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Proceedings in Congress.
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The Debate on the Amnesty Bill.
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FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.

FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Judiciary Com
mittee were instructed to inquire whether Act
90, concerning the succession to the Presi-
dency, requires amendment and if 30, to re-
port the bill.
Mr. Dorsey presented petition from the
Patrons of Husbandry, of Arkansas, for an
appropriation for the improvement of the
Mississippi and its delta.
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, spoke on his
resolution. He said, in explaining the finance
reports OF the Secretary OF the Treasury made
for previous years, he was astonished to find
changes and alterations of figures in many of
TIL m involving large amounts. causing them
to differ widely from each other as to tranrac-
tons OF the Treasury Department in the same
years.
These charges am prepared to show from
the reports increase the expenditures and pub
lie debt after the amounts thereof have been
ascertained, officially reported and have stood
upon the books of the Treasury Department
for years, in the aggregate many millions of
dollars from 1862 to 1870, inclusive. In the
report of 1871 the public debt for the years
named is increased over the same years in the
report Of 1870. in the aggregate. 248,96O.-
352 3d. and that in the single year of 1870 the
report of 1871 increases the public debt over
the report OF 1870, for the year, over $94.-
| OOO, 600, and for the year 1869 over 500. OOO.-
600, and for the year 1864 the increase is more
tn n SIS. GOO, 600, and the year 1868 more than
SCI OOO, 600.
My position. reduced down and expressed
more clearly, is this: That there can be no
satisfactory way in which to explain or answer
why solemn official reports made to Congress,
and published to the country, and repeated
| off xuhio
the people, and the public creditors acted,
should years afterwards be changed In the
manner have shown.
| Mr.. Boutwell, said an accurate knowledge
of the bu mess of the Treasury Department
would dissipate the difficulties under which
Mr. Davis labored. There was nothing in
what the Senator presented showing that the
books had been tempered with. Mr. Bout
well entered into long explanation, before
the conclusion of which the executive session
| began, and an adjournment to Monday took
place.
| West introduced a bill to amend chapter
seven of the Revised Statutes concerning
actions and suits for foreclosure of mort
cages in certain cases. Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Also o bill for the relief of Miss Lizzie
Dixon, administrative Of A. G. Palmer. Re-
ferred to Claims Committee.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. -. - Mr. White. Of
Kentucky, has introduced o bill reducing tho
salaries of all Government officers twenty
per cent.
The Republican this morning advises Blaine
to let the matter drop. The galleries were
crowded to hear his defense.
Mr.. Luttrell introduced bill for the early
completion OF the Texas Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Parsons offered resolution instruoting
hal
ment OF Justice to inq uire into the appoint
ments of special counsel by the Government
Adopted.
Amnesty bill resumed.
Mr.. Blaine commenced by disclaiming any
intention or idea yesterday in the discussion
on the point of order, that the Speaker de-
sired to deprive him of him of his right to
reply TO the speeches made on the other side.
He said that from the tone Of the debate, one
would imagine that the Republican party a.
represented in Congress was trying to inflict
some new punishment or to add some other
stigma to the name of Jefferson Davis. Il
might, therefore, not be inappropriate to re-
call the attention of the House to the precise
question at issue. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania (R.ndalD had introduced q bill
to confer special honor on jefferson Davis.
For what honor could be higher than the full
panoplied citizenship of the United States?
Jefferson Davis had lost it by his crimes,
and the gentlemen from Pennsylvania pro-
posed in hot haste, without debate, without
amendment, to drag every gentleman in the
House to say aye or no on bill declaring
Jefferson Davis to be entitled now and hence
forth to all the rights of American citizenship:
that he (Blaine) and those with him dis
sented. They were not seeking to throw any
other element of an inflsmmable character
into the politics of the day.
Whatever of that kind had flown into this
discussion lay at the door of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, and of those who stood
with him. 1t was no proposition to punish,
but it was proposition to honor, and while
he (Blaine) and those with him disclaimed
any intention of desiring to punish Jefferson
Davis, they resisted the proposition to honor
him.
long discussion OF Northern prisons fol-
lowed
MIR. Blaine said: ~ do not care, of course,
to conduct this case as if it was in court, and
to call any more witnesses, hut if did there
are cloud of witnesses, there are honorable
gentlemen on that side Of the House, whom T
will not mention by name, who know that,
pc. sonally, their relations and mine are most
kindly and friendly, who have been in Union
prisons in the North, and who, unless thew
contradict me, l shall assume by their silence
assent to the statement that made.
Mr.. Jones, OF Kentucky rose-Mr. Blaine
addresses him. Was the gentleman of them?
Mr.. Jones-1 was and 1 am friend of the
the gentleman from Maine. now ask his
courtesy for q few moments
Mr.. Blaine Well, Sir, will hear you.
Mr.. Jones-l was one of those gentlemen.
MIR. Speaker, who had the honor of being q
prisoner of the republic
Mr.. Blaine-In what fort?
Mr.. Jones-I will tell you if YOU will allow
me time.
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