New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-25
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Total
RECONSTRUCTION IN GEORGIA.

Treasury and contingent $3.50
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RECONSTRUCTION IN GEORGIA.
The House then proceeded to the business on the
sneaGeT table AS follows: Reply Of the General of the
Army the call for information on Mr. Brookss resOlo
tion as 10 the authority for certain military officers act
ing as Committee of Elections in the Georgia Legisla
ture stating that they are not acting as sueh Comee
but Board outside OF the Legislature TO assist Cen
Terry in the execution OF his most unpleasant oce ana
duties, imposed on him by the act OF Congress. A., .
subject contendng that the military authorities had
power whatever TO interfere with the organization OF the
Legislature of the State Of Georgia 1t was an entire as
sumption the part of Gen. Terry and his subordnates
and was utterly awess Gov. Bullock had introduced
railroad master, who had not been elected 10 any Legs
latve Office to preside the Legislature. lie hoped
he was not msinformed being told that Gen Sherman
and Gen. Grant about sending special messenger
TO Georgia 10 correct those Illegal proceedings.
Mr.. BUTLER rep, Mass) defended the Executive and
Gen. Terry. He said that Cen Terry had only done
what Meade had done on the first organization OF
the Georgia Legislature TO determine whal
members eligible. That was authorized by all the
Reconstruction acts
Mr. BUTLER said he was ready to give all that infor
nation on the principle OF the carpenter testymg III
where the incident occurred and answered that ne was
four feet two and half inches from IT, ana being askea
how he knew that accurately replied that he thought
some fellow would be fool enough to ask MIN hat question:
and said he measured IT. Laughter ne TeieTg1 70 SeU
General Of the Army TO act IN TINS Reconstruction matter
He knew that there haa come up peIs epoPed m
favor of Secession and Rebellion land he hoped 10 see
a Military Commission TO try member Of the Georgia
Legislature for perjury; but that was not So he had
Who We're and who were not eiglbe he spoke whereof
he knew when he affirmed that the action OF Gen Terry
had been and would be sustained by the Administration
and that Georgia would DO reconstructed IN the interests
After further discussion the papers referred to
the Committee Oh Reconstruction.
THE VIRGINIA BILL.
Mr., FARNsW0RTH lRep ND moved to pass over all
intervening business on the Speakers table IN order TO
take up the Virginia bill with the Senate amendments.
The motion agreed to- the Democrats voting in the
The bill was then taken up and the Senate substitute
Mr. FARNswORTH Rep.. III moved to concur in the
Senate substitute not however If its provisions
presented originally he would have supported
them Some OF them he thought, were bungDgly drawn,
and they would do more harm than good, but he made
the motion because he thought that TO throw the question
open again a OF discussion and TO keep Virginia
longer Of representation would be greater evil than
TO adopt the Senate bill.
Mr.. cox Dem, n. ~ asked whether tho passage OF
the bill would not be yielding up the position OF
the House without even the chance of Committee OF
Mr.. FARNswoRTH replied that that was question
Mr. BINGHAM Rep., Ohio said that it would be borne
the journal Of the House that more than three TO
OF the members had declared for the admission OF Vir
gluia without conditions Ihat vote would commend
itself the approval Of the country He had no apology
assumed and which he reiterated that 1t was not in
the power Of Congress by exactng fundamental c0nd
lions the admission of State 10 enforce what could
not be legitimatey enforced aother States. That
being he aNed that the State OF virginia be admitted
Virginia being more liberal than the Constitution OF
any west OF the Aeghanes. III be thought that
under bill Virginia could be subjected TO conditions
which might not be imposed on New.York Ohio. he
never would vote for the bill.
Mr. COX suggested that the Senate bill was as Obnox-
iou as the bill reported by the Reconstruction Commit
tee and which voted down by the House.
Mr. BINGHAM replied that II was not quite so obnox-
ious lie hoped the House would in the Senate
amendments HIS chief purpose was 10 state to the gen
tleineH his own side OF the House
Mr.. BUTLER rep, Mass)-Which side OF the House is
MI Sir BiNGI4M dndignanty,-The gentleman is very
wise wise beyond his years. He cannot read me out OF
the party with which am associated nor can he blot
power. There was no occasion for the inquiry.
wits a feather and fools rod.
Laughter aud much excitement Oh the floor
the Gentleman rom Ohio et on on not wit" with isGuo
on but simply To that he mad never threatened TO
read me gentleman out o. S hePuoeah paiy HGnpGy
passing the Virginia bill through the House by snap
the Country a Would S Judge Whether the
TO have an hen ne went 10 VIRGINIA ne did not
papers lie should like 10 be present in spirit, where lie
could look mot emboded), and see the NlrgniaDs
S Se hs of Mrs sa n ss
sight! 1.-The lion and -" no. not the lamb" but
He TefeTEed to the eniogy passed by the gentleman
from the Virginia Constitution, and said that IL
baggers" and "scalawags," and negroes from the
fields" He regarded the conditions IN the bill notice
Virginia ana all the country, that II she did not mail
TAIN spirit aud in truth, the spirit OF the ReconsLrnc
Congress held and claimed, and with the help
Of God aud Of the loyal people Of the country would
the power place her back again where she had
been lie did not know what new light the gentleman
from Ohio had got which induced hum TO support the
senate BILL which substantially the bill reported by
the Reconstruction COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. FARNsWORTH (Itep, Ill., said he understood
very vel tue alsons nade by Mfr Butler TO the acting
Chairman OF the Reconstruction Committee and be had
word say that subject. He would not allow HIM
self TO be instructed IN Repubcinism by the gentleman
from Massachusetts lie had been Republican for
| twenty-five years, when tho gentleman from Massa-
chusei chasing fugitive slaves all the State
Laughter and clappiDg Of hands on the Democratic
sdel He had been doing al he could at the Chicago
Convention for the nomination Of Republican Prrsi-
dent when the gentleman from Massachusetts the
Charleston Convention, voting for JEFF. Davis Laugh.
teri IIe had voted for tie Republican party 1860,
when the gentleman from Massachusetts, wac voting for
Breckinrdge Of Kentucky. lie knew that the gentle
| man, with hs facility Tor getting On the other
side when his allies deserted HIM and went
| over and lie knew his con eviction and conversion
was so sudden that 10 shaDed that al Sanl
The lightning that blazed arosd HIM, that focal blaze
that illuminated his understanding, sbaned INTO dark
tic light thai slUBe around Saul. But he knew
that tbs gentleman somewhat Ike Peter when be
deserted Ms muster HIS deseron was recent that lie
was obliged Ia curse aud swear "a make people believe
that hls conversion genuine. Laughter bo tho