New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-21
XLIsT CONGRESS-5D SESSION
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ie'' 20 i''i'
,.,ropc,xa THE PURITY or THO BALLOT


A., C0yTIIIC2 CRcp.. n. Y) from the Ju-
MI ('',o, rsported favoraby tho House hin TO
h''',y -, ~, ll.ti,p. lie said THE was bill TO
So, enc b,lot-hox against fraud and praces ana
tina, h, would soon ask tho attention OF tho
sto IN H. and would then appeal tothe friends OF INC
o PM 10 sAWYfR CScp., :. @, from the Committee on
Education and Labor, asked mar inc zee ~ .
, "a IRON, further consideration OF the rcs0utans
the MISSISSIPPI - Az in.ftutrn for
~ nina lie said the Committee reported adversely on
tbe snbpct last year, because % their conclusion lu
he Who'll thing was very much in the nature oil s"h
Sic mo Committee was discharged. ..
MIR. WILLIAMS dep Orcgon), from the COMMITTEE on
Public Lands. reported without alHendmont tnc 20
make inc hn7l afNlavits at tECir residences. ~,
Mt WI son Dep Mass) from the Committee on Nil
i,1ry kf,irs Tcporied without amendment the House
hin extending the time for fling bounty claims u!uer INC
''' % THE ouNiBCs APPROPRIATIONS bill
After discussing the resolution 70 llln, oA 'S g
the report OF the Committee on Elgcatoi Ie Sea1c,
at 1916 o'clock took up the LfsiSia,'HC AIlT ~ iS
biz, and debate was COM , Cottce ~ tbc Whole
rcpelug the prohibition against di0ohs as eNldenOc III
w Mr. FR REP Tcnn) read long speech in he
half OF more concatory policy toward the SOUTH ana
i'm defcrsc If southern loyaliSts.
NJ m IN Dem MOI speaking Of the failure Of the
Government 70 furnish arms or means Of protection 10
Unionsts OF the South, and the assertion OF Gsnon SEN
tmcnts b1 the Eepnocah parry PIlor ~ ~ Cnc ~ Y,pF
rcad a number ~ extracts nom TIE NLW-1ohh
TRIBUNE bearing date i'm 1sCO and 1851, To subslaE1te
cOuraccd and advocated the right 81 secession lie re-
Fenon) from mis- seat but the valnc ot that gentleman
bold denial OF the charge against TIE IHiHUNk coIu
seen by the extracts Just quoted. II was ma uo
cntatiOus that the South would ana ouSht 20
lowed TO go in peace, held ont by MI Greeley am
dell Phillips that Alexander H. stephens was 1,l''
an his efforts 60 prevent the secession or Georgia
opposition OF Georgia would have allesteu t te - NTr
movement. Who then more itsp9ha.uIt t'I 80
Greeley for tho blood which had OfthcHysu ~
land ana for flc yindicvO spirit when now bhinlygJu
t5e RcUr5cap marty lie (iIr. Greeley was equally
crlnaiio and criminal with the Southern leaders anu
ebGuld not now turn upon those whom nc iAst WIZ
malignity which belonged 70 the dcNh hlh,cii' -
Iargir UNION The culpIb.c failure 90 act pCinp lua %
sn,rf SION of tbe Rebellion i'm its inception MT b.dr
said fine Government the contrary, accoI 70 ny
Southern C1nfcderacy quasi rccOnton' anu liS1to'
with Nh no " ere stht tp
ron When the public faith AID property We're aDout 10
mn opinion in favor Of the surrender except fo>lna
General Blair ON whose energetic GUtcS thG iogl We
abandoned. lie then went on 20 argue t't INC hgy"'-
etrnff1v policy, il creating and ua HtllAnS carpet
lag" governments az tl' SOUTH was IarNl.u UC', =.
enable the Republican party TO mis5oNCEl ana lIN-uer
Tie senate then voted upon the question, when the
amendment made I'm the Committee repeating that part
OF the law regulating evidence u the Court OF Cams,
which makes The possession OF pardon proof OF 5-
Yeas p Nays, 2I-and being determined aihIlhdI'eP
by the casting vote OF the NicC-PTc ,idcnt.
The amendments increasing the JdilClh Salalles ana
consolidating the public grounds south of the avenue
from tic Presidents house 10 inc capitol were con-
CURED in.
Mir STOCKTON Dem, y. J) in explanation of the
latter amendment said tie purpose was To- make Dei
tful park ana drive OF which the nation might De proud
He believed that Washington had tme tat was oee-
tined TO make il the finest capital in the world.
After further amendments and an agreement 10 tlEe
final vote the bill tomorrow the Senate at O'Clock,
nfter short Executive session, adjourned.