The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-21
HOUSE

Mr.. Orth moved that the special or
ders be set aside and the report Of the
committee on Foreign Affairs relative
to Paraguay be taken upon Thursday
the Sth Of January, to the exclusion ot
all other business. 1t was 80 ordered
The House at one o'clock proceeded
to the consideration Of the amnesty bill
Mr.. Dagner spoke in favor Of gen
eral amnesty as the corner stone Of the
reconstruction editice, butadmitted that
a general amnesty had been buried last
week in the Arlington cemetery.
Mr.. Manling made an argument in
favor Of general amnesty.
Mr.. Bingham then addressed the
House.
Mr.. Sheldon, Of Louisiana, spoke in
favor of universal amnesty, and re,
marked that his State, which had
25,UOO Republican majority, abrogated
every vestige of disability by vote Of
l03, 900 in the affirmative and less than
1000 in the negative
Mr.. Hamilton, of Florida, protested
solemnly and uncompromisngly against
universal amnesty, believing it to be
policy fraught with danger to the
loyal people, his constituents, to Re-
publican institutions and to the still
unsnccesstully reconstructed govern
ments Of the Southern States.
Mr.. Prosser regretted very much
that he could not 90 for general am
nesty. He did not believe that the
time had arrived when that policy
could be safely adopted.
Mr.. Mckee declared himself in favor
of general amnesty, but said that he
would vote for the bill as the best
thing that he could get.
Mr.. Mercur opposed the bill because
it deprived the citizens OF their best
rights
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,, at half
past three, moved the previous ques-
ton on the pending amendments.
Mr. Bingham requested the previous
question to apply to the bill as we'll as
TO the amendments.
Mr.. Butler declined to make til; l
motion and said he wished to have the
bill in such a position as that it might
be recommitted.
Mr.. L;agham asked Mr.. Butler
whether he had irtimated this morning
that he would devide his motion for the
previous question.
Mr.. Butler said he thought that it
was time to stop the dlarrhoea ofwords
Mr.. Bingham invited the gentleman
from Massachusetts, to keep his faith
with the House, and if not. he would
ask the House to compel him to do so,
Qaughter) that was all. He added in
an undertone that it was n devIlish
outrage.
! Mr., Coburn moved to lay the bin on
the table
Mr.. Bingham-Oh, no; that carries
the amendments with it.
! Mr.. Cox hoped his friend from lndl-
ana would withdraw his motion and let
the House by its vote express public
sentiment.
The motion to lay on the table was
rejected.
! Mr.. Bingham appealed to the House
to vote down the previous question.
The previous question was seconded
bv 81 yeas to 81 nays
Mr.. Butler being entitled to close the
debate yielded fifteen minutes time to
Mr. Cobb, Of North Carolina, who ar,
gucd against universal amnesty as some
thing that whould be humiliating to the
/ Government in forcing pardons upon
men who did not admit that they had
done wrong.
Mr. Hoge, OF South Carolina, de,
clared himself opposed to the bill and
amendments He was not in favor ot
general amnesty so long as his constitu'
enis were subjected 10 be maltreated
and shot down and murdered because
they advocated the doctrines OF the
Republican party.
Mr.. Butler yielded to the motion tt
adjourn, and the House, at 9.49, ad
journed.