New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-14
HOUSE OF REpBEsENTATUEs.

All the galleries OF the Han ana the ap-
proachcs to hem were crowded vain spectators, la
cinaton OF the close Of the debate on the Amnesty
question
Mr.. cox lDaIn.. y. y offered resolution usur,ing
The Coumiice Printing 70 inquire INTO tie cost Of
printing done for congress and tHc Executive DEPART
mems 10 tie Government Printing Ohce. aId What
similar work can be done for in private oiuces Ais" -
the cost OF he CO"Teesi,,H H,op" WIN We" 4"
a.eartdH whether oin"icIt ana more 'cnnuhc@i az
NJ PHE,O%S Olta, Kyl oacr.d q resolution in
9trlct!Er tae Committee Expenditure ia the Depart
r,, 0i Justice JIli' into TOO APPOINTMENT az .le
ii si,s, Tor Inc g. v,.rincit me Ices laii to Them
ana c esI3. paid so trcl ioucy Sine ins, IL
-atiou ue extended 81, lar ba" may rc Hrcc,:u!
%r. PIERCE crop, Mass) prc..nted memorial Of the
cav "a i,.t,o a-s fs.f- c.e.iiD. %. Yorktown. Va
al a mar lc couIn.. comm lucrative 81 tee last and
GROWING battle of tlc kty0.udOn. Rc''frd
,.r. W:lITTHOkNi. ~ 5i' T.nI) rrpIr,,d rc7o'u
zion cain the secretary OF the NuvS Tor report as
to o., exp. ujiture of tho appropriations nado since
july, l,Cj, Tor the t,siinI 80 invent gn Adopted
.iI CLARK Dom, Mol. IRON TIE iJsiOiiac Commit
tee, re- 0ftei h nN. mo tate 81 postage OF lh.rl
l&,. tle i,0.t c on br4,s mail nntt,r, not caccod
.tg Jour pounds 10 ooch pAc'o it one cent .or '~o
Hr. CANNON Dem, UtitJ presented petition. ..gncd
by over 1900 women 81 LiaIl io.mf lof change OF
laws IN Utah, aud fOr lis adlns-ou a. oiiie itritlnd
NJ. BENNETT U;cp, ldH.oj ole, cd Tc-oldton IN
suUci.ns .he judiciary Committee 10 inquire mo ,ie
citizens OF oIgani@od Territories th" rgnt 20 vote for
President and Nlce-lre-d'nt Ador,rd
Nh EIl Dem, y. - presented petition on tic new
YORK Momehs suffrage society Pioitsiipf 10 tnc name
"i it't'' f'i "i''f''f r'-' NFfN '''N-N'' $50 '''N
Centennial Exhibition. Rrieutd
Mr. COCintANE Dem. PENN offered o resolution for
he appointment of special cp.m0cc Ia investigate
alleged rauGucni letting oi contracts for The trispOr,a
ton of.Indh'n goods ana sup. les Referred
bins were introduced iOr the improvement oi Mare
Island Na,y-Nud; and PctIiuna. sonOlna, and Napa
Creeks.
The House then, o'clock resumed the considcra-
tion Of the Amnesty bill. and addressed by Mr..
BLAINE ({ep., Mo.) H. said:
There intention to convey the idea yesterday IN
the discussion the point OF 0rdcr that me Speaker de-
sed 10 deprive linn OF his ri hi 10 reply 10 tire speeches
made DE otter side. Pom tie tone ~ the debate
would imagine that the Republican party a. represented
ia Congress- trJ iUg To inHot some puu~imcui
la add other Stigma 10 tine name Of Jefferson Davis
II might therefore not ne napprOprnte to recall tac at
tontiOn OF this House 10 the precise question at
issue. The gentleman from PennsyiyaniI Olr. Handal
Davis, for what honor could Dc hSher n TIE iu pau0-
Piled citizenship OF tO United S.aiCs Jciic,s Davis
had by ms crimes and tne gentleman from Penn
sylvit proposed in hot haste, without debate. without
amendment, u drag every gentleman IN ne iou'c 10 say
aye or the bill declaring Jefferson DAVIS to lee
ed ANA hcncoOrth all the rights on American
ctlousip 10 tbat no and those win him diss. ntcd
Tlcy were seeking 70 throw any other eeucnt o.
niamna0e character into the politics OF the day what
ever of tlat Kind had n0Wn tins discussion lay
tire door OF gentleman from Pcnnsyl. ana OF
those who stood with HIM II was no proposition TO
punish. but 1t proposition 10 honor, ana while he
lgllneI and those with nm dsCaimod any intention II
desiring punish Jci,r Oh Davis, they resisted the
proposition 10 honor MIN A. to tie question Ia regard
10 tho treatment Union prsOncrsat tne SOUTH ana who
was 10 byeaAnS the exchange of prisoners the
sPeeoh OF tne gentleman from ONO tVarhedl yesterday
had left INN literally nothing 10 say.
there allegation 10 point III history,
which felt IL has dnIY, merely member OF tic
Republican party, but citizen OF TIE American
Union, resist and resent and Gat the allegation
made in regard to the manner in which Con cncIate
PRISONERS hid been treated IL tAc prisons OF tLo Union
Tho gentleman from Georgia (h had spoken this son
tacc speech: 81 nave also proved that, WITH all
tue which yOu have made sucha noise about as
occurring at AndcrsOnyile, greater horrors Oc-
CURED 40 the prisons where our troops were ncld -
and could not but admire tho our and the yOur"
win winch the gentleman communicated the decision
Ii III compared with bis later preiebsions 10 tni0nlS
III WAS certainly hucLg tAo shadow Oh III" dead Con
fedcracy a the dial Of the National House
of md think that the gentleman from
New York (Cox) somewhat fell into little OF the same
line lie goes say, And the atrocities OF Andcf
.onyIe 40 lot begin % compare with the afrocitcS OF
Elaira Camp Doalas and Fort Delaware; ami Of all
tDe atrocities bOth al AudefSOnyllie and Elnlfd the
Confederate authorities stand acquitted"
Dir. Hill lDeLl, Cal, Wh9 occupied HOht seat on
tho Republican sido OF TIE House, srUse ANA SAID "
certainly said no such thing stated that brought No
charge against anybody, tat tiaI according I" tho gem
t.eman's lO.ic the result followed
Mr.. BIAlSE-Ibat - moi the report OF TIE speec al
all. quoting the gcnhe,nans speech a. ID" dciiV-
cred It, .
air. HILI.You only quoting ono sentence, out Of
its connection. .
Mr Ria iEI-I beg pardon am speaking ~ 10 a. II
sppcsied In Tie WasAit,0i,n Chronicle and 10 the