New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-15
yTJIp CONGRESSES SESSION.
pECK's AMNESTY BILL DEFEATED IN TlE h ,'u -,
CIT -ruE COAL AND SALT BILLS TO COME UP IN
TIE SENATE TO-DAY.

,rcu,s AMNESTY BILL DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE
-TuE COAL AND SALT BILLS TO COMk Uf IN
rttE SENATE TO-DAY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBuEKl
WASHINGTON Monday March H. ls'l'
-, rocN,s Amnesty hill which failed in the House ."
s after being amended to except trotn i's Pio.
-. ,,ep,bers of Congress- and officers OF inc army wv"
~ who resigned to participate I'm the kenenon' u,
,hose who were members Of state tOhNV"''' =. -.
rassed ordinances Of secession, owes It's heie"'' "
.orld have chance OF success at any uhe' 10 lno III
,,,no rnonent i'm which il introduced III Is neu
y, many Republicans that, so long as thoSe VINO at
,pntod 10 destroy the Union inls6-6S' remain panueu
.,hor for the same purpose. even though Their or
,,vation is not OPEN no amnesty shOuu
~ extended TO them. Mr. Elliott the colored represent
,yas of the lid South Carolina District, made MS
maiden sueech during the consideration OF TINS pl' w
Az and showed remarkable power as an orator lie
,nc the House that unless something is done to pro
tct loa men ia his state he will not be Responsible lof
The consequences. Even in his own district over
hemipely Republican it II. he argued that Congress
oucht 70 have pledge Of good behavior from the men
who SO openly defy the law before 1t restores 10 the
any OF the privileges they have forfeited MT buo"
sreeeh was feature of the session to-day, ana ne Is
generally admitted 20 be worthy representative OF HIS
race. ,,o
In tho Senate TODAY the first thing done was TO table,
nv vote Of all the Republican Senators present except
INC Mr. Trumbull, the House adjournment resoiuuon
The House bills to repeal the duty on COAL sat- tea' anu
oe were received and desire was expressed lor
immediate action upon them but objection was maze 10
Che reading Of the Coal bill than once to-day ana
A. il was held that they should all stand ON the same
footng the whole series laid over unl tOhoro"'
A large batch of bills Of all descriptions was
introduced Mr. Nye, who had such poor success
with his S9OlOOO SutTO Tunnel Subsidy Dill last
session re-infroduced il to-day. Mr. Sumner dld not
make his Domingo speech but en-
deayored 10 get in long memorial from sunGiy Don
can cx-oficials protesting against annexation Inc
roipt was made and sustained by the Vce-Presiden'
that memorial Of foreigners could not be received MT
Simmer however contended that there was no rule on
the subject but only usage, and continued commenting
upon the contents Of the memorial until the reporters
had All the ponts when he last acknowledged the
calls 10 order and yielding 90 the mild intimaton OF the
President that if did not appeal he must suspend
his remarks sat down. The Senate adjourned early,
heng she desire of the Republican Senators 20 confer az
20 the proper legislation to repress the disorders in the
South.
REPRESENTATIVE Peters's bin to allow persons accused
Of crime to testify their behalf in the Courts OF
the limited States provides that such testimony shall be
received in all tried in the United states Cour'
held within any state where. by the statutes thereof
uersons accused Of crime allowed such privilege
The person so testifyng may be cross-eXamned by inc
Government but in no shall his refusal to TESTIFY III
his own behalf be regarded any evidence Of his guilt
Cen Stoughton is mentioned as Government can
didae for the ChainaBshp Of the Military committee
of the House