New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-20
CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, January l9.-Mr. Thurman
presented petition from the citizens of
Ohio asking for the construction of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Wallace presented petition from
the citizens of Pennsylvania asking con-
gressiOnal aid for the construction of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
The bill amending the charter Of the
Freedman's Bank passed.
Mr.. Conover of Florida. introduced a bill
to provide tor a uniform duty ON sugar. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Davis treasury investigation bill was
discussed, but laid aside for Mr.. Morton
who commenced his Mississippi investiga-
ton resolution speech; but before its con-
clusiOn the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and adjourned.
Senator Conover's bill to provide for a
uniform duty on sugar proposes that on
and after the thirtieth of next June, in lieu
OF the duties now imposed on sugar, there
shall be levied and collected on all i'm
ported sugars, without regard to grade or
standard, uniform duty of - cents per
pound.
Senator Boutwell's bill to provide for the
organizat; on Of bar of the two houses OF
Congress, Is a copy of the bill introduced
by him last year. 1t prohibits and pun
ishes by Imprisonment all lobbying, and
provides that no person shall be permitted
to appear before any committee in behalf of
another for pay, unless he be admitted to
membership of the proposed bar by a com.
mittee of three Senators and three members
Of the House of Representatives. The bill
also provides that no one shall be admitted
unless he shall be member of the bar of
the court of final jurisdiction OF his State
or Territory.
Preliminary business unimportant. Sew
eral speeches were made oa the centennial
appropriation bill with only two in opposi-
,ion, Mr.. Cochrane, of Pennsylvania, and
Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, both on constitu-
tional grounds. Mr.. fuckers speech is said
to be the finest effort of the session. Mr..
| Reagan, of Texas, spoke IN favor. With
| out reaching vote the House adjourned.
! In the course of Mr.. fuckers remarks,
| respecting George Washington, he said that
| George Washington was the first great
, rebel in the country. and he ventured to
| say to the gentlemen from Ohio (Garfeld),
| who spoke the other day about perjury,
| that George Washington war, in the view of
| law, a perlured rebel, for he was an officer in
his majesty's army, and he (Tucker) took it
for granted that he swore to support
/: the crown, AMI went into the rebellion.
| Mr.. Gartield-Did he hold commission
!
! luton!
| Mr. Tucker-No. sir.
| Mr.. Gartield-Then l think he did not
| commit perjury
Mr.. Tucker-Then you claim that his oath
| only lasted so long as he held his commits
! sion!
Mr.. Garfeld-It ceased when his commits.
! sion expired.
Mr.. Tucker-But he resigned.
| Mr.. Gartield-He did not; he did not re-
| sign.
| Mr. Tucker-He did resign.
| Mr.. Gartield-He was not an officer at
! the time.
| Mr.. Tucker-Why, the gentleman does
rot know the history of his own country.
| Laughter
Mr.. Gartield-Did he resign to take SER
| vice against the crown!
! Mr.. Tucker-Oh, no, that is another
; thing
MI. Garfield-He was trying to get SER
| vice in Great Britain before the war, and
| failed.
Mr.. Tucker-He resigned. and then took
! service in the rebellion. When the gentle
! man was speaking of men Of the South the
other day. he spoke of those who resigned
| and afterward took service on the Con
! federate side.
! Mr.. Garfield did not speak of those
f, who having resigned took service, but
| spoke of those who being still under their
oath ccntemptuously violated it, and struck
| against US.
! Mr.. Tucker-If you had so qualified your
phraseology should not have interrupted
| you the other day, for l know of no such
persons. The reason why interrupted the
| gentleman the other day was that l repre-
sent on this floor a district and little
| town where sleeps the remains of one Of
| the noblest Americans who ever trod this
coil (meaning Robert E. Lee). He sleeps
| in death, and no dishonor can ever, by i'm
plicatioD or expression, be thrown on that
honorable grave that the Representative
from that district will not rise here and
repel. [Sensation and some applause.
| Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, ep0ke in favor OF
the centennial bill, and gave as one Of the
| controlling motives in his own mind this
reason: A great and pr0tracted civil war,
with the long controversy which led to it,
! and system of reconstructive measures
| Just as disastrous as the war, have so
wrenched and distorted the constitution
: and have so obscured and perverted the
principles Of civil liberty and just govern
nent as to make a serious and earnest re-
| clrrence to the principles of the declaration
+; Of independence, of the constitution and OF
the spirit and genius of the government, a
| paramount necessity.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, said that he had been
! in favor of the centennial celebration when
| it was first proposed, and that he was still
| more in favor of it now. He proceeded ia
reply to the constitutional objections made
| IN