The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-15

that the state Of the country was such that all the
~ GSad De struck out I'M pu swsu ONT yery
thing that had been done ong on one sue as well
as on the other, and said that no mere suis could
be brought for acts done or committed during tho
| war; ether by those who warred IN oenar OF the
United States by those who warred against y. IL
threw the mantle OF charity over al. me bill ex-
cepled the leaders OF the rebellion but Why should
they not be exceptedS They had played Tor empire
| and lost and should now take the penalty OF the
loss Ii would be that the first section only ap
| Piled to those military and naval officers OF the
Nest point or Annapolis. 1t did not Apply to OIL
Gers who mad been so educated As to The provs-
thought il time, after hearing eulogy in the senate
| on General Lee, that the idea that these
Win should be put an end to. II the
Union soldiers did anything during the war they
certainly conquered land enough TO be buried in.
He wanted this bin passed II for no other reason
that the question might be settled forever. An OBJ
lection aa peen maze 70 te or p hs 'nas was not
men and he trusted he was not the most vindclIve.
he could remain unlorgiylng az long as his neigh
quite early as his neghbor; but when he oid Tor
give he iorgave all over, and when he did not for
give lie remembered all over.
Mr. LAwRENoE, uepJ Of Ohio asked how many
persons the bin would relieve.
Mr. BUTLER replied that 1t would relieve every
body In the South who was uader legal trouble or
vexatlon 1t would relieve every man who held
post once or VINO was a sheriff or constable before
the war and who had taken the oath to support the
As TO the excepted classes all they had
TO do was TO come to Congress hereafter and petition
for the removal OF their disabilities.
DEMOCkArIo SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. BECK, (den,.) Of KY, offered O substitute for
the bill, as fOliows:-
disqualified hold ohlce by the third section Of the
United hereby relieved from such aisa"ss
act except from following classes of persons
having been educated at the Military
in the rebellion ion and
ss AsyIpg mmss. Of either O
beon against tho same, or given aid OF comfort to the
Whoever shall have held the Office of head Of one
g ss ss o the
dent, or Judge OF any court under the United States and
the same, or given aid or comfort to the
.-IWQ REPUBLICAN SUBSTITUTES
Mr. FARNswoRrH, trep) OF H., offered a SUBJ
stue for the whole Dill. ollows:-That all poIiti-
Cal disabilities imposed by the third section OF the
fourteenth amendment of the constitution OF the
United States are hereby removed.
MI. BINGHAM, trep.l OF OHIO moved o substitute
for the first section, removing all political disablli-
ties from all persons except such as were Senators
lSGi, or were IN either OF such years officers in the
army or navy Of The United States heads Of depart
ments, United States Judges United States Minis.
amendment, nave held ONCE since the LIST Of june,
1870.
Mr.. BUTLER announced his purpose to have the
vote taken on the bill at three O'Clock.
MI Mr. LEX opposed me bill he said he would
Farnswortn, but that he feared that the House
might not be prepared TO vote for general re-
moral OF disabilities. but might do SO when certain
classes were excepted. lie hoped the House would
ADOPT the substitute offered by Mr.. Farms
his own substitute would be agreed TO-
He argued that mne-tenths of the matter in the
bill was matter over which the Reconstruction
Committee had no Jurisdiction, but belonsed pro-
perry TO the Judiciary Committee, and he expressed
The rear tnat the 6lll were passed BY simple ma
euce to all subjects in ii that did not require two
tnrls majority; while IN reference to the removal
n nnt hn wall
declared that instead OF It's being bill granting
general amnesty 1t was BIZ OF pans and penal
He had never seen bill that further from car
ryng out the 0bects which proiessed to carry out
1t vas bill adding insult to injury. He believed
the republican party ana the republican press de-
sired to have general amnesty extended. He
thonght that party had lest State after state by
Congress refusing to pass such blu and that 1t
would continue to lose state a,Ier State SO long as
Congress maintained that position.
DIR. POTTER, ldem.) OF n. ", advocated the adop-
ton OF Mr.. FarnSwOrths substitute. He believed
thar that proposition would be found to DC only
The most generous, but the most patriotic ana the
wsest proposition IN that report before the House.
He argued at length against those provisions o the
bill relating TO legal proceedings and rights OF ac-
ton and property
AZ the conclusion OF Mr. Potter's remarks the bill
went over TIL tomorrow.
the GOVERNMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
MI. DAWES from the Appropriation Committee.
preparation bill, which was made the special order
for TUESDAY next. IL approprlates about twenty
millions Of dollars.
The SPEAKER announced the following appoint
ments To COMMUNICATION Mines and Mining, Mr.
Manning; Freedmen's Affairs Mr. Raney; on
BANKING and Currency, Mr.. Holmes: Coinage,
Weights and Measures, Mr.. Dixon OF N. c.; on the
Disuict OF Columbia, Mr. DarralI: on Military Az
fans, air. Morey; on the Pacific Railroad. MIR.
Sypher, CLAIMS, Nj. Won.
Mr. STE ,ENsoN offered Il resolution calling the
Secretary OF War for the report OF tile commission
To examine the bridges over the ONO river, whtcn
was adopted.
Bills were introduced aud referred as follows:-
By Mr. HEEyEs-Proyiding Tor The sale OF lands
belonging TO the United Stases al sag HaTbor, l.. T.
By Mr.. TowNsESD-To amend the act OF the 4th
OF July 1910, respecting the judicial system OF the
United states
Tue House then, at quarter to four P. NJ,
adjourned.