, 1870-03-09
EXPLANATIONS.


M ~: sCHEkCk, CoairnAa Of 10 Committee Of
ce1ts,o sceclauons Of lle Nav TORT Department
cot tA1 had been levied By the government on
cIlppltd soldten a.d ss'loIs for p.aJi1g haud.
organa aod anJ certificate tnat sacn tar WA paid
Ar. VOORHEES, r1Ars 70 personal exp'ana.
t!on. referred 70 the WAsniDRtoa dospatoa 10 yea.
e: ,he caase a1a u Il
having sppo'rted q csdet from Pennsylvania
Ina: sas the nlss be had head Of any eacn in
Committee on military AnGrs that there ras
5os oIs ratd q s1oe a. q n'e hol9 y t9a
Dr.. Vim. Maxwell Wood Of the. Uat.ed States
who va aoat IN The tef1ice Of bis county 1T toe
tine Of hss sonl appointment Tns boY's grand.
mother ana uIcle were IestJenta Of bis own toan,
ard 7 his father bad ancre residence BE- tfoos-
heet> had not hsd his attention called TO It. Tue
Ioust had been Iecehty engaged In e1peli!pE
tone Of ~ nenoeM For ne 1exgpapet press
high 1tspt Ct AID Ind personal regard fot' many
Of Item. but II the Alu'ceWaJa Of calunnJ we're
win tie p1es'. the next expulsion ln order would
be that sla1derous and calnnn'a:.Dg repar.er
Nit 1t. LOGAN, Chairman Of the Multa.y Commit
tee, remarked that there ht1 been no allegation
Of any k!na aealtst Mr Voorhees,, ana no VII
Mr. ROGERS called the attention Of the Speaker
10 a Faisuou Of TIC Erle which prescribed who
p1e @ 81
III Tie srE4KER Kali d2ecsea he poorseeper to SEQ
the rule enforced.
TIE GEORGIA ELL.
The House then resumed confederation Of the
hi: WoUD protested against the bill, declaring
that 1t VA snte0ded A. precedent for the estA6-
Aanr1ent Of acocEzessiooai olRa1chy. It Ras
Hr. cox s,io protested d sSsins: tae b,li. He L:
SAID the sssrea ct the Union had reached The very
depth Of humiliation IN this MEASURE Tho Re-
the gentleman ffom MASSACHUSETTS tB0tle1} dc
taieo to the Recoultrucrou Committee. SO that
M se m ss ~ ne
represented u The House by binsaam, aud
as ,he latter. Thete Waa only a difference in tae
shading, rot ic outline or color. CopKreas had g
enough 10 do without neddling II local wrangia
OF Radtcsl plunaer tcheEes: bnt the Houte vas
teRsect1ng tariffs, TAXATION, and what no: to dis
eute wnetne, B!odgett nad comaitted perjury or
%f .9e5 w as tsa 0 5a I i
views expressed il opposition 10 lie Ill L lie DID I'D
Dot rse, however to otscuts It, but to hare read
6igoly respectable gentleman IN Macon, GeoTS1s,
co1FecsirK the statement by the gentleman from
Tie lei1er having been read, Nj. BUTLER
10 defend ard adrocste H. Bill BE
referred to the vaftopB acts OF the Legislature ia
regard 10 reconstruction, and arxc ed 10 prove the
1EcQ4tI&fet CT Of The position taken by Messfs
Birpcam al i FaFrswottn.
nj. FA1tNSWORTH remarked that the gentle.
II an from MaEsacnnsetts had cone well IN p1y1pc
Ioce in the open!rg CT his feuafk that he EoulI
Tot tubu II to inttr1Gpt,op,
Mr. BUTLER cont.r 2=d his argument and re.
nir dfd the House that te had X1thtrawn hfs
sreptuent extendinp the terua Of once in
GeGya19 epd there Wal DothtnR in the blil nor
Touching that pstrt Ue remarIed hal tne
ne1eop whose fe,ter MI. WoodEard had resd
by the CLERK, vas q pretty persoa to
undertake TO advise Or lecture tile
The liQnse He Wa9 q rebel. named Uscoc. q
n enter Of the Agricultural State Far Commt;tee
teld recently, In Maeoo, Rh,ch had reinted 10
retmlt the CGtcd STATED cs to be ra!se! oYer tee
iutr building ultpouph the hrdn9 ,tself beonoed
| to the Enileu States