The New York herald., 1870-04-19
Consress-spicing the Georgia BilI-The

Congress-Spicing the Gcorgin Bill-The
New Apportionmcut Of Representation.
Even the staid and patient Senate has tired
of the rehash ON the Georgia bill, but they
have not on that account laid it aside or dis
posed Of It, By no means. They have merely
invested it with new and interesting features
Mr.. Edmunds yesterday called attention to
charges of attempts to corrupt members, which
he had heard made by outside persons, and
offered resolution of inquiry in regard to
them, which the Senate adopted with the
eagerness Of tred-out schoolboys, anxious for
little furry. It provides for an investiga-
ton by the Judiciary Committee. 1t is
claimed that lobbyists are making efforts
to influence the votes of Senators
on the matter. This was one means taken
to galvanize the Georgia corpse. Another
effort was made by Mr.. Drake, who proposed
a new amendment to the constitution, giving
the President power to protect any State
such violence being presented, and giving Con-
gress the power to enforce the amendment.
This amendment although only indirectly con-
nected with Georgia, had the desired effect OF
enlivening the Senate Immediately. 1t brought
out quite an animated debate on the propo-
stion to refer it to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Stewart proposed to refer it to the Com
mittee on Labor and Education. Thereupon
Mr.. Drake, although he had just finished
harangue, replete with Chander's ''hash, on
Georgia. found himself competent to reply,
airily, that Mr.. Stewart himself had better be
referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor. This is, without doubt, the only good
joke that has yet been perpetrated in the Geor-
gia discussion, and it shows how savorily that
former hash will be spiced and favored when
it is next warmed over. AS to the amendment,
the general public need feel no alarm. Even
revolutionary Congress would not dare to
pass it, Another method Of enlivening the
Georgia matter was presented by Mr.. Sumner
in the introduction of new class OF 'out-
RACES" He quoted the case of high-toned
coIored man who had been refused admission
to genteman's car on the Atlanta Railroad,
and he demanded that it be investigated. We
have no doubt that these new features viii be
worked up to as fine and tasteless ''hash" as
the originals, and therefore we do not conf
dently look for the passage Of the Georgia bill
until the vote of the State is needed to ratify
brakes new amendment.
The new Apportionment bill was introduced
in the House and passed Immediately under
the pressure of the previous question by
vote of SO to SO. The bill is distasteful to the
Eastern and Middle States men, as ii provides
for large increase Of the Southern and West
ern representation over the others. Another
foolish attempt was made to settle what troops
first reached the capital in 1861, and it resulted
in considerable talk. The question is a use
less and ridiculous one for law-making men
to debate. 1t merely opens up the old sec
tional rancor, and will never be settled. If
our own memory serves us right, the first
troops that reached the capital at that time
were troops of ofice-seekers, and Congress
may discuss which State had the honor of
supplying them, lift wants to, after the session
! is over. In the meantime business is In
arrears more than it ever was, and we hope
| they will settle themselves to something more
| importa mt.