Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-22

Commerce.
BY Mr.. welksr, Of Ohio, Bill to amend |
the laws Of the District Of Columbia In re-.
latlon 10 official proceedings, aud for other
purposes. District Of Columbia.
BY Mr.. Bingham, Of Ohloi Bill 10 enforce |
have heretofore been excluded on account |
Of race and color. Judiciary.
Also bill fixing tho junction OF the Cen |
trail Pacific and Union Pacific railroads.
COMMITTEES on Pacific Railroads.
By Mr.. Prosser, Of Tenn.i Bill 10 provide
for the burial Of the remains Of eK-ofIlcers
and soldiers Of the Union army In national
cemeteries. COMMITTEES on Military Affairs:
By Mr.. Butler, OF Tenn.i Bill TO pay loyal
citizens Of Tennessee for losses sustained
during the war. Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. McNealy, OF 1ll.i BIZ TO abolish
the department OF education and bureau Of
freedmen, refugees aud abandoned lands.
Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Wells, OF Mot Bill TO incorporate
the Mississippi Valley Land and River I'm
provsment Company. Committee on Rail-
roads and Canals.
By Mr.. McCreary, Of Iowa, Bill 10 create
the Office Of Government architect and to
denne his powers and duties. Committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds.
Under this call q large number Of bills Of
a private nature for pensions, removal OF
disabilities, claims, &C., wero introduced
aud referred.
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the resolution offered last Monday by Mr..
Loughridge, Of Iowa, directing the Commit
tee on Banking aud Currency to report q
bill without delay Increasing the volume Of
the currency any millions OF dollars.
On secondlng the demand for the previous
question there was quite q contest, and 1t was
seconded by vote Of 81 to B5.
The yeas aud nays were demanded on tho
passage, and the bill was passed by a vote
OF LOS yeas to rs nays.
Mr.. McCreary, Of Iowa, offered q resolu-
tlon declaring that pork packers, &c, should
not be included In the bill Imposing tax
upon manufactures, and that the law should
not be construed as including them; and
directing that all moneys paid by such pack
ers shall DO refunded to them.
good deal OF confusion followed the
Introduction OF the resolution, but tho preVl-
Gus question was seconded. This, however,
l0d TO an exciting effort to q reconsideration,
which was finally carried, and pending fur.
Their consideration the morning hour eK-
plred.
Mr. Bingham, Of Ohio, from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, made report In rela-
tion to the investigation Of the charges
against Judge Busted, OF Alabama. The
committee report that tho evidence ls not
sufficient upon which to base au lmpeach.
ment, and they therefore ask that the CON.
mittee be discharged and that the subject be
laid upon tho table. This order was made.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes, OF Mass, the
rules were suspended 50 as TO allow debate
to be closed upon any portion of the pending
legislative appropriation bill at any time;
also TO allow amendments to the bill to DO
offered striking out Indefinite appropriations
and appropriations for additional and extra
componsatloni and also to provide for the
proper transfer Of uneKpended balances.
Mr.. lngersoll, OF ILL.,, asked leays to offel
. resolution directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to make report In relation to the
amount OF coin, currency, &C., In the Treas
ury.
Mr.. Benjamin objected. All that could b,
ascertalned by referring to the monthly 70
ports Of the Department.
Mr.. Butler, OF Mass, from the CommItte,
On Reconstructlon, reported back the souat
Dill Tor the removal OF political dlsabilltie
from certain persons In the South. Il en-
braces about eight hundred names.
Mr. WhlttsmoIs, OF 8, O., from the sam
committees, reported az an amendment tn
House bill, containing ABOUT eighteen hun
dred additional names.
Mr.. Butler said he would anoy all tn
time necessary for debate II gentlemen dc
sired II.
Mr.. Cox, Of N. Y, objected to this system
OF selecting names and dealing out pardon t
A, and q, and argued that 1t was due
the people Of the whole country that an &C
Of general amnesty should be passed, and h
was opposed to voting for bills Of this char
, acter.
NJ. Butler said the case was urgent In re
latlon to the removal OF the disabilities {
J many OF those named In the bill. He wa
/ I iF. EaN all ~ nat q
that kind would give rise to too much d.
cusIion, and delay too long the pardon {
men who were necessary to some State go'
I eTnments In the South.
Mr.. Brooks, of N. T., denounced this who
! system Of peddllng out pardons and Gmnest
and he would stand here In his place al
D vote against this measure II he stood alol
D and no one else voted with him. Whom bill
OF this character were nrst introduced In
a Congress he had protested against thsu
: but he voted for them under the promise
!. the majority that each successive bill was
II be followed by an act Of general amueSt
y But that act Of general amnesty never cam
3 but the House was stlll engaged In peddlll
II out pardons to individuals, aud In this We
10 bill there were included the names OF INT
l. who had been guilty Of the worst crimes
y the South. There was no doubt much TO
l. said against the conduct OF Somo OF d
n DoOploOl kuo pOuNut uuh huNEb was anu
u to be said In their favor. He could not he
j admiring their true Anglo-SAxon spirit, th'
q courage aud valiant spirit displayed durlI
. the late war.
While no detested the rebellion Of the pC
q pie he would welcome the people back, a
of he would feel proud Of them for the val
i they had exhibited In battle. A thrill Of J
i went through the country when at Appom
10 toK Courthouse the General OF the Arr
10 granted such magnanlmous terms to I
Is forces he had conquered. lie (Mr. Brook
70 could wish that that man was stll more
N general than the politician. What did
81 confederate forces do when these ESnerC
of terms were offeredf Did they 90 10 |
swamps OF South Carolina, as Marion a
= Sumter did, and continue TO rayage
w countryf Did they go Into the fastnes
T. OF the AllsghanIes and from that point CT
tInue wRrfarei Did they act like spI
IN iards, or Spanish Americans, or like Me
q: cansi MOI but when they gave up tn
I'd arms on the field, they gave up all, e.
10 quersd and subdued and 10 1t not now III
to heal all wounds and welcome all the p
. pie backi Shall we not throw the man
1t Of charity over the past, and Invite all II
Is spirit Of affection and loyei
10 Tho day OF revenge should be passed, a
10 we should now unite for the good and b
J, eft Of the whole country, so that In case
ID q war with a foreign country We may M
the strong arms Of the people OF the Sos
n A continued system OF reconstruction a
nj will not tend to reunite the country. For
Is violence and political dlSfrGnchlssment
not the elements OF concord and streng
~ In these bllls for pardon, which are exc
Iii tionAl, there Is no proper induoement
~ giving q strong support TO self governme
We have already Imposed more upon
ID. people Of the South than was ever bef
nd Imposed upon any people OF any count
ne No white race was ever before subjected
OF the Afrlcanj no masters were ever bef
as made slaves to their former servants AZ
been the case In the South. IL not this
Ter Veuge enough, or does the House Waut IN
nd revenge over the people Of the southi
appealed to the House TO do justice 10 Oh
om Southern people who are part OF our conn
m country. But he could not vote any Ion
no for these exceptional bills. He had yO
II for them heretofore under tho promise /
W. q general amnesty bill would follow, bu
C. that promise had not been kept he wo
Ad- vote against those measures until meas
OF a general character was proposed.
"a Mr.. Beck, Of Ky, expressed surprise