The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-05
Important Debate In the Federal
House House Of Representatives, July


on the subject OF adjournment on the
sd Of July. II is important as show
ing the object the Republicans have
In view In reassembling in Septem.
Der, and what purpose they expect to
accomplish by arming the Negroes In
the South. 1t is confessed that the
Congressional usurpations, misnamed
reconstructed Governments, can not
Do maintained, excepting at the point
o. the bayonets. Read for yourselves:
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.
The Speaker presented the concur
rent resolution of the Senate for an
adjournment from Monday, the 9th
Of July, to the third Monday in Sep
tember.
Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois, said
that while the resolution did not meet
his concurrence, he believed 1t did
meet the concurrence OF a majority OF
the House. All the business would
be finished by Saturday, and the ses-
sion would be continued until Mon
day only to have hills signed by the
President.
Mr.. Upson (Disun,, Mich. l--What
about the Tax bill?
Mr.. washburne, of Ill.-The Tax
bill is signed.
UpsOn-The Tax bill is not signed.
Mr.. Washburne-I was informed a
while ago by the gentleman from
Iowa Mr.. Allison) that the Tax bill
Il signed.
Mr.. Schenck, (Disun., Ol-NObody
knows that it Is. The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue was sent for TO
read it over TO the Secretary of the
Treasury, and that has led to an in
ference that it has been signed.
Mr.. Paine iDisun., Wis., objected
TO the adjournment, saying that the
committee on Reconstruction had
directed bill to be reported OF the
utmost importance to the States OF
Texas, Virginia and Mississippi, and
that IL would be a crime for Congress
TO adjourn before that bill was dispos
ed of.
Mr.. WAshburne moved the previous
question, saying he would leave the
matter with the House.
Mr. Schneck asked whether mem
bers would be allowed to state the
condition OF business.
Mr. Washburne yielded to MI
Schenck, who said that the Senate
had disagreed to the House amend
ments to the Funding bill, but hsC
not asked for a committee OF Confer
ence, This had been explained by
the Chairman of the Finance commit
tee. He had no doubt that there wal
desire existing that the House shoe
ask for q committee of Conference
and the committee on Ways & Means
was considering whether 1t would no
make that motion. II there SHOULD
be a committee OF Conference, tina
would require day; then as to tn
Tax bill, no man was authorized t
say whether the message sent by tn
President on Monday, that the Presi
dent had signed the bill, was or wa
not consistent with the fact. 1t Ger
tainly had been a question OF consid
Grafton with the President whether
on account of one of its provisions, h
would sign ii or not. .....
Mr. Garfield opposed the resolution
on account of the necessity for passing
a Senate bill on the Speakers table
one section of which was of trans
cendant importance. That the Sen
ate provide that the newly reconstruC
ted governments OF Southern State
shalt be furnished with arms, so tina
the loyal people of those States ma.
protect themselves against the vic
lence and outrage of the rebels il
their midst. The United States troop
were being recalled from those States
and unless some provision was made
there would be no control over tn
rebel element there.
Mr. Washburne interrupted Mr. Gal
fields remarks, saying he had nc
notified him to make speech.
Mr. Butler (Disun., Mass,) said h
was opposed to any adjournment III
tiI'measures were taken to make SUI
that they were not going into tn
election in sort of "heads 1 VIII
tails you lose principle"
Mr. Randall (Dem., Pa made I'll
point of order, that the Presidertii
election was not the subject before IL
House.
Mr. Butler-His side of it, / know
Is not; our side is, and am speakiu
of that.
The Speaker sustained the point
order, and required Mr. Butler to col
fine his remarks to the question b
fore the House.
Mr. Butler-I am trying to give Il
reasons why we should not adjoul
and go home.
Mr. Randall think that you h,
better go home; you haYe got gloI
enough.
Mr. Butler-It Is quite certain tn
you would have to stay a long tin
before you could do that. Laughter
desire to say that antil we can O
range matters here so that there ca
be safety in the South, am not
going home; that is the whole Of
We must take the best way to do tn
and 1t will take some little time
find out what that best way is. If
furnishing arms to the reconstruct
governments, do so II by removiI
the great obstacle to all peace NJ
quiet In the country, let us stay he
and do that, so our loyal friends
the South may not be murdered d'
by day.
Mr. Wood democrat o. New Yor
said, as one of the minority OF II
House, as q party Of the countr
nothing would delight me more in
partisan sense, than to see this Co
gresS In perpetual session. The !
sponsibility is on the Republican pi