The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-22

matter what the pressure OF parry may be / cannot
consent to stuity myself. AS 10 the Ratification OF
the fifteenth amendment Mr.. Bingham declared that
nothing which human ingenuity could contrlve was
SO likely TINS bill 10 defeat that great ana Just ana
righteous measure. In conclusion ne moved tue
further DoStpoDemen OF tne oili W ING Iulru Nou-
nesiay IN January next.
Mr. FARNswoRTH, trep.l OF ILL.,, opposed the bill.
He felt constralned he said, TO support the motion
OF the genteinan from ONO tAir. bingham, and In
case 1t failed, to vote against the DILL tie stated his
grounds OF opposition IN fifteen minutes speech.
Mr. PAINE lrep.) OF Wis, supported the Dt and
had some reports ami letters read showing the ne
cessty Tor such measure.
Mr. MHITTEMoRE, (rcpj oil ,. u, spoke Tor ten
mtuutes In support OF the bill.
Mr. LOGAN. (rep.l OF ILL.,, nt!mated the diiicuuy
that might present Itself II TINS bill was postponed
ana the Legislature OF Georgia was again III session.
lac utd not see how those members whom TINS law
dd not recognize enIited TO their seats could be
displaced. - 40.
He deplored the detection OF tue gentleman from
ONO (hir. Bnghalnl and mlnated that lie seemed
to have caught injection from the nelgnDorhood lie
occupied a!luding 10 the iaot that Mr.. Bingham SITS
on the democraotic side or the Housel lie replied
briefly to the arguments made AGAINST me OH to-day
aad III reply To Nh. CoXS speech he SAID that ne
regarded mat gentleman IS rather encroaching on
that Old proverb, that dog should not eat dog;h
40 carpet-Dagger should no. attack carpel-negger.
u.aughter.) lie also surprised that man WA
name SO liable b. be punned upon should have made
sucn bad joke on the name of the Governor OF
Georgia. (i4aughteFi As TO tue statement that
tiils bill foand ils origin IN the commentator
o the PRESIDENT the contradiction or that lag IN the
iact that The bill whch he Nr Butlerl brought be-
lore the House last April was substantially the same
rs this bll. The effect oi the postponemeut OF the
bill would be that when the Governor and those who
had been recommending thus legislation returned to
Georgia they would be sent TO Join the ranks OF the
murdered legislators. As 10 Mi. Blngnaln's aTgu-
ment Tor postpouement he thought II suicidal. II
the bIii were 80 bad so utterly vile as TO BIO un.
worthy place III the House OF Representatives OF
the people why keep II alive to tile third Wednes-
day Wg n nos vote mcb n a0w
al hearing the gentleman from ONO say that there
was line in the Message Of the President which
the President never intended should be there, and
that he (hlr. Bnshaml knew II. Now, SAID Mr..
Butler, II he means by Knowing 1t that he knows IL
by the context, that IS one thing; Dut II ne means
taat he knows 1t from what the President to!u him,
think he should make known 10 the House that he
was authorized 10 make that statement. Is he
authorized 10 state that the President OF the United
States has made him y special messenger TO inform
the House thai III solemn message sent by the Ex-
ecutlve to both houses, there was line
winch he never intended to be there, and
that the President mai left IL there Tor
our guidance, aud never let anybody know about 1t
except the gentleman IRON uh!op Are we to un-
derstand from him That the Executive thus deals
with Congress- think think there can be no more
severe criticism on the course which have over and
over again Deprecated oil undertaking to control the
action OF the House by pretended private communi
cdtlOnS from the President or the United States.
never did give them TO the House, and l nave no
respect IN that regard, for any gentleman VINO does.
When the President ol the United states communl
Gates with member OF Congress as TO private gen
tiemen, neither OF them ceases TO be O gentleman,
But the President OF the United States undertakes
to log roll business
Mr.. BISGHAM-I cell the gentleman to order. He
has no right to talk OF the Presidents logroling.
sad nothing TO JUSTIFY IL. | stand on what said,
ana the gentleman from Massachusetts has no power
to bi0ye me In tue assertion which make that the
President OF the United States never meant to recon-
mend TO Congress that 1t should impose on Georgia
the test oath III the reconstruction acts.
Mr.. BurLER-There was no occasion to call to
order do not believe that President Grant under
took to communicate to the House IN that way.
Mr.. ENTHUSIASTICALLY said that he communicated
to the House.
Mr.. BUTLEg-I do not desire men to come mere, as
they DID last session, saying that the President
wished this or that only refer TO this that We may
not have 1t any more. regard these as tne most
indecent exhibitions Of Executive influence that
disgraced Congress, not from the Executive, but
from those who pretend to give his words.
The debate being closed the House proceeded to
vote on Mr.. Binghams motion to postpone. The
motion was reJected-yeas 81 nays III. The repub-
leans voting for It were Messrs. Bingham Farms
worth and FiDkelpburg. The amendmcnt offered by
Mt gecK was 3, rejecsd ana Inc pm was tnen
were Messrs. Bingham and Farnsvorth.
THE CENSUS LAw..s
ing provisions or the law for taking the census was
taken up and passed.
RECESS OF CONGRESS.
Mr., NIBLACK, tdem.l OF Ind, offered concurrent
resolution extending the recess from the 9TH TIL the
ioth OF January. He said he understood that
had been made BY the principal COM
mlttees 10 hold their sessions daring the recess TO
prepare business for the house, SO no time would
be lost by the proposed extension.
The resolution was sustained by Messrs. BUTLER
OF Mass ana SCHENCK, and 1t was agreed TO.
THE REMAINS OF GEORGE PEABODY.
Mr.. JONES, tdem.) Of KY, called up his resolution
offered last week requesting the President TO uetal
one or more shps-of-war to meet at sea the English
war ship coming to TINS country with the remains Of
ceeded IN support OF the resolution TO pronounce n
eulogy on the character OF Mr.. Peabody.
Mr.. SWAMI, tdeml of Md, suggested an amend
ment providing for committee OF Congress to
attend the obaeQuies Of Mr.. Peabody.
Mr.. JONES allowed that amendment to be offered.
MIR. ScuESoK, lrep.) OF Ohio. moved 10 adjourn,
giving notice that one reason for the motion was 10
give time TO gentlemen TO consider the proprety OF
mourning the expense which the resolution would
render necessary.
Mr.. VOORHEES, expressed his regret that that re-
mark should have been made.
MIR. SCHESCK reminded the House that one or
more vessels OF war mad been detailed from the
American squadron in European waters to form q
convoy. That was sufficient. He also reminded the
House that Congress had already given public test.
Inonlals Of Its respects for Mr.. Peabody. Ungra-
cious as II might be he would say that he would
rather divide little OF that respect and attention
individual, poor it might be, who In
proportion to his means abroad, while the
struggle was going on for the life OF this nation gave
his t.me his energy, his hopes and endeavors, along
with his sympatnies to the Union. (Clappng OF
hands by several nembers.) lie would say, athongh
he should stand alone that up to this point he
thought that they had done enough TO manifest re-
spect TO that individual and tnat there were other
considerations which weighed on the minds OF some
brought to his country and buried quietly and honor
ably IN the soil that gave HIM birth.
Mr. VOORHEES, sald he would 90 as far as the gen-
tleman from ohio to do honor to that class whom
That gentleman spoke OF. lie did not think, how.
ever, that considerations OF that kind ought TO be
thrown in II the resolution had not been intro
duced the House perhaps might, without any njns-
tce to Itself have done nothing; but this resoll.
ton was now before the House, and any negative
action would be construed by the civilized world as
a mark OF disrespect TO the man whom the civilized
world delighted TO honor. For that reason, II for no
other, he desired action on the resolution, and
favorable action.
MIR. JONES, tde. OF KY, expressed his regret that
any such discussion lad arisen, and said that his
sense OF proprety forbade him 10 allow the discussion
to proceed furtaer. lie therefore moved the pre-
yious question.
Mr.. ScaESoK moved to lay the resolution on the
table
Mr.. BUTLER, or Mass, moved TO adjourn.
Mr.. SClIENCK then Withdrew his motion, and the
vote was taken on the motion to adjourn.
The House refused 10 adJourn-yeas. Al; nays, 70.
MT. ScaEsCk then sald:-"Had | been aware OF
the TACT that unanimous consent was asked TO bring
TINS subject before the House certainly should have
objected do not propose-the matter being before