The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-30

cent certificates TO tho extent OF
the issue of bank notes under this
act, and shall cease TO pay interest
on the three per cent. certificates
of the United States. The bill was
referred to the Committee on Fl,
nanco. a.uegr 2f fsdi boa .mub
Mr.. Conkling, from the Commit
tee on Revision Of Laws, reported
favorably, without amendment, the
House bill for taking the ninth
cencus. In view Of the report so
soon after the committal Of the bill
to the committee. he said tho rea.
son for what might otherwise be
deemed hastily action was based
upon the fact that unless It passed
before the holidays the cencus
would, under the existing statute,
be taken under the law of 1850.
Mr.. Wilson expressed the hope
that the bill would be recommitted,
and that the committee would re.
port joint resolution TO meet the
exigency. na7n oci haiig7l 90
Mr.. Conkling then reportd, by
direction Of the committee, o joint
resolution, suspending, uatil Fob
ruary /, 1870 oil existing laws re.
lating to the taking of cencus. -
The joint resolution was at once
taken up and passed.
In the House tho debate on the
Georgia Reconstruction bill was
continued. Several mombers OBJ.
tained leave to print their speech
cs on tho subject. gu 5o5.e5
Mr.. Potter argued against the
bill. lrr l7i % $3.50 oa
Mr.. Voorhees, followed in an ar.
gumont against the bill, the intro,
duction of which he aseribed to the
President. sar m,9iy =. .
3 Mr. Bldridgc opposed the bill
He asserted that the House had al.
most ceased TO bc Q deliberative
body. and its action was dictated
by tho leading partisans Of the Re,
publican party 3 s1' jos b.
Mr.. Cox was the next speaker Or
tho same side. flo denounced III,
bill as the gospel Of anarchy, anC
tho philosophy of revolution.
| Mr.. Bingham said tho bill sen
to US by tho Senate is in confic
with ovory letter Of past Legislation
!of Congress on tho subject Of recon
struction; II is in conflict with tn,
express order Of the Prcsidon
when he WINS General Of the army
acting nndprtho law Of reconstruc
tion, in 1868, in relation to Gcor
gia; IL is ia conflict with tho utter
ances of the Attorney General o
the United States in reference I,
Virginia, under tho operation Of al
reconstruction aCtsj it is in conaic
with all past legislation, and of th,
! Interpretation Of tho Constitution
For those reasons l ask that tn,
bill may be postponed till the thirC
Wednesday in january. The hon
orabIe gentleman from Massachu
setts [Mr, ButlCr] said yesterday
that for those frequent murders in
Georgia--for those denials Of right
to tho people of Georgia there
ought to be remedy in Congress
| agree with him; but this is no
the bill before us. 1t affords M
additional protection to any man
white or black; it is simply gratu
itous to mako an appeal on that &C
count to the House; and it is equal
ly gratuitous to attempt to bring
to tho support of this measure Thu
recommendation of tho Prcsiden
of tho United States. l happen t.
know, and therefore say il, thu
therc is q single line in tho Prcsi
dents message which he never in
tended 10 DO thoro, and which ht
docs not stand by today, That ii
tho limo which refers to tho impo
sition Of the oath cnjoined by thc
roconstruction acts on members o.
tho Legislature.
Commenting on tho sootior
which allows the army and navy
to be placed In control of tho Gov
ornor, Mr.. Bingham said: 9Th,
law is not worthy q moments con
sidoration in tho House OF Repre-.
sentatives. For ono, no matter
what the party may say, l stan(
hero to say l shall record my vot,
against it. No mattor what th,
pressure of party may bc, l can no
consent TO so stulliiy myself as t,
thus enforce the ratification of th
Fifteenth Amendment"
"i Mi, Bingham declared, tha
nothing which human ingonuit.
could contrlve was so likely as thi
to defeat that great. and just, ant
righteous measure. ''oi p"
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