Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
ACErOmaliC.

SENATE.
AchrOmatic.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Mr Schurz In
troduced joint resolution, providing thai
no State that has not received its proportion
of grant of lands donated by the United
States for agricultural and mechanical col
leges, shall in future receive such lands
unless said colleges to be established shall
provide facilities for instructing all, with.
out regard to race or color. Referred tC
Committee on Education.
Discussing Mississippi.
The Mississippi bill was taken up. The
question was stated upon the amendment
of the committee to strike from the bill
the preamble and all conditions, leaving
a simple proposition to admit the State
to representation. The bill gave rise to a
lengthy discussion upon the policy of i'm
posing fundamental conditions prior to
the representation of State in Congress.
Messrs. Trumbull, Morton and Stew
| art, favored unconditional representation
of Mississippi
Messrs. Pomeroy, Edmunds and Wilson,
approved it.
Without further action, the Senate then
| adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Resolution introduced to establish steam
line to India and to encourage immigration
to Southern States. Referred.
Resolution TO inquire about Fenians
prisoned in England was called up, and
went over till next morning
The Last Man.
Mr.. Banks moved that the privileges of
the floor for the day be given John Kits,
who was born in Pennsylvania in 1862, was
a soldier in the Revolution, witnessed the
surrender of CORVALLIS at Yorktown, and
had served in the war of 1912. The mo-
tiCn was agreed to unanimously, and the
old man was soon surrounded by members,
with whom he chatted in lively manner,
showing but slight indication of extreme
age.
Resolution adopted to define by law
what is meant by ''swamp or Oyerflowcd"
public lands.
Butler against administration.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, offered resOlu-
ton calling on the Secretary of State for
information rs to why the Spanish gov
eminent had not paid in coin, according
to the treaty of 1884, the interest on claims
OF American citizens in Paris, and why
any portion thereof has been paid TO the
creditors in legal tender notes. Adopted.
Mileage
House went into Committee of whole
on Legislature appropriation.
Paragraph 4-pay and mileage-hav-
ing been reached, Mr. Butler moved to
reduce it to half million, with provision
that no part of it shall be paid for mileage.
He desired the gentlemen to go TO the
country on the question of economy, and
that they should vote on some practical
thing. Here was a question that affected
members themselves, and on which they
could save the Treasury five hundred thou
sand a year. ...- ...
The debate was general and spicy and
exciting. Messrs. Fitch, Kelly, of Pa,
Farnsworth and Cox opposed the reduction,
and Ingerson and Loain supported it.
Mr.. Cox improved the occasion to attack
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, who he said ironically
loved the people and would not take mile
age either in currency or gold.
Mr.. Butler replied disdainfully, "ShoO,
fly, don't bodder mel"
Mr.. Cox in turn said everybody knew
the gentleman was considered bad man.
Mr. HOar made point that Mr.. Cox
was tranCressing the rules of the House.
The Chairman would have sustained
the point had not the gcntlCman's time
expired.
Mr.. Stevenson obtained the floor.
Mr.. Cox-Giveme half a minute TO finish
my sentence, only TO say this one thing
ICalls to order tho gentleman makes
an attack upon me, and then hides himself
like bomb-proof soldier as he is. Re
newed calls to order.
Mr.. Stevenson remarked in the House
that there was already serious PROPOSE
ton to abolish mileage made by himself
and referred TO the Committee, on Mile
age.
In the course of further discussion, Mr..
Cox again took the floor to reply to Mr..
Butler. He said it was the first time in his
history that he had been likened to an ami
NAL He had never been considered 6ete
7l0ir. nor alphabetic nOir, nor any other
sort of beast. Gen. B. was blessed by
Providence with a pachydematous hide
like a rhinoceros, and, therefore, flies did
not trouble him. Everything would glance
from that gentleman's rhinoceros hide.
He, (Butler), had no sensibility TO his
position before the country, and did not
know how people regarded him. His own
colleagues intimated that he was thief
and robber and he did not take 1t up,
but it had been left to him Coz, to defend
him, and because he had done SO IN
| spirit of good nature, he (Butler) had made
his covert negro minstrelsy attack upon
| him. Why did not he attack
his colleagues and make them
call for a committee of Investigation
Of his past derilectiOns and past alleged
| robbery? Why did he stand here con
| dcmned man of this Congress! Why did
he stand here prescribed politically and
! socially? Why did he allow allhis friends,
as he did in the army, and then
when attacked retreat like a bomb
| proof soldier and hide himself
Mr.. Dawes. rose and called Mr. Cox to
order.
Chairman-The gentleman's time has
expired.
Mr. Cox-Why did you Dawes not call
your colleague to order when he made his
irrelevant remarks?
| At the close of the discussion, which at
times was quite exciting and amusing,
the question was taken up on Mr.. Butler 4
amendment. and it was rejected.
Various other items in the bill about
clerks to committees, ETC., gave rise to
discussion, and finally, at 1870 the com
mittee rose, and the House adjourned.
The Rev. Horace Cooke has been heard
of in Cincinnati, cutting a big swath
among the saloons, gambling-houscs and
worse-or, at least, somebody like him,
| u, oil lie ,,o,,,n wasn't Conzp and that