New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-13
WASHINGTON.
,CONn AMNESTY DEBATE.

...,,.,,,,o nprrxsF OF TIE NORTH AND THE
prpUmJcAS PARTY-TaE OTHER sPLEOii'N
n,rr,p OVER POINT OF PARLIAMENTARY
RIGHT. .,,,,n
inv 7yrRGRAPH TO THE TRIDuSEJ
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Ihe popular
,he discussion by the House OF JeheiS"" 20 ="
Andorsonvlle. will eliminate tomorrow WINCH WI,
NJ ,ol,os rho floor to close the debate Aroused
.nd tired by the remarkable speeches oil MT. CoA
and Mr. Hill, he will beyond doubt make the anles'
81 stronrest speech of this strange debate III lie Is
NOT able to vindcate the wisdom OF making 'ne
posdent of the late Confederacy the object OF at
tack At this late day. he will at least finish the WORK.
40 vol bee1o bv Mr. Garfield to-day, of vindcatlng
tbo North and the policy of the Republican party
diving the war Public opinion in Washington
/. greatly divided in regard TO tho elect
which the debate of the present week
,yil have uuon tho country at large and especially
,,nop Mr. Blaine's prospects for the Presidency.
Regret at the reopenng Of the old sores OF the war
IA expressed on all sides, and had 1t not been Tor he
extreme sentiments avowed by Mr. Hlh III DIS
speech Yesterday, Mr.. Blaine would hardly nave
been excused by many even in his own party, for
throwing a fire brand INTO the House at time when
noone seem more anxious to forget the past than to
rive vent TO bitter feelings But that speech aroused
the Republicans, and seems to have Justhcd MI
Blaine's course more than any plea lie Or lis party
friends have made.
Mr. Randall while he made bad parliamentary
thunder in the management of his bill on Monday,
by which he lost control of it, has shown DISPOSE
stion TO be exceptionally generous toward the Re
publcans ever since the subject was introduced. III
Is reported that he was willing on Monday to admit
that part of Mr. Baines amendment which requires
those who propose to take advantage Of the am
nesty granted by the bill, to go before a United
States Court and swear allegiance to the United
States, and it was the desire of many OF the most
prominent Democrats in Congress that such amend
ment should be agreed to. Mr. Randall also offered
to give the Republicans fair chance to debate the
measure; and to-day, when the Speaker hal ruled
In his favor, and he had an opportunity to shut Mr.
Blaine off from making another speech he yielded
the last hour to him, although he has himself not
yet spoken on the question.
Gen. Garfeld's speech to-day was exceptionally
good. even for him. He met Mr.. Hill on the ground
be had himself chosen, and taking up his leading
points replied to them one by one, and generally
with marked success, and, until the Speaker inter
fcred to prevent it, he was repeatedly applauded
both on the floor and in the galleries lie was fol-
lowed by Prof Seelye who in a clear and logical
speech of only few minutes in length, showed why,
in his opinion the clause exempting Jefferson Davis
ought not to be in Mr. Blaines amendment
The session to-day closed with an exceedingly
sharp discussion over one Of the parliamentary rules
of the House. i'll which the three giants III paIlla-
mentary law Messrs Blaine, Banks, and Rand9ll,
participated. 1t is unnecessary TO gu into the de-
tails of it. Mr. Randall claimed the right to call the
previous question, and Mr. Blaine asserted 1t ~ his
right, having made the motion tOreconsider torepy
after all others had spoken who wished Mr. Ran
dali insisted the tight of the majority to stop dis
cussOn by the previous question, but offered to give
MI Blaine an hour to make his reply. This the lat
ter would not accept, if given him by the grace of
Mr. Randall but insisted upon it as his right The
Speaker. sustained by Mr.. Banks and Mr. Barclay,
the Journal Clerk, who has for 80 years been the
standard authority Of the House on parliamentary
law, ovoruled him, but he is 10 have his hour TO
close the debate tomorrow. The scene during this
discussion was very animated.