, 1876-01-18
DANGEROUS GROUND.
THAT'S WHAT TIE DExocnATs coacEtrE TIE
Aakc5rI EU5INK33 TO m.


TH1Ts WHAT TIE DExocnAIs CONCEIVE TIE
AaKCsrF Bus1Ng33 TO m.
s1eetas DitUateh 10 F4s Chseaeo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 17.-Tho fnIiuro Of
Tho atsonpts Of tho Republicans In tho House
today to forco = vote upon several Annesty
rropostlous ohowa that thcro Ia NOW no pros
rcct OF tho passAge of III smacsty bill e1capt
the Democrats tako ths initiative. That they
bayc utterly declined 10 do. Tho queation IL
now onl7 before the House In tho form OF bill
which las been 1efosrcd 10 tho judiciary Com
m'tteo: that ls, tho Banks blll. shsch proposes
universal amnesty, conditional upon ths takirg
OF An oath III = State Court. Banks has
modified hia bill! 80 that tue oa:l1 can only 10
tAkou IN + Untlod States Court Tbid
bill cannot conn up for ac,iou sxcept
In tho ordinary coursa of committee huelEeen,
and. as tho Judiciary Committee has juBt been
again be caIlod for aomo woals. The Dam.
uel ats In tho HoMs lave decided ~ take no
initiative step At present, and tla Republicans
havo exhausted tlttr means for torciug yots.
TUE EXPLANATION
Of this action Of tho Democrats lies In tho fact
that they gEaatIy feor the iticai ef5ec: In Tho
present condition OF tic public miud Of yosiu9
to auneaty Jcff Davis.
There 10 . rumoE tonight that lhs Senate
Democrats havo prepared plan 10 rsln7e tia
Nouse democrats OF tehtr cmbA' ra1snent, It Is
to Introduce aud pass in tho Senate an smucety
hitI which shall oxcludo JED. DAVIS. Tho
Nostheru Dcmooratio Senators WITHIN tho lsst
fow days hare oonnldcred this suh;ept,
md have admitted that 1t rould b. veFY tmp-h.
SIC in ther party to amnesty JEFF DAVIS.
1n tho vGte upou tie motion 10 bring up Tho
AmncttY bill for couB, ierttlou uudtr sus2en-
son Of tho III cs. party ltnea wtro el,scly drawn,
aud tho DsurratB voted mostly 10 the Negative.
The following Democrats and Lbarais, hovayar,
roted for tho notion: Coz. Danks. Dell. Dn.
rand, Faulkner, q: H. 1tfrrison. Holman, uutd,
Jenxs. i. Jo.,cs, Thpmas JOINS. Lovr, 6eoIyo.
lhe vo1e nass ycas, 165; uay'. ITO; not swo-
thirdn.
tTok'e Aeaa.fa1<d PffAL1
HOUSE raoCEEDISuB,
WAsu1Saros. u. t., Jan. l7.--Iu The House.
1T the closs of tho morning hour, a1r. Whlte
moved to suspend tho ruics anl briuE tte Ho.tho
to q vote OF tic AmncBty bill lpttonuced by him,
aud from tho bandits OF which Jefferson Dasts
is excluded. and also 10 vots On tho amoudment
striking oat tina. exception.
blt. Randall made point OF order that tho
motion could not DO put IN thar fur.n.
Tho question Was tton disourno1 by tfesssB.
Garfield, Hale {hlc.) kasaon, and Dsulio, asansl
Wood and Randall iu rnppors OF 1t. After tho
discussion. tho declbon Of tho Speaker mas mAdo
10 these uorl8:
In sho judgment Of tbs ChAis, without making auy
eriticiim on tae form which tue molten II put Il IL
not eonpotent for tho Gu !e 10 oxcudo any part Of
ptopolou from tia confederation Of thu Ions.. Tho
desire and prposo of tho gentleman from Kentucky i
theEe shall bo .os on tho bi md proposed amend.
mant, and seeon. that there shall bo vote On the I'LL
hhc Il suggeated III it IL not nonp,ent for Tho
gent ennan 10 do that under susl entou Of the ru
but In reply 10 that tho Chair Mi, sist that tbs yery
purposa of su.neus!on Of the rul i to get RID Of I'll
rules and LIT tito Housa run frrs1y II p!eaaca
Tas Chair oveFruee thia point Of ordes snd hoa tho
motion In order.
Mr. Wh,to asked unanimous ooneent to n,ako
statement before vote nhnuld bo taJet,, but Oh.
j,c ion was made br several DomocIats
Tbs 1iouse then pro:ceded TO 9bto on tho
motion to aaapenl ths rules &na tho motion
waa lust-yoss, iG5; nays, 1lU,-tmo-tht,ds ds not
voting Ia tbs xf1irmativa,
4 taiRe number Of Democrats voted With tho
Republicans tn fayor Of tho molten, but the
moro proa1lueut OF than voted ERa!ust 1t.