The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-13

BY Mr.. Persons, Of Kentucky--A bill
to provide for the recovery OF interna
revenue taxes erroneously assessed.
BY MIR. Clark, OF Kentucky-A bill
making an appropriation for the im
proyement Of Big Handy river.
BY Mr.. White. Of Kentucky--A bill
for the improvement of Cumberland
river; also bill 10 abolish distinction
IN salaries between second, third ant
fourth class clerks In the Department,
OF the Government. q afew
BY Mr.. Durham, OF Kentuclsy-A bill
to permit growers OF tobacco TO sell 5Ot
pounds OF tobacco OF their own produc
tion without a license; also bill to i'm
prove, Smith Shoals, Cumberland river
BY Mr.. Dibrcll, OF Tennessee A bill
authorizing compensation TO State and
county officers for carrying process
under writs of I,0beus corpus.
by Mr.. Thornbtirgh, OF Tennessee A
bill making an appropriation for the
Improvement Of navigable tributary
streams Of the Tennessee River.
BY Mr.. Young, OF Tennessee bill
to amend the bankrupt law.
by MIR. Schleicher. OF Tcxas--To pro-
vide for tho payment Of the non interest
bearing debt Of the United States.
by Mr.. Mills, of Texas A bill to
transfer the Office Of Indian A fairs from
the interior to tho War Department.
A bill OF similar import was intro
duced by Mr.. Hancock, Of Texas.
The House then resumed the consid-
GRAFTON Of the unfinished business on
the amnesty bill, Mr.. Garfield. OF Ohio,
being entitled to the floor.
Before he took the floor Mr.. Wood, of
New York, inquired how long this de-
bate was to continue, as over 800 bills
have been introduced and scarcely one
has been passed, and 20 men have indi-
Gated purpose to speak upon the am
nesty bill. He submitted whether It
would not be better for the interest Of
the country to- terminate the debate
and proceed with business.
Mr.. Randall said 1t was his purpose
to call the previous question an hour
after the gentleman from Ohio had con-
cluded, and he would then have one
hours debate to be equally divided.
Mr.. Blaine inquired by what authori-
ty the gentleman proposed to call the
previous question on his motion.
Mr.. Randall said that as majority
vote had determined the previous ques-
tion on the original motion, 1t was his
province to'call a vote.
The speaker said lie would netlccide
the point until tho question came.
Mr.. Garfield then commenced his
speech and said that no one could re-
gret more than he did the course that
the debate had taken. II anybody took
the scope Of yesterdays debate as q
criterion they would not suppose that
amnesty had been under consideration.
As. casual reader he would say that
yesterdays debate indicated an
OF the Government
for the past fiftecn years. In the
inception Of u discussion, which
he hoped would be the last
act in the drama Of the last war. the
gentleman from Pennsylvania tMr.
has made an effort to put il.
without amendment. The
speech made yesterday tMr. Hill's) was
not an arraignment OF the Republican
party, but II was an arraiynment OF 25,-
ooo, 600 OF people 1t was al arraignment
Of the history Of the war. II tho gem
tleman from Georgia had confined him
self TO answer the allegations made
against his section, he would have made
IN impression, but when he went be-
yond that he weakened his cause.
Mr.. Garfield said that all members Of
she House would bear witness that he
had never voted against amnesty when
4 was applied for, nor had he ever de-
bounced members on this floor who had
come back FROM the South. He had |
aeveri believed that Mr.. Davis was the |
head and front OF the rebellion, and he
had, therefore, not been disposed to
hold him more accountable than Others,
except for certain occurrences. The
question with him was as TO Mr.. Davis
aud responsibility for
he atrocities at Andersonville. Heard,
rom authority to show, that It was
lot the report that Mr. Blaine had read
hat convicted Davis, but that 1t was the
.ct OF the United States Government,
or besides the report read by Mr..
3laine, he produced the report issued
" Secretary Stanton on the same SUBJ
ect, and the report Of the Committee on
he Conduct of the War, which was
OF both Republicans and
Democrats, who had Waited Annapolis
o take the testimony Of Federal pris-
,ners who had come direct from Belle
sle and Libby Prison, which were near
under the very eye OF the
President, and oil these re-
,orts agreed that Il was the deliberate
purpose OF the Confederate Government
o make the prisoners In their hands
q useless as possible. In order to show
hat Mr.. Davis was responsible for the
at Andersonville, Mr.. Garfield
uoted from documents to the effect
hat Davis had sent Gen. Wsnder to
Indersonyille. knowing OF his atroci-
les at Richmond; that Lieut.. Chandler,
Confederate officer, the Assistant Sec
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