, 1870-04-01

bureau: that the House had constantly refused to
ns ai a. aceonnt Of he Disposal q Il Of 1as iands and
Charged that tho real object Of the bill was TO
.oyer up the Frcedmcns Bureau, and let 1t esc3po
Bureau Of Education
The bill wns further l!scussed by MeaszS DoCK-
FRI, SnANks, AANELl. uoAR md o.hsE mem.
being cloBed, Nr. BENJAMIN moved |
to lay It on the table |
Mezs1E WAsHDUhN fTiA> and WOOD sup
ported and MAYNARD orpo1ed the motion Re-
icctcdLGs against H. and the bit went over tut the
next moru1np hour
,, The TIE, 7E5ts r. G5EaG';as 1ExnEHs ~ r,.~.,o,,
reported that the credentials Of the members elect
from Texas were regular, md that they we're
% Mr. BUTLER eaass) 1s Tas opposed to the swear
Ing Ia of C0nnor, one OF the members elect and
read to the House various atldavtts accusing him
Of whining negro soldiers while ho IVES Captain
In the Gnited States Army. and Of having boxstcI
that be bribed negro to swear falsely before the
H. vs. 4RH sssta wss ts Wsshe9 s ne .aavs
were e porE
" KGitE aps1sa i, Pa inf5 9.s we1e IT, snon,o
not be used to effect the Judgment Of the House.
MIR. GflANkS mnred to refer the charges against
Conner to the Committee on Elections.
Mr. STEVENSON member OF the Committee
on Elections, defended the reDott Of the commit
tcf and cha!pctl that the obiecton mahe to con-
Democrat, bad Texan boy That might b. ali
t1ue. lie did not expect to Sec any very hlgh
specimens Of Christian gentlemen sent up hero
f1cm Texas; h9t what had they 70 do With that !:
member from Massachusetts, who charged that
RsI5sn o. 9s,its Th sabssnsti9e Y . psfuZ
Vas n as
a. auch be denounced Il t.sGood lot you," from
Nj. ORTIZ denounced the proceeding against
Connor as most preposteEoua- lie was natiTc Of
oaa t 1ad 81 e taf f 9y t anu ss1sea Goho
appointed Captain IN tho regular at1ny in which be
had served until the time he bad accepted the nom
Aeainst his LOYALTY fhc ircath 81 snsn,cinn cnnIG
nal be hrnurh;. Gantain Connor wns ckaJytsl viii
being severe . his soldera. + that was ds1uai-
ousted II might eycinie thnsr WIN Eerr aih,nnt. II
Ing to exclude the young man from his seat. tic
gennou f. qa
iayits read frum neW6papers were unworthy ri
he attention Of The House, and he hoped the House
Wr. Il AWfs sa;d IA tia 6 VINO thc nrs. time a, Nh.
lection bad teen nm made de- to swearing In mc1auer-
Wss % I,ha,r1nan II the t.nmn,tee on ~ riccfton.
statements and atdiartts had been received IS to
19 Yors a he eomiee o. a recfe I1G I'm - SgM r
iafn them to the persons sending them, With no
tice that II Was q question between the member
~ tpey e @
ness, and not The business Of The Committee On
Eecuoue, or Of the House.
Mr. HI7TT FIR satb he Tould mt renfr n the ac
nunciatton Of his eloquent and inpuisivc friend
from Ohio isteycnson>, that this was partisan
fonrtha n the Uonxe one Ilernnr1a.
7nnrn ~ 1eSs -1 ~ mn rnn1aouanna
le mad believed It his duty 70 bring
to the attention Of the House four affd2ylts he
had read Of officers, and non-commtsstoned ON
ce1s, swearing to rhAt Captain Connor had said
q puble meeting, vhele = aavocated hia elcc-
soldiers, and brited them to commit perjury
MI. GARFIELD asked II It would Be safe 10 es-
ta9llsh r1le OF tuqult1nK into the character Of
speeches made ty candidates for CONGRESS: