, 1870-03-07
FoRTY-F1RST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, M1:c1 5.
SENATE
Not In Eez4'or.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Not IN fesaior.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TIE GEoR0lA BILL
The debate on the Georgia bill vas resumed.
MI. FARSsWoRTH coa:taned us argument
sea.ust the bill. He cont1ad:cted the s,1tement
made yesterday b. III. Butler that only sso mem.
beIs IRON Georgia had been admitted 70 the apase
ia the las: Congress, and those tnrorRh mistake,
The fact peieg tn0t tiI members ont OF BeTeR Wefe
admitted. Id CT tc1m Of the theor1 toat ths
GovefbmtLt u GeofgtA IVES ouiy ptonsonal. he
ca lid attention to the 11ct tha: uoFeroaf D7liock.
Of Georgia, h,d cot aeen signing nlm,elf "Pfo-
v,s'eDa So;ssoor q but "Gog.
10 e proVisionsi LeGssla,ure. bat 70
aalen II oeers o nj @ IN ID ssis
required 10 iake, Was NOT taken oT the ofl!ceEs Ct
this exs'IpR 8eas Government. Hs4 tes, he
tsr n eel could 1a:iIy an a:reud1eat u tas Coa.
stit1tloh Of the EAtted states: what hccaEe OF
the ratification OF the Fourteenth Amendment by
the Legislature OF GeeE9ia, II the tnaory vas cor.
rect tbAt the LeGisa;ute Hss only Provisional aud
lily Ea1
lllatu1e ls luss ss IA sfus az reeo!a. ana MA
same power within tue scope OF tta authority, as
any oibtr L+E,tlAture.
Mr. FAKNsWuk I'll remarked that According to
III till lhs Gr1rgls Legislature Was cos 1nis pro.
vitioEA, bnl wns ileRsA ard tue logic Of the bill,
a. well a. tho speech oE Mr. tul1er yesterday, 1as
the clec,ino o Un.sed States srnator. was llexsl;
tnerefote tis Ratification Of Tue fourteenth Anend.
1sp' ~ aso ;exa, a., Wy not ~ Te. dscla1e
Georgia Tor st3 years or for life. Wa5. It was
ara eTea Of the fact tna. The 4ame Governor .aa
charged hy the sta Treasurer With 4taalIuR and
spprpp.1sslDE the money of the State. tbs only
e1cuec for the bill xss, TINT II EOS PISS .ed, the
na aria tHs 1oaa a &c I'M IL
IL: STEVENSON, q oaio. nov would ,ou
NJ. FARSswoRyu-{l,oo,car-A Wny- n,
couHse, pass laws Installing Republican officers
ea u; 1s sas,s :, s ~ss
thn1oR our ascendsocT IL tEe Easlon than BY ho'd-
ing elsc:!ou1 That wsyh J y .ss of conaEe.s
Bauep mad yeeeasy raaea ae
~ ~ oas s. e T. s. sas ss IL so
III III sos saa ~ sot ~ e. 81 81 q 1...es.
MhensvsT o1e Of sas.e !l1s -, 70 be gsss4 ne
great ousrazts, aLu inmedi the Reconstruc-
lion Connitsee sas csled toRe:oes, and q blu re-
sear gentleman, = verJ c!eEes iellow, bat man
wnose politics we're alwa1s those Of ihe relKntnR
dynastl. who bad sold rms 70 .ne people q
10 shoot down Unien fo!d.ert. went 70 G.ofKs,
ard with the assstanee Of Governor Bullock. zuaa-
lpu ated the Legislature, and 50: committee ao
ino1e a1rs. The committee WAS manipulated
TO-. 20 a. a. ~. ,.,.. to maize fsvossoie
ftF0fs. Ett ING 1ExteAtufC fEf38Gd 10 AGCQt It OF
PEI tne- claim. Tnereupou ihe nan came 70
Washington full OF Eosfow. his heart wtun9 70 tts
dep!he, Hita 1t t.Is l. hla eyes orer the terrible
pe1ses9tons Of nsgroe' aod loyal men Of Geos-
asone! II VS. he could not re. his ta5oco aud
Geot4ta. He (Fstnazortt} felt thst the psssase
Of the bill and psolongtuR rne terms OF otloe Of
the men who now Controlled the srate, ao.noriz-
putting the power Of tne s:ase into nis hs1ds.
nonld be The e Eost internal outrage on the taK-
ps5ers Of the State. He believed tue bill wss IN
the Interest OF peope who deAigeh to perpetua:e
their reign 30 that tae5 might pat money In theIr
mi III. LAWRENCE made lesa, srsuoeat IN Do.
fence Of tIe bill, AID 10 prove that the present
State GoyeruDent OF Georgia II only pfoyiA,ousL
Much OF his speecn waa IN reply to OBJECTIONS AMI
questions put by HI. Fafn8Wprth. Oae OF these
xas 70 tae point saas ths Senate had tse7tea
Georgia Los u 3 PruEf.t01ai Government, bat a..
a 10 Waea r. e,usea
laughter, snss lie Stnate nad not Jet read bis
Epetcr.
,ns s,ats @ soaid .os Fave oeea inteItered via as
had It not been tor toe expulsion Of tne nearo
nenn1s el .oe Lee!alstuie, NJ. LAWRENCE
SAID: God, u hI proy1eeIce, md permitted teoss
| 70 to deu can Iheufe'yes u to n2aly alinx Coz
gTess 70 The eense Ct 10 dQ,J. and enable Il 70 do
vras II shoaid hare dote ce1ose- I: was 10: the
M ELDRDGE ssk.d .heiaef: Georn,a ~oald
arsss ran'd far at1cal Republican delesatioa7
Nj. LAWRENCE repIel u Georgia nad sen. to
10th tooses regular radical set Of Representa-
tlves ALd Senators, rs 1ae oagt: to nAye done,
| cnIortd 81 pnnncaat. Congress would nsTe p1n.
ithed Georgia Tor TIA: crime aEainat the coasi-
| tul!ou. - ~
In reply to another remark Of Ill. EIDRIDGE,
Nj. LAWRENcE sa'd Cossres. would Increase
r F,y 9a ana s.
| In reply ioa question os Nj. FAKSsHoRrH a
| to when lad Provisional LeR!alAtote rauce1 .
a11snlrg else bat Provisional Lezlsa:uEe in any
one Of toe iate seoei s:atsa Tauded conas1.u'
NE -FARSsWoRru. Never. never.
Mt LaWRhSCE l uIde1saAe % say sa1s
ever RATIFICATION ef the TnlFteeltn. Fourteenth,
A Prov'Eoual Government aud hef7rs rue sate
eFtse e TSs = eGs
t1eut gos ttz yaiiany By The tRsEcas1oa Of those
sEaua tfAs sere n the Uaion.
Nj. LAWRENCE rspeated h!f azserttou, knd
the dtfcaH1on On the point was continued sous
one nonr and tt1te~quastels md bis speech nj
ussted BE clos attention Of tns members.
MI BECk Addressed the Ho18s IL UppoNtl0n
/ 10 The bll1 and cnutendiug that 70 le2,Lslou In
| regard 70 Georgia Has Eeceasasrt and That her
Senators asd RepzesentauEea snoaid present
! were uecesas1J, Than it should be stmaiy IN the
lorm Of The SUBSTITUTE wa:ea be o5e.ed, declaring
| statement the ReouemAn from Massachusetts,
tBuke.} had ven,ured to make yesterday, that
! oily xno memoesz from Geosg1a had been ai-
mnstd g Goasless; aad ~. saroagn mistake
T Eenttru1n regarded the nembez1 Of hls Party
IL set Of fools, who would betiero auIsntnx he
sid, eytu a7atn1s their Own knowledge Of fact;
o. else thkt hs knew the fact 10 be. couc}osTs
sgainst him. and. lhsretoro, Aonght 10 pe1vert i.
! lettering TO the Iena1ks of MI. Butter, yesteI-
| cay. IN regsrd 70 Tennessee, he aald he 0eT more
| rattcal Een Of The Republican party Who Fere
rsp,dly approaching tnAs point Of declaring tas
r,tns Of Congress 10 Eeize BY the throat any S,a:e
that did not, N the op'nioo ol ConRress, protec;
this vas the cs.t time his idea had BEEN 81 f,i1
aEo.sd n tas ho1.s. and Il required bold mai
It was wen the Country snouid uudtrstsnn rhs,
Nnas lot ral.ienl.FiJ because tna Republican
Pa5s{ s1 v4ased p maintain power Ia G-osga that
M ~ ~ 70 oe paAsed hot hecsuse tneJ Kantea
.Gony x, to &elts any B:a;s, 10 matter