The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-22
HoUsE..................WA WAsHINaToH, Dec. 2l

aOUSE.....-...........W WAsHIEGToE, Dec. 2l
Mr.. Brooks presented q series of petit
uOuG from Worktugmen. They ask OF
Congress the right to purchase lands from
the Creek Indians, which they can settle,
MI. Wood. from Inc ConnIttee on For.
Eign Affairs, reported Dill relating TO tel
egraphlo COMMUNICATION between the
United states a0d foreign countries. Be
Mr.. sargent introduced a bill TO forfeit
to the United States certain lands granted
to the PIacerville and Sacramento Valley
Railroad Company. Passed.
Mr. Stiles had read telegram an
55onacing ne eisStiGR DDav1vapia 0 ~
majority Of $40. tApplause on the Dem.
Mra BOYD introduced a bill granting pen.
sIons to the widows and children OF the
officers and soldiers OF Missouri, enrolled
Mr.. Julian presented the memorial of
Victoria @. Woodruff. claiming the right
Of suffrage under the Fourteenth and Flf-
Eeenth Amendments OF the Constitution,
ana asking for the enactment of certain
laws 90 guarantee that right 20 the women
MF. Butler, of Massachusetts,. rose to
make proposition In reference to post
ponIng the vote on the amnesty bill.
Mr. FarnswoEth objected, and called for
The Speaker decided Mr. Batter IN or
der.
proceeding with the consent OF every gem
tleman In the House. tLaughter.I be
went on to say that q numo~r OF members
had lett the city, not expecting the vote to
be taken, and thetefOrS proposed Its post
ponmsnt until the second Wednesday Of
January.
The spe aker said that under the opera
ton oil the previous question, the motion
could not be entertained, except by unan-
imous consent.
Mr.. Farnsworth objected.
Mr. Butter moved 60 consider the vote
Eecondiag the previous question: agreed
Mr Butler then mos ed TO postpone the
gurkher consideration of the biI and
amendments until Wednesday, the nth OF
Mr. Wood-I aak whether the motion to
! postpone is not 10 the tnteles OF those OPP
/ posed 70 any amnesty WhaeeVerY
/ Mr., Butterfly no means. a dozsn gem
/ tlem9n came TO me last night, and said
nst nsg ared 70 90 be5Ba eGe i9T res ss
| sianment at 2 O'Clock for the announce
| ment OF the death of Mr. Smythe, of Iowa,
would move 70 postpone IL unth after the
Mr. W0od-The House is entirely com.
| petent 70 vote on the question before the
! House, in an opens frank and honest
/ manner.
Mr. ButIer-Tne gentleman judges me
Mr. Wood-There can be no object in
postponIng except for delay.
Mr.. Dawes asIKed Mr. Butler whether it
/ was the design, when the bill came up, to
| devote any considerable time. or would
be bring the matter Immediately TO a
Mr. Butler replied that he intended SIM
ply to occupy tne forty minutes lernaining
! 10 him, and then bring the matter TO a
Mr. Parnsworth inquired Of the Speaker
NJ Mr. Butler Suggested that it was none OF
I Agr, FarnswoTth's business, eas
| Mr.. Farnsworth-l put the question 10
the Chair, w ho wili give an honest answer.
want an honest answer from an honest
Mr. Buter- Honesty has been the gen
tIeman's great need all bis life.
would be eutltled@o forty minutes, twenty
being already consumed.
answer II don't want any answer from
M. Eldridge-is evident that there VIII
becaI no every indication OF the House II
that some one of these RmendmeatsWtll be
nj. Farnsworth remarked that the vote
taken to-day showed that there were IL
members in the House, and the came
J therefore, had gone home, and that eXcusa
Mr. Batter stated that be could nam,
M. Cox appeaied TO Mr.. Batter 20 let III.
House vote on the amnesty bail before th'
Mr. Mungen inquired of Mr.. ButIe1
. whether the election in Georgia had any
: thing TO do with the postponement OF tb'
Sir. sIiles-or in Pennsylvania
The question on postponement until TN
y lkt2 Oh bADU4TYa Was taken yeas 6Dt
] | nays. and was decided In the af1rnlativl
by--y cas-, 100; nays, s..
Mr. Terry Onered q resolution, instruct
ing the COMMITTEES on Public Lands to In
| quiFe into the expedienoy of allowing
. every soldier who served ninety days ii
| the United States army during the lat
- war,and was ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to selec
a | 100 acres of public land, without requt' In
the occupancy of the same. Adopted.
Mr. Nlhlack offered q resolution, 10
4 | RtrnetfnR the Committee on Ways an
Z 1 Means 10 inquire into the expeotency o
J repeating all laws authorizing or aliowinl
ehe compulsory use OF messrs In dlet1lleE
a les, and refunding the sums here.ofor
paid for them. Adopted.
D nj. Hale, from the Committee on Eiee
a tf0ns called up the Ohio contested elestiol
case OF Eggteston against etreders wit
resolutions declaring that E5gleseons N
contest ant, was not entitled TO q seat. Tn
resolutions were adopted without any as
= eu-sion or a division
Mr. Jones, OF Kenku@kys axls1 O 10 q PEI
zonaI explanation, replied to an arr icle 4
xesterday Is New YORK Times, commenttn
q nnfavoTabIy on the resolution and pre-
@mbIe ref0rricg to amnesty. g had q
y fdaa that IL could be construed In any wa
6 fnTnraous 20 th9 cause OF universal ar
. nssaty OF which he was Ia favor and who
|. he hoped the present Congress would on
!. e'ss Tne - dssth of wIiIian smythe. late Rer
| reaentaIfve from the second District
!. love- was announced. and appropr1aG
: @nlogtes spoken by MeasT1. Allison Vol
a / LonahFidge, wilson, Mann and JulfRE
! and then, AZ quarter past two o'eloel
q ! tne House adi0nrned. The session tC
morrow WIFI be r0f general dehata only,