The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-15

agreed to. he arSueO tiit,o hiio
Of the matter in the bill was matter
over which the Reconstruction COM
mittee had no Jurisdiction, but belonged
properly to the Judiciary committee
and he expressed the fear that IL tne
bills were passed by simple majority IL
would be contended that twas valld IN
reference to all subjects III 1t that qua
not require two thirds majority,whlle
in reference to the removal OF political
disabilities it would not be valid. lie
declared that instead of it being bill
granting general amnesty it was Dill
of pain and penalties, a bill making OBJ
vious discrimination he had never
seen a bill that was farther from carry
ing out the objects which it protested
to carry out; it was bill adding insult
to injury. He believed that the Repub-
lican party and the Republican press
desire to have general amnesty extern
ded. He thought that the party had
lost State after State, by Congress reflls-
ing to pass such bill and that it would
continue to lose State after State, so
long as Congress maintained that posi-
ton.
Potter advocated the adoption of
FarnswOrth's substitute. He believed
that that proposition would be found to
be not only most generous but the most
patriotic and wisest proposition in that
respect before the House. He argued
at length against those provisions of
the bill relating to legal proceedings
and rights of action and property. At
the conclusion of POtter's remarks the
bill went over till tomorrow.
Dawes, of the appropriation commit
tee, reported legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill, which was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
1t appropriates about twenty millions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Senate
was engaged all day in discussingthe char
ity fund for government employees, land
compensation to a Kentucky federal
soldier for property destroyed during
the war.
WASHINGTON, Dec. a. Howard,
Commissioner of Freedman's bureau,
says the appropriations are being nearly
exhausted. 81 have been compelled to
announce that no further aid can be
granted in support of schools, and to
discharge all the superintendent of
Education in the several States and
close their Offices"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-HOlse-The
Republicans held an adjourned caucus
to-night-not more than 80 members
present. Among the speakers were
Sheldon and Morey of La, who advo-
Gated general amnesty, stating that the
people of that State, in the recent cleo
ton, had repealed provisions of thei,
constitution imposing disabilities. -
Porter, of Va, and Butler, of Tenn.
spoke ainstamnesty, and Otherspeech
es made. The caucus adjourned sine die
MISCELLANEOUS.
MARSHALL, (Texas,) Dec. 1.-THE
block of buildings east side public
square, except the market house ant
telegraph office, burned. Loss s1OO,OO'
to $3.50, OOO-nO insurance. Losses fal
principally upon G. M. Taylor, w. H
Poland, johnson e. Co., A. Cohen, j
H. Starr & Son, and A. Runicke.
NEW YORK, Dec. lit is reported
this afternoon that the custom authori
ties raided on a German importing firm
for defrauding the revenue. There ar
indications of having been irregularitie
in the classification of imported sugar
the penalty for which is confiscation
and if the Government can prove thu
fact, the seizure will be one of TIN
largest on record.
The steamer Pierre sailed for Havr'
with cargo of arms and one hundred
and fifty men for the French army.
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