New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
CONSIDERING PRIVATE BILLS.

CONSIDERING PRIVATE BILLS.
A SHARP DEBATE OK REMOVING POLITICAL DIsA-
BuITIFs-MR. CONGER srIGMATIzING TRAITORS
VERY LILLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
WASHINGTON. Feb. o. 1850.
The following bills were introduced IN the
House to-day and rcferred
Bv Mr. DICKEY tDem Ohio)-Appropriating S2j,OOO
the purchase OF Frayes equestrian picture OF Gene
raj winfield Scott
BY Mr. TOWNSEND Rsp.. Ohiol-rhe resolutions Of
The Ohio Legislature against the passage Of the bill for
the construction OF bridge the Detroit River.
On motion of Mr.. CARLISLE Dem. Kyl, the test
mony taken by the Committee appointed FOR the pur
nose OF investigating the Cincinnati election was or
''s'i Mr' WSHIfTHORNE Dem. Tepnl offered a reso'u-
f1,matlon "a TO he proceedings Of the Iuteruafona
Polar Congress- ned ~ Hamburg. Germany, on October
Tue SPEAKER laid before the House letter from the
Secretary Of mo Treasury. asking an approptiaon OF
OOOO to enable him 10 maintain revenue steamer
IN line coast OF Ala ska. Referred.
ME- TPsON dem Tex J. from the Committee on Mill
tarv Affairs reported bill authorizing the secretary of
the Treasury ascertain ana report to Congress Che
,onut of r,onev ,xurnded and Indebtedness assumed
bv fbe state Texas IN repeing ana guarding aginst
Indian and Mexican raids. Printed and rccOmmitttd.
rho Uolse then resumed consideration of the bill
pendinE in iho morning hour, removing the political
disabilities ot John owen, OF virginia, -
Mr CONGER Rert Slch) opposed me Riu e on on inc inc
iederacy." while the Fourteenth Amendment TIE nuoned
the ''var ui iu,urrectiou."
Mr. GOODE dem ya) replied that there vas nothing
I'm the Fourteenth Amendment which required nuN pcil
uon and while 10 nad been the practice OF Congress 10
reuuire every person make application for relief IN
h rihcd H. seemed To nm, TOO late IN tne da,-
nltecn years after the termination OF the waito tax
:, ,tra,ior and rrhe with hts own hand on lis own
brow and gct down ia the aust and cry "mciein, be-
rnrc "A Grant government would consider his pen ION
Mr COSGI.R repied TO Mr. Goode: Had 10 couc CD
TN, Was there statute OF limitations on Rebellion
nud treason Why the petitioner here % not lo sN
tbat he had beor Engaged ia rebellion against ni, Cow
I'd have LIS disabilities rfUNNfl
Why let every come and Say that he had he'i
engaged ip The late unpicasau r. 1h House hld
too often heard those roscoored names tor rebellion 10
have them reprinted IN the public records There we
a constant, insidous, continuous ehot Oelng mace on
the other side OF House 10 incorporate IN The lter-
aire OF thr House smooth Sounding words Tor rehe on
and treason and nsnrrect0n hntli II @uy one usu ls
good Oldfashioned words, ho was lml catey rephkcd
lie oppressed himself ~ surprised that 30 many OF ms
Republican colleagues hhd Ias' rtinhy folt" loF
% disability bill similar TO the present one.
Thank God, he was not one OF lho.e VINO han s1ca
record. lie hoped that his remarhs would ca we
attention OF the people ana soldiers OF the Norh u
MI the dismal horrible past ana smooth II an over by
application OF new kind OF literature in rue pro-
Messrs. YOUNG Dem, Teun). ELLIS tDem.. La.l.
and Go0DE Dem Eal rose TO %ply' DaI Mr f.
be- both unwlse ana unproliIaOle
The bill was then passcd-feAs, l6O; naFs, 10.
The House then. at 1850, went into committee OF The
whole on The private calendar Iae iohse having oer9
In committee Tor ahout an hour, ana not single bill
cinaIIy bv Messrl Warner Dem. o., and Spark
dem. ND, Mr. Payne (Rep Penn.), moved that the
Mr.. COFFROrH Dem. PENN hoped that that
motion would be- Withdrawn. II there were gentlemen
who dd not desire soldiers To ODtan PENSIONS ne
wanted their names go =. the record
Mr. sPARKS-rhat allegation against gentlemen OBJ
jecng Is ou OF place Oundcd and unirne, 30 far as
II relates TO me The gentleman passes special bs In
lis district 10 the prejudice OF my district.
Mr. COFFRO1H--Actions speak louder than words.
Mr.. sPARKs-I VIII not appeal from tue Pension
Office TO you.
lhe motion to rise was defeated.
IL becoming evident however. that but little business
could ne transacted, the committee finally, after agree
ing 10 but two pension bil.s, rose
The House then, at 800, adjourned until Monday.