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Show HOUSE. Cobb introduced a bill lo provide a temporary government for the territory terri-tory of Oklahama. .Referred. Lamar presented a remonstrance of the people of Arkansas against the invasion of their right of self-government. Referred. McDougall, from the committee on military aflairs, reported a bill fixing the adjutant-general's department ot the army. Passed. The department is to consist of one adjutant-general with the rank, pay and emoluments of a brigadier general, two assistants with the rank of lieutenant colonel, aud ten with the rank of major. Harvey called up the house bill to confirm the pre-emption of homestead entries of public lands within the limits of railroad grants in ease. where such entries have been made under the regulation of the law department, de-partment, which was discussed until expiration of the morning hour, and then laid over. Haskins introduced a bill to reduce the interns) revenue taxes. Referred. It proposes to abolish all nixes imposed im-posed by stamps under schedules B and C of Bectton seventy, act Jim-30tb, Jim-30tb, 1S0-4, and to increase the duty on distilled spirits frm 70 to SO cents the gallon. Hale, of Me., offered a preamble and resolution, setting forth the disturbed dis-turbed and revolutionary condition of aflairs in Louwana, and quoting the provision of the constitution guaranteeing guar-anteeing to every state a republican form of government, nnd iustrurtint: the judiciary court to prepare and report immediately a bill providing for a new election of state officers and representatives in congress in Louisiana, under such guards, restrictions re-strictions and guarantees as will ensure en-sure the fullest liberty to every citizen to exercise the right of suflrago without with-out fear and without restraint. Willard, of Vt., objected to the present consideration nf the resolution resolu-tion in thit fcrni. He objected to the declaration I'y the house that it could order an election in Louisiana or anv other sLut. Hale said tho resolution was oflered only for the purpose of getting an expression ex-pression of the sentiment of the houde. Kaswn objected to debate in antic, an-tic, patinn of the report of the select committee, and insisted upon his objection, ob-jection, though Eidridge tried hard to get in a word, aud managed in spite uf the incessant rapping of the speaker's gavt-l, to say that the proceedings pro-ceedings in Louisiana were being managed by roaie individuals who lorded it over that p. ople when the : state was being reconstructed by the same tyrant. I Hale gave notice 'hat he would on I next Monday move to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution. Cox gave notice that he would ofler mother resoiuton on the subject which would comprehend the idea of i withdrawal of tho military force from Louisiana. He hoped tne line j would be drawn on that. i Butler remarked that Cox offered ftieh a resolution before the fall of Fort .Sumter, and NVgiey that before the question is willed they would have to eud moro military forces to Louisiana. 1 Hale's reso'uti-tn w.-s returned to 1 him by the clerk, and there matters , ree ltd . j Tne house went in'n committee ot the whole, Kalridge in tne chair, on the tortaieaiinn appropriation bill which appropriates $i00,000. - The di-cussioii winch was at first confined to the question of the utility of the coast delcncei, finally ran into the Louisiana qms:ion, by the remarks of Cox -who ridiculed the arbitration policy of the administration, delaring it was a failure, and alluding particularly particu-larly to the trjintti8 difficulty witu Spain. He said the administration held up its fl tg to other nations and made war upon its awn citizen. He continued tliat there had never been anything that so shocked the public sense ot tins country as the order h promulgate! by General" Sheridan at New Orleans. The people of thej, country were not putientor forbearing . in the matter, though the people of Louisiana were. Willaid, who had said that as fortifications for-tifications would probably be necessary neces-sary it the democracy came into power, he would wi hdraw the amendment ho offered to reduce the amount of the appropriation. He remarked that he n-iejTfd in his observation ob-servation to the- probability of tho democracy, when it cu-.ie into power, precipitating the country in'O war with Spain, for tin- aiquisilion of Cuba. Cox asked him if he approved of Sueridan's bulletin. Williard replied that he did not approve of what had been done iu Louisiana for the past two years, and tnat included the proceedings for the , last two days. i Beck lead Sheridan's dispatch to tile secretary of war recommending i the declaration of marlUl law iu Louisiana, aud the trial of white leaguers by a court uiari'al, and also read a decision ot the supreme court . on the qutbtion of martial law, audi remarked that the president should. instantly remove Sheridan and put in ; Ins place a man who had some regard re-gard lor the rights of the people. .Randall declared that Sheridan had j forgotten the firot requisite of ft man and a soldier, and forgotten the Ipve of truth. He was glad to see that not; one representative had admitted the propriety of Sheridan's suggestion to itie secret iry ol war. E. li- Hoar, in referring to Beck's suggestion that Sheridan ought to be removed, remarked that if the principle prin-ciple be adopLeil ot removing every man for giving bad advice, he would be afraid that the hall would soon be cleared of the democratic members. Harris said there was no disturbance disturb-ance in any southern state where the conservatives were in power. The troubles in Louisiana begun with a dispute betweeu two Illinois carpetbaggers carpet-baggers over the spoils of office. Finally the political discussion was stopped and the. bill was finished. The committee rose and the bill passed. The 6ergeant-at-arms appeared at . the bar ol the house with Irwin, the. contumacious Pacific Mail witness. The speaker at-ked him if he was ready to answer the questions of the committee he had heretofore refused. Irwin responded that he was not, and then, the ppeaker having informed Uiui tUat ho could make a statement if desired, he proceeded to read a long statement to tiie effect that he was not in contempt of the house because it had never ordered the investigation; that he had never employed any person per-son subject to the jurisdiction of the house to the extent of these inquiries; that the house had no right to deprive him of his liberty, and that the only practical eflect of the house insisting upon answers to the questions in dispute, dis-pute, would be to suppress a moss ot valuable, interesting testimony which he hud always been ready to place at die committee's disposal. Dawes then offered a resolution directing the speaker to ask witness, Qist, the names of the persons whom he employed to aid in procuring the subsidy; second, what was the largest sum paid to anyone person. The re-' re-' solution was adopted and the questions ques-tions were asked. The first Irwin declined to answer. To the second he replied $275,000. (Sensation ) Finally a resolution was adopted directing the sergeant at-arms to keep Irwin in custody in ihe common jail of the district ot Columbia to await the further aciion of the house, or until he is ready to answer the questions ques-tions of the committee, and in the absence ol any decision by the house of the question whethor it was the speaker's duty to certify to the fact of Irwin's contumacy to the district attorney of the district of Columbia, the speaker announced that he should so certify the case. j Adjourned. |