New-York tribune., 1872-02-01
XLIIp CONGRESS-IID SESSION
THE AMNESTY BILL STILL BEfoht a"f p,sC,,sotsD
THE SYNDICATE NEGOTIATIONS D'''
IN THE HOUSE. o,,vv,

THE AMNESTY BILL STILL BEtohe Baoxs 80" n,sCnssFD
THE SYNDICATE NE"o''N
IN THE HOUSE. un,nrvp,
w,susoroS Wednesday, Jan 81 1872.
Amnesty was again the subject oi ais0ussi"" ~ 's'
senato to-day. Mr. Chandler nlSue en' 49,,
,oh ,as remarkable, as IL treated OF everything pu'
-, Ne cave the history of the Republican party
e., its origin down, but amnesty nc toucheu very
-,,htv although he indicated that he was opposed 70
80 Mr Sumner followed in a speech adVOcat
,ny his Cvl Rights amendment. He spoke
sharply in referring TO Mr. Morrill, Cuaine), and
closed by reading letters and extracts from coored
con,e Mr. Morrill, replied with considerable asperity
charging openly that Mr. Sumner had improper motives
An paradng from colored people He charged that
he intended to hold the whip Southern Senator's by
showing that cOorod people who form so large share
of their constituents, demanding civil rights, and Will
snarg and brand the Senator who opposes his amend
neut The judiciary Committee, represented first by
CARPENTER then byConkling then by Edmunds and then
by Thurman showed why the proposition had not been
agreed upon in committee II seems probable that
n vote viii be reached tomorrow. Messrs Carpenter
and Wilson will both make speeches. and the latter VIII
offer a slight amendment, making a few additional e1-
eeptions to amnesty-n all about 200 1t now seems
prOhablc that Summers amendment will be adopted anu
that the whole hill will then be defeated. as the lpno
heans dare vote against Civil Rights dlrect An A
nesty bill. prob bly, the which passed the House.
v1n then he taken up and run through Dy sin" "i"
jority.
The Democrats have been quet ahont the syndlcaH
transaction OF late that il looked II they intended 10
drop the attack upon the operations OF the secretary!
which Mr. Cox began the first day OF the sesslon' "
appears that they were only getting their ammunition
ready for today they resumed the assault fuy pre-
pared with arguments and figures and fortified by care
fn study Of Funding law and of the defense OF MT
Rontweu and the report OF the majority OF the Ways
aud Means Committee sustaining his course IN pacug
the loan The discussion arose on Mr. Dawess resou-
ton declaring that the Secretary had not Increased the
debt contrary law. nor expended larger sum III os-
posinc of the loan than the law allows. Mr. Brooks
stated briefly the object Democratic members Of tho
Committee in opposing the resolution were passed
he said il would the Secretary 10 90 on ana
dispose Of remainder of the oan and on the same
profitable terms the Syndicate This he wished the
House 20 prevent. Mr.. Kerr furnished the arguments
against the Secretays action, and MeSsrs. Beck aud
Cox followed with the elOquence humor and denunca-
ton Mr Kerr, i'm his calm, dSpassOuate way, made
forche spcech abandoned the first count OF the IN
dcmcnt against the secretarythat he Increased tenn
porariy the public debt. increase for short PERIOD
he admitted was necessary II was in exceeding the
onehaf per cent authorized for expenses that no
claimed Mr. Boutwell, had violated the law; the three
months interest paid the Syndicate was, he
argued. "A part Of their compensation, and was
90 specified in the contract with them.
He estimated the total profits Of the Syndicate for sell
with them was continued their profit would have been
over $S0OOoOOO They had had the Of Si00OOO for
three months and u days. OF $2O0O0OO for over SIX
months and of S5OaOOOO for nearly months The
strongest point made by SIR Kerr that. while pay
ing interest S3jOOOOOO of6 per cent bonds and an
equal amount per cents for from three 10 seven
months the Secretary kept idle in MS vaults $72oO0N
Of gold at the same time alleging that he could
DOT venture TO call in the old bonds until
ne had sold the gold, and had deposited the
proceeds with the Syndicate. This point was
next met hy Roberts. who spoke for the majority OF
Tho Committee aftor Kerr. Beck. and Cox had spoken
MI Roberts who is the member from the Utica
District made half hours speech Of unusual cearneSs
and force IN defense OF the legality OF Secretary Bout
wells action following the argument OF the Secretary
himself in his annual report and Of the report Of the
Ways and Means Committee, and maintaining that the
allowance the Syndicate OF the free Of the
eeeds Of the days increase in
NANCY was deposited with authorized depostors of pun
Tic money and would have been idle If paid into the
Jreasary. Mr. Roberts made q good point by giving
come facts showing the cost to European Governments
of placing recent loans. which made capital showing
for Mr. Boutwclls transaction. When the House al
tourneG at a late hour the previous question w"s sec
oned aud Mr. got the floor to close the debate
tomorrow. The result viii probably he party vote
Mr. DaWeA'5 motion.