New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-21
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rHE GEoRGIA RRCoNsTRuCnoN BILL.


MT BUTLER Alass) then offered tho following resoiu-
Resolved, That the rules be suspended and proceed
CONFEDERATION Of Ser ate b promote
day or 50 soon thereafter a. possible shall without
0,Gi' notion, proceed to vote on we S ,h re- tIs
a5iourn and demanded the Yeas and Nays. The Yeas
MIR ELDREDGE then moved that when the House ad.
jOurn Ia day IL adjourn until Wednesday.
The SPEAKER decided that under the rule that motion
Mr. TLDREDGE appealed from the decision.
The SPEAKER had the rule read as follows: .-
notion 5i M. House do mo-" sSeurp ba9 s the insult thereon Is
announced he shall not entertain dio motion until the vote Is
lie then directed the Clerk to call the roll
Mr. ELDREDGE-An appeal from the decision OF the
Chair
The SPEAKER (peremptorly)- The Clerk will call the
The vote was then taken by Yeas and Nays. and the
Mr.. COX dem. n. " remarked that many members
on ms side OF the House were anxious TO debate the BILL
and thought that the debate more important than
dlstOry motions and suggested the resolution be so mod
flied TO have the vote the passage Of the bill taken
After considerable discussion between Messrs. cox
Dem., N. ~. BUTLER REP, Massl VOORHEES,
GDem., Ind, BECK Dem, Ky }, and EIDREDGE uem,
Ms tie resolution modified so as to require the vote To
be taken at o'clock tomorrow, was adopted.
Mr.. BINGHAM Rep. Ohio reserved his right to move
to Postpone the 6 til the third Monday IN January
preclude motion TO postpone or amend The bill was
Dir. BECK Dem, KY offered amendments requiring
the day hxtd for the meeting OF the Legislature 10 De not
less than 80 than days from the date OF the
vacancies in the Legislature inserting word "vOlun-
tary" in the oath declaring that the person taking 1t
Mr.. BUTLER (Mass) remarked that the bill had been
carefully drawn by the Senate Committee and had been
debated great length in the Senate. especially by the
opposition In the details Of the bill there might be
amendments offered which would or would not be Of any
great hut any immaeria amendment would
endanger the bill and endanger the lives OF many good
people in Georgia One Senator and four Represents
tves white and coored had been murdered. and fifteen
now II was proposed by the amendment Offend hy the
gentleman KENTUCKY,
be allowed TO ill the vacancies thus created.
That was a new way Of changing Inaiores-to murder
your opponents and then ask time 10 elect 10 fiji
their pacesand yet he Lad understood that gentle
man (Nlr. Binghaml would move 10 postpone the bill
until the OF the Republican majority in the LeCisa
might be murdered-at Christmas, when the son of
God came on earth TO bring " Peace aud good VIII to
men," II the Georgia Rebels had until the third Mon
day in January. they would change the majority or at
any rate would have enough Killed or driven out OF the
State. that when the Legislature came together. and
the incompetent men came TO be Weeded out; there
would not be quorum by winch 10 pass the FIFTEENTH
Amendment, or do any other legislative act Then a
election would have TO be ordered and they would
take care to elect men who wond be just as bitter as
those who would be got rid Of but who, by stretch OF
conscience could take the oath.
The following Is a copy bill promote the recon.
sructon Of tAr state Of Georgia as 1t finally passed the
Senate;
re- That the Governor Of the State Gsorgs and
hrs5, Is authorized aui directed forthwith by proclamation
Dear By the Of George M3s the General comgaps
to appear on some certain Day 70 be NAMED % .a pTocmsoa az
Law Of the Cn'sd state seoTlsg to le P2,,'Sa' Of h act
to ssd senate aud Mouse OF Representative sh be convened a
elect. as member Of said senate and House Of RerressrTg shall
addition taxing tie G-a or oes reqed By 1e Consultation Of
STATE Of the following arnsrou.
b' that Sa,e newer S oGs ' OF e.. ' tSs a e
Legislature aay STATE Of The Uuid states bed civil
ol &c , , ny io 81 i,ic. IN Sgy s % me-, s u. cS ,
hei O&ce IN the military naval Of the
Iated states or given aid or comfort enemies or rsnased I
cpt consequence Of direct physical force or aid
d..
given any support TO- any Government o. any klnl orEtul
'rl 'l,, 80 lr. I n 0' or b s gna ,s o. PEI
iusaou, uamey - do osmny swear ,or sru the case
.5 state from disability a. provided fr by lection three Of tie
Fourteenth Amendment Of the Constitution Of The United states So
he'll me Goo lo on he pam ana pnas o. Pl as l.s case l
s % & .i b. evidence IN al Cosris and plsees Add ever
person claiming 70 elected shall decline neglect
Or he us'Se TO tsls o t o. "a 81 s, or oo " R,eprs,s
participation II the proceedings thereof 'AA be deemed
Sac ASd rtAsr snaed Tha, airy claiming to BE-
falsely take either provided
BE- 6reea guilty o. Pu' aSd s md ia % ,' aI1 rss'
Court fhs United states for ~ D,inc Of Go,t. 70 WHICH a.,
sad crime conn sdi and th jurisdiction Of iad Court lA
be Sole ,S' sn1 5 If Ss J isy 'f Th s persons elected A. ~
, and emit ed to COMPOSE such Isrars .d 'bo ,aa eomp,
vita the provisions Of ilis act BY taxing one ne o.'9s OF hsn
Representative to which they have been elected r,,peetey 70 9r
SEC mi JsG ITf5r eHa h,t any person shall b force, 1o
snes or iragi si5y hinder or al or person, s.
% act or from participating 10 the proceedings Senate House
OfRepuaes after Aapg taken one sad oa'hs or shrmitol'
oT ADJ nav tried convicted punished tberobr The Crcu
az p.tr Court Of toe Und Sste. Georgia in
lb ,tet aid osss.s th be committed: and shall he punished
therefor by at bard aeGr for not ess than ,so nor more
DO he discretion OF TIE Court aud ne Jurisdiction Of
s ooar' Ls b. sole aud eIela'i'e 12T ne puTp s9a'a -
& @ e d participation 10 tie proceedings Of said Ssaae or
81 Rssrt1t,ye. uuop The ground 81 race cola or prev
eorIfo Of ruds would be Illegal revolutionary and Lsreoy
SEc IND by mated That upon The application Of the
such military forces oihs Uuteds ,s'e' be necessary
SIC And BE- Il rr sac,a That the Legislature rsut
before Representative from Georgia admitted seats
Mr. BECK Dem. KY. member Of the Reconstruc-
ton Committee argued mat the state OF feOrga having
complied with all the conditions imposed by the recon-
structOn laws, and having been admitted To- representa-
0p was as much a sovereign State In the Union New
York or Ohio and whatever Congress did today 10
Georgia 1t could with equal proprey 90 to ew1ork or
ONO or Massachusetts. He quoted the dispatch sent by
Mr. Tiff 10 the Georgia Legislature, partly IN the writ
Courts OF the question OF negro eligibility TO hold Office.
and then 10 adjourn. That advice was acted on; the
ture adjourned. The Circuit Court had decided against
the egnY on negroes Sv Inc an supreme
Court OF the State. The Legislature was To meet
IN the second Monday In January aud this bill proposed
10 anticipate the acton OF Legislature, and %
the whole matter into the hands OF Gov Bullock, VINO
was charged with Incorporating the funds OF the
state and TO be afraid OF Impeachment by the Iegisa
ture In this connection he sent upo the clerks desk
and mad read letter himself from the state treasurer
a leading Republican, charging Gov Bullock with many
specinc acts OF msapprOpr,atiOn Of the state funds
MIR BUTLER inquired whether Gov. Bullock mad not
testified this morning before the Reconstruction Com
mttee that his transactions with the funds OF the state
mad been referred Committee Of the Legislature,
which had eXOneratsd him
MI BECK replied that Gov. BullOcks statement was
that such OF those matters had occurred and were
known before the adjournment OF the Legislatnre-
because many OF them had occurred sncehad been re-
ferred 10 Legislative Committee and that majority OF
the Committee had decided in his favor; but that the
iagsatDre itself had Overrued the report and had
ad9pted the minority report refusing 10 exonerate him,
and today the Legislature held the whip over him sub
feet % Impeachment.
Without concluding his speech Mr. BECK yielded to a