The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-21
CON G Es H q ..
EORTY-FlRsr FERM-sECOND SESSION.


70 ''ea up
ton tax onpropery y ordered to sold for %
paving tax. discussed until the expiration of the
mornng hour when the amendment rejected and the
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Committee reported
joint resolution to determine the construction OF the
sums added to the contingent funds of insurance CON-
After explanation by Mr.. Buckingham that the bill
was to emedy IF of the law by which the
these sums as part of their surplus earnings the bill
The House and tariff bin made the special order
& s Se Of % o
Smith, President Of the international Ocean Telegraph
twenty S s
japan China third line the United States
Europe conditional upon never with
than five dollars gold for each of ten words
AtlS0P. N. the Senate took up R the unfinished bust
ness the post Office appropriation bill and ankng repeal
MI; Irnmbulls amendment limiting the franking priy
to be- be rapksd @ only from Washington CITY, was
Mr. Butler mass from the Reconstruction Commit
and Oblivion Of wrongful acts doings omissions ali
engaged in the war Of late Rebellion Ordered
MIR. sehen * from the Committee Ways and Means,
a%ensment and ed that it be- made special order in
Mr Randall objected its being made special order.
Mr.; Schenek then withdrew the pill saying that he
in the House next Monday under suspension of the
Mr. Upson introduced joint resolution donating four
so hs ssss oho Soldiers
morning hour occupied with reports from the
BIZ Were rep 9r.ed % and passed 'S' u'l 0'
that was due BY the United States State o.
for on ex@peHdtares per during the
Maine and that of IL had been assigned to the
directing certificates to be issued for the same to that
The morning hour having expired the bill went
The case OF b. F. whittemore Of South Carolina then
came up by special assignment
Committee Military Affairs and Of the House in
porting and adopting resolution deolsrng Mr. White
ships Of seat in the House of Representatives
IN the dre
that his CT redentials be returned to him.
the and quoted the statute which rendered
and on conviction to be rendered infamous
OF holding place of trust profit under the United
held that the judicial action of the House in the
and c9nvotsd S N court q Justice s II the House had
S s % haS ss s1a sSSn
as fsss s To- DSs %
The House had right to say that men should be e1
s1dsd On aesOnnt Of pStcs oI faith but had right TO
Mr. Edrdgs sSggsstsa the danger ROT Of assuming such
or. account of politics or religion.
power the House exclude politics
religion but only account of what the law declared
to be crime. The of Mr.. Gddings, of tshio who
censured by the House for introducing anti
resolution who resigned, aud who reelected and ad,
mltted at the same congress, not contrary
%esss Brooks a0d Kst Of south
| ohenses not penitentary crimes.
| The of Mr. Matteson, of N Y, not prece
dent either because although censured by the Thirty
fourth Congress- he elected to the rhiryh Con
gress when the and jurisdiction of the Thirty
fourth Congress had expired The case of Wilkes, in
| the British House of Commons, precedent not
against but in of his position because although
Wilkes having been expellel four times by Parlia
ment, admitted to his seat by another Parliament
IT was not before the record against him had been
| plunged.
Mr. Farnsworth took offense allusion to him by
Mr.. Logan friend TO Whitemore. He did not desire
the gentleman to indulge in such fling at his
He was no more that gentlemans friend than his colea
calm dispassionae view of it, instead OF deciding in
| passionate at copitdndum style.
Mr. Logan dsclamed any intention of offending his col
! league
hr Eldridge suggested the of a constituency de-
string to be represented by just such White
more, and participating in the benefits of acts aud
asked whether refusal to admit him would touch
| ing the right OF representation
Mr. Logan denied that IL would be, and supposed the
instance of the election of coored before he
declared titled TO citizenship aud who would certainly
not have been admitted matter how often elected
The parallel in this that his constituents knew
WhittemoEe disqualified, known
| colored m disQualiied