The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-30
grounds of opposition.

Legislature Of Hedsgia were again
in session.
closed the debate. He deplored
the objection otthsgentlcmAn from
Ohio, Mr.. Bingham and iRtimat,
cd that he seemed 10 have caught
the infection from the Deighbor-
hood he, occnpied. (alludipg. 10 the
fact thafAMr. bingham sits on the
Democratic side Of the House) =
He replied briefly to the argu-
ments wade against the bill to-
day. and iRs reply to Mr.. Cox's
speech; said he regarded that gen.
tleman as rather encroaohing on
that old proyerb. that .dog should
not s.eat dog So earpet-bagger
shouldonotattack earpet,b bagger.-
daughter Ho was also surpris.
ed that q anmanswith name so liza.
BILE To- be PINNED on should have
made such a bad joke on the name
of 1.-The Governor of Georgia.
{ (Laughter) AS to Mr., Bingham s
argument for o postpopement, he
thought III suicidal If tho bill
were so bad--so utterly vile--as to
be unworthy place in the House
of Representatives, why keep it
alive to the third Wednesday in
January2a He expressed himself
much panied at hearing the gem
tleman from Ohio say there was q
limo in the message of the Presi.
dent which the President never IN
tended should be there, and he.
(Mrd Bingham) knew it. Nov, "
said Mr.. Butler, "if he knows it
by the context, that is one thing;
but be means to know it from the
way the President told it, and
thinks that he should make known
TO the House that bo was author
ized to mako that statement. ls he
authorized to state that the Presi
deLt of the United States has made
him a special messenger to inform
the House that, in o solemn
message sent by the Executive to
both Houses, there was u line which
he never intended should be there,
and that tho President had left it
there for our guidance; and never
let anybody know about it except
the gentleman from Ohio? Are
we to understand from him that
tue Executive thus deals with Con
grcss2 / think there can be nc
moro severe criticism on the course
which 1 have over and over again
deprecated, of undertaking to con-
,Yol the action Of the House by pre-,
tended private communications
from tho President Of the United
States. l never did give them tc
the House, and I have no respect
in that regard, for any gentleman
who docs. When tho President O.
tho United States communicates
with q member of Congress as to {
private gentleman, neither of then
ceases to bo gentleman, and nei
ther of them should repeat the con
versation; but if the Prcsiden. o
the United States undertakes u
log>Yoll business
Mr.. Blngham-I call the gentle
man to order. He has no right t.
talk Of tho President log rolling
and ! said nothing to justify it,
/ stand on what / said, and th,
gentleman from Massachusetts, ba
no power to move me in the asser
Ition which I make-that the Pres
ident Of tho United States neve
meant to recommend TO Congress
that 1t should impose on Georgi;
the test oath in the, reeonstructioI
act. ''
Mr.. Butler-Thero was no occa
sion to call to order. do not be
lievo President Grant undertook t
communicate to the House in tha
way. W q
Mr.. Bingham-Nobody said h
| had communicated TO tho House.
Mr.. Butler-l do not desire me,
to come here, as they did last scs
sion, stating that the PresideN
wished this or that. | only refer
red to this that we may not hav
any more oft. | regard these a
tho most indecent exhibitions @
Executive interference that eve
disgraced Congress; not from th
Executive, but from those who pre-
tend to give his words.
The debate being closed, tn
House proceeded TO voto on MI
Bingham's motion to postpone
which was rejected-54 to I'LL
The Republicans voting for it wer
Messrs. BinA ham, Framework an,
FinkIonburg.
Tho amendment of Mr.. Bee
was rejected, and the bill passed :
yeas l2l, nays 5l.> Among III
negatives were Mossrs. Bingham
and Farnsworth.
In tho Senate, on tho 22d, th
House JOINT resolution extending
the recess over the holidays unit
January 10, was concurred in
yeas, %; nays, %.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill 1
allow the organization Of the mill
Tia of Georgia. "a -
Mr.. Sumner introduced u bill
to carry out the RECONSTRUCTED
acts in the State Of Virginia, an,
to secure equality before tho law
which he gave notice he woulC
move as q substitute for the bill
reported by the committee. !
alleges various irregularities on,
defects in tho organization of th
present Legislature, and declare
the existing State Government t.
bo provisional only, and in all re
spects subject to the authority o
! tka TInitoh Slotea Tho hill di