New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-15
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the third section of the fourteenth amend
ment of the constitution are hereby re
moved.
DIR. Bingham moved substitute for the
first section, removing all political disabHi
ties from all persons, except such as were
Senators or Representatives in Congress ia
the years 1860 and 1861, or were in either Of
such years, officers in the army or navy Of
the Gnited States, heads Of departments,
United States Judges, United States Minis
ters; and except all persons, who, in VIOLA
ton of that amendment, have held office
since the first of June, 1879.
Mr.. Batter announced his purpose to have
the vote taken on the bill at three o'clock
Tomorrow.
Mr.. Beck opposed the bill he said that
he would have offered such a substitute, as
that offered by Mr.. Farnsworth, but that he
feared she House might not be prepared to
vote for a general removal of disabilities,
but might do SO when certain classes were
excepted. He hoped that the House would
adopt the substitute offered by Mr.. Farms
worth but if not, then he hoped that his
own substitute would be agreed to. He
argued that nine-tenths of the matter in
the bill was matter over which the Recon
structiOn Committee had no Jurisdiction,
but belonged properly to the Judiciary
Committee. and he expressed the fear that
if the bill were passed by a simple majority
it would be contended that it was valid in
reference to all subjects in it, that did not
require a two-thirds majority, while in ref.
erence to the removal of political disabili-
ties it would not be valid. He declared
that instead Of it being a bill granting gen.
eral amnesty, it was bill Of pains and PEN
alties; bill making odiOus determinations.
He had never seen bill that was further
from carrying out the objects which it pro-
posed to carry out it was a bill adding in
suit to injury. He believed that the Re-
publican party and the Republican press
desire to have general amnesty extended.
He thought that that party had lost State
after State by Congress refusing to pass
such bill, and that it would continue to
lose State after State SO long as Congress
maintained that position.
Mr.. Potter advocated the adoption of Mr..
Farnwerth's substitute. He believed that
the proposition would be found to be not
only most generous, but most patriotic, and
the wisest proposition in that respect before
the House. He argued at length against
those provisions of the bill relating to legal
proceedings, and the rights of action and
property.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Potter's remarks
the bill then went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Appropriation Com
mittee, reported a Legislative. judicial and
executive appropriation bill, which was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
It appropriates about SO, 100000.
iSenate.-This body was engaged all day
in discussing the charity fund for the gov
ernment employees, and compensation to a
Kentucky Federal soldier for property de-
stroyed during the war.
General Howard, Commissioner of Freed
mems Bureau, says: The appropriations be.
ing nearly exhausted, have been compelled
to announce that no further aid can be
granted in support of schools, and to dis.
charge all the superintendents Of education
in the several States, amt to close their
Offices.