The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-01

the existence of the rebellion to any one
who either participated In the rebellion or held
any ONCE under the Southern COnfederacy lie
thought 1t fair to say that from ono 10 two score
million dollars The was not suro but that lie
ought 10 say three scOre) was Involved IN the
hill. According to the estimate Of the Commits
sioner OF Pensions, the reduction of the limit OF
service from sixty DAYS to ten days would pl zee
1870 men on the rolls hut I'm the event that the
ten DAYS limit had been reduced to Ave DAYS,
would add.
ton Of the Supreme Court the whole right OF
these pensioners to be restored to tho pension
rolls had been settled, and that after the Presi
dents proclamation at the c'ose OF the rebellion
all legal rights were restored. 40,
Mr. Dunnell lkep.. Mimi sdyocated me oil.
Of the country would support the House In pass
ing It, He thought. however, that fair. Just,
and generous compromise would bo to restore
to the pension rolls those who mad been strtck-
On on, and to let the arrearages drop. The bill,
II the urrearages made n pant OF It, could never
Several Republican members spoke against
the bill.
THE II \RrFoRD CONVENTION AND SECESSION.
Mr. I'm Dem. Gn) EXPRESSED his re ret that
gentlemen ON the Republican side Of the House
seemed determined to 60 back on their record
q last session when bill similart to the pending
tho state II Georgia against secession, and he
had always found those old invalid soldiers
standing by his side, and opposed to secession.
1t was curious Incident in history that at the
very time these Southern soldiers were ngntinR
the enemy at New Orleans there was conven-
ton Of New England men at Hartford proclaim
ing the very doctrine Of secession on which the
South had subsequently acted.
MIR. Kasson-Did any state ever endeavor to
Mr.. Hill without noticing MIR. Kasson's ques-
tion)-And do not know that anybody engaged
In that convention was ever struck from the
Mr. Atkins tnern Tenn what has secession
| to do with this bilf Secession Is dead. why
should it he brought up here and discussed In
this half Why should the gentleman from
Incl . In "A "A
| southern m n protest against tue Introduction
| Of such questions.
marks about the Hartford Convention and said
| that convention was composed of men AS pure
| able and patriotic as ever lived, and when they
declared that state Legislature was to Judge
OF tho validity Of an act Of Congress, they never
| contemplated any right TO resist any act by
Sir. stevenson Ind, M made the point OF
order that discussion was out of order, but the
| chair overruled the point.
| In the midst OF good deal OF excitement, and
after various Interruptions, Mt. lioar went on &c
sly that he was tired Of sucn lectures coming
side OF the House seemed to treat as It's organ.
GOING FOR MIR. cox.
| Mr. To'r continued: gentleman on that
| side " the House lmeaning MIR. Cox In the
| amnesty debate used language which IL Is hardl,
| decoTous to repeat, and spoke OF distinguished
| member Of this House as "hyena," an utter
| anco that excited the disgust OF the civilize.
| world wherever the telegraph extends /; and vel
| the other side OF the House seized the first op
| DoftunltN u vi &c lne hutnOF OF t0ht utteFduCt
| In the Sneakers chair as their representative Of
| the order, dignity, and decency Of the American
| Congress.
MIR. Cox Dem, N. " said he was sittinI
| quietly In his seat when Mr.. foar's poisoned
arrows were hurled at him. When he (Mr. Cox
| used the language charged against him, he die
| II under revocation and without much dcliber-
| alton, but no one questioned more than himself
| at the time its propriety. He had had no specia
| controversy with the gentleman from Maine
| (Mr. M ,ine) or the gentle man from Massschu
| sets, who came forward as the defender OF tn,
| Hartford Convention, and Of the Blue Lgn
| Federalists who hung out their signals to tn,
| British. In conclusion. he said the best thinl
To be done with the bill in the interest OF re
trenchment aud economy was to have IL re
| committed.
The committee rose and the House. on mo
| tion OF Nj. Holman, ordered tue bill to be re
| committed.
| Mr. Luttrell rep, Cal.l offered a resolution
| declaring IL to be the opinion Of the House tina
| the Secretary Of the Treasury should at one,
| commence the issue OF the silver coin accumu
| lated Ia the Treasury as substitute for frac
| tional currency, which was appropriately re
| tertcd.
The House then adjourned.