, 1870-12-21

BILLS 1HIR0pCcKp.
ns weis s, tn1gnSed 1,9a, ed referred as fol.oxs:
for the Improvement OF the hsIhors Of SheboygaR
..lss Mt. INossER-For building a Custom
House anil Post Once at Nashville, Tennessee.
AHSEsTr BIL1-
The House then. O'clock, proceeded to the
ccnt!ierat!on oi the Amnesty bill.
III. DEGESER spoke In favor Of general a~r-
edircc. but admitted inst general amnesty ha.1
b ct hurled 1ast week iu the Arlington Cemetery:
Mr. MANNING ma'se an argument in favor OF
III: blSanH& then addressed the House on
the question He said the nsst question On which
ihc amendment offered ~ htmkelt In the trst sec
tton OF the hill Why not. then. adopt tue
who!e! The number Of persons who Wefe *:
them oIde their time until the people were satsed
ihcJ were clothed and In fheiF right mind ready to
amend sm enanent nc IT. we5c ~ not aaopsed, @ T then ha ~ would @
vote for tho amendment offered " Mr. reok,
nns s .,3 nnaer no s.ca%tsances Moula he xoss for
eschnsetss. {l3utsert. lie wished It extended TO
those who were lately IN arms aRainst the repub-
i!s 50 that al TIE world might witness anosher e.
umphant people who carried the Fourteenth
Amendment to the constitution
u. Lie believed that BtcckinrlRe might safely be
permitted 70 defend the principle Of secession In
sniSS ssss ee19se
h'b culture. or bis ta1te should Insult the world
| with IN of3cf to exhuu1e the hones Of the lo5af
dead. lie said II he could put life again Into tho
biASc cycs that were clo4ed forever amid tue an1-
tho gallant hearts that lhrobbed out their 1,res In
aaee inose sse aameiess desa !no ~ -:
tied above the clouds - Lookout aoontain.
| stot1 Tn The hills bcf0re tht gates Of burning
Richmond. who Carried our banner oTef every
Inch Of American soil, they would say, as with
one voice, that that amnesty which could permit
American senate might we'll aiIoru the:r more
| honorable asaail&nta an opportunity to achIeEe
ri Mr. si sMELDoS 81 Lnl spoke In f4vor o. nn.ver-
had 81, ,ooo Republtcan majority, aoEoeated every
Affirmative to less than 100 IN the negative.
uneomprnmlsing!y against universal amnesty, be-
loyal People, hls % conststnenta, t 10 % Rernaiiean M
institutions and 70 he SUI unsuceessfnily recon-
:, g. Ss9 ats s Is,
could not 60 for q general amnesty. He did not
believe thai the time had arrived when that policy
con.d be tafely adopted. lie reminded the House
that eSen yesterday fourteen Democratic mem
s'ets had votsd that secession was deoaseaole
Nj, JONES iKy.) corrected that statement, hnd
taid hts tsoul,on merely 1cclnrcd thht secession
waa ~ the opening Of the rebellion deoaseAhlt
Sit. PRossER went on to argue that IL WAS the
| full intention Uf the leaders nj the Democratic
party tS violence AID Intimidation 10 carry eTeEJ
soutlesn STATE At The nsat pses,dsattal election q
!. gtttat10n that would put q stop 70 the iawlest
prnceedtrgs that wcse beiIE cartissl on In eretJ
M1. sickEE decla,ed himself In favor OF n GEE
cral omnesIy. but said he would vote f1E the bill
as TIC esst ss .n;..g t5eJ could R get; l., ,.,..,,.
r.lxe'l ciuzens oi lhelr vta'cd .1ea1s
MI. BUTLER, GLASS; at half-past 5, moved tht
On as nanE n.{e IN n4axo,
question TO arpi, to tho ot'l as we'll as the amend
Mr. BUTLER lie 5!ns4l to make that not.on AMI
s*id be wisaet, 10 have the bill Ia tueh po.lloE
j as tha. h. might move Ieco nmli mcnt.
| Mr. BINGHAM asked Nj: nns'er whether b
hs.l tnttnated this morrfnR thar he would divide
I hts motion for the prrTi0Is Qnesuon-
Mt. BUTLER said he thought 1t tee to stop tn
d!alrhu.a OF EoriA
MASSACHUSETTS, to keep iaita With the House, ana
II not, be woutt ask The House TO compel him :!
10 g. Iaug9*tl Tsai wss ss,,,as n Ms AIDE"
Ar. COBtRS novel to Lar tbs efl on II
Gf: BINGHAM: "roh. no: that carries tn
Nj. COX hoped tast Ills friend from Indian
would withdraw bis mollon. aud les The House
E xots osoa g sy o. he sSe was
Nj BINGHAM aprealed to the House 70 {os
down the previous question. The pIsE1ous qnes
! QTu NA8 stCVQAeA W - eEAs ~ = A3t
ME, Butler, beng entitled to close the debate
| yielded nfeeen ntnntes Of hts time = Mr. COB
N. C.>, who argued against universal amnesty =
| something that would ne hnulliattnR to the en'
| e1nncnt in forcing pardon upon men who did N
admit tnat they nad done Trpng.
. ME. HOGE Is C.3 declared himself OPPOSED
| the bill and amendments. lie was not ia fASos
general amnesty 10 long as hts constituents Wei
| subjected to be maltzcatet and shot down ~
murdered because they AdTcca2d tue pf11clpla
OF the Republican pat1y-
ArNOCKSNEST-
MI Butler yielded 10 motion to adjousn. AZ
: The uGuse, at &:lp. adjourned