New-York tribune., 1870-12-16

perjury were prosorIbed ny the exceptions N eno u
NJ WooD fDem NJ W, momber OF the RscoAsuuc-
ton COMMITTEES declared that tbls bin in no sons
frame Amnesty G blu i roT4isssth sS1sssa n SSssSionsi
Amendment but It's exceptions crestSd rev IrssS f,ss
persona who were virtually ,ahS,ns I'M
a Sssaa Z" Of beiss measure OF was bin % dc.
bin to Ssy sse ba sss 90 Of Which would
not say The design OF IL to do injustice 70 deprive
1sS 20 ,So.s Fl .ssF %ho SrSpST eSts
Mr. cox jDem, N. " said he believed The dominant
niyersai Amnesty lie did not find in tho Of
the President anything about General Amnesty Ihere
toxI greatly regretted especially the President
was still In favor OF repressiye measures toward tne
measures into other States not in the South. sil he
was thankful to the gentleman from Massachusetts for
because It gave the House an opportunity TO act the
subject He expressed himself utterly surprised at tho
Tenec5 That gentleman had wished for 100 rstolass
funerals after the Was that the ssntlema;nss
ni what church did he belong toi Even Pagnnism re-
pudiated such doctrine Of revenge He would % read 70
Brown in his quaint style Mr. Cox fSaa Ss SySTsl q%" % r
venge fly short. be aimed like those OF Jonathan 10
- M LAWRENCE said he agreed to all that.
come mn 20 the "anrious seat aud we viii pray over
GhsSH sPT 4spestSd s Tdma about
to the sentiments read by Mr. Cox the Gentleman n
lanehterl What was the title OF the bill II was
S for the S Smne'y .e nn 0Gv'o% WAS
the play of Hamlet only with Hamlet left out but
other characters left out except the little play within
play. was Ike another OF shshespeares Plsys;
shyock. with all his revenge, was oil through the n
Where the OF tendering redemption to fallen ~
wSTG and the o Ssed Of 81
copy Of the eternal plan; "Lst all all, wn0 nSr,aTs fs
psa %ser 1a Gh 3 Gs s@y0a This sGf @ IN
an amnesty. He had dreamed dream last night super
nS@Sa% 1s All Ogn s dres appeard the
gentleman from Massachusetts,. He WAS ut one OF the
the genenana district and that gentleman was In the
midst of great thrcng of disciples OF John Wesley
ance He thought he saw the gentleman from Massa s
chusetts kneong down at the old Methodist altar Win
he arose and cs took the sounS sGHs 1Rap ARstip
seemed nGS tS hS then that the
lated to another sphere and he thought he could gre nm
white robes upon him and harp In his hand, singing
"Mercy is free, mercy is free" Laughter lie pro-
tested against the precedent cited Yesterday by Mr
the barbarsm OF bad country aud Of bad age He did
expect the gentleman from to eite an
gland. In conclusion he invoked for the people OF the
South the principle OF 9s Lr Of Hsaye 81 the eSor
Amnesty should include all.
ciples OF universal amnesty The Rebellion WAS the work
of the Southern politicians and those men were hostile
to the overnment to-day They had not entitled them
selves to the wpng Of the restrictions placed upon
them by the people In hs Judgment. Congress would
5 sT The that lad BEEN
made by Mr. Clay and the statesmen or that day MAS.
that the same who had begun an incipient rebellion
An south Carolina permitted to retain their high po-
sitions Mr.. Calhoun himself some years afterward,
when reminded that he owed his position to the cemchcy
OF the Government retorted in the most naughty and
insolent language. that ho had brogsH ,d,,e the
10 his terms and that he the conueror In that con
fct. And now this bill proposes to let the very men
BILE for IT, have their political disabilities removed and to
back to their old places OF trust ana lhnece ana %
take again the same old oahs which they had found IL
convenient to break Congress would get no credit
for this 1t woq ne tss and
motive Of fear, and tho men relieved by 1t would come
thorty, and to triumph their victory. He was in
favor OF continuing this disability until the authority OIL
Mr. SARGENT Rep, CALI said that II the Republican
Members from the South were agreed In their Vows on
as theydered radically tho other members
the party obliged to make up their own opinion as
from Tennessee Oiaynar and intended to vote for
the substitute offered by Mr. FarnsTorth removing al
measure that makes the fewest exceptions and comes
Mr. wINANs Rep, Oho) declared himself in favor Of
general but not universal amnesty lie was IN isTor
did not require men forgive their enemies unless their
enemies desired to be forgiven and asked absolutlOn
being prvate-bi day, and the House agreeing not to
session Saturday, the bill went over till Tues
hIr. KELSEY Rep. -; from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Pension bill appropriatng
SOOOO0O0 the amount last year. III Was made
the special order for Monday next.
Mr.. HOOPER Qsep. Massl, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means reported bill 10 amend section Il OF
the Internal Revenue BILL relating to the duties on SUI
gar He said the bill made change in the rate OF duty,
but that its object to simplify The law so that can
easily understood, there being inisunderstd
ing the construction Of the law. He said that
! he would call IL up Tomorrow. -
Mr. GARFIELD Qsep., OhOl introduced bill relating
TO the employment OF officers 9t he Army as frofessois
| I'm Colleges and Universities. Referred.
Mr. GARFIELD also offered resolution calling for In
| %
al compensation censusakcrs authorized by the Act
| OF June 10, 1870. Adopted.
Mr. KELLEY Rep., PENN presented the memorial OF
the American Medical Association the cultivation Of
the tree i'm ne limited States Adjourned.