The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-05
GONG H Il o 9.
FORTY-FIRsT sEssION-sECOND TERM.

House.
The House met for debate on the Georgia bill, no
other business being in order.
Mr.. Farnsworth resumed his argument against the
BILL and contradicted the statement made Yesterday
by Mr. Butler, OF Massachusetts, that only two men,
bers from Georgia had been admitted 70 the House
of the last Congress, and that through mistake,
the fact being that six members out OF the seven
were admitted In criticism OF the theory that
the Government OF Georgia was only provisional
he called attention to the fact that even Governor
Bullock of Georgia, had not been signing himself
Provisional Governor OF Georgia, but Governor OF
Georgia; that his messages to the Legislature
were not addressed to the Provisional Legislature,
but the Legislature OF Georgia. and that the test
oath, which all officers OF the Provisional Govern
ment were required to take, was not taken by .ne
officers Of the existing State Government. r,esdeS
he also wanted to know whether ,,royisionsi
State Government could ratlfy an amendment TO
the Constitution OF the United St.rs.s w
What became OF the ratic c~ttOn of the fourteen tb
amendment by the Leg gislature of Georgia II the
theory was correct tast that Legislature was not
only provisional hat ilLeyal?
Mr.. Lawrence rcSs.ed that provisional legislature
was just aa lAvTel and regular and had the same
power Tthn The scope OF It's authority as any other
Mr. Fatnsworth remarked that according to this
bill the Georgia Legislature was not only provisional
but Illegal and the logic OF the BILL as well as OF
the speech OF Mr. Butler yesterday was that every
thing done by that Legislature, including the cleo
tion OF u s. Senators, was illegal, and therefore its
ratification OF the fourteenth amendment was also
Why not as well declare that Bullock shall be
Governor OF Georgia for six years. for life? Why it
monsrous, and more monstrous stlll in the face
and eyes of the fact that the same Governor was
charged by the State Treasurer, an honorable, up.
right Republican, with stealing and mlsappro-
priating the money OF the State The only excuse
for the bill was that if not passed the Republican
party would lose the next election In Georgia lie
afraid they would also lose the next election In
the State OF Now York,
| Mr. Stevenson (Ohio)-H0w would you save it
Mr. Farnsworth, irOnically--Why OF course, pass
law installing Republican On1cers there, ana pro-
vidng that their tenure or ofhce shall he for life.
| There is an easter way OF maintaining our ascend
aucy in the nation than lay holding electl0ns-that
way, by act OF Congress. That is the way TO 90 IL
The gentleman from Massachusetts (hr. Butler) mad
yesterday raised the cry OF murder in fhe House.
| Whenever he wanted to pass one OF these recon
structiOn bills he got up in the House, and with
naming nostrls and raised arms baWled out, Muir
| der! murderr and by hue-and-cTy OF that sort
| got his bill passed.
Washington Chronicle published accounts OF so great
outrageS that Immediately the Reconstructlon Com
mittee was called together and bin reported 10 the
| House. lie remembered that last year a gentleman,
| very clever fellow. but man whose pentlcs were
always those OF the relgning dynasty, VINO had sod
| arms TO the people OF Georgia In the Wlnter Oh
| 1S60-61 with which TO shoot down Union soldlers,
went down to Georgia, and, win tne as as
the Legislature, and got commissioner appointed
| so examine his claim for payment Tor tnese arms.
| The commissioner was manipulated 50 az 70 maxi
a favorable report bu the Legislature ryluseu "
| adopt il or to pay the claim. Thereupon tnat mar
| came on to Washington full OF sorrow, ms near
wTung to it's very depths, with Tears IN nls eye Eye
over the terrible prosecutions or the nesiSoos S alC
loyaI men OF Georgia That man was IN IaVor o
the reconstruction OF Georgia at once What wa
his touchstone? 1t was that he could get MS tSoOo
and interest for the arms tnat ne mao sou III th'
State OF Georgia - -. a., A,
bill and the prolongng OF the terms OF once OF TN
! uen who now controlled the State OF Georgia, au
thOrizing Governor Bullock TO commence ae moro