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Show LATEST TELEGRAMS. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. EXTRA SESSION. MEN ATE. Washington, 20. Saunders read a ehort speech in opposition to the bill, that the uae of military is necesaary to secure lair elections in the south. Whyte said the political clauses of the bill were not extensive enough to moet bis views which were opposed to all federal interference, civil or military, mili-tary, in state affairs, and in his judgment judg-ment there is no euoh thing as a national election. Elections are stale or municipal. Senators and representatives repre-sentatives are agents of and rcsponei-ble rcsponei-ble to states. . A debate ensued among Whyte, Hoar, Dawes, Wiudom, Conkhng, Edmunds and others. Jonas reviewed the rise of literary power in his state, and declared the White Leaguo was, in 1874, an organization organ-ization to protect and not destroy the ballot. Tbe negro emigration was mostly from two parishes, where, for many years, the republicans have bad overwhelming majorities, so it could not be caused by democratic oppression. oppres-sion. The negroes have been deceived de-ceived into believing they could live without work in Kansas. Ho hoped Louisiana will be filled up with good citizens, regardless of politics, so the state might fulfil its glorious destioy. Kellofcg said if he bad time he could refute all the statements made by Jonas. He referred to the terrorism terror-ism in 18G8. Edmunds' motion to Btrike out the clauses repealing the statutes relative rela-tive to the teit oath was lost, 37 to 26. Edmunds moved to strike out the clause establishing the mode ot drawing draw-ing United States jurors lost 37 to 27. His amendments to Btrike out the clauses repealing the Btatules relating re-lating to deputy marshals and auper-, auper-, visorB and the clause repealing the law for the punishment of persona interfering with deputies and super-1 super-1 visors were lost by the same vote. Tbe bill was then read the third time and passed 37 to 27, party vote. Adjourned till Thursday. HOLME. Washington, 20. The business o. Ka mnrnmn hrmr TJDHO thfl hill tf amend tbe laws relating to the trans-j fer ol cases from state to federal courts, and Urner concluded hie argument against it. Eryo moved to lay the bill on the table. Tbe motion was defeated yeas 78, nays 112. Tbe vote was a Btrict party one with the exception of Conger Con-ger who vsted in the negative for the purpose ol moving a reconsideration. Of tbe greenbaokers, Jones, Ladd and Ford voted in the affirmative, and Lowe, March, Stevenson, Weaver, DeLaMatyr and Gillette in the negative. nega-tive. Tbe motion to reconsider was agreed to yeas 117, nays 97. Consideration was then resumed of the Warner silver bill, the question being on tho third section, allowing tho deposit of bullion at any mint and its being coined for the benefit of the owners. Conger moved to lay the Bectiou on the table; defeated yeas 112, nays 116. The eflect ol the adoption of the motion would have been to kill the bill. Warner refused to allow a vote on an amendment offered by Fort, as it was excluded by the previous question and consequently when a vote was taken the republicans refrained from voting and no quorum appeared. In a collcquy which eoeued, Cljmer elated that he understood when Fort's amendment was offered that it should be voted on. Garfield said the republicans bo understood un-derstood it. Warner protested there was no such understanding but agreed, in tbe inLerPHta nf hnrmnnv. to SlIIoW & VOte ' on Fort's amendment. It provides, as a eubstitute for tbe third Bection of the bill, a provision that the owner of any silver bullion may deposit it in quantities quan-tities of tw6nty ounces and over at any mint at its actual market value, in tho United States, not exceeding par, which value ahall be ascertained by means prescribed by the director direc-tor of mint and approved by the secretary of the treasury, euoh owner to be entitled lo receive standard silver dollars therofor, and such bullion shall be coined into standard dollars. The amendment was rejected US to 104. Warner and Ewing actively canvassed can-vassed for negative votes while Garfield Gar-field aud other? electioneered for the other side. At the conclusion of the roll call, the vote stood yeaB 98, nays 96; then from an unexpected quarter tbe nays began to come in, and Chittenden, Dwight, Epeteiu, McCook, Morton, O'Neil, Smith (Pa.), Hawley and Milea voted no, until, with other changes, the vote stood as recorded. Tbe third section was then agreed to 113 to 110. The fourth section provides that the director of the mint Bhall fix the cbargeB for smelting and refining. Marsh submitted an amendment that the charges be the difference between tbe market value ot bullion and the legal tender value of coin. Agreed to 117 to 105. Toe republi- 1 cans applauded this vote, as it is 1 substantially the adoption of Fort's 1 amendment, except that it does not 1 involve the opponents of silver coinage i1 in any inconsistency. A motion to reconsider was tabled 116 to 105. This final settlement of the ques- tion was greeted with applause, and ' when Warner moved to adjourn tbe republicans laughed triumphantly. Adjourned. |