New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

BY unanimous consent the following bills
were introduced and referred:
Nj GILFILLAN rep, Penn)-Requiring National
Banks going into liquidation to deposit lawful money in
place Of their circulating notes and to take up their
Bills were reported and recOmmitted as follows:
Mr. JULIAN rep. Ind from the Committee on
eXcept as provided for in the Presumption and Home
stead laws and the laws for dspOng OF town sites and
Mr.. iNGERsOLL Rep, I'D, from the Committee on
Railroads and CanalsIo authorize the constructor OF
railroad and telegraph line from Washington City TO
cleveland ONO Erie, Penn, by the nearest direct
route.
Mr.. DAVIS Qiep., " " called mp the 6l introduced
ing the word oath to include atlirmatiOus. Passed
Resolutions were offered and adopted as follows:
MI MQOkE Rep \. J1inqHllng My ny haIoOT mas
TO collected at the NewHork Custom House notwith
standing the decision Of the supreme Court that such
Two THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMMITTEE
The SPEAKER announced the following as the Select
Committee on the Postal telegraph bill Messrs Wash
burn rep, Wis.,, Lawrence rep, OhiO) Dawes Rep,
Mass, Davis rep. \. -, Palmer qtep, Iowa. Wood
ward Dem. PENN. and Beck Dem, KY.
VIRGINIA EEPREsENTATIyEs ADMITTED.
Mr.. PAINE tItep, Wis., moved that such Of the Nr-
rina members as 10 whose right there was 10
objection should now be sworn in.
Messrs. Platt Ridgeway and Mines thereupon came
forward aud took the oath Of Office.
MIR MOOD Dem, " " objected to the oath being ad-
niustered Mr. Porter and read. the ground of his
objection. the charges aud specifications upon which he
Porter had convicted and sentenced to six months
iiunrisoumeut; which sentence mad been approved by
Ma.tien H. f. Butler; that Mr. Porter convicted Of
declaring publicly in tavern at Norfolk that tins Gov
eminent was "a - - humbug from beginning 10
end: that Abraham Lincoln was doing everything he
could for hIs election aud that this was rotten,
bog1is cOrlnpt Government from beginning 10 end"
Mr. PAISE. in answer to Mr. Wood sent 10 the Clerks
AZ qua had road n telegram from Mr. Butler dated
MaT Isfs stating that Charles H. Porter in heated
,itscussion had used words which lie was obliged TO
a",ice lie Lad howcvrr omitted all the onerous part
of the Judgment the Commission because his case and
ms previous acts, showed that Porter had not IL fact
MIR RO0Is Rep. Ark remarked that the gentlemen
on the other side OF the House were frequently making
sncb imuIiatio aud that if men were 10 be ruled out
for such expressions the members from the other side
Mr. EI.DREDGE dem, Wis., asked Mr. Paine whether
MrPOrter HAD ever Ierdcted the expression charged
Mr. PAINE said he did not know he had never con.
Mr. sARGENT REP, CALI asked Mr.. Wood whether he
was prepared 10 say that any person should excluded
membership IN the House for having used such Ian
Mr WOOD said he had no difficulty answering that
question lie did not believe that anybody nit to SIT
IN the House who considered the Government Of the
United States humbug or who denounced the Pres
ident IN such scUTIllOus terms
Nr SARGENT remarked that he had simply wanted to
Mr. WHlTTEMORE rep 5. c. asked Mr. Wood tssr-
castca whether be dd not think better TO treat that
class Of people with Cancellation and Kindness.
Mr. WOOD" Yes, but not 10 give them front seats
Mr.. ELDKEDGE-"Hot TO put them alongside the gen
fleman from south Carolina" Laughter. Il wish the
gentleman from California to tell us what lie thinks Of
Mr. sARGENT in reply 10 Mr. Eldredge. said that he
would hazard the opinion that If gentlemen were to be
excluded the House could DE proved 10 nave
used such language the seats his left Uhe Democratic
1idel wOnld be- pretty generally vacant. lLaughterl
Mr. WOODWARD dem, PENN declared with some
psctemeni that the assertions Of the gentleman from
California slandetOus.
Mr. PAINE resumed the floor and insisted on the pre-
NiUus question.
TIE previous question having been seconded. and the
main question ordered, Mr. HOLMAN dem, Ind moved
10 reconsider the vote ordering the main question:
which motion gave him the right 10 the floor for hour
He divided his time among members on both sides An
exciting discussion ensued which participated In by
Messrs. HOLMAN. SMITH rep, Oregon: BECK Dem.
XVI VOORHEES, Dem, lud), SARGENI Rep, Cali,
cox dem. n. ", MAYHAM dem, n. ~, WOOD
WARD Dem, PENN, BUTLER rep, Mass WOOD
dem n ~, MORGAN tDem Ohio, and ELDREDGE
(Dem, WIS.,.
The confusion and excitement increased 10 such an
extent that the SPEAKER had To a strenuous
use of the gAy and 10 request members their
seats. Order having been restored,
Mr. WOODWARD Dem, PENN said he rose 10 reply 70
the slaudcrOus charge made against the Democratic
party by the gentleman fiom California Ho had de-
nOuiced IL sanderOus At the moment II uttered,
aud he repeated IL now again II the Democratic party
of the North had not recruited the Army OF the Union,
the Southern COnfcderacy would be now an accomplished
fact.
MIR RUTIEE Htcp. Mass made some remarks In favor
~ Nh Porter saying that the wOIds uttered by m were
Az clltiun Of I nature ia excited political discus
SION and reminding other SIDE al w house Ot the
amount Of 10y heaven IF nne sihher thdi repent