The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-15
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, d. C. Jan. 14.-The bill in
| troduced' by Mr.. White to reduce the sala-
| ries of all over 81 800 20 per cent. was taken
up. The previous question was moved but
not being seconded it was referred to the
| Committee of Appropriation.
| Mr. Morrison of the Com. of Ways and
Means offered a resolution directing the sew
| eral Committees in question to any errors or
| frauds in the administration or execution OF
| existing laws. The Investigation covers
such persons as the committees may ueem
necessary; adopted.
Mr. Wood moved that the hailing place of
vessels shall be the town or city where the
vessels were built or where the owners or
| principal owners reside, and that it shall be
printed on the stern; passed.
Mr.. Morey reported a bill repeating sec
tion 23O3 of the Revised Statutes, which
| compels the disposition of public lands in
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana. Arkansas
| and Florida. He explained that In 1866 an
act was passed restraining the disposal OF
public lands In those five States, and the
object of his bill was TO remove ina. re-
straint. Considerable debate was ELECTED.
| Mr.. Savior said the law of 1866 seemed to
have been enacted on the principle OF
| forty acres and mule"
Mr.. Knott reported back the amnesty bill.
| It reads that all the disabilities imposed ana
|
third section of the fourteenth article of the
amendments to the Constitution of the Uni
tet: States, be and are hereby removed, and
each and every person is ana snali De
forever relieved therefrom, on his appear
ing before Judge OF any court IN
the United States, or OF any c91re o. 5eeo[o a1ro
in the State i'm which he resides and take
The following oath, duly attested and re-
corded: "I, IA. 3. do sOlemnly swear tOr
affirml that / will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States against
all enemies. foreign and domestlc, anu Inat
| will bear true faith and allegiance TO the
same. and obey all laws made In pursuance
thereof. and that take this obligation free
ly. and without any mental reservation OF
purpose of evasion whatever.
Mr. Knott moved the previous question
on the passage of the bill.
dietary Committee, asked Mr.. Knott to yield
him the floor for moment. MI. hnott re-
nlied that it would afford him pleasure tc
WELD to his colleague and other gentlemen
on either side of the House, but that he fell
that neither the peace of the country nol
the harmony of the House required any
further discussion of the proposition.
Mr.. Fry of Minnesota, member OF tne
.TuoiciarV Committee, asked Knott to per-
nit him to ask single question. oevera
. of the Democratic members ODJecteo, ant
Mr.. Cox. of New York, said sswe have hac
Mr. Blaine. of Maine: Will the gentleman
. (Knott) allow me to have the amendmen
;. read? 1..oa
!. Cox. Randall and several others objected
J. Mr. Knott: / cannot consent TO open III
J. debate at all. | insist on the previous ques
" ton. ,o.ho
Mr.. FRYE: / simply desire to ask whethe
; the Repnblican minority of the Judiciar.
). Committee concurred in the report ~
= Cox (vociferously): 81 call the gentle
= man to order. Maine is always out o
y order" rLanghter.J
; Blaine said that the gentleman from Ken
> tnckv declined either to admit the amend
;, menf or to allow debate. Loud calls 10
= order on the Democratic side. Randall L
: = tone of remonstrance, said: You knoH
> better than to do this"
r. Gov somewhat more angrily: you hav
$. been in the Chair yourself, and ought {
t. know better" (Laughter)
5. Rlaine. 81 want il distinctly unoei
5. stood-' (More shouts of order from Tn
e. Democratic side) The previous questio
3, was moved and seconded. ana the caii wa
t. ordered-yeas 1S3, nays 92.
r. Mr. SeeIye. of Massachusetts,, called a.
s. tention to the grammar in the conssructio
>. of tbe bill the phrase "each ana ever
s. nerson" being treated in the plural lnstea
G. of in the singular mum ber. The error wa
. ordered to be corrected. Inc HOUSE ti;T Iit1
= nroceeded to vote on the passage OF the Diil
: the vote resulted, yeas 1872, nays -! SO u
: reoIlired two-thirds not voting In laVo
!, the hill was rejected. There was lntenseli
e. terest m anifested as the call OF yeas ana ma
,e. proceeded. Some of the prominent hepu
,e iicans brought their influence TO pear
rs some of the members of their party WI
IS voted ave, to either vote in the negative,
8. refrain from voting. Rainey, from Sou
9. Carolina. was conspicuOusly the ooJect
IS. such attention. and did not answer Wh
a. his name was called. Harrell, OF AlaDan
sc. who was in the same position, also "l1lihe
IS. his vote at first, but finally rose anu a
3 swered aye, amid the plaudlts OF the LEI
GO ocrats. VI, ho h
Sc. o3ad ue9 in the affirmative. changed his ve
- TO the negative, at which the hepuDiica
Sc Wells. of Mississippi, tried to expls
Is. why, although he was in favor OF gene
"a smnesty. including Jefferson DAVIS,
Ise. roted no: but the Democrats shouted
lse. lynch, of Mississippi, however, manas
n 9. to oct the chance of saying that thougn
ers. was i'm favor of the bill, he voted no, VII
lse. view of letting Blaine offer his amenolne !.
lse. although he Iynch) would vote asains;;
nes Purman, of Florida, who had also W, ~
T :. held his vote when his name was nfs' =
ees. cd. afterward arose and voted no. It,
use. Thel following is the negative IN des
.rds rea a. Bagley, Bajor of IND, 6ah5
use, NV York. Ballou, Blaine, Blair, Brao
use. prown of Kansas, Burchard, burle
nee. Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Conger' VI
" Crounse, Daniord, Darrall, Davie, D5l
rs; snn' Dobbins, DurneH, Eames, Evans, :
&c , 3 Foster, Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garneia'
nee. Harris of Mass, Hathorn, Haywood.
-. -. derson, Hoar, Hoge, Haskins, Hup