, 1876-01-11
WASHINGTON.
A Beautiful Display Of Parlia-
mentary Skill in the
Lower House.
The Unconditional Amnesty Bill
Fails to Receive a
Two.Thirds Vote.
Mr. Blaine Explains at Length
Why lie Would Not
Pardon jeff
Davis;
and Reviews The llagnanimous Course
Of The Republicans Towards
the k-Confedcrates.
Bills For and Against the Re-
sumption Of Specie
Payments.
The Question as to the Presidency Of
the Senate Still Unsettled.
THAT Has Been Discovered b} IN Examina.
ton Of Speaker kerr's Record.
He Describes Dis1oyalty as the
Duty Of tho South.
Important Improvements Recommended
for the Chicago Harbor.
What Has Been Discovered By an Examina
ton Of Speaker kerr's Record.
He Describes Disloyalty as the
Duty Of tho South.
Important Improvements Recommended
for the Chicago Harbor.


WAsuryoroy. d. C.. Jan. 1o.-Thero vas 4
feld-|av in the Uonse. Tia Amreety bill occn-
aiopod tho first political debate Of tho Acssion.
and it cansed the n,orn,nent leaders Of the par-
t}ee to bo nitted aratnst each other. Bta,no
croascd l.nrea With Randall and Cor. and thu
fricnds of both nnrtics claim TIM victory II
c.me about in this way. Direot]v thu ,norujne
1onr had ent1cd. Randall moyoJ 10 bring nm h,s
uncondlttons, Amuestr bill for debate wfthou.
.mcndmept- and nlaino warned him ',at weak
th.t tho hill co.,,d mt n,sa without
onnortun,tv tn offer amendment. Thjs
warning yna fulfilled. Randall uuu,;nd;ul of
Douton's anot,cr1n. tim, tbe oesonce Of all lcris
l.tivo action ia nmondtnen. n,cssel tho proytoua
o,,cs,,on wb;c,, wnu,tl cut MI amcndunont. II
"a. ,,a.1e.a n ront.nd .roi,at numbers anil
pl,tna re.e,rca lin nar1,.rentarv etilI far l.te
,tarc. Tho nToy,o,s oue.,iou wa, otdorod by
nr,.s .. az ,.rs ,1,,,s r,,-os.,tod .hort NJ.
49, ,v ,s,,tc,, ~ III, n1tnuto,y f.oJ to n.st
!. I,a r;., ~ rooa;,od
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4uesS'o"' 1'.ne"" "a' f,oee'os 10.
pose u tne noui w hupP'e'H 10
hau' When ne oisco'o'eo tnat o'"tno nAo co4''
WINGED Speaker Kerr that tho rules did not
allow him tho tlrno- Ile I'LL WAS theta bfoaEhs
to vote aud failed to pass, not receiving tro-
thirds. Then followed - iiue an
1xu1n111oy or PARLIAMENTARY FENCE
40 !, oftop w,trc,.,d R,ninc uas ontct ,r,on
r;a snot a,a ,,ovo,, ~ ,o,o,udor Tho snoste,
was compelled to recognizes him, aud tue motion
cut tho au.pr.scd Randall or At tho knee. Malnc
thus secured tho hour which Randall had refused
Him, and secusod 1t by hla aptneas IN parlia-
'non.a'y ru.oe Ano ~. m,';., ~ aas soa.'0ss
OF kHo Deuoclnts' AuAs hPceca "a' os
remarkable ior its substance rs 1t
80 r. I'm ,,,pn.- IN which i. md oht.nod ~,
"Ao ~ .no .A".u1 ,,,4 ~ "De4 ~ .A.
opportunity to deliver 1t. II swaa one OF sao most
terrible philippies that & h.s e'sn hoard in Con,
red and ai spseh w.s red and
e1-confeder.ses. plsino traced with mpstosl,
aaua .. nv ,. .ra,.,,,,,v
an1 AAo'A"'4'S' ", rA"rv "@ ''s'' '"''*>''
with respect to amnesty, and showod that, of
H.. "a nm df.yr.ncb,sed hv thu Fonrtoen,h
Amendment. but 7Go sill! remained uuder
tha disability Of their treason. md liz
aee.red himself ready to otranshise she.e. opy
Je Dayl' and ho would exempt him, not because he
W. tho een.risuoa. md n'nelent Chief Of tho Con-
'eaes9cs' ou' ueesuso
ho ,sa o9
and had ade him tho rival in barbarous atrocities Of
IN. nut. NJ Avn nr +he nf h ,rtholemnw
~ ~ ~. .r,hor, ~ IL, Sr,,,.,, 1uo,,,tIrr Thc
% u ~ ~ ns.s ~ ~. eFa ~ aas."s'"< 49,.
pctufe when o4Aans otew OF 'nS euues'ng OK 'ne
Audsrso1yulo rrlsonfrs wts one Of terror aud
rntho. It brought acathly si1cnco to
| the House, aud hts liorcest opponents
listened In muta and wrapt attention. Lie ended with
ye.tuK Js! e1sun Davis with full American citizen
| slIn
Ths noted nea Hill, OF oeorgi,, Will eontlaus tho
dpb4te to-!uurfow,
| Hut tho day was
| NOT ALTOGETHER i DAY OF TRlEMrI
for speainr Uaiue Uls eusu,les sud somewhere his
friettis csim Lst ho hss last Dy H. us Democratic
nnno,cnis m.n the faet vrry c5papcuoWs lhnt U,tno
| r. urs,idsrIi.i .anjronf Wttursa .nri sen.