The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
The Mississippi Investigation.
M0rtOn's Speech.
Speech Of Hon. Jno. Randolph
Tucker.
The Death of Father Tom Burke
Denied.
The House Committee on Texas
Border Troubles.
The Charleston Races.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
General News.
The Charleston Races.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
General News.
ETC., Etc, Etc.
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Mr. Thurman pre-.
sented a petition from the citizens of Ohio
asking for the construction of the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
MIR. Wallace presented a petition from the
citizens OF Pennsylvania asking Congressional
aid for the construction of the Southern Pa.
cifc Railroad.
The bill amending the charter of the Freed.
mems Bank passed.
MIR. Davis's Treasury Investigation bill was
discussed, but laid aside for MIR. Morton, who
commenced his Mississippi Investigation Res
olution speech, but before its conclusion the
Senate went into executive session and ad-
journed
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas spoke in favor of the
centennial bill, and gave as one of the con-
trolling motives in his own mind this reason
great and protraeted civil war; with the long
controversy which led to it, and system OF
reconstructive measures Just as disastrous as
the war, have so wreEched and distorted the
Constitution, and have 80 obscured and per-
verified the principles of civil liberty and Just
government, as to make q serious and earnest
recurrence to the principles of the Declara-
ton of Independence, of the Constitution
and of the spirit and genius Of the govern
ment paramount necessity.
4AA. w. VI uA0iASs ohlu tAht AO Ahu UCCu
in favor OF the Centennial celebration when
it was first proposed, and that he was still
more in favor of it now. He proceeded to
reply to the constitutional obj ections made
to it.
Preliminary business unimportant.
Several speeches were made on the centen-
NAL, with only two in opposition-Mr. Coch-
rane, Of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Tucker, of
Virginia-both on constitutional grounds.
Mr.. fuckers speech is said to be the finest
effort of the session.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, spoke in favor.
Without reaching vote the House ad-
journed.
EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH OF HON. JOHN
RANDOLPH TUCKER.
In the further course of his remarks re-
specting George Washington, he said that
George Washington was the first great rebel
in the country, and he ventured to say to the
gentleman from Ohio (Gartield) who spoke
the other day about peri ury, that George
Washington was, in the view of the law,
rjured 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
and then went into the rebellion.
Mr. Garfield he hold a commission in
the British army at the time Of the revolu-
ton?
Mr.. Tucker-No, sir.
Mr. Garfield-Then think he did not COM
NIT perjury
Mr.. Tucker-Then you claim that his oath
only lasted SO long as he held his commits
sion?
Mr.. Garfield. ceased when his commits
sion expired.
Mr.. Tucker-But he resigned.
Mr.. Gar6eld-He did not; he did not re-
sign.
Mr.. Tucker-He did resign.
MIR. Gartield-He was not in Off CO at the
time.
Mr.. Tucker-Why, the gentleman does not
know the history of his own country.
Mr.. Gardeld-Did he resign to take service
against the crown?
MIR. Tucker-Oh no, that is another thing
Mr.. Garfield He was trying to get service
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 afterwards took service on the Confeder-
ate side.
Mr.. Garfield did not speak of those who
having resigned took service, but spoke of
those who being still under their oath, con-
temptuously violated it and struck against
US.
Mr.. Tucker-If you had so qualified your
phraseology 1 should not have interrupted
you the other day, for know of no such per-
sons. The reason why l interrupted the
gentleman the other day, was that represent
on this Fl DOR q district and little town where
sleeps the remains of one of the noblest
Americans who ever trod this soil. Meaning
r. E. Lee. He sleeps in death. and no dis
honor can ever, by implication or expression,
be thrown on that honorable grave, that the
from that district will not rise
here and repel. [Sensation and some ap-
plause.