The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-01-18


privilege to manpiAatursl distillsd spirits in the
United States ana tsrritorsi4, for term of ten
years, for the sum of at least W. QO0, 900 per
| snnum.
The house then debated, for the rest of the
day, the supplemental reconstruction bill, but
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Wednesday, Jan. 10
!Senate.-Thc Senate, after long debate pass
ed the bill to stop further contraction of the cur
rency. The most important vote taken during
the day was the amendment offered by Mr.
Conkling of New York, to prohibit the secretary
of the treasury from increasing as well as from
diminishing the volume of the currency until
authorized by further Legislation. This was voted
down by Is yeas to 33 nays
The bill was then passed, only four votes be-
ing cast in the nsgative-Messrs. Conkling, Fer
~, Morgan, aud Patterson iof New Hampshire.j
AS passed by the senate, the bill is different in
language from that of the hause, but it is not
believed there any material difference in the
effect. The house bill suspends the power of the
secretary to contract and the senate bill repeats
the section of the law under which this power
exists The senate bill now goes to the house as
an amendment. In the course of to-day's debate,
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, made II strong
speech in favor of the taxation of government
bonds G. n - ~ q. i z "a " u Il. 81
Houe-The house was to-day u scene Of ex-
citing interest. The supplemental reconstruct
ton bill (that which proposes to abolish all tho
southern state governments and make Gen. Grant
dictator) was up and Fernando Wood had the floor
and had proceeded but a few moments when he
pronounced the pending bill "monstrosity,"
and "the most infamous one of the most infa-
nous mea sures of tins most infamous congress-"
The words fell with startling effect on the house
and its crowded galleries. Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio,
promptly rose and called Mr.. Wood to order. and
asked, according to the rules of the house, that
the words be taken down and reported at the
clerks desk, which was DONE The chair, Gen
Garfield, temporarily presiding, ruled the words
out of order The question under the rules was
then put: 'Shall the member be allowed to pro-
coed in order" The house, by 80 to 10S, par
ty vote, refused to allow HIM to continue his
speech. Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, then Of
fered a resolution to censure Mr.. Wood for the
words which he had spoken, and the speaker rep
rimand him forthwith at the bar of the house.
No debate followed, but Mr.. Kerr, Of Indiana,
moved to lay the resolution on the table, which
was lost. A vote then taken on the resolu-
ton, and il passed, by yeas ia, to nays 39-a
party vote. The speaker called Mr.. Wood to the
bar of the house and that gentlemen, with the
utmost nonchalancs left the seat wherd he had
been sitting as still as statue, and came down
to the end of the right hand aisle, where placing
his hand on a desk, he remained standing.
The utmost silence prevailed on the floor and
in the crowded galleries The speaker, then, ad-
dressing Mr.. Wood, read an extract FROM Mays
parliamentary digest showing in what light
his offence was considered in parliament and in
other delibsrative bodies, wherevera member had
expressed himself in contempt of them, and then
said: " You have been censured by this house
for having violated this fundamental rule OF all
deiberative bodies. This duty being performed
You will resume your seat Mr.. Wood retired to
his seat, and asked permission tocontinue his re-
marks. This received with u loud laugh on
the republican side, and ruled ou. Of order in
view Of the action of the house. The debate then
continued among other members Mr. Farms
worth, Of Illinois, in the course Of his remarks
alluded to the democrats in the house as the
rebel brethren of Gen. Hancock for which he
was called ~ order, and the speaker decided his
remarks out of order. Mr.. Munger, OF Ohio, Of
| fered resolution of censurs, but it was voted
down, ria roce. During the debate to day crowds
filled the galleries, and popular feeling ran
high. .a"Eer.ss gg.r rsetT
No vote was reached on the bill when the house
adjourned.