Evening star., 1870-02-04

Mr.. Paine appealed fr.-' he decision or th~
Chair; and. on motion CD sls. .;sx, tN. H-l the
arTeal as laid on the table.
Mr.. Paine said the matter Was now before fhe
Election Ccmmttrc. and thts purpo>cd "a
lie, Mr.. Shoeer of lis disabilities. Ia
Mr. Bingham said the Judiciary Committee
had Investigated the matter, andiwas satisfied
that Mr.. Shobcr labored under no disabilities
imposed by the 18th amendment 20 the Const
tuition. He was a member of the Nerth tsrO-
lima Legislature, and could not, therefore, tale
tie oath; but his course had always been that Of
Mr. Deweese N. C.l said Mr.. shoher wa nor
subject 70 any disabilities under the iith amcsd-
ment.
The Chair, I'm answer to inquiries, stated tha.
the passage Of the bil would not prevent the
Election Committee from further examining
MI Shohers credentials. and reporting upon hfs
Mr.. Arnell lTcnn.) moved to lay the biil upon
the table. which was agreed to--ayes -, nave =
The morning hour having expired. Nr. ccok
(In.) moved that the House 81 into Commt,e
OF the Whole on the bin spproPristing ss1.oao
for the relief Of the poor Of the District OF Col
umbia. Agreed %.
(Mr. Ferry, OF Michigan. in the char.) Nr-
Cook moved that the committee rise and report
the bill % the House.
Mr.. BENJAMIN moved to amend the motion
thar tire Committee of the whole Ice discharged
from the further consideration OF the biil. an
that u he referred % the Committee on the pt>
tict Of Columbia, with instructions to prepare
bil authorizing taN to he levied 10y the De-
trlet authorities for the support OF their osu
IOor.
Mr. Beniamin's resolution was sdort.s. AMI
The committee rose aud the recommendation
was REPORTED.
MIR. Farnsworth sail IL this resolution was
adopted il would be an outrage. rhe Distrirt
OF Columbia was tull OF poaT people. NhO hai
come here from Maryland ani Vagina. and a
was unjust 60 make the people % the DistTirt of
Columbia support them. They were not the
loor OF this District. hut OF the whole country.
lsgOlllg should lac "a s.s.l
alone 10 support shcm.
Mr.. Kelly CPa.) hoped the recommendation
Of the Committee OF the Whole would not De
ooncurred i'm by the House. The vote just given
vas one OF the most unjust ever recorded la lsis
House.
A member suggested the most inhuman.
Mr.. Kelley accepted the suggestion. ~ was
one OF the most inhuman votes ever given.
Members on the floor talked about conStitu-
tional scruples on this matter, but tins wss a
mere subterfugc. When a few years ago appeals
came over here from ireland. no one thought
at a constitutional scruplc about feeding men
who were starving, and Vet II Is found con
Nenicnt TO make this excuse here Tor
own poor. These poor are those whom We
have robbed. They rre old, and blind, and
Ioor, because all their money was taken
from them, and those who should have been
their protectors were sold from them bv CON
sent OF the laws OF the United States. willNe
now cast them OF hungry. and blind and d.S-
ntute }? These poor are not citizens of the Dis-
trict of Columbia. They are the children of
each Of the Southern States. whose soil has been
enriched by their blood aud sweat. They are
men and women, who have grown 60 be sixty
and eighty. and ninety wears age in slavery.
who have been robbed by laws of their
money and OF their children. aud now
you propose TO make the people OF this
District tax themselves To support these poor.
The United States has property also here, and
he would ask whether that should not Also be
taxed to help feed the poor: He hoped for the
honor of the country the recommendation would
he rejected aud the bill would pass ~ IL came
from the Senate. Let us show much regard
for our own poor as We had shown Tor the pOor
of a foreign country.
Mr.. Cook demanded the previous question.
which was seconded after a good deal OF opp1-
stion from Mr.. Benjamin and others
The House, by a large vote, refused 10 com
NIT the bill 10 the District Committee with i'm
structions.
The question was then taken upon the amend
mcnt submitted by Mr.. Logan to authorize the
Sebretary Of War 10 issue rations.
Mr.. Scofield (Pa) suggested that this amend
ment was to make the Secretary OF War ala
OveTseer of the Poor.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas -, uavs
50.
The bill as amended was then passed-yeas
10. NAYS Is.
The hin as passed directs the ra.ionS 20 le H.
sued on the Tequisition OF the Providrn' All
Society, Directors OF the Industrial Home
School, and kindred organizations.