Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

JOnes-I was not prisoner OF war
Blaine. contemptuously - On
Laughter.l
Jones, continuing-but civil pris-
| oner taken to Camp Chase. 49,.
Blaine-I am not dealing with that
| class. Loud laughter on the Repub-
lican side
Jones, persfsting- are asking !
| for the facts of history and want
Blaine. interrupting-.,o, sir, am |
not dealing with that class Of prisoners |
at all. Laughter. -- |
Tones, still perslsting-I deprecate |
| the unfortunate debate, but when the |
| gentleman from Name specially rises |
| and appeals to gentlemen On this side |
| of the House for facts of history, he |
must not object to hearing them.
Blaine If the House agrees to ex-
tend my time will let the gentleman
| talk.
Randall object to the time being
extended.
| Blaine-Then I d. cline to yield.
| Jones-I appeal to the gentleman
| from Pennsylvania to let me be
| heard. " -.
| Blaile-I was not referring to the
gentleman from Kentucky at all, and
| | did rot know that he had ever been
prisoner.
| Mia, OF Texas, (rising on the Denls
ocratic side)-I ask the gentleman
| from Maine to withdraw his statement
| that if gentlemen upon this side who
b ID been Confederate prisoners did
| d ny his statement, their silence would
| be construed as al ackuo oWIed9ment oi
| sts truth.
Blaine-If any gentleman on the
other side desires to contradict II, /
will yield to him.
Davis, of North Carolina (also Or
| til, Democratic side)-I was a prisoner
Of war at Fort Delaware,
Blaine made a motlon as if he would
not yield the floor.
| Davis very furiously)-He asked
for the facts, aid when the facrs CONS
ont he viii not hear them. (Great ex~
| CITE ment.l
Banks made point OF order that
alter Blaiue's challenge to the other
SIDE. he had no right to decline to
yield.
tne Speaker overruled the point OF
order.
Biane-L-t them all arise and ds~
sent. I do not intend to yield up my
whole hour.
! Mills, of Texas-It Is not the desire
| on tha 9th er side TO reopen Che wound
| made by the late war. We have sat
| here aud listened 10 charges, bnt we do
| not desire 20 answer them or have any
thug to do with them. We hope,
| however, that our silence Will not bo
construed admission OF what we
know to be false.
Cook, If Ga.--L was one of those
who wee wounded and crippled
The Speaker.-Does the gentleman
from Maine, Yell any farther.
Blame. i do not.
Cook-Then you take back what
you said.
Bluine.-Yes, If that will DO you
any good. You may allow them TO
you to do that.
Randall. We are net at school
now. Roar of laughter.
! Biaine.--If you were, you are a
most uurnly set Of scholars.
Blaiue then alluded to the speeches
of Cox, Hill and Randall at length, and
moved the previous question
| Randall who, under the Speakers
ruling resumed control of the bill,
Yielding thirty minutes to Banks
who made an eloquent speech in tavor
Of the bill, but proposed amend
ment of the ath, it required uua.i-
nous consent to entel taiu the amend
ment. Blaine objected. Randall
moved the recommitoal of the bill, 10
judiciary committee, with instructions
to report it with the amendment
adopted.
Randall asked the unanimous con-
sent for the committe to report at
once Blaine objected Adjourned
Gov. Morgan called the Repubi'ctu
National Convention to order. Eigh-
teen meIn DerS were present aud thir-
teen prox es. Mr. Garfield in urging
Cleveland as the point to hold the Re-
publican National Couv"nti:'m said If
should b.. held where 1t couid d. Tie
most good. We cannot nffprd to lose
Ohio and save the Repubilcin party.
After several ballots the vote stood,
Cincinna /. 90; Phi a0elphin, Is; Chi
cago, 7. Cincinnati was finally decided
upon as the place and the fth Of Jan
uar.T ns the tune for holding the Con
vention.
The following committee Eas ap-
pointed to issue the usual cali, Seua-
ors Howe aud Morton, and Messrs
Chandler, Gorham AID Fulton.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. IA -HoCsE.-
White introduced bill to reduce all
salaries over ], 500 dollars 20 per cent.
and moved the previous question, not
seconded.
Morris reported from the comm,ttee
on ways aud means a resolution direct
ing the several }mmittees to enquire
into any errors, abuses or frauds, i'll
the administration or exc cutiOn Of the
existing laws The invest,g alton is to
cover such p RODS as the committees
| deem necessary. Adopted
10 r.
vessels shall have the town or city,
where the vessel was built, or where
the owner or principal owners reside,
painted on the stern. Passed
Money reported a bin repealing sec
ton 2.303 of the revised statutes,
which confines the disposition of the
public lands in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Floridl. He
explained that i'll '66 the act passed re-
stricting the disposal of public lands
III the United States, in these five
States. The object Of the bill was to
remove that restriction. Conside rable
debate.
Tailor said the law Of '66 seemed to
have been passed upon the principal
of 40 acres and Il mule.
The bill was r, committed with a
view of extending its provisions. and
thodiHtu W All Llle pnOI1c lanus In the
interest of homesteads.
Knott reported back the amnesty
bill 1t reads:
That all the disabilities imposed and
remaining on any person, by virtue
of the Sd section of article 14th OF the
anendedments to the constitution of
the United States be aud are hereby
removed. And each and every per
son Is. and shall be forever relieved
therefrom. on his appearing before
a judge of any court of the United
States, or of any court of record in
the State of which he is a resident.
and taking and subscribing the fol-
lowing oath, to be duly attested and
recorded: I, A. B. do solemnly swear
and affirm, that I will support and de-
fend the Constitution of the United
Statas aoainst oil o,nnn,ion e.. -. .. i