The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-13
WARRINGTON, Jan. 10


definitely postpone the third resolution, de
claring that the Office of president pro TEN
pore of the senate be held at the pleasure
of the senate, Mr.. Edmunds of Vernon
spoke against postponing the resolution.
After considerable debate by Mcssrs
Conklin, Stevenson, Morton, Thurman, Al
corn of Mississippi, and others, the VOTE
was taken on motion of Mr.. Thurman tC
indefinitely postpone the third resolution
and ii was rejected, yeas 1s, nays IS.
Mr. Wbyte Of Maryland, said he voted
for indefinite postponement because he die
not think there was any practical question
in the resolution refusing the action of The
senate. He then submitted the following
amendment to the third resolution, "unli
the happening of the contingency provided
for in the ninth section of the act of con
gress approved March 1st, 1902, when he
is authorized to act as president of tho
United States, so that the resolution il
amended would read:
pro tempore Of the Senate is held at the
pleasure of the senate until the happening
of contingency, &c.
Mr.. Whyte said he meant TO cay by tho
amendment that the senate should have NJ
power or control over the president pre-
tempore after he should be called to die
49, 81, do, 6
The amendment was reiected-ayes IS
nays 49,
Mr.. Stevenson, Of Kentucky, gave MOTTO
that after the r, solution should be dispose
Of re would offer resolution ins,ructinl
the judiciary committee to Investigate th'
whole question referred to in the debate
and report such measures as would provide
against any contingency which might p' g
sibly arise by the death of the president
vice president aud president pro temport
Of the senate.
The question being on the passage Of tn,
third resolution as rep Irttd by he com
mittee; it was adopted. Yeas, "a nays
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The question then berg on the fourth
resolution. declaring that Hon. Thomas w
Feary. senator from Michigan, who wst
elected president pro Tern OF the. senate a
the last session, is now president pro TEN
MIR. Edmunds suggested ttat it b, with
drawn. rs it was II consistent with tn,
third resolution, besides Mr. Ferry wa
last elected pres den, pro TEN 1T this ses
SION just before the h"l day recess.
Mr.. Morton accepted the suggestion o
Mr.. Edmuncs and withdrew the f1urtl
resolution.
Mr.. Herman of New York, presen'cC
various petitions of citizens Of New York
late soldiers in the union amy, asking lie
passage Of law extending the time io
making APP lication for arrears of pensions
until July 4, 1876.
The senate at A o'clock adjourned unit
TO .morrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Garfield Of Ohio, being entitled Il
the floor proceeded to address the hous
on the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Garfield commenced bis remarks b.
EXPIRE. sing his regret on the course whic
the debate, especially yesterday, had taken
Any one who read the report of tn
speeches of Mr.. Cox and Mr. Hill woul
not suppose that the house was discussin
| the question of relieving men from polili
cal disabilities. He would rather have sal
that 1t was an arragnment of the admins
| trat!on of tie country. If he had bee
called upon to pick out the words whc
constituted the topic of the debate, he shoul
| have picked out the opening paragraph
of Mr.. Hills speech in which he praye
that if the history of the past fifteen year
is an evidence of the grace and magnar
unity of the republican party, the coun,r
might be spared any future exercise O
those virtues. He desired to bring tn
house back to the real issues before il. |
doing so he stated the two pending pror
osilions, one made by Mr.. Randall and III
other by Mr.. Bl zine. lie said tbs
the speech made by Mr.. Blain
had been answered in the first plac
by a speech of Mr.. Cox, full {
brilliant sallies, but it was joking at fl
neral to joke on such an occasion, and i
the second place, by the speech of Nj
| Hill, which arraigued not the republlca
party alone, but arraigened twenty -tiy
million of people arraigned the history
the republic; arraigned everything Thu
was glorious in its rtcord and high an
worthy in its achievements. He was de-
ly and painfully sorry that sue
An arraignment should have bee
made on such subject II
also should try to be responsive
points made by the gentleman f'oi
Georgia. He did not desire TO hold Jei
Davis responsible for tue rebellion. Il
lid not believe in the doctrine of vicarlol
,tonement in human aif'irs. tierso
Davis was no more gull Y than any oth'
nan who went Into the reb, Il on with gu
light and inte'li -ence. The question W,
Shether he who was the head of the reb-
ion. practical in the dread court of wa
rules of war, whether in appealrgto wsrl
nbeyed the laws of war or whether he
violated the laws of that high tribunal
hat he did not deserve permission to n
back into his pl CO in congress. That w
the whole ques ion and 1t WAS n | lin Al
tair question for d liberation, as had ev
been stated in the house. He wish d tn
il had been discussed without "a sion Al
without passionate thoughts. CONT
down to Hills denial of the authority
charges in regard TO Andcrsonville. /
remarked that the Charge, wheth
Just or unjust were made by the COVER
ment of the United States in that come
ton. lie quoted a communication fro
he secretary Of war in May, 1874 calln