The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
F0RTT-FIRST CONGRESS-.

Sherman reported bill in reoordsnce With
the recommendation of the Secretary of the
| Treasury authorizing the issue of An addi-
tional $500, 100000 of Eve per cent bonds,
! authorized by the funding law last session,
and asked present consideration.
Mr.. Trumbull objected. and the bill went
| over.
Mr.. Sherman reported adversely on the
| proposed amendment to the tariff law 80 as
| to restore the former rates of duty on i'm
ported brandy and opium.
Mr.. Morton moved the Senate to proceed
to the consideration of his resolution for the
appointment of q commission TO proceed 10
San Domingo.
Mr.. Sumner claimed his resolution on the
subject had precedence.
Mr. Sherman wanted to take up the
House bill to correct antiquities IN the
classification of sugar.
The question of order of business Was
debated till the calendar came up, when a
motion to pospons the calendar in order to
proceed with the San Domingo question was
carried-30 to %.
After further debate Mr.. Morton's motion
| was agreed to-36 to II.
The resolution was then read, and Mr..
Buckingham moved to refer it to the com
uiNtcS Ou EOfoiku AsciosAohss IA oiSObSoAoA
| followed, in which Messrs. Schurz, Thurman,
Scott and Paterson favored reference to the
Committee, Messrs. Sherman and Edwards
opposed. Without disposing of the question
the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Urth moved that the special order be
set aside, and the report of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs relative to Paraguay, be
taken up, set for Thursday, the 9th of JAN
uary, and made the special order for that
day. Adopted.
Mr.. Ingersoll asked leave to make . per
sonal ex PLANTATION regarding the attack upon
him is the New York EUentng Post. He
said these attacks were inspired by the
editors brother, John Fl Bryant, who resid.
ed at Princeton, in his (Ingersoll's) District.
In 1865 he (Ingersoll) had procured Bryant's
removal from the ofnce of Collector of To-
ternal Revenue in the Eight District, for
! this cause Bryant WAS Q bad man, and
| was officially reported as . def.ulter TO the
government in Q sum exceeding $430,000.
Mr. Dawes defended the character of j..
Il. Bryant, whom he had known since boy
hood. His reputation wherever he was
known was pure and spotless ss that OF any
man living. If Bryant was defaulter, then
he had lost faith in human nature.
Mr.. Ingersoll replied that Bryant might
| have been an excellent man in Massa-
| chusetts but was by no mesus spotiess in
| the town he lived in in Missouri
Messrs. Farnsworth and Judd also bore
testimony to the excellent character and
reputation of Bryant.
The House proceededed to the considera-
tion of the amnesty bill.
Messrs. Dagener and Manning spoke
BRIEFLY in its favor.
| Mr.. Bingham addressed the House IN
favor ofhis amendment and against the Dill
introduced by Butler
| Mr.. Archer spoke in favor of universal
amnesty, He believed Breckinridge might
safely be permitted to defend the principles
of secession in the United States Senate be-
fore empty galleries rather than that SEN
ator without his principles, culture or TASTE,
should insult the world with an offer to ex-
hume the bones of the loyal dead.
Mr.. Sheldon favored universal suffrage.
A number of speakers spoke for and
against the principles of general and univer'
sal amnesty.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, moved the previous
question to the pending amendment. Mr'
Bingham requested the previous question
to apply to the bill a. we'll ~ the amend
iment.
Mr.. Butler promptly declined to make
that motion.
After some spArring, Mr.. Cobusn moved
, to lay the bill on the table. Rejected and
the previous question was seconded-yesa
81, nays "a.
Further discussion followed and Butler
who vas entitled to the closing yielded tbs
privilege,
Adjourned.