The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-16
WASHINGTON. December 15.-Rainey.. lev.

oiAhoS AhS peeu appOlnCeQ q member
OF the Committee on Freedmen's Al
falrs. Secretary Boutwell, and Grant
play ut cross purposes. San Domingo
affairs and the Pleasanton appointment.
and the general proposition to have the
present generation pay the debt, are
among the points at issue. Delano is
prominent as Boutwell's successor.
In the House, bill appropriating
S3OO.O00 for revenue cutters, passed. A
bill was introduced, directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to refund all penal
ties and taxes illegally issued under the
direct tax law. Amnesty was resumed.
In the Senate, Revels introduced q
resolution regarding the Mississippi
River levees, upon which he will address
the Senate. The resignation Of Boutwell,
is the theme at the capital.
The Senate confirmed Hosse as Col
lector at Vicksburg; Hiram Springfield
as Marshal of Northern District of Ala
bama; and Mason as postmaster at New
bern.
1t is learned at tho White House that
Boutwell, has not resigned. The rela-
tons between the Secretary and the
President ore cordial.
dissenting vote in the Cabinet
Revels'- bill aiding the Mississippi
levees is for all levees between the Mis-
sissippi and Yazoo Rivers. It appro-
PIRATES $1,000, 600 and 5000, 600 acres. @
In the Senate, several bills removing
political disabilities wcro passed. A bill
incorporating the Southern Express
Company was reported back with amend
ments. a bill was introduced selling
certain lands in South Carolina, belong.
ing to the Government. Schurz deliv-
cred an address of unusual length, which
was listened to with marked attention.
reviewing the history of tho party divi-
sion in Missouri.
In the House, Farnsworth made n
powerful speech in favor of clean am
nesty. Lawrence opposed any amnesty
till those excluded gave evidence of re.
pentance. Wood said the bill was in no
sense m amnesty bill. It's exceptions
involved many who suffered no disabiDi-
ties under the fifteenth amendment. In
stead of amnesty, it was property
granting bill. Instcad of being n mea-
sure of grace, it was bill to defeat
justice-a bill to deny the rights of men
to recover property. It was Il measure
the effect of which he would not say.
The design of it was to do injustice
deprive litlgants of their proper redress,
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who were least entitled thereto.
Maynard argued against the principle
Of universal amnesty. Sergeant will
vote for Farnsworth's substitute remoy-
ing all disabilities, for tho following
reasons: 1st. That the pledge of the
Republican purity to remove all disa-
bilities as soon rs the public safety
would allow, meant what it said, and
that 1T Is unnecessary for the public
safety that these disabilities should he
continued. Cd. Because the political
power OF tho ex-rebels is not diminished
by their incapacity to hold Office, as
every one of them can vote Mt any cleo
ton, and any man elected by such men
is as dangerous to good government as
he as fully represents their principles
aud purposes rs either of the disUuali-
fed individuals could. 3D. Because
their exclusion from Office is badge of
distinction, from II rebel standpoint,
and is persecution, not punishment,
and enhances their in1licncc for evil, if
they SEQ fit to exercise it. 4th. Because,
rs nero party measure, it is not bad
policy to add few thousand to the
number Of Democratic officc-scckcrs,
while adding nothing to the number of
Democratic voters. 5th Because the
uiCu uLucI tiSuOliltlcS are not 1DvarluOlv,
or even generally, the worst of the late
rebels, and hence. as matter of prccau-
ton, or even Of justice, their exclusion
does not answer their avowed purposes.
9th. Because the people, North and
South, will better appreciate the pur-
poses OF tho Democratic party, if they
are allowed to bring forward rs their
exponcnts the leading rebels, rs they
naturally will. 7th. Because it is un-
republican to hold any class of people
under political disabilities. 9th. Be
cause the Republican party is great, and
noble, and liberal enough 10 extend
mercy to all classes of citizens, and
should add this cro1ning act to the
great and successful war and reconstruc-
tion policy. If the substitute fails, I
will vote for tho measure that makes
fewest exceptions and comes nearest to
complete amnesty. The discussion con-
tinucd ut great length, and will be re-
snmed Tuesday. Lawrence. of Ohio,
regretted, during the debate, that 100
first class funerals had not followed tho
rebellion.
RICHMOND, December 15.-The Repub.
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