Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
FOrty.Flni CsnSru.-Sssand Regular S,nIou
TUESDAY,, MANOR 10, 1879.
RENATR ra

TUESDAY, MABcH 10, 1879.
SENATE.
RNLfRr or MAS. nTAnTon.iw
The House Joint resolution authotiEing the
payment Of one year'e salary a. Afsociate
Justice OF the Bupreme Court 70 The Widow
OF the late Hon. u. NJ. Stanton, WA taken
up by uuauimous consent, and passed
Tmn INDIANB. tgt
Tho Vice President spbmltteda memorial,
he said with great pleasure, from Samuel
Townsend and others, represcntlnR the So
eiety OF Friends, sailing forth their Views In
regard 70 The amelloratlop Of the condition
ofthe Indians, and asking an appropriation
10 carry ont certain objects. =. '.u 7 e..
Hsffi ~ TnnALR BUTRRAar,
Mr.. Wilson presented memorial Of eltl-
Eens Of California, asking for the enactment
OF female suffrage In the District OF Colum-
bla. Referred 70 Committee on tho Dlbtflet
Of Columbla.i % q 1877
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. sumner presented three memorable Of
cltiEens OF The Unltsd Atatss, asking an ap-
propriAtlon for the Wllkesb6rre University,
a xenlI, Ohio, vhsre all arc allowed to
vlous condition. Referred 10 Committee on
Education and Labor. ..t.lgt-
Also, memorial OF eltisens OF PhilAdsl-
phlh, asking that books be allowed 70 be
Imported free OF duty. Referred to Commit
tee on Finance. 7. Z u.l Hf HsJHl't a
Mr.. Chandler, from the Commlttes Of
Commerce, reported adversely on the petl-
ton Of tho customs ofiieer at Ohrlsneld,
Nd, asking an Increase Of compensatlon.
: Z Mr.. Wllson tfoduceda bill 70 enable the
. Secretary o. WArto revise the general feku.
lations for the government q tho army.
Referred TO the Committee on Military Ar
fairs! ttA "H t"'
Il. INDIAN cITIzEHsHu. .rs.
Mr.. Rice offered resolution directing tho
Commltteo on the judiciary 10 inquire Into
the enect Of the fneengh amendment on the
Indian tribes, whether tho Indians are not
now oltlnens, and whether the treaties which
have been made with them as independent
. tribes arc not null and void.
Mr. Thurman objected 10 considering the
resolution at this time, because II was pro.
mature, no proclamation having as yet boon
issued announcing the ratification Of the
fifteenth amendment.
IS DISTRICT on COLUMBIA AND VICINITY.
Mr.. LOWS introduced bill 10 aid the
: Theological Seminary Of Alexandria. Re-
ferrsd tothc- Committee on Education and
Labor. NO rI.5t.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Committee on the
District Of Columbia, reported with amend
meutA bill 10 authorize the corporation Of
Washlngtou 10 endorse the bonds OF the
"a Southern Railroad Company. ElH
JOINT COMMITTEE OF INDIAN LTYLIRs.
The concurrent resolution TO provide for
a joint eommittee on Indian affairs was
Amer some discussion, Mr.. Drake moved
70 lay the resolution on the table, which 70.
suited in--yeas 30, nays 80, and the Vice
President voted In the negative, and the
motion was thus Loaf.
TIM ohoRoIA BILL.
Tho Georgia bill was then proceeded with,
and Mr.. Stewart resumed his remarks from
the point where he broke OF yesterday, and
speaking In opposition 70 the Bingham pro.
vlso, and arguing that the only Legislatufe
OF Georgia that Congress have recognized
Is the ono that has recently organised, and
this very ground had been taken by the Sen
ator from Illinois himself, mr.. Trumbull. !
Mr.. 8. called for the reading OF various 70.
ports and documents relative To affairs In
Georgia. He argued that the State had
been In q complete state Of dlsorganlxatlon,
and the rebel element had so far SUGGEST
fully prevented the proper and loyal recon-
struction OF Georgia, and their dSslgn was
10 continue 10 throw obstacles 10 the way.
Pass this bill as II u, and Wo will have 70
enact further legislation In regard 70
Georgia. We will have another Tennesses
ease, and wo know Il, and now dare a loyal
Congress so act as 10 throw Georgia into
bnu hnuuu VI huN IND1hN
Mr.. Edmunda waA unable 10 account fof
the uttarances Of the Senator from Nevada,
Mr.. stewart.l That Senator was constantly
urging the pardon Of the rebels; he was thu
hthef Of universal amnesty; he earnestly
urged the passage OF the omnibus disability
bill, and yet now he gets up and talks about
the dlreful effects that are 10 result from th,
action OF tho rebels In Georgia. He (Mr. B.
did not like this practice Of talking one wal
TUhGa ana anhlaaN NEaa mn sal al Las fkat
way when another subject was up. flHI
Mr.. Stewart stated that he was In favor O
pardoning the rebels that had repented, buI
these Georgia rebels were shining yet. -
Mr.. Edmunds said the bill was 70 keep ID
once mon who were not rightfully entitled
TO Ii. Ten or nfteen good Republicans wsr'
q. now In that Legislature who would haV,
been there before II they had got vote
enough. Well this would be good Idea Il
extend Il throughout the country. Why no
have Congress pass q law coatihuingln ono,
che Republican LeglsiAturosi 10 All The stAisl
Twelve montha back he (Mr. Z. had beer
In favor Of remandlng Georgia 70 a military
government, he did not know but h
would be In favor OF that now, but tina
was not the subject before the Senate. Now
even had Congress the right % eontlnu
these parties In once, what good would
- dol Whether they Htald In once for tw
years beyond their term or not, there woult
not b one outrageSono outbreak less. Their
will DO mono lesa or mona more, whether tn
noxt Iegislatureis Democratic or Republican
The fact atapds out that the i.eeiSlatnre o
Geotgia, as at presented constituted, Il not
legal body, and that ID was organised Ii
direct violation Of the act OF Congress o
December last. Yet what did the minorit
OF the Republicans In that LeElalaturS ca
when they came before tho committee
They GAid they wanted place, and that the
Wero willing 70 recognize Governor Bullock
leglalatqrs until next fall. whom tho electio
M. y. further commented on eSorEt
IAAttefs, maintaining that according =
CGEre1a ltaelf, according 20 PresIden
be proYlsionAl 10 June, 1893, he Thought
better that the Democrats should carr.
0eorgia ton thousand timss sooner than tina
ConEresl should 60 back on Its own action
sooner than Il should b. guilty-wtIlE ,
woaid %, ~ Of P'gse q pgliileal l.fies
cry, ion, % adnili ion o. thag stAlal u
Altesnth amendment would bio .Adopts
and oonffeIi wonld then have the power I
provide that every man who was entitled /
vote should exercise that privilege, not ohl
10 Georgia but In Maryland and Delaware
and everywhere else, Bat he did not Apprt
bend any opposition OF any consequence
that amendment--the world moves too fal
for that. One Of the most hopeful algus o
the Tina was an Incident which lately &C
Cured In New Orleans, where a late Demo
cratic member OF thia body Mr.. Hendricks
Addressed largo audience Of both color
and eounselled mutual kindness toward eac
otherj that the VhitaA should cullIEate IN
hlaeks-not BY burning down their llttl
cabins and driving them on, but BY kindnel
and consultation, and that the blacks shout
no more desplso the poor white trash. II
fact was that Gro long, all over the sontl
you will have the Democratic party eompe
Ing for the colOred vote.
Mr.. Drake gave notice Of an amsndmsn
10 DO inserted n an additional aectloi
authorizing the Prealdent, upon the requia
tion ofth goVernor or LeglAlaturs Of any
the States lately In rebellion, TO send u
United States forces Into any lnsurEeetlonai
district OF any Of aald States, aud niartl
law shall b ptoelAimed ia said diatfiet ,
county, and levy shall DO made upon Il
Inhabitants OF said dlstrict or county for Il
subsistence and transportation OF the troop