Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-09
reached that point he be stopped. [Laugh.

l EeAcneu tndt punt nc NC StOpPeus LauS u
ter. ~.
Mr.. Salisbury said no would answer The
Senator with enc of his own anecdotes. A
man passed along a road and discovered
a neighbor whom he knew tC
be a Universalist beating dead
Skunk, whereupon be demonstrated, say
ing allow is it you who do not believe
in punishment after death, are inilicting
| it upon this poor Skunk" The Univer-
falist replied, to be sure he did moi
believe In punishment after death, or the
! Justice of il, but he knew this particular
skunk deserved il and he was bound to
| give it to him. So Salisbury thought he
had pronounced sentence upon that party
and he felt bound 10 60 on.
Mr.. Nye suggested that the dead party
was not the Republican, but the other.
Mr.. salisbury: No, sir. 1t lives, and
you saw the manifestations of its life when
you took as your candidate one who had
always protested to be a Democrat, and
| you found it necessary 10 take him 10
carry you through the last electioBs.
Edmunds suggested in view of this be-
| ing the day on which the Electoral votes
would be counted, it was necessary to take
i cOAAC dCNiOh vi HIS ICooiubAOAh W
the Inethod of counting the vote of
Georgia. He therefore asked The Senator
from Nevada (Mr. Stewart) TO suspend the
debate on the amendment TO allow the Sen.
ate TO act on that resolution.
Mr.. Stewart consented and the resolution
was passed, "a to IL.
PrOoeeeiings In the House.
Mr.. Ward introduced hill fixing the
time for the election of representatives. in
Congressfor Tuesday after The first Monday
in December each alternate year commenc-
ing in 1870, and providing for the registra
ton of electors by inspectors appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior, and that
naturalization shall only be made by United
States Courts and United States Commits
sioners.
every quarter of a million of population of
cities. All naturalization papers held by
persons in cities of over 1000 population,
issued since The 1st day of January, 1854
to be surrendered within one year and new
ones taken. If he old ones are genuine,
the expense to be paid by the United
States. All papers not so surrendered TO
be void
Motions to refer TO committee On reVis-
ion of the lave, and to the Judiciary Com
mittee were rejected, and the bill, at Mr..
Wards desire, was referred to the select
committee on New York election frauds
After interpolation of the morning hour
the next business in order was a motion
made last Monday by Mr.. Schenck to sus-
pend the rules to consider in House and
with reference to committee of the whole,
the Senate amendment to House bill regu.
lating duties on imported copper and cop
per ore.
Mr.. E!dridge asked Mr.. Schenck to
Weld, ia order that he might offer LasG-
linton for the appointment Of a Select
Committee to investigate the reported muir
der by the Arkansas militia, under Gem
Upham, of the three citizens of Marion,
Ark, lst of January last.
Mr. Roots objected.
Mr.. Eldridge desired one minute to ex-
plain the matter.
Mr.. Schenck said he did not like TO yield
for that purpose.
Mr.. Roots said he would object to his
yielding.
Mr.. Eldridge Baid the sister of Mai.
Harvey, one Of the murdered men, WAS in
the city, on her way to Arkansas, to obtain
the body Of her brother, and was very snx
ious to have an investigation.
Mr.. Schenck remarked that was no part
Of the resolution.
MI Eldridge admitted it, and claimed it
wa5 reason Why the resolution should be
adopted. The objection was Withdrawn,
and the resolution conld not be offered.
The Senate's amendments to the Golfer
bill were concurred in, and the bill now
goes TO the President The House then
went into Committee of the Whole and re-
sumed the army appropriation bill, and
soOn after took recess.