New-York tribune., 1868-01-16

nous vote and the morning hour having expired the
Dill went over till tomorrow.
RECONSTRUCTION
House then resumed the consideration OF the re
construction bill.
Mr.. WOOD Dem. n. " who was entitled to the floor,
yielded few minutes to Mr.. NICHOLSON dem Dell
who expressed briefly his condemnation Of the proposed
measure and had read by the clerk the extract OF Letter
Coy. Morris TO Timothy Pickering
Mr. WOOD then took the floor and addressed the House
movement was the OF the country 1t required very
e more to involve the country In national disaster ana
annhilatoD Since last Monday what had the country
scent An attempt to lay sacriegious ha - on the su
preme Court of the United staes-thajr 10 depart
ment had hitherto remained free from pOhs al
by little further advance In carrying out the principles
Si the Judicial bill Congress might declare fhat @ tne
gress. There had been three other propositions made
any of which calculated to alarm the people The
most ilnstrious officers Of the army
Mr. sPALDING Rep, Ohio made the point OF order ,i.
self the subject under discussion The House had
passed the Judiciary and the bill in ref renee to Gen.
The Speaker pro tenn, Mr. GARFIELD (aep, Ohio)
in the chair: oyerrued the point of order ...oo
Mr.. WOOD proceeded and enumerated as number thrcc
the unprecedented and remarkable transaction whlch
nection no said that without the consent OF the Pres
dent and in violation OF an Implied pledge on le Pe h U
thrust by the Senate in the position from which he
had been displaced.
FERNANDO WOOD REPRIMANDED
The fourth measure continued Mr. WOOD was the bl
now nnder consideraton-a bill without title child
without a name and probably without father; mon
strosiy n measure the most Infamous OF the many III
famous acts OF this Infamous Congress
Mr. BINGHAM Qep, Ohio made question OF oruer
on the last expression Of Mr.. Wood.
The SPEAKER required the words exceptedto DC taken
down. - -,
The words having been read, Mr.. ROSS Dem. III
suggested joculary that Mr. Wood use the words So
The SPEAKER ruled that the expression excepted to
rs rTe Of the House to the effect that il when mem,
called TO order the decision be In bis favor he shall
be at liberty to proceed II otherwise he shall not be
permitted proceed In any member objects to his
doing so. without leave Of the House.
The SPEAKER added that the gentleman from New
York had the right 10 proceed II no member objected
Mr. BINGHAM-I object to bis proceeding at all unless
he takes back those words. and mak0s an apology.
Many members OF the Republican slde-Ihat - rlght'
The SPEAKER again Informed Mr Wood IL that II lie de-
sired to explain. he had the opportunity TO DO So
Mr.. WOOD rose and sad-Mr Speaker have no ex-
The sPEAKER-Then the gentleman can only proceed
with his remarks by the consent OF the House
The p tas oWeS To proceed and
there emphatic No"
Mr.. ELDRIDGE Dem, WIS., called for the Yeas and
The question was taken by Yeas and Nays and result
ed Yeas 99 Nays, lOo. 30 Mr. Wood was not allowed
Mr.. DAWES Rcp., Mass) then moved the following
Rcsoed That Fernando Wood member en- OF this House as
A monstrOsity, "a measure the most Infamous OF the
epy s cBsare aGns 90 Of Rs Hou and the Speaker Is
hereby directed forthwith to pronounce that censure al
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved to lay the resolution on the
table. ,
The "previous question" then seconded, and the
proceeded TO vote by Yeas aud Nays on the adop
The vote resulted as follows Yeas ia; Nays, ss-a
So the resolution was adopted and the Speaker in
cordance with it, proceeded 10 administer censure to
Mr. Wood in the following words:
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD: Mays treaties on the laws,
privileges and usages OF Parliament from which we de
rive the fundamental principles OF our parliamentary
speaking Of occurrences like that which has caused
the vote result OF which has just been announced
thus speaks: 10 is obviously unbecomng To permit
offensive expressions against the character and conduct
OF Parliament to be used without rebuke, for they
are not only contempt q that hgh court, out
zion Oh tho people II directed against the other House
and passed without censure they would appear "
impicate one House IN discourtsey TO the other II
against the House in which the words spoken II would
be impossible to overlook the fsrespee OF one OF s own
members, Words OF this Objectionable character are
never SPOKEN but anger and when called TO order the
member must the error into which ne has Deeh ms
Should he fan to satisfy the House In this mah6er he WIN
be punished by a reprimand OF by commitment" Having
mSnaTy S Tie House has ordered it, tensars to he
pronounced upon you by the presiding officer This duty
MI Ross Dem III inquired whether r Wood having
paid this penalty he was not entitled TO the balance ot
The SPEAKER replied that the House hnd decided
Mr. MOOD said he would like the House to permit him
TO finish his remarks tDerisyo laughter from the Ro
The SPEAKER said that could only be done by recon
sderatOn OF the vote refusing to let the gentleman pro
ceed. ,.,
country. ..,--.,- -,
Mr. BOYER Dem. Pal moved that the gentleman from
New-York have leave 10 print his REMARKS
The SPEAKER said that would require unanimous con
sent OF the House . -,
the House.
DEBATE RESUMED.
Mfr BECK Dem }, Of the minority members OF the
Committee took the hoor 10 argue against
the bill He could understand the position taken by the
gentleman from Pennsy lyana (Steyens that the Recon
structon acts were entirely outside o the Constitution
lint he could not understand the gentleman from ONO
Nngham) IN announcing that In supporting the blli he
was entirely In accordance with the Constitution IL WAS
nonsrous 10 hold had been argued that because Con-
gres might reduce the number OF Judges To three could
gIs dictate that Court how II was to decide cOnstu
ona or other question. Mr. Beck read an extract from
an argument of Mr. bingham before the Assassination
MilItnry Commission prove some inconsistency be-
tween IL and has present position ,.,,,
MIR BINGHAM Qep., o. declared that what he said on
that occasion mas quite consistent with his present po
Mr. BECK said he had read part of the gentleman's
Mr BINGHAM declared that the language imputed 10
him was that argument In the connection IN which
the gentleman from Kentucky was using 10.
Mr. BECK-I say It is In the speech, and have read
from the speech.
had used language and had charged the
gentleman from Kentucky with falsehood.
The SPEAKER pro TEN. (Mr. liulburd, Rep NJ y, In