Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-01-23

OF at lest tw0-thirds OF its members.
The House then proceeded to vote
on the bill and pending amendments,
Mr. Ross moved that the House ad-
journ.
The Speaker declined to entertain
the motion ON the ground that the
House was setting under an order
made on the suspension of the rules
that the vote should be taken without
any dilatory motions.
Mr. Robinson appealed from the de-
cision of the Chair,
The question was taken by yeas
and nays, andsAe decision of the Chair
was sustained-yeas 126, nays %.
Mr. Eldridge moved TO lay the bill
and amendments on the table. Mega
tived-yeas 3S, nays l13.
The question was taken on Mr..
Williams amendment requiring the
unanimous decision of all the Judges,
and il was reiected-yeas 25, nays l24
Mr. Wilson's amendment, adding a
proviso to the amendment reported
from the Judiciary COMMITTEES, was
adopted-yeas III, nays 81, and the
amendent as amended was agreed to
yeas ll6, nays 80
Mr. Wilson moved TO amend the
bill by adding to its words, "and re-
quiring concurrenceof two-thirds of
the members of the Court TO declare
law Of the United States invalid"
Mr.. Williams, of Pennsylvania, sug-
gested instead Of that to make the
amendment read" sand 10 regulate
the jurisdiction thereof"
Mr.. Wilson accepted the suggestion,
and the title was so amended.
Mr. Garfield, Of Ohio moved to sus-
pend the rules that he might intro.
duce a bill TO reduce and improve the
military establishment by the dis.
charge Of one major.general, the one
who was last commissioned in that
grade before the lst of January, 1868,
General Hancock.)
After very decided indication on
the part Of Messrs. Brooks, Randall
and others that a resort 10 fillibuster.
ing would be had 10 prevent the bill
passing, Mr.. Garfield withdrew the
motion, giving notice that be would
renew il next Monday, and, at half
past six o'clock, the House adjourned
The next day the House resumed
the consideration Of the Reconstruc-
tion bill.
Mr. Wood, who was entitled TO the
floor, yielded few minutes to Mr..
Nicholson, who expressed briefly his
condemnation of the proposed meas
ure.
Mr.. Wood then addressed the House
IN opposition TO the bill In his iudg-
ment the present moment was cri.
sis Of the country. 1t required very
little more TO involve the country in
national disaster and annihilation.
Since last Monday what had the coun-
try seen An attempt to lay sacrilegi-
Gus hands on the Supreme Court of
the United States That Judiciary
department had hitherto remained
free from political mutations By a
little further advance in carrying out
the principles Of the judicial bill, Con-
gress might declare that the Supreme
Court could not decide against any
act of Congress There had been
three other propositions made, all of
which were calculated 10 alarm the
people The first was a proposition
to degrade one of the most illustrions
officers OF the army.
Mr.. Spalding made point Of order
that the gentleman should confnc
himself to the subject under discussion
The House had passed the Judiciary
bill, and the bill in reference to Gener-
al Hancock was not up.
The Speaker pro tenn, Mr. Garfield,
overruled the point.
Mr.. Wood proceeded, and enumera-
ted as number three the unpreceden-
ted and remarkable transaction which
occurred in the executive department
In that connection he said that, with
out the consent of the President, and
in violation of an implied pledge on
the part Of the incumbent ia the War
Office, Mr. Stanton had been thrust
back by the Senate in the position
from which be had been displaced.
The fourth measure was the bin now
under disoussion-a bill without a IT,
Tie, child without a name, and prob
ably without father; u monstrosity;
a measure the most infamous of the
many infamous acts of this infamous
Congress.
Mr.. Bingham made question OF
order on the last expression of Mr.
Wood.
The Speaker required the words to
be taken down
The expression was written out by
the Globe reporter, and read from the
Clerk desk.
The words having been read, Mr.
Ross suggested jocularly that Mr.
Wood use the words "so-called. E"
Loud laughter
The Speaker ruled that the expires.
sion excepted to was out OF order,
and had read by the Clerk the 6lst
rule Of the House, TO the effect that If
when a member is called to order, the
decision be in his favor, he shall be at
liberty to proceed ii otherwise, be
shall not be permitted to proceed, in
case any member object TO his doing
so, without leave Of the House. The
Speaker added that the gentleman
from New \ iork had right to pro-
coed if no member objected
Mr.. Blngham-I object to his pro-
ceeding at all unless he takes back
these words and makes an apology.