Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-26
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Cancellation Yssterday's Proceedings.
LIVELY DEBATE on THE AMNESTY BILL.

LIVELY DEBATE on THE AMNESTY BILL.
SENATE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Morrill,, of Me-, continuing his remarks
on the amnesty bill, said the question now b.
fore the Senate was whether il would pass a b III
granting amnesty not quite universal, but 20
nearly So as to put an end 10 special legislation
ON the subject. He was convinced that it would
he wise 20 pass this bill. He had bt en- brought
to that conviction by the p eside IT'S recon-
mendatiOT, by the recon mendaI ion OF the ku-
LINK committee, and bv has own judgment. As
To the amendment of the Senator from Ma
Chusetts, he was not only opposed to its adOP-
ton, but he believed that il never ought 10 have
been entertained as All amendment " the bill
first, because 1t involved a different rule of le
islation, requiring only a majority vote; and sec
Cud. because although II involved very dcllc he
constitutional questions, 40 had not been con-
sidered b. committee. but there was still
more conclusive reason why il should be reject
ej- IL was sTcOnstitu 'iOnal. The Senator Mr..
Sumner iH.oNed tn, Declaration of lndePen-
Gence ani many high considerations in favor OF
his bill. buJ h had failed To point out any pro-
visions Cf the constitution which would author
IZe COuE Tt>- to pass L.. and until he could snow
that It wa aU'h"rizedby the constitution II was
idle 60 ~ vok, the mt mOTy OF the great deeds OF
other times. OF the doctrine OF equal rights
a. n Just fiCafi N for it.
Mr. Flsrasan stated that he had invariably
voted t. relieve a ! individual cases OF amnesty
and had even presented and .ayOTedthe PetitiDuS
Of SpHe hard case. Il Wa row proposed
To do for Ilauy of the rebels that which they had
not asked He thought that before amnesty Wa
granted % these people they should N least ask
Tor IT. There were some men ia the south whose
disabilities d. could % vote to relieve, and
jefferson DAVIS vas ore of those men lie eX-
pressed the OF iuiOI. that n the disabilities OF
jefferson Davis we're removed. the de IN DcTIt|
would no; have 10 search the civilized world for
a candidate for Pres drnt-they would go no
further than Davis. After cuIOgiZing the ser
vices and patriotism of the President, whom he
declared 20 be- his choice for the next term, he
said ne foreigner that the democrats could scare
UP in their search for "a candidate could make
aHV hFasWav against the well-tTied American
hor>e, L. :. Grant, lIaughter.l In reference
20 the n maxi Ot VI Thurman, that he had never
been a StcgSSOniSt. he said IL that were the case
the Senator Was not good democrat. Ii a
de mOcrat III the south was not secessioniSt,
they would not give him stable room. Laugh
tel lie Indicated that he would vote for Mr..
SumEeTs amendment IN order Ito get shut Of
it"
Mr POmcroy alluded to the fact that the con-
stitutOHai limit OF the session of the Kansas
legislature already half expired, and il was
impCratively necessary for that and other states
that the appOrtiOnment bill should be passed at
once. He therefore moved now to postpone the
amnesty bill in order to take up the apPOrton-
ment bill.
Finally by unanimous consent. the amnesty
bill was made the special order for MONDAY next,
it'll the understanding that a final vote should
lot be taken before Tuesday
ON motion of Mr.. Trumbull the apportion-
ment bill was taken uP. and the Senate then
went into executive session, and, after few
minutes spent therein, adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
on the legislative appropriation bill, Dir. ShDber
N. c. offered an amendment apprOpratIry
Sf.it0 tor the branch mint at Charlotte, y. G,
which Wa adopted. Nr. FarnswOrth (lll.) Of
tered an ams udment TO the clause apprcPrtating
Si0.COO for tn, salaries OF members of the Board
CT Public Works. providing that no part of this
sum shall he paid TO any member of the board
holding any other federal office. which was
adopted Mr. Garfield, from the COMMITTEES, re-
UOTted ame Y. mentS increasing the ap0rO; ria ION
Tor the pension Otice for additional temp brdry
clerks sol .t4J, and for the detection AMI Inv5s-
tigatiOn q fraud from ~, COO TO $40, a.; which
we're adopted. The committee then rose.
BY unanimous cons nj II was, at tn SuCEes-
ton of Mr.. Garfield, (OhiO.l ordered that the
=, sion en- Saturday he a. i'm COmmitta- of the
Whole for debate only, no business what yer e
be done. Mr. Cox y. " suggested, - and only
five members to be present" Laughter
Sir. Barry miss presented a letter from tbs
Postmaster General, asking apprppIi ItiOI
Tor additional special agents. ReteTTedt 10 Com
mlttee on Appropriations. Adjourned.
81 New Workers call their gas "a burning
shame