rule; aud that the people shall be freed 0w i forover from the shackles of recent mis- government. - 1 sincerely thank you, one and ail. for the parting words of "approval, sl with & wieh that each and every member may eafely return to his home it ouly femains for me’to declure that the constitutional limitutiou of the Forty-fourth Congres has been reached, and that this House stands adjourned without day. Astite Speuker closed all the members their fect, and from the Democratic i from the mljeries, enme cheers and rounds of ap- plause. Then came scenes of leave-taking, and in half an hour the hali so lately the scenc of #o much tumult, passion, and escitement. was de- serted and silent, and thus cloed the Forty-fourth Congres: [Note,—In reznrd to the question of an ex ression in _consequence of the faflure of the Aray Appropriution bill, the reporter has recently been informed by an 'ofiicial of the War Department likely to_be well-posted that, ander some section of an old law, the War and Navy Departments can be carried on for two years without any rpecinl appropriation, —th: ‘that drafts of the Seeretu- ries of \War and Navy will be honored by the Treasary Department. be g0, then the calling of the extra session is not altogether o matter of certainty.] TILDEN. - EFFORTS TO ANNOY NIIML Special Dispatch to The Trivune. New Youk, Marcn 4.—Rumors were started here to-day that Mr. Tilden bad taken the oath of office here and started for Washington., He had not left the city at a late hour to-nignt, and po. faith was placed in the story. This afternoon Mr. Tilden was out three hours or so 1 his carringe. Attempts to interview him resulted, as they have invaria- bly done, in failure. Col. Pelton, however, talked considerably without saying much. He £2id hie @id not see how Mr. Tilden could gain anything from the resolution passed by the Tlouse Saturday or take any action in regard to it. The Housc had concurred in counting the vote, and thus deprived its after-resolution of force. A formal protest made by the House before the count was tinished would have put a differcnt phase on the matter. IR, KING, a member of the National Democratic Commit- tec, and intimate in Mr. Tilden's family, de- clares the rumors to be the worst kind of ab- surdity. He says Mr.. Tilden hes no idea of leaving New York, and dined with a com- pany of friends to-night with the best of spirits! This is authority cnough to render it certain that no raid on Washington is at present. contemplated by the horseman of Gramercy Park. Mr. King further says Mr. Tilden wiil not contest the question of clection at law. He has bad cnough of the contest. LOUISIANA. RUMORS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, NEeW ORLEANS, March +.—The situation here remains unchanged. A report sent from Wash- ington to an evening paper, published in an ex- tra, that Tilden was to have been sworn in to- day as President on the strength of the resolu- tion, adopted by the House vesterday, caused great excitement and much war-talk. There is tailk of an attack on the State- House to-night, but it will probably end in'talk. Gov. Packard fs strengthening his positiod every day, and is confident of ultimate success. Gen. Nicholls is dangerously ill, and his partisans are discouraged. His bogus Legislature will proba- bly select a person to contest Senator Kelloga's seat to-morrow. They would have elect- ed a-man long ago, but they lLave, up to this time, held out promises to James F. Casey, brother-in-law of ex-President Grant, that they would elect him " if the Presi- dent would recognize Nicholls. “This remarka- ble bargain is believed to be the real cause of the President’s recent course toward Gov. Pack- ard. Caser was ambitious of a seat in the Sen- ate, and, a5 his claims were not recognized by the Legislature, he turned his family infiuence i favor of Nicholls. BECKWITIL ‘The removal of James R. Beckwith, as United States District Attorney, auring the last day of President Grant’s term, causes surprise here. District-Attorney Beckwitl has been an efficient public officer, having been particularly success- ful in prosecuting whisky and cotton thicves. As the whisky thieves, whose conviction he secured, have all recently been pardoned by the President, it fs believed that their influence secured Beckwith’s removal. GES. W. L. M'MILLEN left for Washington this evening: He is 4 can- didate for appointment as’ Collector of the Port. Gen. McMillen is a gentleman of- educa- tion and refinement, o wealthy plavter, and rep- resents the best element of the Republican party. Hels a brother-in-law of ex-Gov. Den u, of Ohio, was & Major-General in’ eral .army during the War, and, gt fis close, purchased a-plantation of 1,300 acres in Carroll Parish, where he has sioce 'resided.’ He was elected United States Scnstor by the Me- Enery: Législafpre in 1872, because it was be- Tieved that thcfact of his being a Republican, and his high social standing, would insure his admission as-asninst -Pinchback. -No doubt, if the position of the two applicants had been re- versed, he would have been seated. Gen. Mc- Millen has the backing of Gov. Packard and the entire Republican party, and his appolntment. would meet with probably creater favor by the ¢ntire community than that of any other Repub- Tican. y ¢ AN ISTERVIEW WITI PACKARD. _ To the Western Associated Presr. New ORLEANS, La., March 4.—Gov. Pack- ard today made the following state- ment to gn' Associated-Press reporter: “I can- not say I anticipate auy jmmediate attack upon the State-House, though, in the excited condi- tion of the public mind, fomented by coustant sensational dispatches to the local press, such a thing is possible. I think it more likely that, under cover of a pretended proccss of law from vourts not recognized as haviog any legal standing, some effort will be made to ar- rest the officors of the Governmeat, or to serve process on them and to enforce that service by o posse of the White League or “* Nicholls Militia 2nd Police,” as they are now termed. I shall regard any such posse AS A MOB, and shall resist it accordingly. The State- House is amply provisioned and guarded, and cannot be successfully assaulted by any move- ment short of dn armed insurrection amainst the Govérnment which has been legally inaugu- rated under the. State laws. I believe the nlti- mate recognition of the Republican State Gov- ernment is assured. [ attach np importance to tbe reported efforts of Pinch- back, West, George Sheridan, Sloanaker, George Carter, and others to prevent it. The unloading of these mea is, in-my judgment, a positive benefit to the Republican party of the State. It enablesus to attach firmlyto our standard such old citizens as Attorney-General Hunt, George Williamson, Minister to Central ‘America, A."H. Leonard, Judges [aylor, Beattie, King, Bowman, Hunter, and others, who stand READY TO JOIN THE PARTY WIIEN THUS PURGED, most ot whom are old-line Whigs, natives of the State, thoroughly identified with its every interest, and who are now acting with us—most of them for the first time. The people desire a good Government. This can best be obtained by dividing the people other than on a color line. The accession of such men as I have named and others will equally divide the whites in intelligence, wealth, and influence. The sloughing off of the so-called Republicans wiio now have allied themselves to the opposi- tion is a positive benefit to the State. THEIR ONLY MOTIVE IN ADHERING TO THE RE- PUBLICAN PARTY hitherto has been a desire for the spoils of of- fice, Their defection enables v.hc};:n-zy to parifv itself. I entertainno doubt of my ability to maintain the Government when once recoz- mzed as the Constitution and lawsof the United States _require. 30,1 men in the City of New Orleans capable of bearing arins not more than 5,000 are in arms against the Government. Of the filty-seven parishies comprising the State only five, known as ‘the bulldozed parishes,” are really in -resistance, and they only in rezard to local offices. Of the eight Judicial Districtsin the State thereis barely one outside of the City of New Ofleans where any mandate of Nicholls’ Supreme Court could be enforced by the oflicers of that court. PRESIDENT GRANT HIMSELP ¢ in military orders spoke of that Court as enti- tled to no more respect than would be the de- cisions of ANY FIVE LAWYERS appointed by any other LTivate citizen. Even in the City of New Orleans, 1o one Judge, Sheriff, or Clerk of Court,so faras 1 know, has had spread upon the minutes of his court Nicholls’ commission or qualifications, in accordance with the custom heretofore prevail- ing. Nicholls’ Government is bounded by the Timits of the White Leasrue authority, and is no- where entorced outside of tiweir influence.”” GROVER. THAT UNESVIABLE PERSON WASHISGTOS, Speciat Dispatcis to The Osrams, Neb. March 4.—Ex-Gov. Grover, United States Senator-clect from Oregon, passed through Omaha this afternoon en route to Washington to take his seat. He will arrive in Chicago via C. & N. W. to-morrow. When he went through here a few weeks azo to testify at Washington in regard to the Cronin fraud, he was mct at the Union Pacific depot and con- aratulated by the biz guns among our Demo- crats, who lionized him to the utmost of their power. Amongthem was Dr. G. L. Miller, who expeeted a place in Tilden's Cabinet, aud who gent Patrick, & better man than himself, from Omaha to Ofeszon towork up the Cronin fraud. But to-day there were none so0 poor to do hiin reverence except your correspendent, who inter- viewed him on Hayes' clection. Senator Grover expressed himself as - = SATISFIED IN ONE SENSE OF THE WORD with the result of the Electoral Commi: that is to say, he was willing to abide by it, as it was the best thiug for the country under pres- ent circumstances. In his opinion Hayes cn- tered upon his oflice with a better muniment of itle than he would have done lhad the vote been counted in the first place b’}: Ferry, and Haves declared clected by him. There was an air of legitimacy about” the proceeding, and hence the Demoeratic party would, as they were bound to, abide by it, while, if the vote Dad been counted by Ferry, they would never have been satisfied: ~ He thought™ Hayes would c a_good Prosident, and would” pursue a conciliatory policy toward the South. SENTIMENT. ADRIAN, arich. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ApRiAN, Mich., March 4.—The Republican Convention Saturday afternoon was marked by full delegations from cvery town, and all the old-time enthusiasm in transacting business. Eight delezates were chosen from three As- sembly Districts to attend the State Convention at Lansing Wednesday. . Resolutions were passed complimentary to the Hon. T. W. Ferry for his'firmness and unflinching patriotism in the recent ordeal, reeormizing the eminent merits of President Hayes, and congratulating the party and country upon his peaceable ac- cession to the Presidency. T Spectat Dispateh io The T Spe ispatch to The Tridune. Catro, fil., Marcn 4.—The Kepublicans o this city propose to have a grand torchlight pro- ¢ession’in honor of the clection of Hayes and l\ hcelr’:’r. A’lj'lhclr ’bulls are hem.lcfi ¢ Eizht to Seven. parties here _are well pleused at the aspect of Louisiana affairs. E pectar AESDOLAS ILL. Sp ispatch 16 The Trisune. MENDOTY, 11l,. March 4.—CGreat were the re- Jjoicings when Tue TRIBUNE'S exclusive dis- patclics, brought by the noon train yesterday, confirmed beyond dispute the decision of the Electoral Commission. Demorats accept. the news with becoming resignation, INDIANAPOLIA. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. - INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 4.—Tge leading Democratic State officers aud John C. Shoe maker, President of the Sentine Company, Sk i ak o ks assims pmaneonald 2 him no e n the ceremionies at Washington to-day. Tonatton DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS. TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. - " ~WasnINGTON, D. - C., March 4.—At acaucus of Democratic members of the House of Repre- sentatives, beld on the 3d of March, 1877, in the hall of the House, the following address was unanimqusly adopted,—~L. Q. .C. Lamar Chair- man, and Henry B. Banoing and” William 3L Robbins Secretaries: 5 = 5 At ameeting of the members of the Natfonal Dewocratic Committee, held the 3 March, 1877, the following ndn;res!c wl?u C:I:;l’ln?-’ mously adopted. 3 A. 8. Hewrrr, Chairman, . O. Prixce, 'Secretary. To the American People: We sabmit to the Soan- try the following review of events which have re- gulted in the deciaration that Rutherford B. Hayes e resident of thy the late political canvass. s lnlted States in TWO FACTS STOOD OCT PROMINENTLY ¢ Tirst—Toe Republican party, true to ts section- al nature, sought, to nnlfy. the North spmecr e £olid South," “and while ‘engaged in that effort 1t s striving to mako g00d i probable losses in the Nozth by dividing the votes of the Sonth. This division it songht to effect by an unconstitutional uee of the army in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Second—The troops were sent to those depositing their ballots the citizens e such liberty as the army pcmiued?jolyndm’ States the elections were unusually pecera), 5t mediately afterwards the result “showed tha j ‘Tiiden Electors had been chosen.. Of the sy popular vote the recerved a majority of mores le & quurier of o million, and of that Cancasi 3 ‘wilich controls every other Christiun and ciyj, Government of the world they received o myi oforo than one millivn. O the day suceoon) :‘g“?l“'gg,‘; it was nn:\flrnce:l by the ¢halmag % c Repiibilcan Committes that 18¢ TIId g Hayes Elcctors had been chosen. e nd 185 NOTHING HAD THEN BEEN LEARNED of the clection excepting tho vote actually 1t hug never since been disputed, that, bytnat ve:"“ 3 majority of the Tilden Electors had peratits pointed. ° Such an _announcement, theryal could only bave been made i pursuance of g r% rangement to changs the vote lgown 10 have beey given by the people. We charza that, afiar ol true redult had been proclaimed, @ conspitacy ¢ formed by the Republican leatérs o raversy sy decision madeat the polls. The feld chogey - the development of the conspiracy was the cay ™ of ‘Florids and Looisiana. The persans 1 with the original couspirators were fhe Goyeo st and members of the Returming Doards of o States. 'The feld was well chosen. The State oyt fices elected were mliable persota for the- o o jone. 'or more in ten years t| bad been subjected to ears thote States __ GOVERNMENTS NOT OF TIEIR CTIOICR, Taation§ and maladministration had robbed. then of thelr substance, and well-migh dostroyed taes spirit aud hope.” 'The army of the Uniteq Siass had been freely used to maintain those Govers: ments in their acts of corruption and oAt It was believed that its services would aid Ga oy desigmed conspiracy. The names of the ofieey depended apon are Marcellas L. Stearna, Sume B. MeLing, and Clayton R. Cowgill. of Flope. and Willlam Pict Kellogg, J -Madison Wel as B. Anderson, E.Casanave, and J. B. Lousiana. These men were mot. strangers American people. ~ They had before tagrpey authority. The Retoralng Boards of those Sthics AMADE THEMSELVES BYWORDS IN THR LiND, The Governors were known to be protenders. It there wero two names dishonored in genem fatis mation they were the names of Willlam. Pitt Kel- logz and J. Madison Wells, To such men was fig work of consummating the conspira \ded. They entered upon. their task with alenty, e vised and encouraged by leading **visiting? fo: publican statesmen of the North. They took each etep with deliberation and_apparent reeand for law. ~Before the election In Loulslana Willie, Fitt Kellogg nd_ s subordinates assumed excia: sive control of the execution of the Hegistry Tars They refased registration to thousands sntiied 1s it, and added thousands to toe 1ists who by g rightto vote. Om the day of the election the potly were managed by officials appointed by the Gor: ernor. These were - i !;‘ 1;&?!.‘{ fin‘ 1ISSTANCE members of the Republican party. Unif Alarshals awarticd ot overs prociact when bore) necessary, under pretense of preserving the peaco, but, in fact, to intimidate votersa Ballot-boges were staffed in the intercat of Republican cant;: dates, poll-books were falsiled in some Mstances and then returned to the Canvassing Board, while, fn othet cases, returns giving Deinocratic majors: ties were withheld from the canvassers altogether. After the retnrns had been_delivered (o the Bosrd they remnined in its exclusive possesmion, anp. while there, they were opened with - its consent, and " oricifal ~papers “acstracied and faisa ones substituted in thelr stead. When the retarns were opened, the Roard, with ‘o appearance of, fairness, permitted pervons repre- acnting both prties to be present, bat, when the decision was made s £o what should be counted. eecret sessions were held, from which cvery Demo crat was excluded, althotigh THE LAW CONSTITUTING THE BOARD required that it shonld be composed of reproventa- tives of both political parties. In cogutine the votes it exercised powers not conferred by the statute, and fn the most flagrant distemard of trath and justice. The members of the Board changed the "poll-books so that Repudlican oficers appeared o be chnsen when their Opponents hag in fact heen elected. They forged the names of ofiicers to certiticates of clection, They threw out the votes of precincts upon afidavits which they knew bad been fraudulently returned. Indeed, they themselves ordered false aBdavits to be mads hundreds of miles from the places 1n which they purported to have been taken, in‘order that o de. cision might appear justified Which they had in ad- vance Getermined to make. They arbitrarily threw ant votes where there were no. preliminary state- ments from the Commissioners of Election to give them jurisdiction. They corraptly, in order to elect favorites and focorrect mistakes of certain Repubiicans in voting for Elcctors, added to lists votes which had never been cast. . While conslder- inz the case the members of the Board EYXDEAVORED TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS with both the Repablican and Democratic National ‘Committees to sell their decision. A half million of dollars was the price nsked. ot_obtaining it they tried to bargain with inz Democrats of Lonisiana to elect the State tick=t of their party. J. Madison Wells, with the approval of Thomas C. Ander<on. offered to elect Nicholls™ State ticket fe 200,000 cash in banl. The mogey was not otiations were thea renewkd, if ever with the lcaders of the Republican result was deciared in jts favor. The cons<nirator. J. Maiicon Wells, admittel he had been paid by -that organization for his decision. IN FLORIDA # the same frands characterizeid the returns and the action of the Retarning Board. Votes were thrown at with the same disregard of justice. Besides, that State, it refused to regard the ordera of coarts of competent jurisdiction, and proceeded in the most detiant cont2mpt of judicial authority. In rhis manner more than 1,000 Tilden votes wers tarown out in_Florida, and more than, 10,000 Louisiana. The votes of those States, In conse- qnence of the conspiracy. which, in fact, had been cast for Tilden, weze given to Hayus. THE ONLY EXCUSE for this ontrageous reversal of the judgmentof the people is- that intimidation had been practiced by whites agninet blacks where the votes wera thrown out. "Whether this intimidation compelled some persons to vote arainst their will, or pre- vented some from attending the polls, it adorded in cither case no justification for the deliberate re- jection of ballots by the Returninz Noards, bt the statate of Loisiana only authorized tae proof of intimidation in cuses where charges of violence were made in writing by Commissloners of =~ Elections on _ the day _when the ‘election was held. These charges were to be inclosed to the Foard in envelopes cun- taining the returns. Ina feiy cases only were the charges mede as required. In the ress evidence was received without proper foundation having been laid. The evidence received consisted in main of AFFIDAVITS WRITTEN OUT BY CLERKS AND EMPLOYES OF THE RETURN BOARD, without cver harinz been seen by the persons pur- portinz to verify them, or the zfl.h:ers parporting 1o certily to them. Thcre war, thercfore, 10 ade- _quate proof of intimidation. It may be remarked here that the temptation to Kellogg and his Re- turning Board was very groat to mannfactare cases of intimidation, for it was only in them that the Democratic majority .could pe overthrown and the conspizacy be successtul. We :honld not fail to call the attentlon of the people o THE DANGEROUS EFFECT OF THE DOCTRINE of intimidation in politics. It disgnalifies from votinz not only the parties to act of Intimidation, but all those who have voted at the same precints with them. Two persons may conclude to make 8 case of intimidation, and thereby cause 8 parish casting thousands of votes to be rejected. It makes clections a farce. It takes the power from the peo= rlewrest in Retorning Boards. It ensbles the atter to impose the acverest of penalties—disfran- chisement—without giving to the persons pun- ished on opportumity of hearing or tral A Republic deserves to Jose fts libortiesif It tol- crates sach ontrazes for an hour, By this diere- gard of law, disobedience of coarts, and contempt of the right of voters by their frands, and corrup- tions, and nsurpations, by their briberies, and perjuries, and forgeries, did the conspirators ob- tain the certificates of election for the Bepublican candidates in the Southern States named. From the day that the certificates were fsened to tho Hayes ‘Electory in Louisiana and Florids, the cointry has been FILLED WITH AN UNPRECEDESTED EXCITENENT. ‘The people have done little clse than engage in discussion as to the fraudulent condnct of Hetarn- ing Boards. In this condition of affairs business bas becn generally suspended, fallnres have been frequent, and prostration has' scized upon nearly every interest in the Jand. When this excitement was at its height Congress assembled. One of its dutles was to count the Electoral votes of the States, including Florida and Louisians. With 3 view of facilitating the count and providing for the encefal performance of its duty by Coniresé, 3. 111 was passed creating an Electoral Commission. By that law the Commission was to ascerialn the true ard lawful Vote of every Staté. In this Inbor it wasto_exercise as to the hearing of en- dence and the examination of papers such pOWEE. as Congress or cither Honse of Congress passessed; In the bolicf that evidence would be beard, 821 that a scttloment of the dispcted question of facts would be fairly reached, the Congress 2d peopl accepted the Commission. HOW THAT CONFIDENCE HAS BEEY DIAR POLNTED, % how 4 decision has been made based upon & IS- fusal to consider the unfortunate question of the dispute is well known to the country. When the certificates from Florida and Loufsiana were 0pén- ed and submitted to the two Iionses, Ol ¢§ tions were_ fled to those presented DY the Nayes Electors. Among other mmfl‘;d objection it was urzed that these certifeates. B been frandulently und corruptly lssued by the Re; turning Boards and Execntives of these States, 8 48 a result of the conspiracy between thez) Ll Electors claiming_to have been chosen; that such - certificates nad been issued in vlolafion of the Iaws of the respective States; and that some of the Elictors named therein were Ineligiblo by cxpre:t Pprovision of the Constitution of the United State: WHEN THESE OBJECTIONS WERE MADE, " for consideration Lefore the Commisslon. prov was offered to the Commisaion to sustain them- The Commission, by vote of 8 to 7, refused u:[r_)e: celve testimony offered, except as to the inellz bility of single member fn Florids. - voted in the casc of Lomisians -that tho Commission would not hear evidence to shaw A4 the Returning Board was an unconstitatlonal body: that it was not organized os the law reqaired 2t £19 time the vote waa canvasscd; that It haano Jutls diction to canvass the Electoral vote; that the of riot, intimidation, and violence Wore false, and_thaf the Returning Bourd knew th fact:’ that the certificates were corruptly States when there was neither inv: - tic insurrection to require m!m‘., 2elon e G WITH LEGISLATURES EASILY TO BE CONVESED. the only demand for tncir presence was made by the Staté Execative. The elections in these States, therefore. were held in the shadow of .the military power. The bayonets gliztened at the polls. In frandulently issued, and a3 3 result of 5 coRSPIACY and that the votc of the State had never been OB~ Pledorcanvatsed. e THE substantially were made In the case of Florida- . (Continued on the Fifth Page:)