Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-07-19
A Spicy Debate.

Mr.. Stevens PENN moved to recon-
init the bill, so as to retain control over u,
willie he did not wish to cut off debate.
Mr.. Wood (Dem., N. ~ while admit
ting that the bill as now reported was an
improve on the original bill OF the
House, criticised the details Of some of the
sections. and urged that the language should
be more precise, SO that it would be SO
clear, precise, and definite that there would
be no misunde rslanding its intents and pur-
pose. But, he regarded the Senate bill,
though equally Objectionable in principle,
infinitely preferable to this, because its
language was plain, simple, and not 10 be
misunderstood.
Mr.. Eldridge (Dem., Wis., suggested
that Mr.. Wood should offer an amendment
that would cover the whole case conclusi-
vely, namely an amendment abolishipg
the Constitution Of the United States and
the laws Of the United States, the ConSi-
tuition of each Of the Southern States, and
the laws Of each of them.
Mr.. Wood was afraid that his friend
from Wisconsin was an old fogy, or he
would have known that the Constitution Of
the United States had long become OBJ
solete.
| Mr.. Eldridse knew that very well but
he wanted it TO be specifically stated, so
that the gentleman from Ohio Mr. Bins-
ham) should have no moie constitutional
scruples in his mind.
Mr.. Robinson CD M, N. " spoke
against the principles Of the bill, and de-
clared that, bad as ireland was, and great
as were her oppres>,ns, the wrongs and
sufferings Inflicted on the people of the
South were tenfoll worse.
| Mr.. Kelley lRer,, PAD begged to say to
the gentlemen from ireland (AIr. Robinson)
that he kelley hal yesterday Introduced
on the floor of the House an Irishman
from North Carolina who appealed 10 men,
bers of the House TO wipe out every yes
tige of vii government in the South, and
nine out Of every ten Irishmen in the
South were of the same opinion.
Mr.. Robinson insinuated that the Irish
man who would make such an appeal was
a degenerate one. He would say that be
was not an Irishman, but British.
He would let them fill up the blank. He
did not know but that the learned gentle
man from Pennsylvania Mr.. Kelley was
more Irish than he was himself--a de.
generate Irishmen like his North Carolina
friend. He thought ii would be found .ha
laughter and be wished that some PEG
pie could change their manner as they
change their names. Laughter. A re
ference to Mr.. Kelley's position at the Mo.
bile riot led to an interruption from tina
gentleman, who said that the riot was com
menced by the gentleman's (Mr. Robin.
son's) friends.
Mr.. Robinson said he threw back will
entire scorn the gentleman's assertion.
was his Mr.. Kelley's) friends who com
I menced it.
An allusion TO the religious riots in Phil
adelphia again brought 20 his feet Mr.. KEEL
ley, who said that in those riots he ba,
been despatched with the blood of police
man, by whose side he stood in attempting
to quell those riots.
Mr.. Robinson intimated that at that tim
Kelley belonged to the Democratic party
He had turned to the wrong side since
while he (Robnson) had also turned, bu
TO the right side. In the course Of hi
speech he adver:ed to the New-Orlean
riots, which, he said, were got up by tn,
Republicans. But, including all thos,
lots, there were more damnable, unnamea
BILE crimes committed since the war il
Massachusetts, or any Northern distlie
than there had been committed in Nort|
Carolina or South Carolina. He com,
back again to the anti Catholic riots il
Philadelphia, and spoke of the learning 0
Catholic churches, and splitting in the face
of sisters Of charity.
Mr.. Kelley said that he had acted a
prosecuting attorney in Philadelphia a
that time, and that no such incident as spit
ting in the face of sister of charity ha
occurred.
Mr.. Farnsworth (Rep., ILL made tn
question of order that all this talk abou
burning churches and insulting women wa
entirely irrelevant to the matter before III
House.
The Speaker sustained the point of ordel
MIR. Robinson concluded by saying ths
he intended to offer an amendment apply
ing the provisions Of the bill to Pennsylva
MIA, Mas>achus, It's and New Hampshire
in which latter State no Catholic was al
lowed 10 hold tffice.
The Speaker minated that if ,ha
amendment were pending, the gentleman
remarks might be in order, but they wer,