The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

BINGHAM DENouNcEs BUTLER AS A REvo1u-
TIoN1sT-PRIzE MONEY FOR TEE KEARsAaE-
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR nnss1ssIPPI-
BUTLER DEFEATED AND BOTTLED UP-M1L1-
TARY AND POSTAL RAILROAD.
WASHINGTON, February 12.-The spirit per-
vading the House may be imagined from the
following extracts from yesterdays proceed
ings:
Mr.. Butler. I take back nothing.
MI. Bingham. Then | ask the House to
compel you to take back your revolutionary
resolution-that is something that the gentle
man cannot retrace and I denounce it here to-
day, before the House and before the people of
the country, as being as unwarranted as any
tive Of the people, this attempt to inaugurate
revolution on the floor of this House. will
oppose the reference of the resolution, as
seeming to commit the House in some sort to
for us TO refer another resolution suggested by
the speech Of the gentleman {hlr. Butler), and
that is that the House should be authorized.
to use the gentlemans language, il the Senate
kick it, out. The gentleman from Massachu-
setts should be the captain in the kicking
operation. [Laughter.] / think the gentle
man cannot gainsay his speech in that which
Of the grounding, and it illustrated the an,naus
of his resolution. denounce it here as reso-
luton OF revolutlon-I denounce it as reso-
luton OF anarchy. The, idea Of the House
Of the United States About the time
that you will have kicked the law-making
power, out Of. existence, you will have
proved yourselves greater architects of
men who, for four years, waged war upon your
constitution. and your laws, drenching your
land with blood and ridging it all over with
graves.
M., Dell co,I IoN IL. 4. 4
speech Of Mr.. Binghams. [Laughter.l
Mr. schenck. have not the slightest idea Of
proposing the censure of the Speaker. think
he was excited like the rest Of us.
Mr.. COlfax. He was not.
MIR. Schenck. There is only difference of
opinion about that.
In TEE HOUSE, the bill allowing the crew Of
sand dollars prize money for destroying the
Confederate cruiser Alabama was passed:
The Reconstruction Committee reported fa-
vorably on the bill organizing q provisional
government ior Mississippi. 1t authorizes the
reassembling Of the convention forthwith by
order Of the president thereof, ,esnd in case OF
his failure to order it within thirty days. by
order Of the commanding general Of the dis
'trict. The said convention, in addition to
its present powers, shall appoint provisional
government, and may remove and appoint all
State, county and other officers of the provision-
oil government, and authorizing the provisional
governor to remove and appoint registrars and
judges Of elections, and submit TO the people,
with or without amendments, the copstitution
heretofore framed by the convention. The bill
exempts from. attachment or sale household
property or improvements to the value Of $500.
It authorizes the convention to pass ordi-
nances. It is not to remain in session over
thirty asys, Or TO nave per tiiem Of more than
So and ten cents mileage. The ordinances viii
remain Of force until disapproved by Congress-.
or the State is admitted into the Union. Trials
for offences against the State shall be by Jury.
The President OF the United States may at any
time remove the Governor and appoint q sue
Oessor. Poll tax shall not exceed 81 80 per
year. s$}a s I'D.
! After severe struggle, Butley's resolution,
with ACCOMMODATING am endments. were tabled.
The bill authorizing q military and postal
railroad between Washington and New 81 GosH, ri
was passed By vote Of 100 to 81. A sS