New-York tribune., 1878-05-11

that bill this session A., M ooo -. -
Richard Heater of Virginia. the value OF stores and sup
Mr KEIFER rep. Ohio advocated the bill, stating
thai Heater had been loyal all through the war aud had
MIR BRAGG Dem, WisD opposed the BILL He said he
had been Virginia during the war and had never heard
OF citizen OF that State who had been loyal 70 the
Union. Loyalty in Virginia, he said, meant loyalty TO
Virginia. ,,,. ,,, ,ho ,ror
there were number of the people of Virginia who re-
maned loyal TO the Union as any one north OF INC
Mr. FINLEY Dem Ohio) called attention to the fact
that these claims are all being defeated Deeaso ie m
claiming that the Confederate House Is gong 10 pay
enormous war claims ,-., A., ri,
No distinction was made, he sald by the Union army
during the war between the loyal persons III tne ooutn
and the Confederates He was IN favor OF paying the
claims Of Southern who had remained loyal, when
to be loyal meant something All the claims OF loyal
now pending, would not amount to one-tenth OF the
Mr. MGMAHoS Dem 0nic) taking that admission
basis proceeded to make speech In regard TO the SUD
ect OF claims. lie read from speech made at Ma
rictta in August, 1876 by John Sherman in which he
stated that a hundred millions OF dollars had been paid
by the Republican party for loyal war claims IT. taen
Will be that II the Republicans obtain majority IN
the House they win pay out nine hundred miilohs oi
dollars more for the payment Of such claims.
MIR. THORNBURGH rep, Tenu.l stated that he
meant that not oneenth Of the loyal claims had oeeh
Tnis gave rise to a coloquy between Mr. Thornburgh
aud Mr. McMahon with reference 10 whener tne nePup ~
which Mr. McMahon called attention To the fact that
Repubcan Houses have twice passed the william and
Mary Bill about winch the Republicans are now en-
deavoring to make party capital. -. - ~, -,
been passed by Republican Congress; and discussion
then took place between h9 ana Mr: Mclnon 'DSJn, len,
eating the passage OF the bill under considerations aud
then stumping Ohio. making party capital by hypo-
In the course Of Mr. Kclfers speech, which was fire.
aueuy interrupted by his colleague tAlr McMah0nl,
he said that the suggestion that he underto TO- make
capital out Of this matter came from spirit that lay
deep in his colleagues bOsOma spirit OF demagoguey'
ILaughlrr apd applause on the Republican sluril y.o.
Mr.. MCMAHON reported with remark to tue erect
that the hypocrisy OF his colleague on the Repu3llcan
unveiled. Mr. Mcmahon said he had never voted for
paying III" claim OF either 0yai or u5@ya % an, ne
BILL because it would open the doors to 'he loyal claims
Mr. GOODE Dem, ya.) remarked that most Of these
war claims came from who had been really loyal TO
the Union Those who had not been So VINO pad saked
all the struggle aud had lost accepted the result
the fate OF war Appause on the Democratic sde ot
Mr. CABELL Dem Val took the same ground, and
said that great OF the Southern people, When
their bridges behind them and never expected to ask
Congress TO pay them for their losses. A.. ,o ,,o.,o
Mr.. BLAIR rep, n. H. suggtsted that the Demo
crac side OF the House ought not TO present or 10 s
tain fraudulent claims ~.
tns polut and spoke with much warmth of the persec
tons OF Southern loyalists in Libby Prison.
Mr.. HUNfON Dem, Na who had crossed over TO , tne
Republican side OF the chamber and had listened calmly
but with evident disrellsh, TO Mr. Whites remarks, re-
crssary or avoiabe prvatOns had been imposed upon
Federal prisoners n Confederate hands and he imputed
To the Federal Government the blame for such pYatOns
In refusing allow the exchange OF PRISONERS lie uep
recatcd tue introduction Of such topic into the debate
Mr. THOMPSON (Rcp, PENN expressed his hum!lla-
tIon M what he called the unsatesmanlike and unpa-
patriotic reason given by the gentleman @ rom ONO P hd
the Republican party might seek to make political cap-
tai ont Of his act. - -
Mr. THOMPSON said he was ready and willing TO vote
for the Just claims of southern oyalsts men VINO had
haf ar,Ifh in hg
tive pines and who mad been spotted Tor their loyalty
ana had been persecuted for II. ,r, =.
Mr. HUNTON Dem, Va.) challenged Mr. thompson 10
20 instance such cases. 49,
Mr. CABELL rcpudiated Indignantly that imputaton'
and said purned the idea that Southern Representa-
tiue would either present or uphold any fraudulent
Mr.. THOMPSON Rcp., PENN resumed his remarks,
and argued support OF the bi aud asserted hat me
the Republican party had been, in regard to these
claims, generous. liberal and magnanmous
CONFUSION, SHOUTS AND FISTS.
Mr. BRIGHT Dem, TennI TOOK the floor TO close the
dIscussion; but at the solicitation OF Mr. WHITE (Rep,
PENN he yielded one minute to that gentleman
Mr.. WHITE thereupon in an excited manner. took mp
the subject Of Southern claims and Southern oyatyand
summoned before the House the ghastly skeletons o,
Ander-onvle and other prisons IN the SOUTH put denie
lie had desire 10 stir up angry passions Mr.
White became more and more excited In MS man
ner as he went speaking gostculatlng vehemently
and moving across the toward tine Democratic side
SIDE with ieering shouts of louder" louder" At the
top his he declared that he was ready to meet
@ANN'
Mr. VANCE (Dem., y. ca asked him whether he had
Mr. WHITE scornfully answered in the negative, but
SAID tnat he mad been in the Northern army aud bad
become prisoner OF war In the hands OF the Confeder-
ate army He therefore knew what he mad asserted,
ana he repeated that Union men from the Valley OF
Virginia aud Eastern Tennessee had been deliberately
starved In rebel prisons.
Mr. EDEN Dem, Ill) and other members on the
Democratic side claimed that Mr.. whites time had ex
pred and tho Chairman stated that TO be the case
Mr. White. however paid no attention 10 Tue INVITA-
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order and other interruptions from the Democratic
side Of the Housc-to shout at the top o ms voice Inc
only audible his speech was 10 the effect mat
the statement of Mr. Hdnton relative To the rcsponsh
Inv of the Federal Government for the suerngs OF Fed
eral prsoucIs in Confederate prisons was false.
By this time Mr.. Whites excitement OF manner had
comunicatcd itself to members the Democratic side
Most Of them coutented themselves with eontemptnous
| and derisiNe shouts and laughter; but Mr. TURNER
1Dem XIV ! advanced toward Mr. White. and with his
cIcnched h-t close proximity to Mr.. Whites face de
mandcd why lie did not take his seat as ne was
TGe Chairman Piled nis gavel vigorously i'll en-
eayor order, aud called Tor the scrgeantat
Arms the services Of that Official were rendered IN
necessary by the interference o sensible men on both
Sides who surrounded the central figures IN te angry
disputa0n and led them back to theif respective seats
r me chamber After short time the storm spent It's
f"rce comparative lu fell upon the House and the
discussion closed. , 80. ,
The committee then rose and reported the bill to the
House, with recommendation that II pass 80,
Mr.. MCMAHON Dem ohl3l moved 70 lay the oih on
the table Dcieated-ieas, 90; nays no
The hill was then passed
Mr. KEIFER rep. Ohio presented TO me House an
invitation to be present at decoration DAY services
TO he held Arlington, under the auspices OF tne Grand
Army oi the Republic. Land on the table. .
Mr.. DURHAM tDcn., ky,), from the committee on the
bcnirmcnt OF Justice reported bill regulating the
salaries OF United St9tcs DisrictAtOrneys. III nNts
the salaries Of such officers at from 5000 10 SJoOC 10
be regulated by the amount OF business done Ill he re-
spcctiye sriets except the salary of the District
Attorney for the southern DISTRICT OF New
York, which is fixed at $4,000, and provides
that the fees and perqusites heretofore received Dy
those officers shall be covered into the treasury.
also regulates the number and compensation OF Assist
ant Attorneys Ordered to be printed and rccommltted
The House then, az o'clock, adjourned.
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