The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-22

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Spalding inqu red whether the resoin-
ton contemplated any further continu-
ance of this session.
HurlbQrd epiied that 10 did not.
Tabor stated that, as one of the minori-
tyioF the committee, he did not agree to
the report.ig The evidence was, in his
mind, entirely insufficient 70 base sach a
resolution upon, aud. he asked that II he
read tothe House -o a41
Hurlburd stated that the report Just SUBJ
mitted was based ON the testimony taken
by the committee last session, together
with the evidence of one witness, who ap-
peared before the committee of the pres
ent Congress; and .if the House should re-
quire the reading of all the testimony. II
would probably occupy six days. After
Harlburd reported the following reso-
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
House that Henry A. Smythe should be
immediately removed from the Office of
that the CLERK of the House cause a GER
titled copy of this resolution to be laid be-
fore the President of the United States. 4 ta
Butler opposed the resolution. There
was one way by which the House should
demand the, removal of a high officer.
That was by fmpeach ment. There was no
Randall expressed opinion, that the res-
olution was unusual and uncalled for,
Butler asked Randall what should be
done If the President refused to remove
Randall replied, that, If the President
did what was right, he wonld tell the
House, If 1t passed the resolution, to mind
red in the opinion that smythe should be
removed, ifnnot for malfeasance, for un-
fitness. F+ EF .+.,,f.. al ..s.,.,.,..f Z
luton went over untilTo-morrow.o a0Is
+ The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Blaine in the Chair, and resumed
the consideration of the Senate. joint reso-
luton appropriating one million dollars
for the relief of destitute people. All gen.
eral debate being ordered closed in a few
moments, Banks and bingham Withdrew
their pending amendments. ali a.
1 Bingham offered an amendment, to
strike out of the Joint resolution the words
appropriatfng one million dollars, " and
| inserting these words: And 10 that end
+ the Secretary of War is hereby authorized
/ and Ciirected, through the Commissioner
of the Freedmen's Bureau, to apply so
much as he may deem necessary for the
purposes aforesaid, of unexpended monies
| heretofore provided to supply the freed
men and refugees. with provisions or ra-
Butler made a afspeech against the amend
ment and joint resolution, declaring it was
| intended to aid in this way the able
bodied white rebels, who were loaf1ng
around the corner grocery stores, refusing
| to work, while the mudsills of the North
were forced to work. 4 lh ~ W.
Spalding supported the joint resolution.
| Woodbridge, for the purpose of showing
| that Union soldiers who suffered in rebel
prisons, were themselves in favor Of this
bill, read from a New York paper a letter
| from soldier living In Rutland, YER
Logan, while considering ID as, an argu-
! ment, quoted against 1t resolutions adopt
| ed in almeetfng OF associations of the
| Grand Army of the Republic in Washing
ton, New York and elsewhere.
| Citations consisted of,isoldiers, they were
/ wanting in the first element that distin-
guished a coward from a brave man. I"
BroomaM supported the amendment and
trusted it would be adopted and the Joint
resolution as amended be passed.
Logan could not see what the question OF
bravery and soldierlys c0nduct bad 70 do
with the passage or defeat of the resolu-
i The debate went on considerable time
with some asperity of feeling, and was
! participated In by Schenck, Lawrence, OF
ohio, Pike, Millef, Farnsworth, Broomall,
| Shellabarger, Butler, and Benjamin. In
the course of the debate Butler spoke OF
Bingham as having gone over to the other
side of the House, not only IN body but IN
| spirit, and demanded of him what that
| great and good man, President j Johnson
done while Provisional Governor of Ten
nessee in taxing wealthy rebels to support
'nB Bingham said cit does not become the
/ gentleman, who had recorded his vote
fifty times Eldridge suggested fifty-seven
| times y for the arch traitor of the rebellion
for President of the United States, to un-
tdertake to cast an imputat1on on my tne
ltegrity or my honor. l repel, with seorn
by any man, whether he be the hero of Fort
+ Fisher taken, or the hero of Fort Fisher moi
taken. (Roars of Laughter on both sides
of the House). 1 al stand here, sir, in the
name of the American people to repel
with scorn any attempt to levy charities
by confiscati0n, in violation of the Consti-
tuition of my country. That, sir, is the
proposition which the gentleman, Butler
tiares to utter in American Congress In
the sacred name Of charity (Applause
Butler rose to reply, but the Chairman
announced that the time to which the
House limited debate had expired. Butler
asked the privilege of the House to reply
but the Chairman said the gentleman
could hot ask that privilege when the
House was in Committee OF the Whole
Butler then asked the unanimous consent
Ei9ridge expressed the hope that the
House would not bottle up Ine gentle
The unanimous consent having beer
given, Butler expressed his obligations Il
the House for iIs klndpess, XII il "a ana sag "
now been so extensively put forward, tha
. l voted for JEFF. Davis in the Convention o
Si the best SALESMAN Of the songth
, and hoped thereby to stay the threat
ened disunioni l. was fooled, and dis
. union came. The difference between
/ me and she gentleman from Ohio is this
that while Jef Davis was a Senator o
the United States, and claiming to be |
friend OF the Union, II supported him
him while he is traitor. L have ehangeC
? ! my support. .iLaughtef.l saw the erro
of my way and repented. but did not ex
direction; from that side of the House
/ which supported him then, and have sup
) ported him ever since, audis still support
! APPLAUSE BinghaniSs seat IS on the Dem
ocratic side of the House. dlo no. no.
mean to impugn the honor or lnIIegrl;;s y
!, of the gentleman from Ohio; only SAY y
I thought he was leading the other side O.
the House.
Bingham-If the gentleman, !, ,iaIabI had gus6 az
: flied his words by saying net ne snousnU ~
: would not have said one WORD.
ButIer-I never speak in anything @ dS
think. Laughter and Applause, p2pad said TIll thi
sGntSepp1 oly ~ had gone in spirit, as he had
fenS n body' over YER to the other side of Of the M
House thought 50 sdR tRsn so now tniaR haRpS s
= SUI sun Cannot take it back, Sir. MAN
! isa:i Ser, lions of encouragement.l The gen.