The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

1tshiAAEL 1As 4b f4Ots8 I0A DGEOI1G LQ9 repre-
seutatives Of the people TO be dragooned
in any s1ch manner into legislation
touching not merely the rights OF the peO-
PIE OF GeoF2sa, but the rights Of all people
Of the Republic. deny the right of Con-
gress to lay the executive power of q ma
ttonaI law al the feet of the Executive, TO
be exercised at his discretion. Congress is
bound to execute It's own laws through its
own officials no matter what the pressure
OF party may be. ! cannot consent TO
stuitify myself as to the ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment.
Bingham declared that nothing which
human Ingenuity coEld cOntTiYe was so
likely as this bill to defeat the great, and
just and righteous measure. In conclu-
sion, he moved q further postponement of
the bill TO the tsird Wednesday, in Jam
uary.
Farnsworth opposed the bill. de felt
constrained 10 support the motion of the
gentleman from Ohio, and in case IL fniled
vote against the bill. He stated his
grounds of opposition.
Paine supported the bill, and had some
reports and letters read, showing the ne
cessity OF such measures.
Whittemore spoke ten minutes IN sup
port of the bill
Logan intImated the dificulty that
might present itself If this bin was post
poned, and the Legislature of Georgia
were again IN session, he did not recog-
nize as those entitled TO seats could be
displaced.
Butler, Of Massachusetts,, closed the de-
bate. He deplored the objection of the
gentleman from Ohio (Bineham,) and in
caught the infection from the neigh
borbood he occupied. alluding to The
fact that Bingham sits on the Democratic
side of the house. He replied briefly TO
the argument made against the bill to-day,
ana, in reply to Cox, said he regarded that
gentleman as rather encrOaching on that
old proverb that. dog shpuid not eat dog
SO carpef-Dagge should not attack carpet
bagger. Laugnter.l he was also surprised
that man with name so liable to be
punned, should have made such q bad
joke on tile name of the Governor of
Georgia. Laughter AS to the ent
that the bin fount its origin in the COM
mendatlon OF the President, its contrgJdic-
ton Law in the fact that the bin wbish he
April, was substan TALLY the same. The
effect of the postpOnement of the bill
would be, Wnen Goor and those who had
been recommending this legislation re-
TUNED to Georgia, they would be sent to
join the ranks OF the murdered Legtsla-
postponement, he thought it suicidal. If
the bill IS SO bad, so utterly vile as to be
unworthy place in the House of Repre-
sentative S, why keep II alive to the third
Wednesday in January2 Why not
vote it down at once? He expressed
tieman from Ohio say there was a line IN
the Message of the President which he
never intended should be there. and he
ne knows ii by the context, that is one
thing, but he means he knows III from the
way the President told It, and thinks he
was authorized to make that statement
Is he authorized to Etate that the Presi-
special messenger to inform the House
that IN a solemn y,essage sent by the Ex-
ecutive tofbofh trouses, there was q line
Wnlcn he never intended to be there, and
that the President had lefi It for our guild
ance, and never let anybOdy know about
it except the gentleman from Ohio. Are
we to understand from him that the Ex-
ecutlve thus deals with Congress? think
there can be no more Sc Fere criticism on
the course which havf, over and over
again. deprecated, of undertaking to con-
troll the action OF the House by pretended
private commqnications from The Presi-
dent of the United States. never did
give them, and / have no respect IN
that regard for any gentleman who
nicates with a member OF Congress
IS TO private gentleman, neither of
er of them should repeat the conversation,
but II the President undertakes TO log-roll
business
He has no right TO talk about the Presl-
dent log rolling, and said nothing TO ius-
tify 1t. and stand on what said, ana the
gentleman from Massachusetts has no
power to move me In the assertion which
maze, that tae President of the United
states 1Svor meant 10 roooEznaasffi 4 . Com
gress that IL should impose on Georgia the
test oath in the reconstruction acts.
= B9tleFIaneT9 ~ was no occasion 70 call
dent Grant undertook to communicate to
the HOUSE, 10 that way.
Gated to the House.
Butler-I don't desire men to come here,
as LuGY 0lQ Adsb SESSION.. ana say NnaL the
President wished this or that. L only re-
ferred 10 this that he may not have any
more. regard these as the most indecent
exhibitions OF executive influence that
ever disgraced Congress-not from the
Executive, but from those who pretend to
TIE debate being closed, the Houze pro-
ceeded TO vote on Bingham's motion to
postpone, which was rejected by SIS TO Ill.
The Republicans voting for 1t were Bing-
ham, FarnsWorth and Finklenberg.
The amendment OF Beck was rejected,
and the bill passed. Yeas, l2l nays, 81.
Amocg the negatives were Bingham and
Farms worth.
The Senate joint resolution, suspending
the existing PROVISIONS of the law FOR TAX
ing the census, was passed.
Niblack offered a concurrent resolution,
exteEdfng the recess from the 5th TO the
10Th OF January. lie said he understood
arrangements had been made by the prfn-
cipal committees to hold sessions during
House, so no time would be lost by the
The resolution was sustained by Butler,
OF Massachusetts. and Sehenck, and was
Jones, ofs kentucky, called MP his resolu-
tion requesting the President to detail one
English war ship coming to this country
with the remains OF George Peobody, and
convoy IL into Portland. He proceeded,
in support of the resolution, to pronounce
a eulOgy on the character of Peabody.
Swami suggested an amendment, pro-
vidiug TOR a Committe of Congress TO at
tend the obseQutes OF Peabody.
Jones allowed that amendment to be
sehenek moved to adjourn, giving notice
that one reason for the motion was 10 give
time to consider the propriety of increas-
ing the expense which the resolution
would render necessary.
Voorhees, expressed his regret that the
remark should have been made.
Scheuck reminded the House that one
or MOI e vessels OF war had been detached
from the American squadron in European
waters to form convoyi that was suf-
ieisnf. he also reminded the House that
Congress bad already given public testi-
mOnials Of its respect for Peabody. Un-
gracious as 1t might be, he would rather
divide little OF that respect and atten-
ton by sending ships to meet the body of
some humble Individual, poor il might be,
who. In proportion to his means abroad,
while the struggle was going on for the
life OF this nation, gave his time, his ener-
gies, his hopes, his endeavors, along with
his sympathies, 10 the Unicn. tClapping
oo,l3a Of hands ss by " several sever naetmbe5s-l He
alOnes that up to this point he thought
they had done enough TO manifest respect
to that Individual. And there were other
C considerations which were outWeigned on
the minds Of some, which could induce
them to permit him to be brought TO his
country, and to be buried quietly aud hon.
orably in the soil that gave him birth.
voorhees, said he woRld go as tar as the
gentleman nom Ohio to do honor to that
class whom that gentleman spoke of. He
did not think however, that a considera-
ton of that kind ought to be thrown in if
the resolution had not been introduced.
The House perhaps might, without any In
justice 20 itself, have done nothing; but
the e resolutions are now before the
House, and any negative action would be
construed by q civilized world as a marx
of disreS pee5 TO q man whom the civilized
world delighted to honor. For that reason,
II no other, he desired action on the reso-
IuLIons.
Jones expressed regret that any su n is
cussiOn had arisen. and said his sense of
propriety forbade him to allow the discus
sion 10 proceed further. He therefore
moved the previous question.
Schenck moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
Butler, of Massachusetts,, moved to ad-
jOurn.
Sehenck then withdrew hfs motion. ard
a vote was taken on the motion 10 ad-