The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-23
Debate on the Shipbuilding Ma
teriaI Duties Bill.
The Battles Of the South Bitterly ReiOught
in the HOuSe-The Louisiana
Deadlock Question.
The New York Post Office
Defalcations.

Tie Amnesty Bill and it's Amendments In
the senate-No Progress Made-Davis, Of
Kentucky, and the President.
Between civn rights petitions at the beginning
OF to.days session and debate on the Sumner
amendment to the Amnesty bill Garrett Davis man.
aged to sandwich O very uncivil attack on the Elk
ecutive. and but for the shrewd Intervention OF Mr.
Thurman would have brought on debate sure to
have been full OF damaging inuendoes and accusa-
lions against the President but one also which 1t
was felt would react on the mover and his party.
The Postal Telegraph BILL "Gardner Hubbard's
Company" was reported bv Mr. Ramsey and early
action urged. senator Blair wanted the President
authorized to open negotiations for the
purchase OF Cuba. 1t was laid over to
enable the Senator to make a speech. This Is the
usual form Of delivering bunc0mbe, resolutions such
as General Blalr's being designed principally TO
allow the mover TO make speech on the subject.
When the morning hour terminated the Amnesty
bill, with Senators Morton ana Summers amend
Ments, came up as the general Order rbe lrrepres-
sibe Garrett Davis moved to-day TO lay 1t aside in.
formally to enable him to make speech on the
resolution he offered some time ago insrructng the
Rett enchment Committee to investigate the news
paper charges OF nepotism and receiving presents
made 30 constantly against the President Cunk.
ling and Morton at once objected to the
proposed informal laying aside OF the general
order, because 1t would prevent reply being made
to the resolutions Of '179S" Mr.. Davis Is some
times wagglshy designated. Messrs Trumbul and
Sumner both objected to the formal laying aside Of
the pending order, but thought it contrary to the
usual courtesy Of the Senate not to allow Mr.. Davis
motion OF informally dong so 70 pass 1t Is a Gus.
tom which would certainly be 'more honored In
the breach than in the observance" 10 allow SEN
ators to break in on the regular business and
consume time IN discussing subjects IN.
ndad nuIv IN afrac md nnma
consumption. Mr.. Conkllng had recently
awaited himself OF the precedenGs to IND occasion
for the delivery OF his speech against the proposed
'oneterm" amendment He was twitted on this
but got out OF the apparent difficulty by stating that
lis speech was delivered on a day when there was
no other business SET He also, with Senator Sher-
man. gave notice that the Kentucky Senator could
not be allowed to make speech on such charges as
he presented without provoking general debate.
An implied threat reference TO holding the mover
TO the responsibility brought Mr.. Davis to his feet
with pugnacous declaration that he was ready to
meet all such responsibility. Mr. Thurman
now iuterposed with the suggestion that the matter
had better go over till more favorable occasion,
| as the Amnesty bill ought not to be antagonized.
| Mr.. Davis accepted the hint and withdrew into
! quietude. The Amnesty bill then came up, Mr.
| Sumner being uDprovlded with any more letters to
| read and Mr. Edmunds announcing that his health
would not permit him to speak. Every one ex-
| pected that vote would be taken on Mr.. summers
amendment when Sena.or Sawyer arose and read
| speech designed to break the force or the charge
MADE by Sumner against. several OF the Southern
| Senators, that they were fattnless to their
| colOred constituents. Mr.. Hill Of Georgia
followed In the same view. mr. Morton suggested
| some technical amendments to the amendment rela.
| tive to striking out the words churches and ceme-
! terles," which were accepted by Mr.. Sumner. Mr.
Thurman then took the floor. and gradually warmed
| himself into the delivery OF sharp analytical
attack on the amendment declaring 1t wholly I'M
constitutional, and drawing with considerable force
| distinction between projecting rights and en-.
| forcing privileges. MIR. Robertson, Of South Caro-.
llna who has charge Of the original BILL seeing that
amnesty was sure to be slaughtered In the House If
| Mr.. Summers amendment was accepted, and de-
feated In the Senate If 1t was not moved to lay the
pending bill and amendments aside and take UP
| another general Amnesty act passed by the House.
On this topic DEBATE lasted the rest OF the session.
| MIR. Thurman having the door when the Senate ad-
| journed.
Investigation Iuto the New Orleans Troubles
| Fierce ON the Republicnu Southern Recon.
| siructioN schemes.
The nrst fierce party battle OF the session was
fought in the House to-day over a resolution
| offered by Mr.. Garfield for an appropriation to
pointed to go to New orleans. Mr.. Farnsworth fired
the first gun by asking what this committee should
| 60 to New orleans for, followed by shot from
| Mr.. Hale who wished to know wnat the com mittee
| could do after 1t got there. Messrs Garfield and
| Dawes favored the investigation. The latter de-
| fenced the President from newspaper aspersons,
| which have declared that he was opposed to this
investigation. On the contrary, Mr.. Dawes SAID lie
was most anxious for 1t, and it was in consequence
|
! there that he now asked fer 1t. Mr.. voorhees,,
OF indiana, took up the gauntlet and proceeded to
| deal blows right and left. lie was In favor OF the
investigation and as he proceeded to depict the
condition of the south, Its misery poverty and de-
| morallzation, charging 1t upon the bad
| government fosted upon an unwilling people,
| composed OF men two.thirds OF whom could
| neither read nor write, the deepest interest
| and closest attention was paid to every word
that fell from his lips, and the beaming faces OF his
party friends closely surrounding him evlnced the
| satisfaction felt in what to them seemed his very
| damaging elOquence His rounded sentences and
well made periods were listened 70 with delight by
| one side and anxious interest by the other. He
| charged the republican party with rearing the pyra-
mid OF their governments upon Its apex instead OF
| Its base and proceeded 10 depict the condition
OF the Southern States. He declared there were out
RACES the recital OF which had made mis- blood run
cold. He charged them all as the result Of bad
| government, and contrasted the present with the
past, when the state government was In the hands
Of able men, instead Of the ignorant and debased.
| He closed by calling upon the republican party to
look upon the picture and see If there were any
| pleasing features In It.
There was perceptible tremor both on the floor
and in the galleries when the voice Of Mr. Shella-
barger OF Ohio, heard in response to tee fading
echoes Of Mr. Voorhees, eloquent diatribe. speech
from Shellabarger in exciting debates always re-
| garded by republicans as the marshang
OF reserves whcn will decide turning
| point in conflict. He begins py q
stirring reference to the sanderous unfairness
| with which the President treated In the
charges made that ne did not desire invesg cation,