New-York tribune., 1872-01-16
u1Ip CONGRESS- -ITp Session

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AZ AMNESTY BILL PAcSLp ~ Inn
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,y,suiNcroN, MondaN Jan. To- le'2'
1900 ooo no peIsOn of color was
. ,cp his foot within the C'pno' h'O"''
allowed l" s''i l., cap,cltv To-day, the galleries
even eN'l Cna,ober were crowded TO oNerno"lns ~
'l "' .o,lo rcpresCntatiyCs ot that r"o'' ""U
Wv -, moro tnrned away, there pens Nv .'+o
-, within earshOt Of senator '"i -,
ioO"l mon the floor while hc pleaded lor '''
- enc last yestise Of slavery by the ,i,o
,or,ntecinc TO the negro eqoal '."'9 -, tho
hotore tho law. On the uoor "oi' ~"
men "V''io -, w S,.os members Of the House Of
,.,ivos rlsck aud white the coioreo secretary vi
" 60, C,,olioa and many other prlVlleGeu per
- ~, course Mr sumner wa at nome "hen Nv u,' ~
,.rt,ol 70 sncak In behalf OF the c'iorVu I"'V' " 49,
h h.1 IN II some Of the ring oil MS OlNume 'noi'S'
% Icries as well as the Senatorial chairs were
eu,d vil, those far less in accord with MS Ne"s'
I,l many Of the Republicans may ana do amer WIN
rim f., tbc wisdom Of appcnding this bill as an amt"
mont fl, the Amnesty hul very few viii dare TO pace
themselves on the record against IT, MI sun, u
per believes that amnesty 10 the heuel anu Wv
rirbt- for the negro oucht To so hahd III manu. az"
be assured in the same statute He WILL 'horeIoi'
cras,ntin- mass Of testimony IN its favor, press MS
oocnd,nt 70 vote II the senate bc full II viii pIoo
Yby DC adopted by majority Of about three, ana lh'n
,hc Democrats will vote against the Amnesty oil 'S
amended without doubt 1t will be defeated bu' 'io
Senate viii soon have another opportunity !" Wv |
these questions, and that separately Tor TIC Wv" 80
hill stands first on the Senate calendar ana tne iou'
80, o,. o,- o,ot,er Amnesty hill. identical with the
nm. ,,o, nm dor consideration before IL was amended
11 Monday rain Of bills in the House was not so lnuch
,f delucc to-day on the previous OH uaSS VI inc
session II lasted only hrecquartefs OF an hOu' nut
there was a brisk sprinkle Of additional measures haf
bour afer il had ceased. got in 10y unanimous consent
by ncnbers who were busy writing them and had not
drisbed them when their states called In the few
minutes remaining Of the morning hour, Mr. uae's bill
of Last Monday for the payment OF draw
backs on imported shipbuilding material came
no and was debated by him until the hour
expired without vote being taken. Suspensions of The
rules next In order, and MI Negley got the ueces
sary tNothirds vote in favor OF bill making Pittsburgh
a port Of entry, which resisted by Mr Holman on
grounds Of economy. Mr.. Dawes next offered resOlu
ton raising select committee Of Ave TO investigate the
Louisiana muddle and particularly the conduct Of l. =
officers N the affair." with power to take testimony here
or In NcgOrleaus. Mr.. Kerr for which he
did not explain. opposed the resolution, and succeeded
dividing the vote of his side of the House and getting
Democrats TO follow him in his futile effort TO defeat
H. The Amnesty question occupied the rest OF the day
There three many different propositions
First Mr. Acker, Democrat from Pennsylvania offered
ated, it failed 10 get the necessary twothrds vote
Mr.. Dawes. who had voted nay. Immediately offered
simple bill to remove all political disabilities imposed
by the bird section Of the Fourteenth Amendment Gen
Butler wanted legal disabilities included, but Mr Dawes
would not accept the amendment Mr.. Edridgc also OBJ
iected any changes, saying "u is rstIae; IL is The
best thing the gentleman did In his life {" While
che roll call proceeding there much discussion
In the way Of loud conversation OF the merits Acker
Dawes, and Buffers measures. II objected TO
Buffers that 10 remove legal disabilities would per
NIT th, Rebels to apply for pensions, and TO
20 70 The Court OF Claims and to the Claims
Commi. ion with their demands for damages
arising rom the war. Mr. Dawes's bin failed to pass,
tho vote being 12l to GO. Afterward Mr.. Hale in
troduced the same bill which passed the House last
March. his motion, and is pending in the Senate,
and II passed-Yeas, 70; Nays, 81 BY comparison
Of the two last votes it Will be that there were IS
Repuhl cans who opposed complete amnesty hut voted
tor MI Hale'5 bill making exceptions of two small
Of Rebels and that Republicans declared them
selves substance, to be opposed 10 anything approach
ING q lc neral removal Of disabilities.