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amend or override the constitution.
Mr.. DAVIS withdrew the amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.
M: mr: HENDERSON END srepl Of No., at this point re,
House bill to restore the Indian Bureau TO the War
Department. with an amendment, in the nature Of q
substitute. creating Department OF Indian Al
fairs
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. DIXON, (dem.) Of Conn.,, rose to continue the
gave way for motion to go into executive session,
which was made by Mr.. Edmunds and carried; and
into executive session, and sometime afterwards ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvEa
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S, 1869.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. BLAINE, (rep.) OF Me-, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Army Appropriation
bill, which was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole and made the special order for Monday next
after the morning hour. It appropriates $4s ooo
GEORGIA RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. PAINE, trep.) OF Wis, from the Committee on
Reconstruction reported the following resolution
March ss that until ne people o. p: late rebellion.
M e s
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q has s.D:d ooiof:S nsns.ss a ssS
and admitted 70 their seats white who recsived nor
Is..uss ::sssd Thereto p he votes of
81 the fourssnih Or the constitution and q The
Sssn
E::o.sa TSss the Committee on Reconstruction b. o..
rs.psesDs the q Gsors. 10 the Hoa.s
HI. BaooKs, tdeml q n X, asked whether the
X. kr. PAINE replied that the preamble and resolu-
on, entire In Its present form, was authorized to be
Mr. BROOKS inquired, further, whether the whole
subject was not now before the Reconstruction Com
mttee. and u 80 what necessity there was for the
NJ. PAINE was proceeding to say that the condl-
but not this precise question.
The sPEAKER inquired whether the previous ques-
ton, which Mr.: Paine had moved, was withdrawn
The sPEAKER-Then the debate s not in order.
The previous question was seconded and the reso-
Mr.. CHANLER. (dem.) Of N. y, moved to lay the
preamble on the table. Disagreed to.
The preamble was then adopted.
DUTY ON INPORTED STEEL.
Mr.. BROOKS presented 2 memorial Of saw manu-
on
also of other consumers Of steel. Referred to the
Committee Of Ways and Means.
BRIDGING THE EAST RIVER.
Mr.. BARHEs, (dem) OF N. Y, introduced bill to
establish as post road bridge across the East
river, between New York and Brooklyn. Referred
ILLEGAL TAXATION.
Mr.. srARKwEArHER, trep.) Of Conn, presented Q
cut praying the intervention OF Congress protect
those engaged In commerce and navigation from
Illegal taxes and exact ions BY State and municipal
THE GEORGIA CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr.. DAWES, trep.l OF Mass, chairman OF the Elec.
ton Committee. called up at one O'Clock the report
OF the committee In the contested election case Of
Christy and wimpy, from the sixth Congressional
The renort ens with resolutions that J. II. Christv
having voluntarily given aid and countenance, coun-
sci and encouragement TO persons engaged IN armed
9 seat as Representative, and that John A. wlmpy.
not having received majority OF the votes cast Is
M. DAWES suggested that after the vote to-day
referring TO the Reconstruction Committee tue ques
ton whether e. % s1qd Sn 9e s ~
be also referred to that commtstee.
Considerable discussion took place on that point.
Mr.. BROOKS favored its reference TO the Recon-
struction Committee because the reports from that
committee we're always sustained by the House,
were generally overrued. the House had committed
ITSELF this morning. TO certain principles adverse to
the representation OF Georgia at all. Whenever the
chrsty and Lieutenant wimpy, he (Mr. Brooks)
would be able to show that Christy was nowhere and
Mr.. BUTLER, trep.I OF Mass, said he was willing to
take by the hand any 0cer or soldier OF the Confed
crate army who had laid DOWN his arms and
gwen his aid TO the work Of reconstruction,
rather than TO . man, North or South,
VINO In . newspaper stirred mp sedition,
OF which he had not q particle in his heart. That
was the position OF Mr. Christy, who, In his news.
paper late as last May. poured forth stream OF
venom against the loyal men OF the country advis-
ing murder, sustaining the Ku Klux Khan, and CALI
ing the republican members Of the House conspira-
tors and the spawn and brood OF Thaddeus stevens.
And now the same person wanted to come and SIT
Mr.. PxisI moved the postponement OF the resolu-
tions TIL the third Tuesday In February.
After SEINE remarks nom Mr. sHELLABARdKR,
repJ OF OHIO, In favor Of postponement the motion
xMENpxExr no THE PENSION Law.
The House then took mp In the morning nour tne
bill relating TO pensions that was before sns house
M. YisrAcK, tdem., Of md, moved to recommit
the bi with instructions to report II back with the
sson ~ ths rst Section stricken out to the widow
| being non resident OF the United states
mr P.nsan a rsp 2, sact,cn ne % which has met wh
perslstent opposition that he had little expected;
but he was certain that 4 the object % Of and the
membcrs it would not have. met such opposf
tion. the gentleman from Illinois tMr. 1nger
sosSer ro,, nspecomins ns% thai such message could
only have emanated from the cold and frigid
region Of Mns ne 81 eensous n n. q
report mad called special attention 70 the subject.
The Com missioner slated that the number Of widows
having pcnsions who were cohAbitng without mar
open prostituiion was increasng, and that the gov
ernment should not pe unWnlnRiy placed 10 tne
strange attitude OF onering premium on imm0-
raljty. He (Mr. Perham) wanted the opponents OF
the section TO see what ne proposed to light Here
for instance. were two widows living IN theAame
community, both drawing pensions and both FORM
ing matrimonial engagements; the one goes and
gets married honestly and foreifs her pension; the
other declines the marriage rite, but cohabts with
the man and retains her pension.
Mr.. wOoD, tdem.) Of N. ". rose 10 . question OF
order The gentleman from Maine. he said was
perpetrating libel and caumny on the widows on
soldiers. II the gentleman knew such cases as he
spoke OF II was his duty 10 specify them, and not
SANDER the whole OF them
The SpEAErR Oyerrued the uucetiOn of order on