The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-19

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The smendments OF the senate ho wing been read,
MIR. STEVENS moved that the House noncon-
cur In the amendments, and ask for Committee
of Conference
Mr.. sPALDING moved that the House concur
MT STEVENS having the floor, yielded for
MIR. BOUTWELL,, who addressed the House in
opposition to the amendments. -
Mr.. STOKES, Of Tennessee, opposed the Senate
amendment because he saw in it universal amnesty
Mr.. STEVENS Of Pennsylvania, addressed
the House in opposition TO the amendments OF the
Senate.
Mr. BLAINE, of Maine, spoke in support Of the
amendment, contending that IL gave no more right
to the rebels TO vote than Congress had given them
when Tennessee was admitted to representation
Mr. WILSON, OF Iowa, also sustained the sem
ate amendment. 1t did not embrace all tnat ne
wished on the subject of reconstruction, but this
the present session TO enact any law on the SUBJECT
and he felt 1t important TO have some ainrmauVe
action on the part of Congress with which 10 an
tagonize the policy established by the President of
the United States. He should therefore vote to
concur in the Senate amendment An additional
reason for speedy action was that it was to be
feared that a case might be got mp and brought be-
fore the Supreme COURT and that tnat court might
decide that the recognition by the president OF the
governments of those States was binding.
Mr.. BINGHAM, Of Ohio, rose 70 expose the ami
with which gentlemen had assailed this Dill as
it came from the Senate.
Mr.. FARNSWORrH, of Illinois, said he should
support the bill as IL came from the Senate ltwas
very evident that they must pass this or no other
bill during the present session. He found in this
bill the same provisions as in that reported from
the Reconstruction Committee The change of
military assignments from the General of the army
TO the President of the United States he did not re-
gard as improper for al knew that whatever de.
tails were made by the General Of the army must
be made in subordinRtion TO the President He
repeated, there was material change in the bill
The loyal people Of the southern states, white ana
black, calling from day TO day for protection.
Mr.. SOHENOK, of Ohio, concurred with the
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. WILSON,, that this PHI
nj mot tai a hp rod. m w q
upon which they could agree II they could agree
upon anything. 1t was the only bill which could
possibly pass. He believed every motion to COM
NIT or amend it would have the tendency to de-
feat the BILL whether so intended or not and pre-
vent the House from coming to direct vote Tney
man from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) had indi-
Gated two hours-they could have a bill framed
which would reconcile all conflicting opinions.
Mr.. GARFIELD, of Ohio spoke in support of
the Senate amendment. He characterized the bill
as a measure which had its hands on the throats
of the rebel governments, and took the very breath
out of them, and which pointed the bayonet at the
breast of every rebel at tho south. 1t placed in
the hands of Congress, utterly and absolutely,
the work of reconstruction.
Mr. BAKER, of Illinois, stated the reasons why
he should vote for the Senate amendment.
Mr.. DONNELLY, of Minnesota, who proceeded
to state his exceptions to the Senate amendment
While he was doing so, the hour of half-past four
o'clock arrived, and the fall of the Speakers ham
mer announced a recess. The House then ad-
journed till II o'clock
Evening Session.
4ho 10 ~ " OloOhi
the attendance of the members being large dur
ing the morning session, and the galleries being
Mr.. HOOPER, Of Massachusetts, from the Commit
to the S w sSS
hSh ~ we're ere to be printed and made M the oS
the Upi0p for ThuTsasy next after the %Ornng hoqr
resolution declaring that the statistical report pre-
pared by Alex pelmar, to be sent to the Paris Expo
TepTesentstions and directing the seorstary Of the
Treasury and the Secretary of State to withhold from
Objection was made, and the resolution was not
Mr LIE BLOND of Ohio, having had i've minutes
1sa GS %
master. He proceeded 70 rebut mr. shellabarger's
csred that there was no war existing in this country
and therefore there was no excuse for this legislA
MI Stevens then yielded ten minutes to Mr.. ED.
before The most Important measures ever discussed
this country we're g be discussed in of
would NOT stqItiy himself by attempting an argument
nouncins it as containing ali the vices, sl the nfS
mics and all the misohies contained in any bill re-
This bill itself was declaration of war against the
From the time i became law. there would be war,
actual, real and existing that would involve the
Mr.; sTEYENs, having but aftoSn minutes left, and
lions for an n sxtenS0n % Of the time for debate we're
made, and finally It was agreed upon, by unanimous
SVenins, and that the House should meet to-morrow
At II O'Clock, and proceed to vote Immediately after
Mr.. DELANO, of Ohio, spoke in support of the
amendment, basnR his proposition on the awessnehs,
violence, murder aud repine that prevailed AZ the
SOUTH and the scornful ejaotion by the southern
States OF the proposed constitutional am endment.
Mr.. WILLIAMS expressed an emphatic negative of
the Senate proposition 1t involved entire depRT
ture from the House bill which it protested to amend.
1t departure from the principle of the Lousiaoa
bill 1t gave into the hands of the rebels the power of
which they had been deprived. They had been told
For his part he preferred to take nothing He pre-
ferred to leave The work TO the next Congress e
in no hurry about il Better that the rebel States
should remain outside the Union for generation than
that they should back now when they could form
political alliances.
Mr.. GRINNELL expressed the fear that II there
q concurrence in the Senate anne mendment they would,
with the bustering that might be expected when 1t
back with the Presidents veto, find themselves
in the position of the who went to hear the famous
preacher Whitheldland who rolled on the ground in
exstacy at the preachers eloquence.
He found out, however, tnat 1t was not Whitfield
whom he had heard preach and he said he had soied
his nothing he feared that II he voted for
this amendment he would find that he had also soiled
his coat for nothing
The House IS, P. NJ. adjourned until IL O'Clock
on Tuesday morning,