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Show L.VTEST TELFUKAXS. j F0RTY-S'Si"H CL!.GRESS. FXTR ?EI'.'N. j :-: uk W nah'iigton, 5 S.'-urilv r n-'"OUjti'irg n-'"OUjti'irg tvnidf ration w.n ;-?.ji:ir-ti i'I ice b:.i t prr-ven. 1 he jutii-diu'iifii o: conijjii l;s nv initctirtis d st-ns-.-e iato the Limed S'.a'.ts. Tt:r hill w.? recommiiud l r Hmudmeiit. Eaton ii.tro-JuceJ a tiil Mmi!srto that in tne house tj prohibit miliiry iuterirrence al elections. Rt-ferred to the jufliciary com mitten. Trie bill extending tje t'ma for special postal service pt;el. Ad j'- arncd. HOtSE. Washington, 6. Under the call o States, a biil wag introduci d y Ltdd, lo prohibit military iuter!ert::ire at tlectione, aod it was ref-rrel t th-committee th-committee on judiciary. Fo: i. . vmg is the text of the bill: W.-iereas, Tbe presence of t roups a' the poll j ia con'.r-iry to the sp-rit ol t ur insti'uiiona and the traditi.-ns :i oct people, aod teuds to dts:r..y ttie frtedem of electrir.-, tiiereiore, Be d cuavltd, etc., Tnat it t-h:m not be lawlul to briue: to or eur.diy at any place where a r.entr.il or apeciil election is bain; htld in a state any p;wt ol the army or navy cl tiie Uoiicd States, uuleia tuch force be uece.-ary tn repel re-pel armed energies ot the Uni'ed Spates or to enforce section -i, Article 4. of the Consmutiou ol the United Sintea and l&Wi made iu pursuance thereof, on application of the legislature i r executive ol tbe state where eiu b , force ia to be used, and so miirdi ct the laws as is inconsistent herewith ie hereby repealed. ! Huuton, from the District of C.j-! lumbia committee, reported a bili for I I construction of a free bridge across i the Potomac at or v.put Georgetown, at an expense of $140,000 Withcut disposing of ihe bill, the house adjourned, and a republican caucus was aunounced for thia evening, even-ing, whereat theie were demonstrations demonstra-tions of triumph oa the democratic side. |