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Show GENERAL. FOitTY-Timtl) (DMiKKSS. ' 3 ft MATE j Waahin-t-j.-i, 27. D.mtey of Ar-' Ar-' kaiiaas, introduced the postal tele-I tele-I graph bi:!, the same as introduced in jthchou.-- uu Monday by Butler of j Ma.iiachmetts. At the expiration of the morning hour the consideration of Souurz' Louisiana rc.-o!ut. m was resumed, and Tiiurman continued his spt-cch begun yesterday. Thurmaa charactcfi'.-d as the grossest usurpation the rule iu Louis-aua Louis-aua during the past two yours. Kcl-lojrg- hail no title to his ofticu, except th recognition of the president. He trai-ed tho trouble to a teh'gram directing di-recting Lien, l'ackard to enforce obsdienco to the United States court's mandates, by whoiupuever readied. There wiw no resUtnnct. Durell, in conspiracy with Packard, seized the state irnuse. He baid Lynch, ine returning re-turning board's reporter, ii;d not even the color of auliiority. Every member of that board was rewarded with a lucrative oilice by Kellogg, or by the legislature. ILe ne.xc reiorred to a telegramjiu reply to McKnery's protest to Atiuniey-Ounera! Williams, telling him (McEi'ipryj tlie sooner the people hubmUu-d .ne sooner they would bu restnrt.d. McKuery, (be legislature and tlie. people were iu- ' fused a hearing while l'ackard and ! Casey were hoard. There was corruption iu this whole question. Ho presented a picture of the financial and business disturbances disturb-ances in the state and iu .New Orleans, Or-leans, and expressed surprise that such things could exist in free America. Amer-ica. Another fraudulent returning board had dropped twenty-nine conservative con-servative members of the legislature, but tho army of the United States Iwaaupholding that act. Ho argued that the five members rejujte.i were legal nibmbors. The constitution of Louisiana required that each parieh should have at least one representative, representa-tive, and this was to be a judge of the election return of its own members. mem-bers. He argued that the returning board had only omitted the names of these five members as there" was no contest for their seats. He referred to tho fact that Conkliog had been sworn in to this sou-ale sou-ale though his trtdnntials were not presented, and said tlie president pres-ident migiit as well have marched him out with a file of soldiers. He next criticized tho message of the president in answer to the senate resolution, as being very incomplete and unsatisfactory, and full of omis sions, hq arraigucu tne reports ot Gen. Sheridan as a partisan document, docu-ment, leaving out material facta and making doubtful statements. It' as many murders hod been committed since lSt6 as Sheridan reported, it showed the republican administration there was a failure. West read from thu laws of Louisiana, Louisi-ana, in reference to election returns, aud said that in Desoto parish the intimidation in-timidation was so great that the register would cot take the responsibility responsi-bility of making returns. Conkling obtained - the lloor, but yielded for a motion to adjourn. The debate will be continued to-morrow. HOUSE. Butler, of Massachusetts, ns a Question of privilege, called up his motion made at the last se.-aiou to reconsider re-consider the vote by which the civil rtghts. bill was referred to the judici-'ary judici-'ary committee. A point of order was raised, but the epeaker decided on the authority of that day's journal that the right existed, and thereupon the democrats began filibustering. Randall, on the introduction of Butler's motion, raised the question of consideration, "and supplemented it by a motion to adjourn. Fldridge supplemented this .by-making .by-making the next moeting of the committee com-mittee on Friday. For many hours the house voted on those motions. It appeared that a number of re-. publicans were determined to force a Yote on the civil rights bill, which the democrats were as decidedly opposed op-posed to. At one time McCrary (la.) seemed to have an oiler of compromise compro-mise to submit, but was prevented by calls for the regular orderof business. Butler finally proposed to have tiie bill considered, debate allowed and also amendments. McCrary's resolution was read. It was that on motion to reconsider two hours should be allowed for debate, of which all but thirty minutes should be allowed to opponents of the measure, and when the bill came before the house four hours should be allowed for debate, of which halt should bo given to the opponents of the bill. Six amendments to the bill shou'd be allowed al-lowed to be olt'ered and Yoted on senaratplv. but nn liibitnrv ninlinna should be allowed. Kandall objected .to Butler's motion mo-tion because the appropriation bill was the regular order. This civil rights bill was enly a question of physical endurance. Calls for the regular order were then made, and roll call on the usual dilatory dila-tory motions was resumed. Up to 1.3o no legislation had taken place. Tlie only break was when Dawes presented the credentials of ! his colleague, Stevens, elected to fill the place of tho late Mr. Crocker. Stevens was sworn in. At tho last roll call 20o members answered. , |