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Teietfrap&tc? ForaiaB Afr*.tIt.. BeeXiTK, January 8 ?The Emperor William?' in a speech is reply is No Year's congratulations, expressed his satisfaction at continued pesos' 1h Earopo, which, ho said, it was the first duty of the German Emperor to preserve. . Paius, January 4.?An election to fill a vaoadoy in the Aassmbly was held yesterday, in the Department of Haute Pyrenees. The Bonapartists, Republicans and Septennatists eaph had a candidate in the field. Thus far, only partial returns have been re ooived. They indicate that no ohoioo hai been made; eaoh of the candidates having about1 the same number of votes. London, j January 4.?Paris de? spatches state that another conference of leading members of the Assembly nno rroaident SiocMab.on was held at El"?Sia l>nt Ritnrday. A semi-official note is published concerning the pro cssdlnga. Itsays that in responee to an appeal from President MaoMahon, each deputy explained bis ideas of the party ha 1 represented with perfect frankueeSC ( Mo further details of the meetfod ate given, but the note con? cludes with, tbo hope that the confer? ence will dispel misunderstanding and efface disagreements. The Times* Paris correspondent tele? graphs that the note signifies that no " party is witiidfc to sacrifice its preten? sions, . Misunderstandings have in? deed coased, for the impossibility of on Agreement is no longer denied. Other special correspondents make similar reports.:' London, Jonaary 5.?A despatch from' Bother bam reports that ninety lives were lost by the colliery explosion at that place to-day. This is probably an error, as the former despatch re? ported eight killed. Madrid, January 5.?Preparations are being made ? at Barcelona for a re? ception of King Alfonso. The city will bo illuminated and troops will be reviewed by his Majesty. Tho Bank of Spain has advanoed the Government Treasury 4,000,000 reals. ? j H T?t?R*r?phlC-*Ainertcan Matters. ' Vikita; 1? Tl, January 3.?Every? thing wad qtiiofc here last night ahd up to 3 o*Qlock:P. M., to-day, when news came tbnt the moba were at Prior's Oroek again last sight, and had killed three men, supposed to be the per co&s they eeptored yesterday. If this is true, trouble will probably follow, aa 'KMahefc'. one of the men captured, was'a Senator from this District, and will undoubtedly bo avenged. Major Robin son has been requested to come here and prevent a fight if possible. PHTTiAT>KT,PHiA,, January 4.?-The Peinaylvania Supreme (Jonrt com? menced its session to-day. A number of opinions were delivered, touching I oases in different Counties of the ' State. The) Alleghahy County murder case of.Grtwein vs. the Commonwealth was dooidad. The sentence of the court, was affirmed. The new courts authorized by the new Constitution west into operation to-day. The old District Court/whieh has been in ope? ration for sixty-four years, is abo? lished, and the jadges now rank as common pleas jadges. WAsnniGToN, January 4.?The ohangit in tbo Spanish Government naturally occasions comment as to what opurse our Government will pur? sue concerning it, nnd already there is mnoh speculation oonneoted with the unsettled questions between the United States and Spain, involving those growing out of the Virginias af? fair. The mere fset that the President and Secretary Fish may, in common with all other publio men and citizeas generally,; have recently oonversed upon tne subject of the change of go? vernment, certainly does not justify the assertion that a more vigorous policy than heretofore will character? ise'the, Exed?tive, or that these gen? tlemen are not in accord relative to the Cuban and kindred questions. Both these gentlemen are known, to be of tho name opinion respecting them, the Secretary slways reflecting the views of the 'President in his official commamoatlona. It may, therefore, be safely etated that there is no diver genoo of views between them. It is known that our Government has, from time to time, plainly cet forth to Spain the character ,of our grievances and the measure of redreua. but Spain baa of ten-times, 'in' reply, presented ae an esopoo for non-notion the unsettled condition ot that conn try, and may do 60 dgsfa, now >ha? a change of govern ment has taken, place. It cannot, of eduraet 'be j et'ated" preoleely what our Government fill or will not do in the prgant state of affairs, as bot little is actflfrately known here of tbo condition of things in Sgaib, beyond the general fact that tl\e Eiobarcby baa been ro stoVea, an?t,;Alphbn8p, declared King, and ^'i9;^iih tho apparent aoqaiesenoe of tho people.< Ao ho has not yet reached the WrHbry 6f Spain, it would nofebe-.iri apWddpce with tbo diplo? matic usagea known, ,to independent nations to deal at proaent with the im portent /qaeatione at issue between, the in Spain., Therals ao doabt, however, i that oar Government will not be less I urgent now tbsft. in the past for a set- j tlemoot of the pending queationa sp closely effecting;the interests, of the! United States. The negotiations whiob were commenced with the late Govern? ment will continue. The President, in uuj uinw aet??ge, said an early sod tlocaont; in part, at least, of the qaeir tione between^ the two ^Governments falle^^ vor able, Congress! to^whom tho iufoV i ? ?? ;?!???7?-*- .. . 1 matton wilt be transmitted, may take enob action aa the interest of the ?siied State? requires. It has been : ascertained, from aa altogether credi bio source, that there was do modifica? tion of that part of the message in re? lation to Spanish affairs previous to the transmission of the doooaent to Congress,. Cincinnati, January 5.?The resi? dence of Milo Buggies, at Put-in-Bay, was. burned yesterday, and his mother, sister and sister's child were bnrned to death. Mr. Buggies was badly in? jured; New Orleans. January 6.?Sheridan has assumed control of the Depart? ment of the Gulf. In a despatch to the Secretary of War, dated Head? quarters, Military Division of Mis? souri; New Orleans, January 4, he re? grets to annoucoe a spirit of defiance to aii iawfni authority and an insecu? rity of lifo. In the House, upon permanent organization, Wiltz stood 50, Hohn 2, blauk 1. A quorum voting, Wiltz was declared Speaker. The Radioals gradually withdrew, when the Speaker ordered the Sergeant -at-Arms to pre? vent departures. A Olerk was thon elected. Tbe swearing in oi mombers then commenoed, and several sonfiles ensued from Radicals oodeavoring to leave the hall. A Federal officer wos sent for, who entered the hall with two. staff officers; subsequently he called in fifteen armed Boldiers. Mem? bers not deolared elected, while pro? testing, were load from tbe House. The old Olerk was plaoed at tho deck by two soldiers. Wiltz and all the Democrats now left the hall and the Legislature was without a quorum. New Yobs, January 5.?Referring to the proceedings at New Orleans, yesterday, the Herald says: There was witnessed in the Louisiana State Honso, yesterday, a spectacle which was tbe first of its kind in this coon-1 try, and whioh should cause every true American to blush with shame and in? dignation. We congratulate tbe citi? zens of Louisiana and the people of the country, that this extraordinary and most revolting eceoe did nut pro? voke violence and bloodshed. Forci? ble resistance would have been justifi? able in this case, if it be ever justifia? ble in any case; for a greater outrage on every prinoiple of tree government was never perpetrated. Were it not for the fact that the people of Louisi? ana have a sure resource for redress of their grievauoes, in the sense of justice of the whole oountry and in the public resentment whioh will be kindled to tho highest pitch by these atrocities and unexampled proceedings. The Tribune says nothing in the history of even tho great conspiracy, by which thet border ruffians undertook to seize the Territory and State of Kansas, can furnish any parallel for this orowning iniquity 01 the Federal Adminiotro tion. Citizen? of Louisiana have seen themselves cheated and defrauded, and when the fraud oame near to failure, they have seen the whole power of the General Government used to consum? mate it, and make villainy successful. They make no outcry, but upon the facts as they are, they invoke the de? liberate judgment of the American people. The World says: "We hope there is no American man who oan read the news from New Orleans with? out a thrill of shame and rage." Tho Times expresses no opinion upon the merits of the oase. Tbe Evening Post, of to-day, says the employment of the Federal army, yesterday, in the or? ganization of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, appears to be ab? solutely unjustifiable. Miohael Boylan was fatally stabbed, last night, in Second avonuo, by Thos. Handy, in a quarrel about a young lady. Washington, January 5.?Several bills reported from tbe Committee on Public Lands were sent to the commit? tee of the whole. Probabilities?During Wednesday, in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, high barometer, lower temper? ature, North to East winds and partly cloudy weather will prevail. CoNOOBD, N. H., January 5.?The Democratic State Convsntion met this morning. It is one of the largest ever held here. Hiram B. Roberts was nominated for Governor. Tallahassee, Fla., Jannary 5.? Tbe Legislature met to-day. In the 8anate, new members elect were sworn In; out adjourned without electing s President. In tbe Assembly, three ballots were had for Speaker, without result: Both houses adjourned till to? morrow. NBw Orleans, January 5.?The Times, this morning, says tbe force of a State Government in Louioiana re? ceived another illustration yesterday. Practically, we have no Government, legal or illegal, and have not had for the past two years. What is the use of this show of respest oi State sights? The role is that of musket And sword, and oentral authority, and everybody knows it. Proclamations by t?o Pre? sident and appeals for assistance by Governor Kellogg, are formalities which do act ?leak ibo fTeal nature of the business. There is no pretence in this case of riot, or of an inshrreotion. It is the seizure of tho State House by United States troops, in tisneoJ peace ?a dissolution of the Assembly,, and forcible oxpqloion of Its rnemibsra. The Picayune azya for tho flrafcttme in the history of the United States, armed soldiers hsve invaded a legislative hall ouu ?sywuew been used to expo, tho representatives of the people from their oeatfl. No one over dreamt that the Preaidont had tho right 10 employ tho army for the purpose, of shaping theotf^ -sf 11'--i .?./ a v',r: r --A?1: was no insurrection?no invasion. The General Assembly was' in;session, and bad not asked him to interfere. Sim? ply beoanse there was an organisation of the Honae which was not agreeable to Governor Kellogg, and upon Kol* logg's reqaisition, he sent his forces to drag from their seats members who Kellogg asserted not to be properly ohssen, and to constitute an organiza? tion under his directions. There is no escape from this statement of facts. General Detrobriand aonoanoed that be was instructed to obey Governor Kellogg'a orders, and Kellogg ordered him to break np the organization of the House. With this order he com? plied. The Bulletin says when tbo hoar arrived for constitutional assem? bling of the Legislature elected by the people, and absolntely admitted by the board for strangling returns, the army of the United States was marshalled, and when the organizing of tho Houso of Repr?sentatives showed a werkiog force against the Kellogg usurpation, a General of tbe Federal army marches his troops into the very halls of legislation, and before tho Speaker's ohair dictates the roll call for member? ship ia tbe organization of the House. New Orleans, January 5.?General Sheridan has sent the following de? spatch to Secretary Belknap: Headquarters Military Division, Missouri, New Orleans, La., January 5, 1875.?Hon. IF. \V. Belknap, Secreta? ry of War, Washington, D. C: I think the terrorism now existing in Missis? sippi and Arkansas could be entirely removed and ooufideace aud fair deal? ing established, by the arrest and trial of the ring-leaders of the armed White Leagaers. If OongresB would pass a bill deolaring them banditti, tbey oould be tried by military commission. This banditti, who murdered men here on tbe 11th of last September, and also more recently at Vtoksburg, Miss., should, in justice to law and order, and tbe peace and prosperity of this Southern part of the country, be punished. It is possible tbut if tbe President would issue a proclamation doclaring them bauditti, that no fur? ther action need be taken, except that wbioh would devolve npon me. (Signed) P.H.SHERIDAN, Lieutenant-General, U. S. A. Tbe city is very quiet to-day. No unusual demonstration in any quarter. Military still occupy tbe State House. Washington, January 5.?Iu the Senate, Thorman, of Ohio, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That tbe President of the United States is hereby requested to inform the Senato whether auy portion of the army of the United States, or any officer or officers, soldier or sol? diers of such army, did in any manner interfere or intermeddle with tbe con? trol of, or seek to control tho organiza? tion of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, or either branoh thereof, on the 4th inst., and especial? ly whether any person or persons, claiming seats in either branoh of said Legielatnre, have been deprived there? of, or prevented from taking tbe same by any snob military foroe, officer or soldier; and if each has been the case, then that the President inform the Senate by what authority such mili? tary intervention or interference have taken place. Oonkling said he wonld suggest that it would be better to preserve the cus? tomary phraseology of such resolu? tions, by inserting the words, "if, in bis judgment, it is not incompatible with the public interest." Thurman said be did not agree with tbe Senutor (Gonkling) as to the propriety of in? serting tho words auggested. This question did not relate to any foreign power; if it was such a question, then it would be proper to insert those words. It was not for the Senate to submit to the opinion or judgment of the President; it was proper that the Senate should know the facts. It was not a case whero the information wonld interfere with warlike movements, al? though this Louisiana trooble had the appearance of war; it was not a war made by tbe poople. He would not say who did make the war, but wonld wait for the facts in the case. Conk ling said he inadvertently bad given tbe Senator (Thurman) the opportu? nity to make quite an impressive and eloquent speech. When the reso? lution came up for consideration he (Oonkling) woald move to amend it by inserting the words whioh he had sug? gested, and he would ask a vote of the Senate, to seo what the neage of the Senate bad been. A single objection, he believed, would carry the resolu? tion over, and it was not yet before the Senate. The Senator from Ohio seemed to think that he had distin? guished this oase from all others, by observing that the topic did not con? cern our relations with ony foreign power. If there was sense or reason in tbe rale wbioh committed some? thing to Executive discretion, he (Con kling) thought it should apply to this resolution, which related to a serious disorder in one of tho States of this Union. He thonght this rale was sug? gestive of considerations whioh should address themselves to every Senator? not as a partisan, but as he stood upon his oath, to bo true to the great trust committed to him. Torbulenoe and defiance of law stalks high-headed in a pnblio way, and the Senate did not know but that now, even while it was deliberating over this resolution, peaoe, order, security of life and law were being trampled in the mire in the stream oi Mew Orleans. 1 The Senator (Thurman) asya it is Corns, in the un? certainty, the danger, and. the grave peril whioh surrounds the subject, to say absolutely, in the twinkling of an ?ye, DstSrtJ the sun goes down to-mor? row, that the:President1 moat com? municate, ell the facta io tbe Senate. Ha (Oonkling) argfiod thai 'tbe Senate have facta upon whioh I it could so aot, and say to. tbe Presi? dent, be meet with ?11 promptness oommuuioate to the Senate, bo that there can be flashed back to Louisiana by, telegraph tbe exaot truth in respect to tbe employment, in respeot to the location, in reupeot to the proximity of that power wbioh may alone, of ull other powers, be naed to trample out disorderly despotism on tbe one side or on tbe other. This resolution was especially one in whioh the Senate should leave it to the reason, the pru? dence, tbe discretion of tbe President as to furnishing the information. It should bo left to the President to say whother this publication would be in? compatible with tbo pablio interests. The Senator from Ohio (Thurman) de? sired the Sauate to direct tho Presi? dent touching the army, of whioh he was Commauder-in-Chief. In conclu? sion, Gonkling moved to amend the resolutiou by inserting after the word requested, "if, in his judgment, not incompatible with the public inte? rests." Thurman inquired if the amendment would preclude an objec? tion. The Tice-Prosident inquired if there whh any objection to tbe consi? deration of tbo resolution at tbe pre? sent time. Soveral Senators: "Oh, no?don't object." No objection being made, tbe Vioe-Preaident an? nounced tbe resolution was before tbe Senate. Pending the question?being on tbe amendment of Gonkling?Thur? man said he was familiar with the usage of the Senate long before the Senator from New York (Gonkling) was. In respect to foreign affairs, it had j always been tbo usage to use the words moved by the Senator from New York; but in time of profound pence, a sim? ple resolution of inquiry as to our do? mestic affairs waa not left to the dis? cretion of tbe President, for him to answer, according to his will or plea? sure. This resolution related to what bad already taken place. It wus a question of fact, and there was no pos? sible way by which the President oould prejudice tbe publio interests by an? swering it. If the interference in Louisiana matters did take place, the Senate oould ask the President to tell it by what authority of law it did take place. The Senate had the right to request the information, and if there was any reason why tbe President should not furnish it, it was for him to communicate that fact to the Senate; or if he deemed it proper, he could send it to the Senate under seal of secrecy, to be considered in exeoutivo session. Edmunds, of Vermont, in? quired if Senator Thurman could name a precedent where the words submitted by tbe Senator from New York (Gonkling) had been omitted from a resolution? Thurman replied, he oould name a hundred, if be had time to search the records. If.e didn:t think it was for him, hat in band, to bow before the President and say it was for him to exercise his judgment. Louisiana was not the only State in which trouble had occurred in refer? ence to the organization of the Le? gislature. In Ohio, on one occasion, thore were for two weeks or more, two bodies, both claiming to be tho Le? gislature of the State, but, thank God, tbey had no fraudulent Returning Board; they bad not descended to that depth of perditioa. If Martin Van Buren, who was then President, bad sent the military to interfere in that legislative ooniliot, his troops would never have left Columbus alive. In Pennsylvania, also, there had been a similar instance, and bow wonld the people of that State have aoted, bad tbe Federal Government interfered? What would not be tolerated in Mas saohaaetts, Ohio or Pennsylvania, for a single moment, was now the case in Louisiana. He desired to know whether, because of the first fatal step in hoisting an illegal government upon the people of Louisiana, all liberty and all law in that State was to perish? He wanted to know who it was that dared to use the army of tbe United States to organize tho Legislature of Louisiana. He did not want this mat? ter to be decided by olamor about tumults; there would be a tumultuous spirit in New York, Ohio or Michigan, if either of these States were suffering from the same cause. Gonkling read from various precedents, to show that custom had been to request the Presi? dent, if not incompatible with tbe Sublio interest, to inform the Sonate, o. Morton favored the amendment of Oonkling. He said the Senator from Ohio (thurman) agreed to the resolution aa if it was in tbe nature of a mandate, when the very language of the resolution was: "The President of the United States is hereby request? ed," &.o. If tbe Senate was to have [ information on this subject, let it have the whole- story, and this oonld be done by amending the resolution, bo as to have tbo President send to the Senate any information he has in re? gard to tbe evidence of armed organi? zations in Louisiana, hostile to tbe go? vernment of the Stats. What the Pre? sident had done, had been for the pre? servation of the pnblio peaoe. It had been done in view of the fact that murder had been rampant in Louisi? ana; in. view of tho f sot that those very men who surrounded the Legislature were oovered with blood aod ready to commit fresh murders. Howe, of Wis? consin, iupDortad the amendment of Senator Ooojdfcg; he saw no objeotion to having the Prosideut furniBh the in? formation, and had uo doubt that it would ba tarnished: it would nromota the publio interest, instead "of pre judiclng is. . Saulabury, of Dela? ware, said 'it' there had been Federal interference in Louisiana, he hoped {hat the time bad not come when Kessar might clothe himself in purple, and bid defiance to the American peo? ple. 7 In'the elections, last fall, these ? ery usurpations in the Southern States had much to do in casting the ballot aa it was against tbe party in power. Liogao, of Illinois, said when colored men were murdered in Louisiana, no roioe was raised on tbe Democratic side of this chamber to challenge the wrong perpetrated. He charged that these murders were committed by the Democrats. Had the Senator from Delaware (Suulnbary) become the Brutus of this day?to tear the purple robes from Crciar, that tho country might applaud? He (Logan) was as mnoh in favor of having this informa? tion before tbo Senate us any one here, but ho desirod to warn his friends on the other dido of the cbumber, that they mobt make their friends stop their murders; if they did not, they would be made to stop, and the armies of the United States would bo n?ed to ?top them. TboHo who stood by these mur? derers were no better than thoso who committed the crime. Here there wbb a slight demonstration towards ap? plause in the gallory, but it was promptly ohecked by the Vice-Presi? dent. Thurman said he had been asked to point out the precedents where the words suggested by the Senator from New York (Oeukling) were omit? ted from resolutions of inquiry, and quoted several?among them one sub? mitted by Edmunds, in 1868, request? ing the President to inform the Senate whether ho had established military departments, &o. Edmunds said: Did any one raise the point that the words, "if not incompatible with tbe public interests," should be inserted? Thurman: Why, nobody imagined that the Senator from Vermont could offer a resolution not in due form. [Laughtor.] He next quoted from a resolution submitted by Morrill, of Maiue, in 1874, in reference to tbe oc? cupation of the Indian Territory, and said he was not here to defend homi? cide, but it would not do to attempt to defend these violations of the Consti? tution and law by talking of murders, assassinations, ?fco. When the cause of theae crimes come to be known, the American people would see that there were two sides to the question. Bogy, of Missouri, said he was not an apolo? gist for murder and disturbance; but he did not see how the people of Lou? isiana could submit quietly to all the outrages heaped upon them. [Ap plauee in the gallery, but promptly ohecked by tho presiding officer.] Edmunds said it wus Ijigb. time that the people of this oountry?and by that he meant the whole people, those who hove become citizens under the recent amendments to the Constitu? tion?should know whether they were to have liberty, or, to nse a Western aud a Democratic phrase, whether they are to be "frozen out," by assassina? tion and murder, whioh thb Senator from Ohio gently calls homicide. He would toll the Senator thut the 18th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Con? stitution of the United States were in? tended to be, aud will be, just as firm? ly planted iu practice in this country as they are now on tho cry. The peo? ple of this country would not see thousands and tens of thousands of citizens made the viotims of assassina? tion, merely because they wished to assert their constitutional rights. An honeat and injured man in any State should have the right to call upon his Government for protection. If it should turn out that these very men, who were being defended on the op? posite side uf the chamber, to-day, wero the aggressors in the South, he hoped all these declarations about des? potisms and Cmsarisms would be taken bock. He theo read tho tnit^mm from Gen. Sheridan, published in the morn? ing papers, and said tho testimony o! that officer was entitled to weight.' Continuing his argument, ho said be had always been taoght that the pro? tection of human life and human liberty was tbe ohief duty of the Go? vernment. Thurman said he did not see what Ku Klux ootragea had to do with the subjeot matter before tbe Senate. Senators could donouaoe the people of the South as assassins?ouil them Ku Klux and all auoh choice words from the Radical vocabulary? but he did not see what that had to do with the fact, that the army of tbe United States had been used in viola? tion of all law. Grime had been com? mitted in New England, people bad been hung there without jury, but that did not make all tbe people of that section criminals. Tho army of tbe United States bad been nBed in Loui? siana, without authority of law, to de? termine who were members of the. Legislature, and to organize it, not by lawful means, but by the bsyesct. If the President of the United States were to overthrow, to-morrow, any Southern State Government, he would be defended by the same ory of Ku Klox, White League, murder, &o. That would not do?the time had passed when a plain violation of the Constitution aud law could be thus ex? cused. The dominant party, tried that on last fall, when it set a Southern outrage mill going, with the Attorney General as ohiof miller; but the people of the country rejected the product of that mill. It wbb the duty of Congress to harmonize tho people of the whole country, and not produce sectional hatred by constantly preaohing that the people of one section are assassins and murderers. What warrant bad the Senator from Vermont (Edmunds) for charging that tho people of Louisi? ana were assassins and murderers, bo* cause Borne lives were lost there? Did, that fiint mnltn tho nnrjplo r\t *V,? atthnla State assassins? Morton said he Wel? comed this resolution, but he wanted it enlarged bo the whole truth could be told. It would afford an opportunity to contradict the 10.000 lies from Louisiana. What evldonoo was there that the Conservatives carried the, election there, exoept tbe word of the White Leagaerer Adjourned without notion. ? -TT?.' .r T . ? i 1 I ?' l > ~ In tha House, several bills of a Iooal ob a r act er were passed. Bo tier, of Mas? sachusetts, moved to go to the business on the Speaker's table, and gave notice that his object was to get at the Senate Civil Bights Bill, and move to Substi? tut o for it the bill agreed to by the Ja dioiary Committee. Randall failed to see the necessity of going to business on the Speaker's table, and Beck gave indication of determination to filibus? ter, when the Speaker ruled that the first question was on Wheeler's motion to go into Committoe of the Whole on the Army Bill; which was carried. The bill appropriates 828,000,000; forbids reorniticg beyond 25,000 enlisted men. Without concluding the bill, the com mittee rose, when Butler renewed bis motion, looking to reaching the Civil Bights Bill, when Democrats began filibustering. After a couple of hours spent in filibustering, an effort Was made at o compromise. In the course of tha col? loquy tending to that end, Bailer, of Massachusetts, expressed his willing? ness to have the Civil Bights Bill fully discussed and all'proper amend? ments offered and voted on, Ho naked whether it was the purpose of' the De? mocratic side of the House to filibuster against a report of the Judiciary Com? mittee. Band all?"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." S Bailor? I understand the evU of .the day to ba that we are wasting the public time. Bacdall?No public business whatever is suffering by the coarse which thio side of the House is pursuing. Beck? of Kentucky, declared that the Demo? cratic side of the House was willing to go on now and at all times with the appropriation bills, but that whatever means he had to defeat the Civil Bights Bill, he wonld use. He did not intend to consent to go to tha Speaker's table, and thus give that bill any advantage, if he knew how to prevent it. He thought ba had a right to do that and he would do it, not to defeat poblio business, but to facili? tate it, which was blocked up by tho throwing in of this fire-brand. Butler declared that he waa one of those who believed that there was other business for Congress to do besides passing ap? propriation bills. He thought that the question of settling the righto of the citizene was aa high aa that of get? ting a little more or a little leas money j voted away. Cox. of New York, re I marks, while House was fiillibaateriDg, I soldiers of the United States were throttling the sovereign State of Louioians, and Co." ?;ro9B waa utterly indifferent to if [8nr rs rom some Republican member*.] If tuey did not want to see a new civil war, thoy should call off the Federal bayonets from Louisiana. Tho Civil Bight* Dill, if paosod, would only make the trouble worse and j worse. For ono, be would not help the Ju? diciary Committee, which had failed to re? port on the Louisiana question. Let that committee settle that question properly and j give peaoe to the Booth, and thon the civil rights of the people, North.and Booth, would be better taken oaro of. Bailor de? clared that he was aa anxious to get at Loaisiana as any man on earth; [laughter and clapping of hands;] but a Committee of the House had been sent there, and he did not propose to consider the subjeot before the report of that committee was received. Randall?Then why does your Prosident interfere? Cox?Tako off your military. Butler?I do not propose to make any at? tack or defence in regard to affair* in Lou? isiana simply on the lying telegram* of the An boo in tod Press,' or on any report, except the report of our committee; and when that comes in, I will stay here day and night until peaoe is given to Louisiana. I gave it peace onoe. and I shall be glad to do it once more. [Clipping of hands by Bepub lioan members and sneering remarks by Democrat*.] Cox?Why didn't the gentle? man do it, then, so aa to make peaoe per? manent? It ho did well then, he baa undone it ?II aver alnce. Bandall astad Butler whether he justided tho interference of the military in New Orleans and the expulsion from the Legislature of member* who wera duly elected? Butler replied that he did not j notify tno expulsion from the legisla? tive hall* of men who were duly elected; but ne did justify the throwing out of in? truders, voting themselves into a legisla? ture to make laws for people who would not elect them. A republican form of govern? ment oonld net be guaranteed if intruders ware allowed into the legislative hallo. At this atago of the discussion, Waddell, of North Carolina, object d to further debate, and the Speaker sustained the objection. Adjourned. * Auotlo^ SaJl????*??, Apples, Zomons, Snusagc3, <fcc., <to. By D. C. PE1X0TT0 & BONS. THIS (Wednesday) MOHN1NO, Cth bast., at 10 o'clock, at our Auotlon Raom, next door to the Post Offiea, we will *elL with? out reserve, to close consignments, 25 barrels fins Baldwin APPLES, 10 boxes ehoioa Malaga LEMONS, 1,000 pounds Bologna BAUUAGE?, 20 small packages Goehep BDTTER. Mo postponement on account or weather* Conditions oaeb. Jan 61 " ?-??-?i?i??i .t Faulio Auction ni auluda Factory. , , , By Dl C. P^(CTX0 &8aH8. BY order of Dletriot Court of United Status, on WEDNESDAY HORNING, at 10 o'clock, we will soil the Btock of DBY GOODS, HARDWARE, OHOES*. and many other articles auch ae are usually found in a country store. The aale wiU-commence* on Wednesday, 6th January, 1875. and con? tinue from day to day until the entire stock is disposed or. T?BaIs ?ash. ., .. .?; {.l80,, ** ' hroe horse Wagon, a Buprgy and HaruesB, three flna Mo lea end a line family Horse. WM. JOHNSTON, $ Sale of Finp FruU Zrevtand Fxergreent,. direct front the fiery. B? JACOB LEVIN. On TUESDAY HORNING. 12th inst., I will sell, at my Auotlon Boom; commencing at 10 o'cl?dk, a large collection of choice FRUIT TREES and EYERGREENB. among wbioh are the fallowing: Peaches?Stump the World, Crocket's Shite, Old wlxon; isarly York, Halo's _ arly, Crawford's Early, Crawford's.Late, rox:* neediing, Boiway Large xeiiow. Ward's Late, Beer's Smook. Peara?First olaas, selected klnde.. Apple*?First class, selected kinds. ** Cherries?Kentish or Large Pie. Cherry Currant*, large. . Concord Orapo Vino8, Clinton Grapo Vine* Evergreens? Hemlock, Spruce, American . arbor Vitas. '. The above may be see a and examined at my store and Warranted aa described. Jan 6