The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON Jan. IL 1875.
large number Of bills were introduced and referred
to the appropriate committees, among them severa
for the transfer Of Indian affairs to the War Depart
uent
TnE DEBATE on THE AMNESTY BILL
The House then, at Two o'clock, resumed the con-
sideration Of the Amnesty BILL and addressed by
Mr. Garfield Of Ohio He yielded to Mr.. wooD, ofNcw
York, to make inquiry to the continuance Of the
debate He remarked that 1000 bills had already
been introduced almost passed He understood
that twenty three gentlemen had Indicated their
tion 70 speak the Amnesty bill He wished in the in
terest Of the country that the debate should terminate
as soon possible that the House might proceed to
the necessary BUSINESS OF legislation.
Mr. RANDALL (dem.) Of Pa said he proposed to move
the previous question in hour alter Mr. Garfield
should conclude.
Mr. BLAINE claimed that under the rules he himself
and not Mr. Randall, had control Of the question.
The SPEAKER said he would rule upon that point
when the occasion should arise
SPEECH GARFIELD.
Mr. GARFIELD commenced his remarks by expressing
his regret the course which the debate especially
yesterday had taken Any one who read the report Of
the speeches Of Messrs Cox and Hill would not suppose
that the House was discussing question OF reieNhg
men IRON political disabilities He would rather have
said that IL an arrangement Of the administration
Of the country III he mad been called upon 10 PICK out
the words which constitute the topic Of debate he
should have picked out the opening paragraphs OF Mr.
HIPS speech, in which he prayed that " we
history OF the past fifteen years evidence OF the
grace and magnanimity Of the republican party the
country might be spared any further exercise OF those
virtues he desired 10 bring the House back TO the
real issues before II. In doing he stated the two
pending propositions-the one made by Mr.. Randall
and the other by Mr. Blaine he said that the speech
made by Mr.. Blaine had been answered, In the first
place by the speech Of Mr. Cox, iull Of brilliant viii
but ii was like joking at funeral 70 Joke on such oc
casons, and in the second place, by the speech Of MI
Hill, which arraigned not the republican party alone,
but arragned rs 600 900 OF people, arragned the his
tory OF the Republic arraigned everything that was
glorious IN its record and high and worthy In It's
achievements He was deeply and painfully sorry thai
such an arragnment should have been made on such
subject He should try to be responsive 70 the points
H HnTV Te did not desire 70 hold Jefferson
DAVIS responsible for the rebellion; he dia not
affairs Jefferson DAVIS more guilty than any
other man who went into the rebellion with equal
light and intelligence The question was-W neither he
who the head OF the rebellion, practised IN the
dread Of war the rules OF war; Whether IN APP
peaing TO war, he obeyed the laws OF wary whether
he violated the laws of that high tribunal as tina. he
did deserve PERMISSION TO come back into his place
IN CongressY That was the whole question and u was
plain aud fair question for deberaon as had been
ever stated IN the House He wished that II had been
discussed without passion and without passionate
thoughts Coming down 10 Mr. HIPS denial OF the
authenticity OF the charges in regard 10 Andersonve
he remarked that the charges whether just or UNJUST
were made by the government OF the United states,
aud In that connection he quoted communication
from the Secretary Of War In May, 1894 calling aten.
ton TO the condition OF large number OF federal
prisoners who had just returned and arrived al An
napos, and stating that the
ENoRMfrY CRIMES
committed against those prisoners was such and so
well known TO the civilized world that IL ought TO be
put on record in some permanent form. IL was hen
that joint committee OF the houses appointed,
which committee mad been characterized by the gentle
man from New York (Mr Cox humbug committee,
and by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr HID rs parti-
san committee There we're four democratic members on
that JOINT committee and they conceded in the report
which was unanimous. That report declared that II
clear from the evidence that IL deliberate
purpose Of the authorities OF the rebel government SO
TO reduce those soldiers by privaon OF food and cloth
ing that they might be unit TO re-enter the ranks
large number Of these prisoners had from Belle
Isle and Libby where they had been under the very
eyes OF the chief head OF the Confederate government
| Referring 10 the order FOR the establishment OF An
dersonvie Prison, AZ quoted yesterday by the gentle
man from Georgia, he asked, How the order exc
cuted and 10 whose hands II committed II com
mtted 10 the hands Of General Winder, Of whom
the Richmond Examiner said, the day that he took h
departure for Andersonyile. Thank God that Rich