The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-22
The House Refuses to Admit WhittemOre
to a Seat in Congress.
GENERAL BUFFERS AMNESTY BILL
Reduction Of Postage with the
North German Union.
Stupendous Land Jobs-Consolida-
ton Of Railroad lobbyists.

structon, provides for full and general grace,
amnesty and oblivion of certain wrongful acts,
doings or OMISSIONS Of all persons engaged In the
war Of the late rebellion, perpetrated, incurred or
forfeited between the 18th Of April 1851 and goth Of
August 1866, with full restoration Of all rights ana
privileges lost injured thereby and therein The
following classes of persons and the rights titles
and causes Of action are excepted from all the pro.
visions of this act, and none other
Fvst-Whoever having been educated at the
Military Academy at West Point or at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis shall nave engaged In the
rebellion or insurrectiOn against the United States,
or given aid to the enemies thereof.
Setond-Whoever, having been member of,either
have engaged in the rebellion against given aid
comfort or cOuntenance TO The enemies thereof, and
whoever was member OF the so-called Confederate
Congress.
THtrd-whoever shall have held the once OF head
OF one OF the executive departments Of the govern
ment OF the United States, or minister penip0ten-
tiary or minister resident Judge Of any court
under the United States and shall have engaged In
rebellion insurrection against the same, or given
atd or comfort to the enemies thereof, and whoever
shall have held either Of the like oces IN the Con-
1ederate States
Fourth-Whoever shall have voted for or signed
any ordinance OF secession OF any State held the
ONCE Of Governor Of such State while the same
Fyth-Whoever, while In the service Of the So
called Confederate States, treated with cruelty or
otherwise than according TO usages OF war any prl-
eoner OF war held by authority Of the so.called Con-
Strth-Whoever, having charge and custody Of the
public moneys Of the United States entrusted 10
them between said dates. have not duly accounted
Tor and paid over the same and whoever Shall have
enbezzled or secreted public stores public goods,
chattels moneys, provisions, military and naval
property OF the United States.
Seuenth-An deserters from the army or the navy
Oh the United States and all bounty jumpers
Etghtt-An property and rights OF property &C
quired by any levy judgment or execution made and
executed upon any lands or tenement goods chat
tells or other valuable thing wna,ever aud any sale
or forfeiture by conhscation or taxation whereby
any rights or titles have become vested either in the
United States or In third parties.
Ntnth-Every piece and parcel OF land however
It may be described and bounded which now Is or
has been leased as national cemetery In which the
bodies OF soldiers Of the United States inferred,
or Which is IN the occupation OF the United States
Tor the purposes Of a cemetery, which parcels Of
land are hereby declared the property OF the United
States In fee, by capture or not and for ever dedi
Gated to the uses and purposes OF cemeteries for the
hereafter to be inferred therein and to be the
sole jurisdiction OF the United States, for such pur
herein contained shall AFFECT Or impair the VALIDITY
OF any act OF Congress removing the political disa-
blllties Of any person herein exempted from the
efIects OF the provisions OF this act.
This act OF amnesty and oblivion shall extend to
all acts or omissions made or done, omitted to be
done by any officer or soldier or other agent or the
United States in carrying or putting into exec-
ton the laws OF the United States known as the
Reconstruction act and other acts for the govern
ment Of the rebelliOns States, however the same
may be entitled fully to the extent and benefit and
to The same extent as II the said acts or omissions
GERS and soldiers during the war Of rebellion.
The Case Of Whittemore-The South Carolina
Carpet.Bagger Not Admitted.
The case OF Whittemore, the carpet-bagger from
South Carolina, who was expelled from the House
for selling cadetships and who was reelected again.
was settled In the House today. General Logan,
who was instrumental in having Whittemore eX-
PEELED took the Initiative to-day in Offering resou.
ton to keep him from obtaining his seat White
more occupied seat in the rear and took notes
while Logan was speaking, as if he intended to
reply to him, but he did not ask to make defence
Logan took the ground that whittemore came under
the designation Of the statute which says that per-
SONS guilty Of misdemeanors or of an infamous
crime shall not be eligible as members Of Congress-
Farnsworth of Illinois, made some remarks in pal
nation Of the case Of Wnittemore, but the House
passed the resolution of General Logan by vote of
124 to %, and WhttemOre picked up mis- carpet-bag
and marched out as fast as possible. 1t is said that
he proposes to publish Defence wherein he Will
show that he was advised by General Butler and
other republicans TO return and run for Congress
after he was expelled for selling cadetships He
says it was upon such advice that he suffered his
name to be used as candidate. He proposes to be
q candidate for the Forty-second Congress.
Condition OF the Appropriation Bills-DiGer-
ence Between the Two Houses ON the
Indian Appropriation Bill.
The interminable wind Of the Senate seems to
grow daily more an impeachment to public business.
Alter whole week rehashing old assertions and
repeating figures that have been dished up in every
conceivable shape, that august body to-day came to
q conclusion on one theme for great display OF
CAB by defeating the proposition to abolish the
iranking privilege. This was great relief to the
earnest business men Of the bodythOse like Cnand-
Ter, Cameron, Wilson, Cole and others-who believe In
action rather than words. Probably at no time in
the history Of the government have provisions to
defray the expenses Of running the necessary
machinery been 30 entirely ignored. Nine
days hence the fiscal year OF 1se9-'7O will
have finished. For one month, at least,
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, the chairman Of
the Senate Committee on Appropriations, has been
urging action upon the appropriations He has kept
the subject constantly before their attention, and,
regardless OF his almost opportunities, the useless
discussions have been continued The following Is
the precise condition OF the Appropriation bills at
this moment:-The Legislative, Executive and Judi
cial the Pension and Indian Appropriation bills
IN conference on the Pension bill there has been
one disagreement and a new conference ordered.
The Indian Appropriation bill! has passed the Senate
In one shape and the house In another. The breach
between the two bOdics this subject Is extremely
serious, and 1t would he difficult TO say what Will
be the upshot Of the discordance. The House
declares all the so-caed Indian treaties since 1857
as null and void and In consequence makes a re-
dnced and aggregate appropriation. Mr.. Morrill,
has prepared his version OF the appropriation under
as he states the Authority Of a joint resolution OF
Congress. He provides for the amounts stipulated
In ;ne treaties, recognizing them as obligations Of
the government. whether these two radically OPP
posed views be harmoniZed by the end OF the rs
cal year remains to be SEEM The Post Office ball. after
q weeks delay over the frankling privilege, was
finished to-day, as was also the Consular and Dpo.
matte bill The Naval, Military, sundry Civil and
River and Harbor bills are still Enacted urOn,
that 49, by the Senate. The Naval bill,
which came up this afternoon, promises
another lively debate over the question or pay.
The House, 1t appears, has put in new
pay roll for the navy ia the report from the Senate
committee. Mr. Morrill, has lodged this issue by re-
porting according 10 the Old law with the exception
OF the West Point bill. Therefore, not one of the
remaining appropriations are completed. but are