The New York herald., 1870-01-23
FoaTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ~, 1870.
The House met for general discussion. as II in Com
mittee Of the Whole. About 1tty members were
present.
Mr.. STOKES rep.) Of Tenn, took the noor ana
made speech on Tennessee politics and as TO the
standing of Governor Senter.
Mr.. MOORE. trep) OF ILL.,, next addressed the Com
mittee (dr Mclrary In the cnair) on the question
of the removal 0f the national capital. He expressed
his amazcment that anybody should cherish the
belief tnat washington was TO remain Gd iUt,sittan
the metropolis Of this great Union. He did not
expect that the question would be settled In this
decade but the friends Of the movement would op-
pose all appropriations for the present site and
would increasingly agitate the subject prompted BY
considerations OF national interest alone until vic
tory crowned their endeavOrs.
REMARKS OF MR.. KERR ON rRE MALADMINIsTRArroN
OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. KERR. (dem.) OF Ind, resented an Indictment
against the republican party for Its maadmlnstra-
by us bad faith and by its bunging and Illogical
policy, cost the people OF this country ncaculabe
mlllions OF dollars; with having failed to compre-
people, and to regard Its most sacred obligations;
with having eglslated with spirit OF evity ana
difference or OF seshness and injustice OF Sec
tonalism and malignlty; with having established
instability and uncertainty in all the great ana vital
interests OF business with having demonetzed gold
and silver-the true constitutional currency-and
this compelled citizens engaged In all kinds OF busl.
ness trade and commerce to embark upon sea 80
full OF tides and storms as that frequent ship
wrecks are Inevitable, and that most ex-
pensive fluctuations in the true relations
He charged that by these means and by its onerous
unequal, partial and unjust systems Of taxation by
and commerce upon the ocean had been DESTROYED
and successful competition In the staples and pro-
ducts OF the country in the markets OF the world
rendered impossiole; tnat because OF the vicious
currency swind|ing tariffs and oDerous internal tax
alon The cost OF production had been so increased
and speculation and fnonopolles encouraged, and
the prices unsettled, foreign nations could produce
cheaper thanfhls country could and could therefore,
undersell 1t and gather the treasures and pro.
fits Of healthful and successful commerce. Thus
the boundless capacJles and resources Of the coun-
try and the wonderful energy. recuperatlve power
and Intelligent enterprise OF our people were left
undevelOped or We're crippled, OverIaxed and DIS
couraged. Hence i was That labor was everywhere
1t did not realize that Its chief enemy
was the oppressive policy OF radicallsm.
argument the bill Of ndlctmens SO presented.
dwelling at length on the evils OF high protective
tariff the internal revenue, the national banking
laws and the vicious currency l0sSereu by the ma
tional banks.
SPEECH OF GENERAL LOGAN on THE REMOVAL OF
THE CAPITAL.
Mr. LOGAN addressed tile committee on the subject
OF the removal OF the national capital He sent to The
Clerks desk and had read the Chronicle sreport OF q
recent meeting III Washington IN regard to the pro-
posed International Exhibition He said he mad
not expected to indulge In any argument on the
saw the array Of names associated with that
public meeting and read the indictment preferred
dkdinSt congress, WIN JLe
offences against the people Of Washington and Of the
District OF Columbia greater than those Of Engand
against the people OF the colonies before the
tossed into Boston harbor he had set himself down
10 see wnctnr ne could not Collate the reasons why
the people OF the District should not be relieved or
the great evils imposed upon them by Congress- lie
was not actuated by any spirit revenge or i'll feel
ing, but believing IL his duly as representative OF
portion OF the people 10 do justice to all portions
OF the country lie would take this occasion to saw
that he would at the proper time offer resolution
Tor the appointment OF q committee 10 examine and
report whether 1t was practicable, consistent ana
feasible to remove the capital from the city OF
sketch OF the historical location OF the capital on the
Potomac river and showed that one OF the principal
arguments infavor or the selection was that cen
trail position was suitable one for q re-
publican government claiming tnat the argli-
menC which was good then was Sill good.
He replied to the constitutional objection
made by Senator Howard in 1S6s and argued that II
the boundary OF the District, unconstitutional,
affd consequently the capital had never been pro-
pery located. II It had been the object Of the
trainers Of the constitution to fetter C0ngr for all
time IN regard to the location Of the capital they
would not have left 1t to be inferred only by the
stated explicitly: But such an idea contrary to
the very principle OF republican government. These
laws were not TO be Interchangeable, like the laws OF
the Medes and Persians. The retrOcesson OF Alex.
andria TO the State OF Virginia was o precedent
establishing the power OF Congress over the subject
AZ 10 the feasibility Of removing the public buildings
II such q thing were deemed desirable, he could and
adozen firms who would undertake the Job and exc.
cute 1t, too But 1t was not necessary 10 think OF
that. some OF those butdings were OF q mixed
character, and some were too small and inconyc.
J nienL Even u the seas Of government remained at