New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-22
RAILROAD COLLISION IN ENGLAND
Over Forty Killed and Wounded
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Return Of Secretary Boutwell-Three
Hundred and FIfty Thousand Dollars
Internal Revenue-Fan Text Of the
Amnesty Blll-Whitten0re's Claims to
sent Beiected. 181 to SA-Paving
Pennsylvania Avenue-F1hnkins Re
peal Amendment Rejected.
WARRINGTON, June 2O.-Internal revenue
to-day, $350,O0o.
The following is the full text of the am.
nesty bill. II provides for all, general
grace, amnesty and oblivion of certain
wrongful acts, doings, or omissions of all per-
SONS engaged in the war of the late rebellion,
perpetrated insurrection, or forfeited be-
tween the eleventh day of April, 1851, and
the twentieth day OF August, 1866, with
full restoration of all rights and privileges
lost or injured thereby and therein. The fol
lowing iclasses of persons, and the right
titles and causes Of action are exempted
from all the provisions of this act and none
other:
First-whoever having been educated at
the Military Academy at West Point or the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, who shall
have engaged in the rebellion and insurrec-
ton against the United States, or who hav-
thereof.
Second--Whoever having been member
of either House of the Congress of the
United States, and shall have engaged in
the rebellion against the same, or given aid
and comfort to the enemies thereof, and
whoever was member of the so-called Con.
federate Congress.
Third-Whoever shall have held the Office
of head of one of the executive departments
of flo mt Of 10 lui Sfotn Op
Minister plenipotentiary, or Minister resi-
dent, or Judge Of any court under the United
States, and shall have engaged in rebellion
or insurrection against the same, or given
aid and comfort to the enemies thereof, and
whoever shall have held either of the like
Offices under the s0.called Confederate
States. + II. -l..'
or signed any ordinance OF secession Of any
State, or held the Office of governor of such
State while the same was in rebellion.
Flfth-Whoever, while in the service of
the s0.called Confederate States, treated
with cruelty, or otherwise than according to
the usages of war any prisoner of war held
by authority OF the so.called Confederate
States.
Sixth-Whoever having charge and in
custody Of the public moneys of the United
States entrusted to them between said
dates, and who have not duly accounted for
and paid over the same, and whoever shall
have embezzled or seCreted public stores,
public goods, chattels, moneys, provisions.
or military and naval property of the United
States.
Seventh-All deserters from the army and
navy of the United States, and all bounty
jumpers.
Eighth-All property and rights of prop
erty by any levy, judgment or extort made
and executed upon any lands, tenements,
goods or chattels, or other valuable thing
whatever, and any sale or forfeiture by con-
fiscation or taxation, whereby any rights or
titles have become vested either in the
United States or in third persons.
Ninth-Every piece and parcel of land,
which now ia or has been used as national
cemetery, in which the bodies of the SOL
diers of the United States are inferred, or
which is in the occupation of the United
States for proposed cemetery, which par
cells of land are hereby declared to be the
property of the United States IN fee by cap
ture in war, and forever dedicated to the uses
and purposes of cemeteries for the soldiers
of the United States, heretofore inferred, or
hereafter to be inferred therein, and to be
under the sole jurisdiction OF the United
States for such purposes, inalienabe for.
ever; provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall affect or impair the validity of
any act OF Congress removing the political
disabilities OF any person herein exempt,
from the benefit of the provisions of this act.
This act Of amnesty and oblivion shall
extend to all acts and omissions made or
done or omitted to be done by any officer or
soldier or othersagent of the United States,
in carrying out or putting in execution the
laws of the United States known as the re.
construction acts, and the other acts for the
government of the rebelliOus States, how
ever the same may be entitled, as fully and
with the same benefit and to the same ex-
tent as if the said acts or omissions had
been done or omitted by such officers and
soldiers during the rebellion.
House.-The morning hour was occupied
in the consideration of private bills, num-
Der of which were passed.
In the case OF Whittemore, member elect
from South Carolina, Mr.. Logan offered
resolution that the House decline to allow
Mr. WhitteDlOre to be sworn, and direct that
his credentials be returned to him.
Mr.. Logan supported his resolution by
contending that the House had the right to
say that man of infamous character
should be excluded. Whittemore had COM
mitted an infamous crime, and was disquali.
fed in the eyes Of Congress and OF the
world.
Mr.. Farnsworth opposed the resolu-
ton, but at the close of his speech
the resolution was adopted by yeas.
13l; nays, "a; the following members
voted against the resolution, and In favor OF
seating Whittemore, Arnell, Aver, Brooks
of Massachusetts, Butler OF Massachusetts,
Cessna, Cobb of New York. Coburn, Ely,
Farnsworth Hoar, Jenckes, Kelley, Knapp,
Maynard, Morrill, of Maine. Newsham of
Louisiana, Poland. Roots, Sawyer, Smith of
Tennessee, Tate, Taylor, Twitchell and
Whitmore.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported back to the Senate the funding bill,
with slight verbal amendment.
The civil appropriation bill was taken up
and considered during the remainder of the
session. go
SenMe-The House bill to pave Pennsyl-
vania avenue pa ssed. 5s
! The Postofice appropriation bill, with the
franking repeal bill as amended, was con-
sidered. sS is ss
8 The amendment abolishing the franking
privilege was rejected. yeas 26, nays 70, and
the bill then passed. sess &Tit
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
tions bill, with amendments, passed. asa
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up.
The Naval Committee offered several