New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-29
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toe ON Approximations reported the Army Appropriation
hin which was referred to the Committee of the Whole
and made the special order for Monday next after the
morning hour. 1t appropriates s4S,l99'OOO
MR.. PAINE's GEORGIA RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr. PAINE rep, Wis., from the Committee on Recon
strucon reported the resolution relating TO Georgia.
which nc tried to offer on Monday
Mr. BROOKS Dem N. " asked whether the Com
mittee had also authorized the preamble TO be reported
Mr. PAINE replied that the preamble ana resiu. .S
H. was TO say that the condition Of things gen
orally was before that Committee out not TINS precise
e inquired whether the previous question
which Mr.. Paine had moved was "l'huraWn'
Mr. PAINE saidit was not ....
The sPEAKER-Then the debateis not in order
The previous question was seconded and the resolu
ton was adOpted Yeas, 1913; Nays 20.
Mr. CHAMBER moved to lay the preamble on the table
The preamble was then adopted.
Mr. BROOKS presented a memorial OF saw manuiac,
turers against the proposed increase OF duty on steel
bars doubling the existing duty on saw steel also OF
Mr. BHRNEs Dem. n W introduced bill to estab
sh postoad bridge across the East RIVER between
Mr.. sTARKWEGTiiER Rep Comm presented petit
ton Of owners and masters of vessels IN Cohnecteut
gagged in aud navigation from the illegal coffee
ton OF taxes and eXactons by state ana uhclpd corPo
THE GEORGIA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE:
Mr.. DAWES Rep, Mass Chairman OF inc kleeuon
Committee called up at O'Clock, the report OF the COM
mttee in the contested election case OF CRr5sy anu
Wmpy from the With Congressional District OF Georgia
having Voluntarily given aid and countenance, counsel
and encouragement TO persons engaged ia armed hos
representative, aud that John Wimpy not having re-
ceyed majority Of the votes cast Is not entitled 10 inc
Mr. DAVIS suggested that after the vote today refer
riIg 10 the DISCRIMINATION Committee the question
Georsia shond be represented in the House. he
did know but what this subject Should Dc also referred
considerable discussion took place that point, Mr.
Brooks favored its reference 70 the Reconstruction Com
mittee because the reports from that Committee were
always sustained by the House. whereas the reports IRON
the Election Committee were generally oyerrued Inc
House had committed ltsell th!s noiIius ~ ~
cpes adverse the representation OF Georgia at all
Whereas the question TO the aDtecedents OF
Sergeant Chrsty and Lieutenant Wnpy ne tMr Br0Oks
would be able to show Chrsty was nowhere ana MlmPy
Mrs BUTLER rep, Mass) said he was willing TO take
BIZ the hand any officer soldier OF the Confederate
the work of reconstruction, rather than man North or
South, who Ia newspaper stirred up sedon IoT HHleh
had not particle IN his heart That was the position OF
Mr. Chrsty who m his newspaper as late rs asI Aay
the country advising murder, sustaining the kG,klux
consprators and the spawn and brood Of Thaddeus
vens And now this same person Wahteu 70 come ana
Mt. PAINE moved the postponement Of the resolution
After some remarks from Mr. sHELLABARGER in
favor Of posponement, the motion was agreed TO-
TIE BILL RELATING TO PENSIONS.
The House then took up in the morning hour the Dill
relating pensions that before the House yesterday
Mr. NIBLACK Dem, Ind! moved to reeommit the Dil
with instructions to report Il back with the second sec
ton stricken out, ana also that portion Of tho trst
section stricken out as TO- the widow bong anonres
MI PERiIAM REP, Mel undertook to explain and de-
fend the section which had met with persistent oppO
s0n that he had little expected, but he was certain that
il the object the necessity for the section
sition The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. IngersoD had
declared yesterday IN language rather unbecomng that
and frigid region OF Maine. He Mr. Perham wished 70
say that the Commissioner OF Pensions In his annual re-
port had called special attention 10 the subject The
CommssOuer stated that the numbero Of widows having
pensions who cohabitng without marriage refusing
that solemn and legal rite living In open prostitution
was increasing aud that the Government should not De
uhwingy placed in the strange attitude Of Offering
premium on immortality. lie (Mr. Perham) wanted the
opponents OF the section 10 see what e proposed TO
fight. Here, for Instance we're two widows living ~
tile community, both drawing pensions and both
forming matrimonial engagements the ore gets married
marriage rite but cohabs with tho man and retains her
Mr. WOOD Dem, n. " rose TO a question Of order
The gentlemen from Maine, lie said, was perpetratnga
libel and calumny on the widows Of soldiers II the gen
tleman knew such spoke Of was his duty
specify them and not SANDER the whole OF them.
The SPEAKER oyerrued the question OF order on the
ground that the remarks Of the gentleman from Maine
were parliamentary and decorous, and that tho bill
brought up the very question lac was discussing
Mr.. WOOD hoped the gentleman would name the par
ties to whom lac referred.
Mr.. PERHAM said he was not going TO do any such
desired TO get the nameslet him 90 TO the office Of the
Commissioner OF Pensions and there he could have them
Mr. Perham argued That the operation OF te present sy
to punish the ehase woman by depriYing her OF
her pension when she got married honestly and TO give
premium who lived concubines He thought
tho Government should not allow itself to be placed IN
Mr. FARNsW6RTH rep, III reminded Mr. Perham
that person accused OF crime had constitutional right
whether he thought It wise aud proper by one blow 20
knock down that safeguard and TO leave every widow OF
the war the tender meTcies Of person. who from
motives OF vindetveness or meddesomeness might send
to the Commissioner report charging woman win
crime and putting her her proof OF honesty. Did he
propose to convict poor deenseless WIDOW without
Mr.. BoYDEN rep, g. c. suggested whether 1t was
the business Of the state Governments " take Of
Mr.. PERHAM, in reply to Mr. Farnsworth explained
the section to mean simply THIS that on the presentation
that is living life of crime, he does not with
draw her pension butsends her copy Of the information
received, and calls upon her for explanation and the
has six months to satisfy the Commissioner that
the charges against her false The Commissioner OF
Pensions had great many letters upon this subject
many OF them from the state Of Illinois, declaring that
the evil complained OF growing one, and that the
Without dsposing of the subject the morning hour ex
pred and the bill went over until the morning hour Of
Mt CORNELL rep, N " offered resolution calling
for information to tho survey Of the Harbor OF New
The House then at n o'clock went into Committee Of
the Whole the State Of the Union Mr. Scbenck in the
On motion Of Mr. BUTLER Rep., Mass,) the Leglsla
i've bill was laid aside on account OF tho sickness OF the
Chairman OF the Committee on Appropriations (MrWash-
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tho next bill the being the Indian Appro
priatlon bill, MIR. MAYNARD moved 10 lay 1t aside In
order 20 take mp the Tariff bill
Mr. MOoREHEAD rep, Pa supported the motion,
ana some discussion took place. the tariff men fayorlng
Is,
Committee proceeded to the consideration OF the Indian
Appropriation bill, Mr.. Wilson lIowa in the chair The
total sum appropriated by the bill is 2l922G0 being
t6s2 less than she amount appropriated by the indian
Appropriation bill last year.
After considerable discussion about the general Indian
system, the Committee without dispOsng of the bill
MT; ROOTS rep, ArkQ offered resolution to add two
members TO the Pacific Railroad Committee so that the
reconstructed States may be represented that Com
mittee LII.
. THE CONVENTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, (Rep., MassD said that he proposed
70 move tue previous question on the Const
satisfied from the discussion and from what ne knew OF