The New York herald., 1871-02-02


Woman suiFfago-The Georgia Senator
ship-steamship subsidies-The War In
Europe.
There was lively time yesterday in the
House of Representatives on the Senate bill to
abolish the test oath, as applicable to persons
who are not disqualified from holding Office
under the fourteenth constitutional amend
ment. The republicans in the House were
divided into two parties-one following the
banner of Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts,, against
the bil-althodgh he had himself reported it
from the Reconstruction Committeeman the
other led by Farnsworth, of Illinois, who is ever
to be found pitted against his Massachusetts
adversary. The democrats, of course, were
the allies of the last mentioned party, and by
their aid the bill was passed by vote of ll8to
80. 1t now has to run the gauntlet of the White
House, where il runs the risk of being vetoed.
1t is quite amusing to read in the report of the
proceedings how leaders and chiefs in the
republican ranks turned their lances upon
each other. Platt, of Virginia, the secretary
of the Republican General Committee, showed
no mercy to his colleague, Mckenzie. who
had spoken some time previously against
general amnesty, and told him that it was on
that platform alone that he got reelected to
Congress- Porter, of the same State squared
out against Platt and then had tilt with
Sunset Cox, of New York, who, mindful of
the exploits of Pat Wood, sneeripgly
remarked that there was no bellgerency In
Porter and that he was not fighting
member. The dusky Representative of Georgia
freemen beat the tom-tom of conflict and
sounded the direful alarm of the Ku Klux
Klan. Van Wyck, the valiant leader of the
Tenth Legion, insinuated that Plat had not
on certain occasion, displayed as much
courage as his constituents, the negroes Of
Petersburg; and P att retorted that he had
shown his courage on the battle field, which
was more than the valiant Van had done.
Then Farnsworth ridiculed the fears of the
gaunt Tennessee members, Maynard and
Arnell and likened them to the ghost of Ham
let's father, crying, 'Swear! swear!" Beck,
of Kentucky, added to the CONSERVATION Of
Maynard by stigmatizing him as common
scold, and bringing up an extract from an
Ufctt-OedNm 6pccCu vi ul6, WucTclu uc Ut
nounced the Massachusetts, abolitionists The
closing skirmish of the day was between But
Ter, of Massachusetts,, and Jones, of Kentucky;
but the Speaker interposed, extinguished the
debate and brought the House to vote.
Peace was restored and the bill YVES passed.
After the excitement of this free fight had
toned down lot of bills were reported from
the Judiciary Committee and passed. An
adverse report on the claim Of William
McGarrahan to the New Idra Quicksilver
Mines was made by Mr.. Peters, of Maine, and
a minority report in his favor by Mr.. Bingham,
of Ohio, the chairman of the committee. A
minority report in support Of the memorial of
Victoria c. Woodruff for woman suffrage was
made by Mr.. Loughridge, of Iowa, member
Of the same committee and then the bill to
amend the act of May 81, 1870, enforcing
the rights of citizens of the United States
to vote in the several States, was reported
for action, and went over till to-day.
The House conference committee on the
bill to abolish the offices of admiral and vice
admiral was announced by the Speaker as
Messrs. Logan, of Illinois; Scofeld, of Penn
sylvania, and Butler, Of Massachusetts,.
Scofeld is the only one of the three who can
be regarded as friendly to Admiral Porter and
the other high officers of the navy. The
effort will probably be made in the committee
to reduce the number of rear admirals.
The Senate at last got through the tedious
question Of the Georgia Senatorship, as to one
Of tho claimants Of loo az nd tod 70
seat Mr.. Joshua Hill who, at the outbreak Of
the rebellion, was Union member from that
State in the House of Representatives. The
question as to who is to be Mr.. Hills colleague
is still open. The Senate also disposed of the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
and the Military Academy Appropriation bill,
and discussed for some time the question of
steamship subsidies, which is to come up again
to-day. The Senate also passed concurrent
resolution recommending generous system of
organized charity to relieve the sufferings
caused by war in France and Germany, and
referred to the Committee en- Foreign Rela-
tions resolution declaring sympathy of the
American people in the effort to establish a
republican government in France.
A GAME Nor WORTH THE CANDLE.-We
have already chronicled the fact of the failure
of an attempt to impeach a certain Judge in
Florida, and we expect to do the same in re-
gard to the farce now being enacted in the
Senate of North Carolina in regard to the i'm
peachment of Governor Holden. 1t is to be
regretted that the proceedings against Gov
ernor Holden were ever instituted, particularly
by the party that has just recovered political
power in the State, and has still good reason
to respect the action of Congress in relation to
the removal of disabilities still attached TO GER
tain citizens of the State. The precedence of