Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCRRDINes
wLDsrspAr, ArnrL Is, 1870.

"WEDNESDAY, APRIL ID, 1870
SENATE.
Joint COMMITTEES on Indian Ahalrs was taken
up. .,. A., =
majority OF tho members selected BY each
House shall be necessary to constitute ma.
jority OF the committees which was agreed to.
Mi. Nye thought there were too many
changes 70 our Indian policy, and thought IN Al
one policy should be adhered to until Il waa
fully tested. Although At frat favoring this
After considerable discussion, the reaolu.
ton wAsaAdopted--yeAa 20, nays 2s.
NtsonLLArRoUs.
MI. Anthony introduced bill for the better
equalization OF the medical department OF the
navy. Referred TO the Oommiitee on Naval
Mi. CraEln offered bill for the relief Of the
ofneeil and men Of the war steamer Oneida.
Reterred to Uommittee on Naval Affairs.
MT. Trumbull, from the Oommlttes 90 the
judiciary, TO whom was referred the petition
ofo. ID. Hart, elAiming to have been elected
Senator from Florida, made report, aecom-
ps.itled Il ,hs ssSt Ia ne senate h now hoId"
Mr.. Thurman stated that he was unavoida-
bly, absent when this case was considered BY
to consider Il, 80 that he Sps could not i tel
whether he should approve Of the report.
THn oEonoIA CASE.
The Georgia bill then came up,
Mr.. Wilson suggested that an ent be
made to take the vote tomorrow At o'clock
MT. Drake objected. No more important
the country would not complain u two weeks
time WAS spent In IT.,
Mr., Wilson said the country would CON.
try now that Congress was useless body.
The business was very much behind. He
asked unanimoua consent for motion to hold
Mr.. MoOreery objected.
Mr.. Ramsey said there was no necessity TOR
evening sessions. Let Senators quit debating
and attend to the business 10 the day time,
MT. Norton, who was entitled TO the floor,
made an argument against the reconstruction
Mr.. williams, OF Oregon, argued that the
exercise OF the power to pass the Bingham
amendment invested the exercise OF the power
TO pass the amendment offered by him (Mr
wy providing that tho election shall take
place In 1874. He assumed that there IL no
question that Congress may attach fundAmep.
tai conditions to the admission Of n State,
and OF course, the power being granted, there
10 no limitation to the conditions which Ii may
prescribe to secure the peace and good order
that his amendment would have the effect 10
benefit the Republican party OF Georgia.
Well, the Republican party In that State
senators seen to think there viii be Ereat
outeTy II the term OF the Legislature was sx-
tended two Year., but the people Of the eopn-
What they want IL no backward step, but that
this work Of reeonsttuetion shall be pursued
~. Sat- e sg, h.5s n1d e nst
AbidinE eitigeas they Will not complain.
Mr.. ferry said thHs the attempt Of the 0eor.
Ssr.iys ~ All n. pPinsIplss Of f' peSusIis.o
government. This was not really q question
Of the power Of Consress, but IL was a Ques-
uon as to whether an ambitious party OF meu
In GeorEiA,should continue TO hold on to ONCE
illegally. And Congress IL asked to give them
the power to do this, TO do what they have no
authority In the Constitution for doing, and
what 10 entirely destructive Of the principles
underlying the Constitution. What was II
that gave this grand hepublieAn party OF ours
the Impetus BY which II swept this country as
with whiflwindt In 1855 an unlueky mSlor.
ity 10 Oongresa attempted to fasten upon the
people Of Kansas q constitution and AlegislA-
ture which was not their choice, aud ahRll we
In this year 1870 do or attempt to do the same
thing, only changing the theatre OF action
from Kansas to Georgia.
the Republican party 10 founded we may
strike upon n rock, and the Republican party
may split and go down. 10 the mad effort TO
err States We imperlf our hold upon the
States OF the North.
Mr., Abbott read an argument setting forth
that 10 dealing with reoonatruetlon u was i'm
possible to DO guided solely by constitutional
and legal requirements. He spoke Of lAwless-
ness as prevailing throuEhoutthe south, and
challenged inyeatigation, aud would prove
before a committee Of either house the truth
ofhis assertions by legal proof. In North
OMoilnA tneIe vas oanu ., men, IoImiaaele
resistance to the lawful author tics-men who
hanged, murdered and robbed loyal citizens.
Many OF the local hutnorltleh IN some OF tho
counties were 10 collusion or SympathiIed
with these parties, so that Il was Impossible
to bring them to Justice.
He urged that al amendment similar to that
OF Mr.. brakes should be adopted, As II would
bring peace and safety to the South and invite
that emigration which was now deferred from
coming there, The lenlen. policy which had
been pursued toward the South had been q
failure. When Andrew johnson announced
his policy the Southern people began TO de-
mAnd as right what before they had not ex.
peotsd As olemeney, and the subitAntiAl POSI-.
tion Of the Democratic party 10 the South TO.
day IL that the rebellion was right and that II
was an act Of tyranny 90 the part Of the Gov
that IL made TO them they only regard as a
partial PREPARATION. II 10 useless TO reason
with these peoplel nothing but the strong arm
OF the Government will have any effect upon
them. The Federal Government should al
once proceed to act upon tho assumption that
It Is Its right and duty TO protect It's eihzepS
BY the atBona arm.
Ia the county OF AllemAnee, where these out
RACES are 80 frequent, but one single Democrat
has been found to denounee them. AaSaasinn
now hold high carnival on the Southern soil,
squirting with their mioroaoopea at Oonstitu
uonAl Limitations. He respected the Oonati-
tuition because he thought II meant to guar
autee liberty and security TO all.
The Senate then, at AIS p, m went Into
executive session, and after short time Hpenl
theTeln adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Swami, Of Md presented the petition o
the Cigar Makers National Union, prAyInI
for the repeal OF section 80 OF the act Of 1905
Imposing q tax on diatilled apiFltn and to