Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-12


illegal. and that shersfore such governments,
if continued. wersto be continued subject in
all respects 70 the military commanders and
TO- the AuthUity of Coneress.
rectt9g that none of the officers Of registrataon
shaatpay aqy record 20 me decisions Or dirse-
toaa OF - Attorney Generas Of any otserl
othsG Of - Govsznmsns. except a. dirsoedt
/ 'Ns. ss1tsn. tps., noysa torscopm,s shs
bill, 90 st9o rstatp control over Il, walls he
didn wfsh to cut on debate.
mr.. Wood, while admitting that the bill as
now reported was an improvement on the
original bill Of the House, criticized the details
OF some OF the sections, and urged that the Ian
be 80 clear. precise. and definite, tina, there
would be no misun understanding ITS Int mt and
purpoie. But he regarded the Senate bill
sSasn equally oSjeeao ss. IN praeipiel
guage was PLAIN, simple. ana not to be mis-
understood. .s
Mr.. Eldridge suggested that NE. Wood should
offer an amendment that would cover the
whole case ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS an amend
ment abolish1ng the Constitution Of the United
states ana the lawson the United States, the
consrution OF each Of the Southern States and
Mr. Wood was afraid that his friend fiom
Wisconsin was an old fogy. or he would have
known that the Constitution Of the Uniied
states had long become obsolete.
Mr. Robinson spoke against the principles
OF the bill. and declared that bad az Ireland
was and great as were their apprehensions,
pie Of the Sou III were tenfola worse.
Mr. Kelley begged to say 70 the gentleman
from Ireland that he had yesterday introduced
on the neor of the House an Irishman from
North Carolina, who appealed to members OF
the House to wipe out every vestige OF civil
government in the South and nine out OF
every ten lrishmen in the South were OF the
same opinion.
Mr.. Robinson insinuated that the Ir,shmsn
in question was degenerate one. He did not
know but that the learned gentleman from
Pennsylvania fMr. Kelley was more Irish
than he was himself-a degenerate Irishman
like his North Carolina friend. He thought it
would be found that that gentleman's name
was Ohelley (Laushter.l
Mobile riot led to an interruption from that
gentleman, who said that the riot was com
menced by the gentleman's (Mr Robinson's)
friends o# =
MIR. Robinson said be threw back with en-.
tire scorn the gentieman's Assertion. 1t was
his (Mr Kelley's) friends who commenced it.
An allusion to the religious riots IN Phila-
,deiphia again brought to his feet Mr. Kelley,
who said that In those riots he had been be.
spattered with the blood of policemen, bv
whose side be stood in attempting to quell
MIR Robinson minated that at time Kelley
belonged to the democratic party. He had
turned TO the wrong side since. while he ROB
lnson) had also turned, but to the right SIDE In
the course OF his speech he adyerted TO the
New Orleans riot, which, he said, w, re got up
by the Republican. But. intending all those
rights, that were more aamnab!e, ennamable'
crimes committed since the war, in Massachu.
setts or any Northern Island than there had
been ccnn1ttcd in North Carolina or South
Carolina. He came back again to the Anti
catholic riots in Philadelphia and spoke OF the
burning OF catholic churches and the Splitting
in the face OF the Sisters OF Charity.
Mr., Kelley SAID that he had acted as prose.
lcuung attorney in Philadelphia at that time.
and that no such incident rs splitting in the
face of Sister of Charity had occurred
Mr. Framework made the question OF order
that all the talk about burning churcnes and
insulting women. was entirely Irrelevant 70
The matter before the House. il.-
The Speaker sustained the point OF order
Mr.. Robinson concluded by saying that he
intended to offer an amendment applying the
provisions OF the bill 10 Pennsylvania. Massa-
ichusetts, and New Hampshire, in which lattar
State NO Catholic was allowed TO hold office.
The Speaker intimated that il that amend
ment were pending, the genreman's remarks
might be in order: but they were not now
Mr. O. Neill said that IN the gentleman's (Mr
Ro6inson M long, rambling speech he had
York where nen were murdered, stoned, and
hanged, and an orphan asylum burned by the
rioters. +. e.
Mr. Robinson said he had intended to ceme
to that and TO show that an Irishman died
there in the attempt to defend the flag OF the
country. Coming back to the matter before
Congress since the period when he HIMSELF
was expelled from the floor as q newspaper
correspondent and when sausages ruled SUI
preme lLaughter
declared that after Washington, Jefferson and
jackson, Andrew johnson would stand as the
purest and abiest Of American Presidents
The impeachment Committees had pried into
the secrets of the Presidents family circle
and had even examined the scullion of the
White House.
Mr.. BroomaIl (Pa.) rose to question of or
der. The weather was tso bad to nave to listen
to such a rambling speech. *'-
The Speaker reminded Mr.. Robinson that
the "sculiloh of the White House" had nothing
to do with the bill under discussion.
Mr.. Robinson abandoned that subject and
referred TO the next Presidential election as
sorting that the Republicans would have to
adopt the Democratic candidate ULYSSES s.
Grant. LLaughterl He alse referred to Henry
Ward Beecher's letter. written at Peskskili.
heaven, which deserved to be written on tab
lets on stone.
Mr.. Wilson (Iowa) made another point of
order on the irreievancy of the speech
Mr.. Robinson inquired whether message
from heaven was not in order in this House.
The Speaker could not see VIVA. this bill had
to do with an inscription on tablets of stone
GLaughfer
Mr.. Robinson closed his remarks by an sp.
peal in favor of humanity, kindness and
charity TO the people OF the south
. Mr.. Logan got the floor and began TO criti-
CHE severely the Democratic members wAo
plead SO earnestly for their Southern brethren
Mr. Eidrioga inquired wnether Mr.. Logan
would yield now to his MISUNDERSTANDING
the Consttut or.
Mr.. Logan said be would yield to no man
who was in favor of blottinz out the Consutu.
ton of the United States. The bill approached
his theory, bat did not 60 az far as he y ould 20
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