The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-12
HOUSE.

follows:
By Mr.. Morrison-MakiDg prepara.
tions for the redemption of U. S. notes
and the resumption of specie payments.
1t proposes to retain gold in the treasury
20 the amount of thirty per cent Of the
outstanding legal tenders. and requires
National banks to retain gold PAID Tor
their interest on bonds deposited TO secure
the currency till they have thirty per
cent of their outstanding notes, and re-
peas that portion of tho resumption act
compelling specie resumption in 1879.
MIR. Hamilton. from the Appropriation
Committee, reported the Military
Academy Appropriation bill, and 1t was
made the special order for Thursday
next. 1t appropriates 1921, ,26l.
Mr.. Williams, of Indiana, from the
Committee on Accounts, reported res
olutlon fixing the number and
Pay Of Committee Clerks.
as follows: Elections, S. per day. Bank
ing and Currency, So; Pacific Railroads,
Railways and Canals combined, S4i Com
merce and Postofiice and Postroads, 81;
Indian Affairs and Mines and Mining
combined, 81; Military Affairs, s.; Di.-
trict Of Columbia, 81; Judiciary, 81;
Private Land Claims and Edu-
cation and Labor combined, 81;
Naval Affairs, 81; Expenditures in Post
office Department, So; Foreign Affairs,
So; Ter ories, 81; War of 1872 and In
valid Pensions, combined, So; Revision
of Laws and Patents, 81; Public Build
ings and Grounds, and Expenditures i'll
Treasury and War Departments, So; Ac
counts. SIS.
In the course of the discussion on the
resolution, Mr.. Williams stated that his
committee proposed to provide for twenty
committee clerks, in addition to the five
provided for By law, making twenty-five
IN all, whereas at the last Congress there
were thirty-fve. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Vance, from the Committee on
Printing, reported a resolution against
printing the index ard summary of the
cases adjudica.ed adversely by the claims
commissioners. Adopted.
Mr.. Atkins, from the Appropriation
Committee, reported the Pension Appro-
priation bill and it was made the special
order for Friday next 1t appropriates
500, 335,O 900 The House then proceeded
TO the consideration OF the
Amnesty Bill,
and was addressed by Mr.. Hill, of Geor
gia. He disclaimed all desire on the par.
of himself! and his associates from the
South to reopen i'll feeling between the
sections. The country had already sut-
fered enough from uds. He and his
associates had come here with the patri-
o,lc idea to remember nothing but the
country. and turning thei. backs on all
the horrors of the past and look with all
earnestness to find glories for the future.
The gentleman, Mr.. Blsinel WHO was
acknowledged leader of the Republican
party in the House, has, however willed
otherwise and seemed determined that
wounds which were healing should be
reopened; that passions which were hush
ed should be reinhsmed. He wished the
House to understand that be did not re.
ciprscste either the purpose or manifest
the desire Of the gentleman and while
they felt il their imperative duty to vim
dicate the truth of history as regards
their section. they did not intend to say
anything calculated to aid the gentle
man in that work of elimination and re-
elimination and of keeping up the war
by politicians. after brave men have said
the WAT shall end. The gentleman
from Maine had made two points in the
spirit of magnsnimity and grace of the
Republican party ard the brutality Of
those he was pleased to term rebels. AS
to the first question he did not propose to
weary the House to-day ss the gentle
man from Maine had made the grave
indictment against Mr.. Davis that be was
guilty OF the murder and crimes at An
dersonville and the gentleman tBlsine)
stood before the country with his very
fame in peril if after making such a
charge be failed to prove it.
Mr.. Hill said ne would take up the
sentleman's propositions in their order.
He hoped no one would imagine ne was
here to pass any eulogy on Mr.. Davis;
the record on which his fame must rest
bad been made up, and bis companions
and friends had submitted that record to
the only tribunal that would give an
impartial Judgment TO honest posteritv:
In the meantime, no eulogy Of his could
help il, no censure from the gentleman
fMr. Blaine) could damage it. and no act
or resolution of the House could affect It.
The charge against Mr.. Daviswas tnat
he was a deliberate and wilful murderer
of thousands of his fellow citizens.
knowing the high character and rePu'
tation OF the gentleman from Maine be
fMr. Hill had supposed. when he heard
the charges fall from his lips, that be had