The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
Especial to the Daily Telegraph
WASHINGTON.


the charge for bigamy. Bowen asked
for an early trial.
Geo. E. Haste has been appointed
collector of customs at Vicksburg.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
have made unanimous report that
Indians are not citizens of the United
States under the XIVth Amendment
of the Constitution of the United States,
the treaties and laws always having re-
garded them as independent nations,
and not interferred with their local adj
ministrations.
The House considered bill for full and
general grace, amnesty and oblivion of
all wrongful acts, doings or omissions
of all persons engaged in the war ofthe
late rebellion. Exceptions are as fol-
lows: all persons educated at either
West Point or Annapolis, members OF
either House, Federal or Confederate
Congress, heads of Federal executive
departments, ministers abroad, Judges
of Federal courts and those holding
similar Offices in the Confederate gov
eminent, members of Conventions who
voted for or signed an ordinance of Sc
cessiOn, Governors of States which
were in rebellion, Confederates who
treated cruelty or otherwise than ac-
cOrding to usuages of war Federal pris-
oners, persons entrusted with funds
which they have not accounted for, all
deserters and bounty-jumpers. Property
exceptions are as follows All property
wherein the United States or third par
ties have become vested by State for
the future or confiscation, and lands used
now or heretofore for Federal cemete-
ries, every right of action and liability
rising from any ordinance, law or con-
tract in aid of rebellion, and every
such right shall be deemed invalid.
Butler reported bill in explanation.
He said that it was drawn nautdtis MT
taaadis from the amnesty bill passed by
the English parliament after the Scotch
rebellion of 1745. He quoted from the
preamble and body of the act, and re-
ferred to the exceptions in it, among
which all persons by the name and
clan of Mac Gregor, and all who had
been in favor of having the French
army invade Great Britain. He wished
that the state Of the country was such
that all exceptions could be struck out,
but such was not the state of the coun-
try. The bill swept out everything that
had been done wrong on one side as
well as the other, and said that no more
suits could be brought for acts done or
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those who warred in behalf of the Uni
ted States, or by those who warred
against it. 1t threw the mantle of
charity over all.
Lawrence asked how many persons
the bill would relieve?
Butler replied that it would relieve
very many in the South who were I'M
der legal trouble or vexation. 1t would
relieve every man who held postoffice,
was sheriff or constable before the war,
and had taken oath to support the con-
stitutiOn. AS excepted classes, all they
had to do was to come to Congress here
after and petition for removal of their
disabilities.
Beck, of KY, offered substitute for
the bill.
Farnsworth offered substitute for
the whole bill, as follows: That all po-
litical disabilities imposed by the Sd
section of 18th Amendment of the Con-
stitutiOn are hereby removed.
Bingham moved substitute for the
LIST section, removing all political disa-
bilities from all persons except such as
were Senators or Representatives in
Congress in 1860 or 1861, or were in
either of such years officers in the army
or navy of the United States, heads of
departments, U. 8. Judges, U. s. Min
listers, and except all persons who, in
violation ofthat amendment, have held