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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY JULY e 187es1xrEN PAGES

selected should be political officer but should be
one wholly removed from politics. He give notice
that he would submit IN amendment to strike out
the Secretary OF War and insert the Chief En-
gincer, He was opposed, however, to placing 20
large an amount n the hands Of any nun. and
tee on Appropriations with Instructions to reduce
the appropriations to 81, 600. 0OO.
Mr. Ferry moved IN amendment instructin1 the
bill: lie wns wiling to place himself upon the
Judgment Of the House, the peoples body.
MI Howe opposed the recommittal Of the bill,
and said the Senate should have voice In lessla-
Mr Gordon hoped Mr. Ferry would withdraw his
notion and let the House bill be accepted by non
Committee Committee on Appropriations OF II Committee Of
\ Mr. Ferry accepted the suggestion and withdrew
alr. Allison argued that the Committee had acted
in the interest OF economy, but had not been sus-
Pending discussion some private bills were pre-
scntod, and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
Upon voting pension t9 the widow Of Gen
also to introduce bill granting pension OF $50
q month to the father and mother Of Gen. Custer.
Mcssrs Rusk and Ainsworth objected, on the
ground OF its irregular way Of coming before the
~' Sir: Cannon suggested that the Committee on
Invalid Pensions should At at an eary day report
~
who fell under the lend Of Custer.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole Mr.. Monroe IN the chair, on the bill for the
discussion. Mr. Dunnen opposing that part Of the
bi1l which allows United States troops to pursue
maraudcrs in Mexico, the Committee rose for few
Invalid peusions reported bill granting pension
of flity dollars i month each to the father and
mother OF the Custer brothers, md It was passed
Mr.. Conuer moved that the Committee on Pen
sons be Instructed report bill for the relief OF
the families Of those who fell under Gen. Custer,
into Co i1nittee Of tho Whole on the Texas bill.
After long discussion the Committee voted on
the bill by. sections The first section, providing
Tor a. military force On the Rio Grnnde, was
amended in several particuaEs.
Mr. Smalls offered an amendment providing that
no troops shall be withdrawn from South Carolina
so long as the militia OF that State, peacefully
assembled, are assaulted, disarmed, taken prison.
ers. and then nlassacrcd in cold blood by lawless
Georgia, he sent to the Clerks desk and Ind read
q newspaper statement Of the Hamburg massacre
OF six colored men.
Mr.. Cochrane asked Mr. Smalls who the writer
Mr.. smaiis replied that tho letter was written to
him by an eyewitness, and be had sent it for pub
lication.
Mr. Cochrane-Who is the writeE9
Mr. Sma1s-If the gentleman desires the name
to be given in order that the writer may be killed.
he will not get it from me- He il lawyer in the
Mr. Concer charged that the cutting down Of the
army WIS to prevent troops being sent into the
States where 1awless men take the lives Of peacea-
Mr.. coz said the object Of the amendment is to
get up cry through all this land this fail for bad
purposes. Maligait5' hate spite' bloody-shztisn
Nr. Hartridge said it was intended to subserve
partisan purpose. The amendment did gross In
| Gen. H. c. Butler, and to the people Of Georgia
The pcople OF Augusta had no immediate repre-
scuttive present, the hand OF Providence pressing
heavily on the gifted gentleman, Stephens, and it
was therefore his (Hatridge's) pride and pleasure
| By the amendment npon q community distinguish
ed for its intelligence integrity virtue, and obo-
dience to the law and the Constitution. No one
regretted the unfortunate occurrences at
eia aamOui,dE I'D: % is Newspapers, al Democratic,
| we're demanding an investigation, and were
stamping the matter with their Condemnation. An
| investigation ordered by the Governor Of South
cason9 gSaf ri nd 1saus # c tSah
quest were published before throwing such ire
| brand into this assembly:
| Mr. Jones {Ky.) eulogized Gen. Butler as q
| chavalier, sons peur ct sans Terroch<
Mr. Rainey made an earnest appeal on behalf tl OF
| parade On The 18th Of July would think OF
| demand BY two men driving In buggy
| that they should break their ranks and let
them pass. He asked the proud Southerners, who
would stand it! And did they expect negroes to
| stand it. Did they expect the men Ut bis race to
submit to continual persecution and massacre!
| &c asked the House, in tue name OF humanity and
OF God to tell them whether they should be Amer1.
can citizens with all the rights and 1mmunlttes OF
| auc1,, or vassals and slaves again.
| Without coming to vote on the amendment1 Inc
| Committee rose and the House ad)0nrneu-