Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-19
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eating liquors in the Centennial building
or grounds during the exhibition.
Mr.. Banks introduced IN amnesty bill
Mr.. White Of Kentucky moved to sus
pend the rules and bring the House to
vote on the amnesty bill introduced b,
him. and from the benefits of which Jeffer
son Davis is cxcluded and also on til,
amendment striking out that section.
Mr.. Randall made a point of order tina
the motion could not be put in that form
The question was discussed by Mr.. Gar
kasson. of Iowa, and Mr.. Banks, of Mass
achusetts, against the point made by Mr.
Wood, of New York. and Mr.. Randall, in
support OF it. The chair overruled the
point Of order and held the motion in or
der. The House then proceeded to vote
on the motion to suspend the rules and the
motion was lost-ycas lG5. nays no. Sc
two-thirds not voting in the affirmative
the rules were not suspended A large
number of democrats voted with the repub-
lcanS in favor Of the motion, but the more
prominent of them voted against it.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, moved to sus-
pend rules and adopt the resolution de-
| claring it unwise and inexpedicnt at this
time that a specific and arbitrary period
should be prescribed by law at which legal
tender notes of the United States should
be paid in coin, by the secretary of the
treasury,and that therefore the act entitled
an act to provide for resumption of specie
payment, approved January II 1876 ght
to he repealed, and instructing the com
mlttee on banking and currency, at AS ear
" a period as practicable, to report to the
House Il bill for that purpose. The rules
were not pended-yeas llS, nays 1j4
This vote is considered very favorable
10y the friends Of 4 sound CURRENCY
A long discussion on rules followed.
TUESDAY. House. The Centennial bill
was taken up and advocated by Mr.. Hop
klnS of Pa. and Mr.. Waddcll of y. {.
The latter SAID he had been an unwavering
supporter Of the appropriation for this
centennial exhibition ever since it had
been projected. If it were supposed that
the irritating discussion of last week
would have driven southern men away
from the support of this measure he sim
ccre!y trusted that the result of the vote
would only add another illustration to the
many already given of how utterly i'm
possible 1t Is for some people to understand
and appreciate the spirit that animatts
other people. He and his associates ac-
quilted their northern brethren of all
responsibility for that discussion. They
had understood fully, for it was transp;t-
rent, the motive which underav the intro
ductlon of that subject. and, attaching to
that motive lis exact value, they simply
looked down upon and passed by the
whole subject. They would treat that
lamcntablc cna ter in American history
their fathers notwithstanding would
avert their looks and with backward step
east the mantle of oblivion over it. They
wished the dl>turbers of the public peace
to understand that notwithstanding the
spirit exhibited. they were too good pa
tri"lS, and too sincere men to allow that
spirit either to control them or serve u, an
example for them. They wish to main
tain the honor and character of the Ameli-
can Union and they would do it If they
were allowed One element in the House
had not been heard from in that discussion
he element of Southern soldiers in the
late war, of whom he WAS one They
had sat in silence and taken the fire which
the gentleman from Maine Mr.. Blaine
had opened on them, with no other feeling
than that of gratitude for having escaped
from 50 terrible an enemy rs he Blaine
must have been during the battles of to-,
late war. If how when that rcnll,man>
HAIR was silvcrcd and his natural force
perccptibly abatiny, he could develop
such intensity of>pirit how must his plume
have waved in the fore front of that con
tict which had occurred ut a time when
ne Blaine was Young and strong and
healthy. That element had not vet
spoken. 1t could not be goadcd in dis
cussion. On the contrary it had exhibited
a spirit which he believed the American
people would not soon forget 1t had
met Il storm Of hate and persecution ~
the swan meets pillows with a breast of
down.
lie knew some gentlemen who had been
engaged i'll the same cause with him Who
had not intended to vote for this measure
before that discussion, bat who now intrn-
dcd to support it 50 ~ to set IN example
for patriotism. If there were any of them !
who still opposed this BILL he appealed to
them to unite with him in doing an act
which could only promote the honor and
advance the interest Of the country. and
peace and happiness of the people.
Mr. Willis of y. Y. opposed the BIN, he
lievinI ii to be unconstitutional He said !
it was true it was national afltir, ana
that every citizen was interested in the ditfil-
sion OF religion. and the growth of virtue
and in every material undertaking; and
should the government therefore become Il
co-worker in AL the moral movements of
the age, and contribute to the success of
every vicinagc undertaking of the century ?
The expenses should be borne bv the thou |
sands of wealthy men who had harvested |
fortunes from their country'> woe. or had
icquir, d them by Inheritance. and the tax
payers of the land should not have their
burdens increased for this object.
TIE DYNAMITE FItND.-Thc German
are vigorously pushing the in
vc>ti@ation at Bremcrhavcn OF the cause
IF the recent terrible explosion there. and
claim to have undcni.tblc evidence that
Thomas. or Thompson. or Thomas>cn. is
he ylrlOuSlv called himself, had confedrr-
itcS, tn" name of one of whom he revealed |
before his death. aud whose whereabouts
the detectives are now tracing out. This |