The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-13
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Affairs In Washington.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE spirit
prevailing in the House may be imagined
from the following extracts from the pro-
ceedings:
Mr.. Butler-s.I take back nothing"
Mr.. Bingham-"Then L ask the House to
compel you to take back yonr revolutionary
resolution; that is something that the gen
tleman cannot retract 1 denonnce it here
to-day, before the House and before the
people OF the country, rs being as unwar-
ranted as the act of secession. deuounce,
as a representative of the people, this at.
tempt to inaugurate revolution on the floor
OF this House. I will oppose the reference
OF the resolution as seeming to commit the
House In some sort to challenge of your
own law. How would it look for us to refer
another resolution, suggested by the speech
OF the gentleman, MR. Butler,) and that is
that the House should be authorized to use
the gentleman's language, if the Senate
would not retire from the joint convention,
to kick it out. The gentleman from Massa-
chusets should be the captain in the kicking
operation. Naughter.) I think the gen
tleman can gainsay his speech in that be-
half, which brought down tho galleries and
split the ears of the groundlings; and it IL
illustrates the animus of his resolution 1
denounce 1t here as resolution of revolu-
archy. The idea Of the House of Repre-
sentatives kicking the Senate of the United
States About the time that you will have
kicked the law-maklng power out of exis-
tence-you will have proved yourselves
greater architects Of your country's ruin
than did the million Of men who for four
years waged war upon your Constitution
and your laws, drenching your land with
blood and riddling it all over with graves"
Mr.. Butler-"As die, always did like
that speech of Mr.. Binghams" Haugh-
ter.)
Mr.. Schenck-"I have not the slightest
idea of proposing the censuro of the
Speaker. think he was excited, like the
rest of u.s.
Mr.. Colfax-"He was not
Mr.. Schenck-"There is only difference
of opinion about that
In the House, the bill allowing the crew
OF the Kearsage $3.50, 900 as pension for
destroying the Confederate cruiser Alabama,
passed. The Reconstruction COMMITTEES
reported bill organizing provisional 60
vernment for Mississippi. It authorizes
the re- assembling of the Convention forth
with, by order of the President thereof.
and in case of his failure, within thirty days,
by order of the Commanding General of
the District. The said Convention in addi-
ton to Its present powers, shall appoint q
Provisional Governor, and may remove and
appoint all State, County, townships and
other offices of the provisional government,
and authorizes the Provisional Governor to
remove and appoint Magistrates, and judges
OF elections, and submit to the people, with
or without amendments the Constitution
heretofore framed by the Convention. The
Dill exempts from attachment or sale house
hold property or implements to the value of
S5UO, and authorizes the Convention to pass
an ordinance consistent with the reconstruc-
tlon OF other States for the protection of
LIE, liberty and property. The Convention
not TO convene more than thirty days, nor
allow members more than five dollars each
per day, nor more than ten cents per mile
mileage The ordinances of the Convention
remain In force until disapproved by Con-
gress or until the State is admitted. The
bill was recommitted.
After severe struggle, Buffers rcsolu-
tlons and several amendments were tabled.
The bill authorizing military and postal
railroad from Washin gton to New York wos
passed-100 to sd. The House then tool;
recess until tonight when they will consider
the tax bill
In the Senate, after considering several
private bills. the currency bill was discussed
to adjournment
1t is stated thai Gen. Longstreet is an
applicant for the New Orleans Collector
ship. '''oi'
Ia oio was Iuil CaDinet meeting to-day.
James Lyons addressed the Supreme
Court, to-day, in writ of prohibition
against Underwood. A. b. Guizon was in
court TO take care of the interest of Jeter
Fhlliips, sentenced to death for wife muir
der' and rescued by Underwood's rulings
but made no argument. Evarts stated that
he had been served by the petitioners with
notice DC OF an application for Aabeas corpus
tor the Tortugas prisoners, but unless the
Court served him notice be would con.
slider the motion &c payte