New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-08
WASHINGTON.
...o,srvr VOTES YET on THE AMNESTY OR
80 DIE. yIoS BIIIs-A CONVENIENT MEMORY
fn,TtcNG TESTIMONY AGAINST EX-CoN-



e..... again debabted the Amnesty bill to-day,
VI" new feature Of tie discussion being an opposi-
~ 80 ono section OF Mr. summers Civil Rights amend
=, aovelooed among the Pacific Coast Senator'S DO
- A. will II passed. permit the NATURALIZATION OF
.chinese and japanese Mr. carpenter auioh""''" WIZ
Isseated by vote OF IL " D. 80
an.tc and on the floor. the other evening when MT
.rsltne sat in his seat and called question 10 many
-. and In 50 offensive manner are ready 10 TESTIFY
- the fact. Notwithstanding his nat denia OF II To-
-s a. not the first time that Mr.. Conkiings mem
day ~, IN failed him when II was not convenient
tor! racou unpleasant facts; ON me ON OF
Diay ~. .1or he attempted 20 SHIFT the
a,SeSDsbty of i0stitung those preceding 70 other
sboue9Is session he said: THE investigation was
S ngested originated by me nor ny HS wsoD %
Eptly let the "cat OUT OF the bag i9r IN an r nn
guarded moment, nT prepared the resolution II
Sesrfr,,noed by the honorable senator nom Mseon
sin Mr. CarIenleIl-' NJ '"'' f $500
'.,S'N d0y was spent in the House in Yea and Nay
the numerous amendments to and substitutes
-, enc Rancation bill. tinal vote was not reached
rrA. Demoorsts under the leadership OF MI hidrluEe
IN. ,,n perfect discipline. voting solid for every
.,,,ent which would weaken the bill among the
o.nnncans and against every proposition to perfect IT,
,,tng votes they all came up at once as u moved
- q, ,anious mechanism IN their seats that brought
- spontaneously TO their feet Amendments pro
,,. tbat the bill should not interfere with the hOme
Lad laws sbrdge the rleht oI Co1esss " an
E~~ntv lands soldiers. were nTst adoptu MItnnuu.
sSsnr8os Mr. HomaI'7 amendment 70 prohpi!
further sales q the rHlnS was sb besen SY onv seven
,xa,ss M T. r Buffers amendment, proVlaing Inat
,S srpoonrnent shall he on the basis OF the Popnl
s ven five and q years of age, was next adopIeG.
T,e-e vas next % Yea an Nay vote upon al' 80
tsnArent for the distribution OF the 1und 20
.s,,o az Riteracv; the Democrats supporter inns
"a vsere TONED by the SO' thern kepuhhcah WIZ 10"
ms ecod thing for their states Anew NorJnSIn n
s,so aiso voted for L. the ground that Wnere u
o-ance must prevail. The greater part OF inc n w
ehould &c Inc friends OF the hill. who had
sgnpored the amendment saw that they nlu hIau
besS nothing for the measure, that It was put
An smell shape that their states you'd reap almost no
benefit It, they tried Ia RECONSIDER tHC t6 ~
Eere beaten The next amendment adopted was thht VI
M Hereford, OF West Va 10 the effect that n" no1e
should withheld from any state or Iertor! IU6
reason that the laws thereof provide Tor separate sho
for white children and black children or reIuse 10 S
ganize system Of mixed .chooIs IhIs was huOp'0N S
Yeas ioi Nays So all the Nays being Republicans An
amendment. offered by Nr Iaaie TO provide 10. 'ne
land sales TO new states was adop,fo., me
substitute OF Mr. Burch@fd was next rsSheu; me
friends OF the original bill decided .h4t II hao gt INTO
ench a shape that the best thing they could was 10
adopt the substitute but N an eEorT 70 40 t; sGy
were Dictated BY vote OF l0I 70 O Inc suOstVts %.
iessrs. King, Bright, Campbell and Coourn Were then
viuse II was after O'Clock; the Democrats wanted
direct the bill amended and were confident
Hheir forces and effected adjournment after entering
motion reconsider the vote by which the Burchard
substitute lost Their nope j. 10 carry this suDst
rute tomorrow II differ from the original bin in pro-
vidng the distribution ~ the whole proceeds Of land
eales Instead OF oneha and depTlVlng States which
isappopriae their share OF tie fund OF further install
ments, instead Of Furnishing their officers By Federal
statute
The case OF ex-Conrrpssrnan Stokes Of Tennessee
indicted receiving money gay and corrupy. and
prosecuting claims against the Government cOrrupy,
while member Of the House, brought 10 trial TO-
day before Judge Cartier. Several witnesses were
examined Cant Beatty. commander or the company
TFlf ne q a
I'LL for OuDty. the first witness He testified that
stokes charged hiIo s. 40 commission ON money paid
him Witness refused to pay HIM az first, but subse-
Suen pad ae amount IN. sn2Tsed e1 cfce
the soldiers p9id, aud identified by Mr.
stokes son Of Capt Beatty received 5000
lie paid stokes for his services stokes alleging that he
had heap OF trouble in getting IN bin through Con
ess Letters from Stokes were read, % various dates.
50 which he urged the boys not % fOEget him In Of
these &c also a. oo the receipt OF
passing the bill through Congress- but for prosecuting
with tbc procuring of the claim and the amount
which he obtained about S10OOoO or this amount
refused 10 give NJ stokes that amount aud stokes said
ut had writ aud that he Hatted could not get out Of
town. Powell recently convicted, made the same
tareat
Senator Osborn received telegram from Tallahassee,
florida this evening announcing that Gov Reed Of that
e,ae impeaohed to-day by unanimous vote Of the
Les4sture upon the report of the Committee on Rail
r3dS Nothing definite Is known here az 10 the develop
nen which caused prompt action the Part OF the
legislature charges have been freely made for some
tine against the Governor OF gross frauds IN Gonse-
End IL lie understood that the charges have been
proven by the evidence Litteteld who pundered the
btate OF North Carolina, by obtaining state bonds
10 build railroads pOckenP the proceeds OF sale and de-
SAphs 20 fSt1A' SI 70 "a zoo o Ib ~ stat
bonds, In exchange for al equal amount of railroad
bonds, building with the proceeds only nine miles Of
road The Issue Of State bonds 10 railroads prohibited
By the Constitution OF the state and charged that
corrupted the Governor for his signature Reed is
csrpetbAgg from Wisconsin.
There difference OF opinion in the Ways and Means
Committee whether the reductions in the Internal
Revenue should be reported in separate bl added
whatever the Committee may be able 70 agree upon
N tAe way OF the revision OF the tariff laws. The Pro
tectoosts prefer make separate question OF the In
terna Revenue mOdit etOns, but the FTeeTraders
not Wiling that this should be done They want 70 rst
reduce the tariff much possible, aud after this Is
done, II any further amount can be spared from the
Snue they are willing that internal taAes eDOuld be re-
Epeed 10 that extent inns Is shreWd policy on their
part for If the House should 80 AZ the Internal Revenue
nrs the income OF the Government from that source
might be cut down low that 10 would not be safe
make the tariff reductions they desire lest the Treasury
phOuId exhibit de1c instead % surplus,
toiore.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs have agreed
report IL favor OF paying 10 Mrs Kelley who was cap
tured by the Sioux Indians Fort Laramie. 1894
ana held prisoner for i've months, the OF tl5O
indemnity out Of the annuity OF the tribe the chiefs
OF which have united IN recommendation that the
money be paid IL this way
Il is understood that majority OF the House Commit.
Zee on Foreign Affairs opposed % Gen Banks's hill
u carry out the fishery clauses Of the Washington
BESIDES the Chairman, the members favor the hin
sre said TO be Messrs Myers Dle and Packard Messrs
willard and Amber. together with the three Democrat,
tembers (heSss Wood Morgan, and RObinsoDl are un-
nerstood 70 have opposed The measure committee
although only the Democrats voted against Dermittns
ieA BANK 70 report It % the HOUSE The understand
sng among all the members wa that II shonld me re-
ported without recOmm- from the COMMITTEE an
mat and one who desired IL oppose should be tree 10
do ~ -'N ~
10 the Senate Committee Foreign Relations TO dDy
III DANES heard support Of his charges against
CHARLES Hale lately nominated by the President b. be