New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-21
DEBATE ON THE AMNESTY BILL
SAN DOMINGO BILL DISCUSSED
SEVERE SENTENCE FOR PERJURY
Bombardment Of Versailles Expected
DIFFICULTIES OF BoMBARDlNs PARIS
WASHINGTON.


ON the Amnesty Bill In the House-Tho
Sugar Tariff and San Dominse-Sa1
Domingo Bill Discussed In Senate-Rx-
tracts from Agricultural Report.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-The House
Committee on Commerce heard arguments
to-day in favor of European line of
steamers.
The President nominated Mr.. Purnell
United States Marshal for the Western Dis
trict of Texas.
There was no executive session Of the
Senate to-day.
the amnesty bill was resumed.
Mr.. Degener, of Texas, spoke in favor Of
general amnesty, but it had been buried
last week under Arlington cemetery. Him
self and colleagues, therefore. had con-
cluded that the interests of the national
Republican party required them to vote,
first. for Bingham's amendment; that fail
ing. for Beck's.
Mr. Manning favored general amnesty.
Mr.. Bingham said that the question
touched the honor. and, in some sense, the
prosperity. of the American people. The
frst vote would be upon his amendment.
which excluded only officers of the United
States in 1860 and 1861, and those who, since
the first Of June last, had held Office to
which they were ineligible. They should
vote against Mr.. Farnsworth's bill for gen
eral amnesty. The country was not pre-
pared to take that step. Bingham's bill only
excepted some two hundred. Those relieved
could not, by any possibility, harm the Re-
public.
There were about twenty thousand among
those suffering disabilities who were about
as guilty of the blood Of their country as
the members Of this House. If his own
amendment was rejected he would vote for
Mr.. Beck's; but under no circumstances for
the bill as reported by Mr.. Butler
Mr. Fitch favored universal amnesty. He
believed that General Breckinridge might
safely be allowed to defend the principles
of secession in the Senate.
Mr.. Sheldon, Of Louisiana, spoke IN favor
of universal amnesty, and remarked that
his State had $1,000 Republican majority,
and had abrogated every vestige Of dis
ability by vote of l03. 900 in the aAirma-
tive, to lees than 1000 in the negative. Be-
lieving with the people of his State, he was
warned his political friends that the time
was coming when every one Of them would
take the same position.
Mr.. Connor, of Texas, spoke in favor OF
universal amnesty, and denounced the cor
rupt Southern State governments, especially
that of Texas.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Florida, protested SOL
EMMY against universal s1IuutStJ
Mr.. Butler moved the previous question
upon the pending amendments.
Mr., Bingham asked Mr.. Butler to keep
faith with the House.
The previous question was seconded,
ninety-one to eighty -four. when Mr.. Butler
yielded to the motion to adjourn.
Buffers programme appears !" be to
have the amendments defeated, then have
the bill recommitted which will defeat
amnesty of any kind this session.
The vote on the amendments occurs t.
morrow.
Senn&-A struggle occurred between the
! friends of the sugar tariff and San Domingo.
| Mr.. Sherman waves the sugar bill, saying
| it is only to clear an ambiguity, and ought
| to pass.
Mr.. Edmunds asked for reading of the
| San Domingo resolutions. He saw no obJec-
tions to them, as they only called for in
| tion Of San Domingo and probably should
remain so, but would be glad to get informa-
| ton which the resolutions would elicit.
| Messrs. Sumner and Morton came into
! sharp collision. and business was much
clogged by the struggle for precedence OF
various bills in which Senators seemed to
| have personal interest.
A Amotion to refer the sugar question to
! the Finance Committee was lost.
! The San Domingo bill was then resumed,
| and discussed to adjournment.
| The following is an extract from the As
ricultural RepoSt:
! Tbbueeo.-The tobacco crop Ia compare
lively lsrge, the increase upon the crop Of
1869 being eighteen per cent in Virginia
twenty-tw in North Carolina, twenty in
South Carolina, twenty three in Georgia
fifteen in Tennessee. twenty in Kentucky
| five in Missouri, and six in Illinois
Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Missouri produce the bulk OF
the crop, with considerable aid from Mary
! land Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
| Connecticut and Massachusetts still pro
duce largely of the seed leaf for wrappers
| and the States Of the Ohio valley are begin
ming to find it's production profitable.
| The estimate of the year will aggregate
| at least 800, ,OO0, 900 pounds
| The Senate refused to refer the question
of changing the sugar tariff to the Financt
| Committee which would have postponed
action until after the recess. by vote of q
| to l3
The San Domingo question was then taken
| by yeas and nays.
Unless Mr.. Vickcrs talks sugar to adjourn
ment, the sugar change viii! pass before ad
journment on Thursday, when the bill will
| 70 to the President. There is no doubt o.
| the Presidents approval. The bill excludes
| the items raw and muscOvado, and rates
| sugars exclusively BY the color, on ths
l NutrI ar n1ar1