The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-21

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A motion was made to lay Mr.. Buffers motion on
the table, and the yeas and nays were called for
This was understood the first OF series OF dila
tory motions The motion was negatived-yeas, 4s;
Mr.. BUrIER, Of Mass then offered the following
Resolved That the rule. suspended the House
Georgia, O'Clock r. Of day
motions. proceed TO vote the passage 81 the
Mr.. WOOD, tdem.) Of N. Y.-The gentleman pro-
poses TO allow an hour and half for discussion.
The SPEAKER unterrupting)-The resolution Is not
Mr.. EIpRrpos, tdem) Of Wis, moved that the
House adjourn aud demanded the yeas ana nays
Mr.. ELDRIDaB then moved that when the House
The SPEAKER decided that under the rule that
motion was not In order.
Mr. ELDRIDGk appealed from the decision sai,N,
Pending motion TO suspend the rules the Speaker may
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any datoy motion until the vote IL taken suspension
He directed the clerk to call the roll.
Mr. ELDRIDGE-An appeal from the decision OF the
the SPEAKER tperemptorilyl- clerk VIII can
the vote was taken by yeas and nays and the
House refused TO adjourn.
OF the House were anxious to debate the bill, and
thought that the debate was more important than
dilatory motons and suggested the resolution be so
modified 10 have the vote on the passage OF the
bill taken at three O'Clock tomorrow.
After considerable discussion between Messrs.
Cox, Butler, voorhees,, Beck and Eldridge the reso-
luton, modified as to require the vote to be taken
at three o'clock tomorrow, was adopted.
| pone the bill till the third Monday in January.
The SPEAKER stated that the resolution would not
preclude motion 10 postpone or TO amend. The
| MIR. BECK, (dcm.) Of KY, offered amendments
requiring the day liked Tor the meeting OF tue Legs
latnre to be not less than thirty more than sixty
days from the date OF the Governors proclamation:
providing for elections to MI vacancies In the Legs
| lature; Inserting the word "vOuntariy' In the
oath declaring that the person taxing had not
gagged In the rebellion &c.
| Mr. BUTLER OF Mass. remarked that the bin had
| been carefully drawn by the Senate committee and
| had been debated at great length IN the senate
especially by the opposition. In the mere details OF
\ the bill there might be amendments offered which
would or would not be OF any great consequence;
| but any material amendment would endaDger the
BIZ and endanger the lives OF many good people in
| Georgia. one Senator and four Representatives,
| white and cOOred, had been murdered and fifteen
/ Representatives had been driven from their houses
| and now 1t was proposed by the amendment
| offered by the gentleman nom Kentucky t1at the
rebel element pc allowed to I'LL the vacancies thus
| created, That was a new way OF changing MAORI
! tles-to murder your opponents and then ask time
to elect men to iii their places and yet he under
to postpone the bill until the rest of the republican
| majority in the Legislature might be murdered-at
6rlnr peace and good viii to men, II the Georei 10
| rebels had time till the third Monday In January
| they would change me majority. or AZ any rate
that when the Legislature came together, and the
incompetent men came to be weeded OUT, there would
amendment or do any other Legislative act. Then u
| new election would have to be ordered, and they
bitter as those who would be got rid or but who by
stretch OF conscience could take the oath. As to
The objection tina. tas ratification o. tue s9entn
count OF the coercion OF some OF the Southern
States 70 ratlfy IT. he reminded the House that y
the admission OF almost every new State, before the
war, condlslons precedent were exacted.
| mittec, argued that the State Of Georgia, havin,
complied with all the conditions imposed by the re
construction laws ana having been admitted TO re
Union as New York or Ohio, and whatever Congress
dld to-day to Georgia II could with equal proprety d
to New Ork or ONO or Massachusetts. He quoted CHI
despatch by MI. Tift to the Georgia Legislature
"partly In the writing or President Grant, advising
eligibility to hold ONCE and then to adjourn. That
advice was acted on the question was submitted TO
cult Court mad decided against the eiigibnty Of ne
groes to office. and that decision had been overrnled
by the Supreme Court OF the State. The Legislature
| was to meet on the second Monday III January, and
this BIZ proposed to anticipate the action 81 the
Legislature and 10 throw the whole matter into the
| hands or Governor Bullock, who was charged wit h
| Incorporating the funds Of the State and TO be
| afraid Of impeachment by the Legislature In this
connection he sent up 70 the Clerks desk and mad
| a
! leading republlcan-charging Governor bullock
with many speclic acts OF incorporation Of the
| State funds.
| Mr.. BUTLER inquired whether Governor Bullock
had not testified this morning before the Reconstruc-
| ton Committee that his transactions with the FUNDS
OF the state had been referred to committee OF the
/ Legislature which had ex0nerated him.
Mr.. BECK replied that Governor Bullock's state
ment was that such OF those matters had occurred
and were known before the adjournment OF the
dee many o. ,ne nau occurred
| and that majority or the committee had decided
| in his favor, but that the Legislature itself had
overruled the report and had adopted the minority
report, refusing to exonerate him; and to-day the
Legislature held the whip over hiui subject to iii-
| Without concluding his speech, Mr. BECK yielded
to q motion to lake recess and the House lorty
minutes past four TOOK recess until hapast seven
| this evening.
| DISCUSSION OF THE GEORGIA BILL RE uasp.
The House met again at half-past seven O'Clock as
IN Committee Of the Whole mr. FERRY IN the CHAIR,
| for continuation OF the debate the Georgia Re-
| construc lion bill. There we're not many members
| in attendance but the galleries were we'll filled.
| Mr.. BECK resumed and concluded his argument in
opposition 10 the bill. Referring TO the letter read
from the State Treasurer making charges against
Governor Bullock he said that letter had been read
| by himself this morning to Governor Bullock so
| that he might contradict The charges II he
| could, but neither he nor any friend OF his
| were true Governor bullock was, of all men, tue
very last whom Congress should make absolute des-
pot Jas the bill proposedl over the state Of Georgia
| II Congress were determined to turn Georgia
out Of the Union and restore her 10 the cou-
dltion OF q conquered province or territorial de-
tendency let her, IN the name OF humanity, be put
under the charge OF man who would 40 Justice to
her. Governor Bullock had himself In the commit
tee room this morning. admitted that he could not
take the test oath, he had In the capacity OF an