The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-22
EvENINa SESSION

EVENING SESSION.
The consideration of the Georgia
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Davis argued that OILY by a
successful revolution could the rela-
tions of the Southern States with the
Union have been permanently sun
dered, and the suppression ofthe re-
bellion involved the return Of those
states to their former relations 70 the
Government and the restoration OF
their former condition of things
without Intervention of Federal leg
islatiOu. He defined opposition to
the bill on general grounds, and
particularly because it assumed to
dictate arbitrary and unheard of re-
strictions upon the Legislature Of
Georgia as to its method of procedure
in the detail of organization, as to
the qualifications OfitS members; that
it was EX POST FACTO In IFS pro-
visions because it provided penalties
for that which before was not criml-
nal; that it implied the power ofCon-
gress to punish a State by that dan
gerous heresy of assumed power, the
exclusion of State from representa-
tiOn. The discussion which follow
ed assumed wide range on pol1n-
cal topics, and protracted until a late
hour.
Mr.. Casserly said that four years
of a government OF the bayonet in
the South had demonstrated the fu'
tility of the reconstruction policy of
Congress; that violence and disorder
were its legitimate results, and that
the cOerciVe measures now proposed
to secure the ratification Of the Fiji
teenth Amendment would iHValidate
action on the subject.
WARRINGTON Dec, l6-Fnr the
first time since the beginning ofthe
session, the proceedings of both
Houses OF Congress were Of mOrt'
than Ordinsry interest. In the Sen
ate, the feature was the debate on the
Infamous bill to force Georgia 10
adopt the fifteenth amendment,
Drake, of Missouri, made a rabbi
speech, splitting his Yeuu:N, at the
same time, at the supreme Court.
MIR. Carpenter, of WiscCnsin, while
| indOrsing the Radical lire Of policy,
made an appeal for moderation and
| common sense. Mr. Thurman, of
Ohio, protested In the name of Ohio,
which had repudiated negro suf-
frage by $4,000 majOrity, against
the amendment. Other speeches
| were delivered by Democrats and
/
| attempt to get in a resolution, CALI
ing upon the Acknowledgement to
| communicate what arrangement he
| had made on the part of the United
States with the counsel of Yerger,
now in the hands of the military in
Mississippi charged with the murder
| of Colonel Crane A Radical SenaN
tor objected, and the matter went
over. Mr.. Cragin introduced a reso'
luton, whitewashing John w. For
ney, late Secretary of the Senate,
who was charged last session with
discrepancies" in his accounts.
Mr. Cameron, in addition, took back
the hard things he had said about
FOrney. In the House of Represen
tatives, the Census bill as amended
was passed after a short debate. A
message was received from the Pres
| ident, declining to communicate to
the House the correspondence be
tween Dan Sickles and the Spanish
| government in relation to Cuban
mediation. Mr.. Shanks very ap-
propriately reported bill to provide
artificial shanks, free of expense, to
disabled soldiers and sailors. The
| House went into Committee of the
| Whole at o'clock upon the Presi-
1 OSuGS H6SSdS0, anu MI. Mun66n, OF
Ohio, opened the ball by an attack on
the financial position of the Presi-
dent He made an emphatic decla-
ration in favor of repudiating the
national debt. The moment his
| speech was concluded, nearly every
leading Democrat in the House jump.
ed to his feet and, in the most vehe-
ment terms, disavowed Mr.. Mum
gems reputation sentim en- s.
Speeches Of thsi tenor were made
by Mr.. Randall of Philadelphia;
General Slocum, Judge Woodward,
MIR. James Brooks, Mr.. Eldridge, OF
Wisconsin, Mr.. Kerr, Of Indiana.
and Mr.. S. S. Cox. General GAR
field, of Ohio, taking advantage OF
the temporary feeling on the subject,
offered q resolution declaring that
the House, without distinction OF
party, repudiatPd reputation, and
it was carried. with only one dissent
ing voice-that of Mr.. Jones, of Ken.
lucky. After this animated scene
the House adjourned over till Mon
day.