The New York herald., 1870-02-22


heve from tho manufacturers tax porg packers lsrI
renaerers and persons engaged Ia smoking hams
Pending action the morning hour expired and tbs
joint resolution went over till next Monday.
REMOVAL or DISABlLITtEa
Mr.. BUTLER, trep.l OF Mass. from the Reconstruc-
tion Committee, reported back the senate bill re-
moving political DISABILITIES from between four and
i've hundred persons In various states. some eight
OF the persons embraced had been elected 70 once
in Mlssisslpp and II this bill were not passed they
Mr.. wHirrEMoaE offered AZ an amendment the
House bill embracing about two thousand names.
Mr.. Cox dem) OF N. T., inquired OF Nr. White.
more whether there Was any principle stated In the
bill on which these names were reported.
Mr.. WHITTEMORE replied that there was not.
Mr.. Cox-Is II proposed to attach To the original
bill or to the amendment any system Of amnesty,
through the courts or o.herwisef
Mr. WHIrTEAORE-Not at ALL That Ia In Gepa-
Mr.. Uox-I will never vote for measure picking
ont men by name. want general amnesty.
Mr.. BUTLER, said that no man In the House
was more anxious than himself To get upaa general
bill To remove disabilities such blil had been re-
ported and ne would press IT at the earliest possible
moment; but that would take up considerable time
In the House and senate, and he was anxious that
in the meantime this bill should be passed. Alter
this he would not report any further personal dis
abilities bill until the House mad passed upon a
general amnesty bill. He was only sorry To feel
himself Obliged from the position OF the business
TO report TINS Dill rst but he did feel SO obliged.
MIR. BROOKS tdem.) OF N. T.. declared himself op-
posed 10 the whole system Of peddtng out pard0ns
| In detail. 1t wrong from beginning to end,
ueS and 'e and ID there were no otsr
member TO vote against u he would vote against 1t
alone There was much to be said against tho people
OF the South but there was also much TO be said In
their favor, OF their heroiap, OF their AngoSaxon,
native American pluck, o1 the wonderful resources
| they had exhibited. He desired 70 have them wei
coined back, SO that in case Of foreign war they
would light alongside the people OF the North In the
common defence Of the country ne mad iet proud OF
their heroBm and he had Ieit proud Of the generous
| terms accorded to them at Appomattox Court
House by the General OF the Army, and 10 only
at dtattu nfQhA UyQa
now as nc was then-that he were less OF politician
| and more OF general. lie wished that such gen.
south as that the government could safely calculate
on the aid OF tnelr hail m,iion res IN any that
spain. There was no self government in lne South.
More mad been imposed on that people than had ever
been imposed by any civilized people upon any sub
| crnment, the military had been placed over them,
their States mad been reorganlxed BY force they had
| ment enoughs Vas not that revenge enoughs HAD
not the ampest desire OF punishment been grstncd
Hs appealed TO the Rouse 70 rise to the magnitude
OF the occasion and throw vide open the doors OF
pardon.
q general amnesty DILL expressed his surprise st
hearing MIN say he would vote against this Dill. For
his parl ne would vote for every bill removing the
Mr.. VOORHEES,. tdem.j Of IND, concurred with MS
friend from Kentucky, ana hoped the Gay OF the
Promulgstion Of general amnesty Dill Was not far
distant.
hr. FARSswoRrH, rep) Of H., expressed like
sentiment.
| Mr.. WOOD, tdem.) OF n. y was opposed TO dealing
out the cemency Of Congress in these Doses and
was sorry to believe that they were prescribed BY
partisan committees outsids and inside OF Congress-
Mr.. HorcHKlss, Tep.l OF N r., was in favor OF re-
jecting this bin, so as to secure the speedy
passage OF general amnesty bill
| Mr.. MAYNARD. rep.) OF Tenn, moved to strike out
| tho names Qf Messrs. Brown McKenn0n, Wright,
Thomas aud Dunntngton, OF Tennessee.
| Messrs. G0LLADAY and RANDALL opposed Mr..
| Maynard's amendment ana favored the passage OF
| the olii
Mr.. Maynard's amendment was rejected and Mr..
| Whittemore's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. PoRrER, (rep.l or Va, moved TO strike out tue
names Of A. n. stuart r. i. Daniels. +. Nanny nE-
lis q. Dance, Il. ). Graves, James u. COX, asa
Rogers aud John H. Meredith, Of virginia. Re
| jected. ...
Mr. BUTLER, rep.) OF Mass, said that there was no
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