New-York tribune., 1868-01-17
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par ia goll The words TO postpone" were omitted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr AXTEII dem. Ca) offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee Oy the Library 20 inquire into e sub
eC Of international copyright ana OF Tie Oost modes Tor
he announcement aud advancement Of cheap literature
and the protection o. authors which was adopted.
THE SAVANNAH RIVER
Mr.. ELIOT Gsep. Mass offered re- olution directing
the Secretary Of the Treasury TO communicate 70 the
House information concerning contract made IN the
the distractions In the Savannah Liver, which was
adopted
AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD.
Mr.. BANKS (liep, Mass presented the proceedings OF
public meetings at North Andovcr and Lawrence, Mgssa-
chusets and the resolutions OF the City Government OF
Lawrence. relation TO the rights o. American citizens
in foreign countries, which referred TO the Committee
AGRIcULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Mr.. BEAMAN rep, Mch) from tho Committee on hp.
propnations reported that the Committee having had
under consideration the estimates FOR tle additional Gp
preparations required lof the Agtcuituta ptla
for the current fiscal year, had arrived at the conclusion
that lot Of the items therein stated WAS properly
against the Department. which, Il contracted for nj all
were contracted without authority OF law He moved
that The claims he referred 10 the Committee Oh Canf,
and the report be laid on the table and was So ordered
IOWA.
tion Of the bill reported yesterday by Mr. HOPKINS
Rep., WIS.,. from the Committee on Public Lands, OK.
tending the time for the completion OF the Dubuque and
Sioux City Railroad in Iowa. with the understanding that
Mr.. Washburnc OF Illinois would have 20 minutes 10 OF
Mr. HUBBARD Rep Iowa., who had drawn up and
introduced the original BILL briefly explained and adyo-
MIR. WAsHBURNE Gep.. In) denounced the bln SIS
another scheme of pbc punder 10 be Iu through una
thought II time that the "preyOus question WIS
solaTcd out for undcrt the House wac not deberave
body. Whatever might have been the good policy here
tOfOre of making land grants for railroad pup) IL was
confrnIfed the country He had statement from n e.
General LandOice showing that the quantity Of lands
granted TO Iowa for railroad purposes amounted 10
Mi HOPKINS inquired how much land the State Of
Illinois had got in that way
Nir WAsHBURNE Rep. III did not know exactly :
something Ike 2.700O0O bat he not responsible
for that grant and II proved the greatest cute 10 ne
State II had passed into the hands OF British hondhold
and TO build mp great oppressive foreign cor
pOration IN Illinois The grant of GO1OO acres involved IN
the pending bill was to To that corporation for
all the franchises 81 the Dubuque aud sioux city Rail
road COMPANY had been transferred last October 10 the
Illinois Central Railroad Company. For his part, he was
determined, when the demon OF outraged CONSTITUENCIES
came stalking the hail. to be able To say Shake not
thy CORY locks at me; thou oaust not say dd IT,
Mr. WILSON G,ep. Iowa. said he was not prepared to
advocate any stupcndous scheme of public Punder and
yet he in favor OF the bill He denied that II was TO
to the Sioux City Railway Company. u did not take
Land rom the public dommh-io thls lana Was aready
grautel-but was SIMPLY 10 extend tho time WITHIN
which tire railroad was to he completed.
Mr PRICE rep, Iowa. spoke for five minutes IN sup
Mr. JULIAN Gep., Ind Chairman Of the Committee
Public Lands stated that the bll had been reported
unanimously ana that The COMMITTEE on fubie Ialds
quite Innocent OF any hemc C puhNc pundfr ~
even the gentleman from Illinois himself CIr Wash
burne lie was quite surprised to hear the statements
made by that gentleman; but no rccoccted that mat
gentleman talked well on one subject as on nnOthcr
and that he brought to bear tho same amount OF patriotic
fervOr every question that arose In the House inter
ferng al occasions with a legislative propositions
Mr.. WASHBURNE-Just SO. Laughter
Mr.. JULIAN concluded by saying he thought II duo 70
20 much by way OF compliment TO The gentleman from
Mr.. wAsHBURNE-Just so I accept the compliment
Sir PETERS Rep) suggested that the safest course
for the House was 90 follow The unanimous report Of the
Committee, particularly as all the iaCts stated by the gen
tlcuan from Illinois had been fatly cOntradicted.
Mr. HOPKINS closed the discussion. replying TO the
Mr WAsnBu RNE rep, inioCisj moved to lay the bin
on the table. Negatiyed. The bil was then passed.
owing the fact that the House had to wait ntii IL
engrsed 0hs reading OF me ensi9Ssed P having oeeh
were taken by Yeas and Nays. The speaker then said
that hardly necessary TO state that the morning
hour had expired COMMUNICATIONS.
Tie SPEAKER presented several Executive cOmmuni-
cations, two OF them from the Secretary % War
On motion OF Mr. GARFIELD, the latter were ordered
10 be printed tos he said the Secretary Of War
might be thus recognized
On motion OF Mr. SCHENCK rep, Ohio, the Scnatc's
amendments the Authorization bin were taken from
the Speakers table and referred 10 the Committee on
WAYS ard Means Nh schenck remarking that the com
mittee would report them back tomorrow afternoon.
The House then proceeded to the consideration OF the
bill reported from the Committee OH EccOlstrucioD, Ir
PAINE being entitled TO the floor.
xSMr PAINE Welded 20 minutes OF his hour 10 Mr..
ELIOT who spoke in support OF the bill Io could en-
terraiu no doubt whatever as 20 the fG ncOnilOvebe
mover Of the House under the Constitution 20 legse
visions He deemed II useless 10 occupy the time OF the
Uons dscussug the principles OF the bin In order TO
vince the members Of the party with which ho
eated they entertained no doubt on the sJect and
as the other side Of the House. they would not be per
suaded though should rise from the dead. The ex
act principle Of the bin had been consented TO by the
Uouse last Congress- In the passage of u bill reported
from tbc Select COMMITTEE OH the New Orleans Riot
which, however, the Senate had not acted He believed
that te reconstrncon measures Il properly executed,
would have been sucjen for the purpose. But the great
Obstructer was In tie White House.
MIR BIJTIER asked his colleague whose fault that was.
Mr T. House
peach ths President, not because he did not deserve I'm
demanded attention The nation has been burdcned 10y
mountain Of taxation, which ought TO be fednpand he
told his colleague the debt OF the nation would De
qudated dollar FOR dollar in good solid coin, and the
faith OF the Government thus maintained. congress
had something else to do beside stopping impeach the
President IT that failure to impeach were attributed 10
any lack ~ political flrmness or 10 any tudlty on INC
part Of the Aouse he could say 10 those who believed
that they would fnd themselves IN error The Republ-
cans IN Congress meant that the late Rebel states shou
never come back cxcept az oya states and they would
flight Il out on that line II 10 took all Summer" II OBJ
structions were placed IN the way of Tie Republican par
y those distractions wOud be, with tie blessing Of God
removed
AT the suggestion Of Mr BINGHAM It was ordered that
the House take recess to-day from A until O'Clock the
evening session 10 be devoted TO debate the BILL and
tho speeches 10 be limited TO half an hOlf o giving no
ce that at the expiration Of the morning hour tOnOI-
row, he would move the previous question.
MIR PAINE yielded 20 minutes Of his hour 10 Nj Iouch-
ridge who supported the bill and defended It's cOnsttu-
Mr.. TAISE proceeded to indicate the points which he
proposed discuss at greater length than 10 pOs-
bic Tor hIm 10 do in the brief time allowed him He held
that the only principle on which Congress could justify
itself against the President was that the Constitution Of
the United States operative III tho late Rebel States
n5 as II was operative In the JerrOrcs. II the COnst-
luton was ret In operation in those districts at all then
hc unable how the course o the President could
be sad to be rank ufnrato, ana now u could De said
that the action OF Congress was legitimate 1t seemed 10
him that II the Constitution had force there Mt ALL the
President had Just the rights To exercise the powers
involved reconstruction as Congress had. ON the
principle which he held TO be- the true Oe those districts
should be regarded as mere territories, or as territories
conquered Ia war.
Dir. KERR addressed the House In opposition TO the
bill The conviction on bis mind that IL was utterly
vicious and unfit 10 become "A law great to
cite painful apprehenslon for the welfare of the country