The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, March II, 1872
THE GOAT ISLAND STEAL.

THE GOAT ISLAND STEAL.
The bill granting to the Central Pacific Railroad
Company the OF half the Island OF Yerba Buena,
In the Bay Of San Francisco, was taken up and dis
cussed.
M. HOLMAN, (dem.) Of Ind, moved to lay the bin
on the table.
Peuding the vote by yeas and nays on that motion
the SPEAKER called the attention of the House TO
the fact that yesterday, under the invitation to
members to send up names Of persons 10 be included
in an amnesty bill, the name OF Zebulon B. Vance,
OF North Carolina. had been sent up. There had
been an implied obi CATION that no person should be
included who came within the
CATEGORY OF EXCEPTIONAL CASES
10 the general bill heretofore passed by the House,
namely, members Of Congress or onlcers OF the
ARMY and Navy who had resigned and given aid
ana comfort TO the rebellion. he was glad that he
giu NOT Know VINO had sent up the name OF MIR.
vance nor from which side Of the House 1t had
come Inc question OF that gentleman's relief
Iiom oIsaonty nad been matter Of some cOnsidera-
ton aud discussion elsewhere and the Cnair re.
garded the insertion OF his name as being la viola.
ignorance OF tue understanding OF the Uonaa
:, Mr.. SHoDER tdem.l Of N. O., remarked that Mr..
cases 70 which the Speaker had referred. He had
not resigned his seat as MEMBER OF Congress. 'AN
The SfEAkER said ne must have been misinformed
Mr. BRooKs, DENY Of N. y, remarked tha, IN
consenting TO the general shuflie,D II that was a
proper word, ne supposed that it included every.
The SPEAKER could not see how Mt Brooks could
understand 1t after the House voting twice not to
include everybody.
Mr. BROOKS suggested that the House was fire..
quently charitable at one time than at another
Mr.. POTTER, (dem.j or N. r., asked whether the
House had not instructed the judiciary Committee
TO bring In an amnesty bil including the names Of
all who had applied 10 Congress for relief.
The SPEAKER said II did not follow that the
House would pass such bill.
Mr.. FARNswORTH, (rep.) OF ILL.,, remarked thai
the disabilities of several men
WHO HAD BEEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Ssts
had been relieved.
The SPEAKER said that all he had desired to do
was to call the attention OF the House to the mat
Ter. He had refraned rom making the slightest I'M
putatf0n on any gentleman, and ne presumed that
the thing had been done without thought OF pre-
vi0us action Of the House. lie was glad that he
did not know from what gentleman II came, but he
begged that gentleman TO Withdraw the name.
Mr.. WADDELI, tdem) OF N. o. repeated the init
q member.
The SPEAKER remarked that II was well known,
nevertheless that objection would have been made
70 inserting the name Of
ZRBULON B. VANCE
II had been read TO the House. lie regretted that
now withdraw II.
ME- VOORHEES,, (denn.) OF Ind, said ne had under.
s.oou tnat the gentleman who had sent up the name
va NOT present to-day.
a.. Inc SPEAKER repeated that ne had done his en-
s uao uuv IN calling the attention Of the House to
Inc matter He regarded II as an abuse Of the priv.
uege conferred by the House.