Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-16
HOUSE.

a bill was introduced by Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts, for the removal of legal and
political disabilities incurred during the late
rebellion; provided that the act shall not
enable any person to maintain a claim or
right against the Government, except the
same occurred before the 11th of April,
1861, and subsequent to the 9th Of April,
1865; also to repeal the several tenure Of
Office acts.
BY Mr.. Smith: A bill for the construction
of National railroad between New York
and Chicago.
Bv Mr.. Mercrr: To admit tea and coffee
free of duty after July next.
BY Mr.. Negley: For the improvements Of
Ohio ard Monongahela rivers.
By Mr.. Stevenson: To complete a water
highway from tide water on the James river
to the Ohio at the mouth Of the Kanawha.
Memphis BRIDGING the Mississippi.
By Mr.. Vaughn: To authorize the construc-
ton Of bridge across the Mississippi at
Memphis.
By Mr.. Slocum, of New York-For the
purchase of a bust of the late Rear Admiral
Farragut, to be placed in the Capitol.
By Mr.. Blair-AuthOrizing the cOnstruc-
ton of bridge across the Missis sippi river
at Canton, Mo.
By Mr. Herriford-For locking and dam
ing the Great Kanawha river, in West Vir-
ginia,
BY Mr.. Tafe-To abolish the office of
Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
National Education.
Mr.. Pierce, from the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, reported bill to estab-
= !, IL, tn no
proceeds of the public lands to the educa-
ton of the people. Re-committed.
Mr.. Negly introduced bill to esta blish a
port of entry and delivery at Pittsburg, and
moved that it be put upon passage.
Mr.. Holmes objected.
Mr.. 6egly moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill. Agreed to.
The New Orleans Ku-KIux.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, asked leave
to offer a resolution for the appointment of
a select committee of five to enquire into
the origin and character Of the difficulties
between the government and officials of
Louisiana and the United States officials in
that State, and to report the same to the
House with such recommendations as they
may deem eXpedient, the committee to have
power to send for persons and papers, and
to sit in Washington or elsewhere.
Mr.. Kerr objected.
Mr.. Dawes moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution. Agreed to; yeas
IA, noes IS.
Exceptional Amnesty.
Mr.. Acker, of Pennsylvania, asked leave
to introduce bill to remove all legal and
political disabilities and to grant general
amnesty.
Mr.. Dickey objected.
Mr.. Acker moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill.
The House refused to suspend the rules
and pass the bill by yeas 1O6, nays 93-not
two-thrds.
Mr.. Dawes then introduced bill enact
ing that from and after its passage all politi-
cal disabilities incurred under and by vr-
tue of the third section of the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution be re-
moved.
The rules were not suspended and the
bill was not passed by yeas 131, nays 10
less than twO-thirds.
Another amnesty bill, being the one
passed by the House last session and now
pending in the Senate, was introduced by
Hale and passed, noes 10, Nays 81.
1t is the same as was passed by the House
last session, and eXcepts members of Con-
gress and officers Ofthe army and navy who
ioired the rebellion. Among the negatives
were Hoar and Maynard.
Mr. Cox offered a resolution calling for
unpublished correspondence relating to the
release of W. e. Halpine Fenian prisoner.
Adopted.
House then adjourned.