New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-22
xLIID CONGRESS-IID SESSION
DEFEAT OF THE AMNESTY ELL IN THE SENATE
A pILL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
cYi,t 4 ,pU To TlS THlBUNRi
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WASHINGTON, Thursday. Dec. H. It'll

III III. DAY IN THE HOUSE.
IN, 1rlltEAPD TO THs TRlBuNH.i
WASHINGTON, Thursday. Dec. n. ls7i
Tho Amnesty hill was defeated, to-day
,,rourh tbc tcacNc-y If It's ficrds On the meeting III
the Senate 10 WAS evident that twothirds OF 'he m'
,v.r, ,re.ept were In favor OF It's passage ~hh"'
smendus nts, ami ny TO six oc!och every ahie"u","
MA nromntiA voted down. During tine a"r"''" -
ecnator Ah,Ctt Of North Caroline. VINO H'"h' ""
with Vance for 80 II IN tho SCuaic, was upon 'h
making personal NJ ucaa to Senators either 10 P'
action on the a. or add to it Ii pr"Vi'o VIM
o,la On udc his r.,ll from taxing IL"
,t,,o a, I've hwrCSiy offered 10 N'"'N
Ms sat IN ancr'Tcut OF this k'no n"'
hefcsted early H. n 't"rnoOn 'y v"'" al y Wv
so great WAS TIE inI Utly which Ah""' e' '
scyeraI Senator ,Uhscqut nj V V"fcd J." i"''' " ~
amendment o. lodged 1t. thus SLOWING IL l" pass oA I"
= ~ % T., of tf,,r considerable confusion IL was
o,,nt flat fc hI could no; lie disposed OF TINS SEES
son md an adjourn ,ucnt therefore agreed 10 WIN
or vote on the hill itself fhc G'i'a' OF 'hs o' VIII
proye very Cm,r ~ Inc in Mississippi where county
off crs who are unqualified have been elected III the
hp,iof tbst Cc-rss would r,moNc their dlNah'h'ie'
bcfore he holidays Accord ng 10 me Constitution OF
the state those receiving the rrvt highest number OF
,,esriu now succeed these Offices. aud the will OF
the people VIII thus I've defeated.
The session Of In House today for debate only
ak spec he's were TO tocrLhy well hl"d galleries.
About thirty ICmheI> were rron the floor attracted u"
CapltO apparently Ivy tn iirt tnHl inc nan WAS d
warmer aud more comfortable pace in Which to Wflte
letters than tlCir quarters in hotels and boarding
houses The spctC hts went for two hours Will
OFT aitrac, NJ SINGLE anG.:,r, as lar As toh'd
be seen .'l the speakers showed no desire
to make themselves heard but read their manuscripts
ON printed slips in low voice and hurried manner as
though Mastering through al unpleasant and uniEter
@. my task Tow ar ',Cf the session. Mr. Blar an
centric II IT, sentative Missouri who was elected
a. Il publican hgt ,ot the fence between the Nv"
p.-tcs about ~ On he took his seat IN the House
n ,1r srccch IN WI ic ne got down from his uncertain
position faily upon the Democratic side; and as Is
usual with aIn>aics. in his ANXIETY 10 prove
Ito suc,ll;v o. lis changed convictions. went
e. create cNtr,'nrs than n,OSt Of his new political as'o
81 tcs voud went &c 10 do. Iic made Il defense OF
8 very 90 arm Il that rebellion rot crime ana
tat the Rebels wtr, tustitlhc because they believed
Themselves 10 hc acting right He even went so far az
~ make CorpaIi-o between the fathers OF the re-
prc ~ the -. ,ri!ou and the southern traitors Tie
Y, publican rcIr, t ;iVcs from Missouri appeared TO
have bad inntlun of thr intention Of their cOlraElr
for they were present to listen TO hs remarks Al their
cpn.lusion. Mr. Parker, "a member from the ST. Jo
a'ph District, pied Ia vigorous eXempOre speech
tl atfItrcd general attention taking the ground that
thc Republican party In its CCudGt " the Government
rad bccr cxccc irGy cuient and forcving toward The
R.Oels nr. Rurlc' also made Ave minutes speech.
IN sir..ar vein. Both condemned III strong terms the
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