Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-15
CONGRESSIONM PROCEEpINGs.
Iory.Eint congressional Regular Ssalsn
MONDAY, MlRoa Il. 1870.
....... SENATE.
FRoHIITTonT Liouon law.


ifict o. Colambia. Referred 70 tho Com
mite on District Of Columbia.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Sumner rose 10 personal oxplana-
ton IN regard 70 cable telegram 10 the
morning papers TO the effect that General
Prim had stated In the Spanish Cortes on
Saturday that the assertion IN New York
. payer that he General Priml had made
overtures TO Senator Sumner TO sell Cuba
was false. Mr.. 8. remarked that General
Prim stated the facts. He had mover had
any intercourso with General PrIm what
ever, except perhaps when he took tho lib
erty Of addressing q letter to ono OF our
hnlsters al Madhd, urging upon the Span
lab Government the necessity Of emaneipa-
ton. The foundation for the report In the
New York Journal was probably the fact
here and had discussed the propriety Of dis
posing Of Cuba on terms advantageous TO
the finances Of Spain. He (Mr. 81 had
conferred with the agent, aud hence had
asiAen the four proposltous which had been
alluded 10.
EXEMPTION OF oHuRoH PROPERTY FROM
TAXATION.
Me-. scou introduced = bill TO exempt from
lhA 6ucoession tAx certain ground boz ueaihed
By Mrs leAbella Brown, upon which q Pros
byterian church has been erected, In the
city Of Baltimore.
Mr. Sherman stated that the Finance
Committee had reported q general bill Gov.
ering this subloet, which he would call up
- soon a. possible, u, I g
LOSS OF rHH ONEIDA.
Mr.. Morton offered resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Naval Affairs 70 re-
port resolution oxpresslng the admiration
OF the country for the herolsm displayed by
the ofloers and men OF the war-shlp Oneida,
and also 10 express the adherence OF the
nation at the inhumAulty aud cruelty dis.
played BY the commander Of the ship BON.
bay.
Mr.. Thurman suggssled that Il would be
best 10 walt for action on thIs resolution
until some definite Official information had
been received. He was informed from ON.
cial sources that wo would aoon have in.
fUrmetlon, but 10 advance Of that Il would
not DO well 70 act. A distinguished officer
OF our navy had said 10 him last night that
he could not conceive that Capt. Eyre had
beeu guilty OF the conduct which was as
Mr.. Morton was Informed that the court
slttlng upon the trial Of Captain Eyre had
found him guilty and had hdjudRed the
rather light penalty Of suspension from
command for alx months. lie Was, how
ever, willing that the resolution should lay
on the table until the ofielal Information
was received.
SOANT bOAhlINhN On INDIAN AEEAIRhl
The concurrent resolution providing for
thu organization Of Joint Committee on
Indian Analrs was taken up. |.
Mr.. Wilson made some general remarks
In regard 70 the Indians aud in oppoaitioh 10
q Joint COMMITTEES. As We had luss euiau.
cipated one race we should now turn our at.
tention to the amelioratlon OF The condition
Of the indians and TO ft them also for the
rights and privileges Of citizens.
Ne QfatVa ~ or1oaNnN hla -l.r. a..
present Indian policy was all wrong. The
Indians never would be civilized by putting
them on reservations, feeding them without
labor, and this humbug OF treating them as
independent nations. You feed them part
Of the year and the rest OF the time theS are
engaged 10 robblng and numbering your
citlzena. Bring the Indians within the lImlts
Of ciylilEstion and teach them to labor
treat them as you have the colored man.
The resolution then went over. a
rr REooSsTRUcTfoN on GEORGIA.
read. - lIl.lII 30 :
Mr.. Morton offered further amendment
repeallng 90 much Of the act making Appro-
prlatlons for the army for the year ending
June 20, 1868, as prohibits the Organization
ofthe militia Of Georgia.
Ne. Trumbuil stated, In explanation, that
the bill had been reported by the JudlelAry
Oommittee, with the conditions annexed,
because they regarded themselves as the
organ OF the senate, although the opluiou Of
q majority Of the committee IN regard 70
these conditions was we'll proven. The com
mittee had also reported In favor OF retain
Ing the further amendment put In BY The
HOusa. Mr.. T.then briefly went over Ihs
circumstances connected With and attending
the action OF Congress In regard 70 Georgia,
and the proceedings Of tho Senate In regard
q 70 the Senators, Messrs. Hill and Miller,
who presented themselves from the State OF
GeorglaT the report from the Judiciary
COMMITTEES, made BY Mr.. Stewart, conelhd-
3 Ing With the resolution that Mr.. Hill, whose
I credentials only were before the commlttee,
ia not aov entitled to hls GeAt." That re-
port never vas really eoacurrod In BY a ma
Jority Of the eommlttee, aud he CIR. IL
had made minority report, The Senate
never took action upon This matter.
The act OF Congress OF December last was
not 10 set up provlaional government not
10 overturn. the government Of Georgia, but
simply 70 expel The members Of the Legisla-
ture who were not legally entitled to thkir
who bad been Illegally expelled. This was
the only object OF congrsss, and nothing
was more clear than thia, aud The act pro.
Vded that whoever lnterfered with the Or.
Haninatlon or that LeEislAtnre was liable 70
the penitentiAfy.f Well, what nrc the faetS
We have undoubted evidence that when the
Legislature met, hey found oae Harris, On
employee on somp IailroAd In ne B,Aie, and
not member OF the Legislature, who AZ.
anppd 70 take charge Of The LegIsiatnre; "a.
lourhed 1t a. his convenicucc, refused 10
swear 10 legal member, and dld this with
the support OF tho governor and the military
commander. Can any senator pretend 10
justify this, no matter what the result was
Nor was CHS all, Naturalization was used.
Hers 10 an afiidaylt from Mr.. John II. Pen
din, a member Of the Legislature, who tesll-
nes that be was dctaflBd By fright from
lAking the eath, from roprssentatlous made
by AZ oficer Of Governor Bullock. This
genueman was deferred from taking his
soat and yet, a. he says, he had no dlsablll-
ties 10 DO removed, and man who received
amlnoEity Of votes was put in his place.
There are other cases. There 10 Mr.. Jas.
N. Duuning, postmaster q Atlanta, who
now occupies seat In the Legislature, who
was never elected, whose name docs not Ap-
pear on Gen. MeadeS proclamation Of the
names Of those Persons who were elected as
mambera Of the Legislature. Furthermore,
the constitution OF Georgia prohlblts any one
serving a. member Of tho Legislature who
Il an onloer under the United States. In re-
gard 70 the seating OF these minority oAndl-
dates, there Il nothing Ia the constitution or
laws Of Georgia which sanctions Il, and Gov.
BhbRNe NAAAAe hoAAAN Nua euuNDlnIy Soulult-
10 Tee and complained Of this very thing when
the Legislature did II In 1888, but now tho
boot is on the other leg. IL answer 70 4
question from Mr.. BorUman, Mr., Trumbull
stated that nine minority candidates were
teAtsd on the firut day Of the recent oFgGnlS.
alton OF the Legislature, 10 did NOT know
how many had been put In Sase. EotWith-
standing that Che Legislature OF Georgia. az
now constituted, was decidedly lllaga1T-not.
withbtandlng tie decidedly Improper Actlon
OF Qoys bullock and Gen. Terry-the com
mittee had decided TO recommend no further
legislation, because they believed II better
for the peace Of tho people Of Georgia 70 lot
II 20. aE51l rlErTILTF
The action Of GOV. bullock In seeking 70
porpetuats biz power 10 a. great an outrage
upon the people Of Georgia a. was The a.
tempt 10 force the Leoompton eonstltution
on the people OF KanpaS. This Governor
appeared before the committee and boldly
argued In favor Of retaining himself and the
present Legislature two years In ONCE be-
Nha NlW.a e. s9klsl. ehaNF llaFa alaTfad.