Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 181, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 January 1876 — Page 1

VOL. 6—NO. 181.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

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comforts of the prisoners. He stated further that there were chajges made intbene spapers, that thera were cruelties practiced at Cam-o Douglas, but these ex-parte statements were not believed, nor did he now believe J-* £,

tue ex-parte statements brought up

on either side, that some 01' the pri oners had suffered from the severity of the cold weather.

Mr. Blaine, (interrupting:) 1" didnot yield for a speech from the gentleman.

Mr. Harrison: You asked trie a question and I have answered it, Mr. Blaine: No, the gentleman has not answered the question at all, but lias gone into a long rigmarole, not touching the point at issue. [Laughter.]

Air. Harrison: The gentleman has asked a question ni3T silence would be an acknowledgement that he was right.

Air. Blaine: I .asked the gentlemen •whether he knew of the cruelties at ,'arup Dougalass.

Mr. Harrison: No, sir, but— Mr. Blaine: Enougn, that is enough now. I will hear the gentlemen on this side of the house fromthat neighborhood.

Air. Henderson rising on the Republican side: IftheHouse said that his colleague on the othersidewas mistaken in the assertion which he had just made, and to his own personal knowledge the rebel prisoners confined at Camp Douglass were confined in the same camp from which the union soldiers had moved, out

not

Air. Harrison—But they were always the same barracks. Mr. Blaine—Oh, no the barracks were increased for the rehel prisoners, they were enlarged for them. [Laughter on the Republican side.]

Mr. Harrison—I want to say fur* ther that I had occasion many times to visit that camp while the rebel prisoners were confined there, because one of my own blood and kindred was a prisoner there, and he told me that he was well treated and that he had no complaints to make, and that he believed the prisoners were well treated. I have no doubt but that the rebel prisoners there ..were os well treated as any prisoners ever were on God's green earth. [Applause on the Republican side.]

Air. Blaine—I do not care of course to conduct this case as if it was in court, and to call any more witnesses, but if I did, there are a cioud of witneses there are honorable gentlemen on that side of the house whom I will not indelicately mention, who have been in Union prisons in the North, and who, unless they contradict me, I shall assume by their silence assent to the statement that I made.

Jones of Kentucy rose. Blaine, addressing him Was the gentleman one of them?

Jones: I was, and I am a friend of tbe gentlemon from Alaine, and I now ask his courtesy for a few minutes.

Blaine: Well, sir, I will hear you. Jones: I was one of those gentleman, Alt. Speaker, who had the hon or of being a prisoner of the republic.

Blaine: Iii what fort? Jones: I will tell you if you will allow me time.

Blaine: Tell me in what fort you were. Jones: I was not a prisoner of war.

Blaine, contempnously: Oh, oh. (Laughter.) Jones continued: But a civil prisoner taken to Camp Chase.

Blaine: I am not dealing with that class. (Loud laughter on the Republican side.)

Jones: (persisting,) You were asking for facts of history, and I want— Blaine: (interrupting,) No, sir I am not dealing with that kind of prisoneas at all. (Laughter.,

Jones—(still persisting) 1 deprecate this unfortunate debate, but when the gentleman from Alaine specially

rises

and appeals 10 a gentleman o*n this side of the House for facts of [history, he must not object to heara lug them. I Air. Blaine—If the House agrees to Extend time, I will let the gentleman talk.

Mr. Randall—I object to time bong extended, Air. Blaine—Then I decline to yield.

Mr. Jones—I appeal to the gentle* nan from Pennsylvania to do jusice and let me l3e heard.

Air. Blaiue—I was not referring to

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gentleman from Kentucky at all, md I did not know that he had ever jeen a prisoner.

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Alilis, of Texas, rising on the democratic side—1 ask the gentleuan from Alaine to withdraw his emark, that if the gentleman on his side who were confederate prisluers did rise and deny his state aeut their silence would be consulred as au acknowledgement of its

Blaine: If any gentleman on that ide of the house desites to contra-

IBlaine

ict, I will yield to him. Davis, of North Carolina, also on ie Democratic side: I

was

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war at Fort Delaware. made a motion as if he ?ould not yield the floor any longer

Davis, vociferously: He asked for icts and when facts come out he fill not have them. [Great excite lent.]

Bauks made a point of order that Ifter Blaine's challenge to the other |de he had no right to decline yield lg but the speaker overruled it.

Blaine^ Let them arise and dissert do not object, but I do not intend yield my whole hour. Mills: It is not desired on this side I) reopen any ot the wounds of the lie war. We have sat here and listed to the charges, but we do not jsire to answer them or to have any

aing to do with them. We hope owever, that our litera will not be corded against us in admission what we know to be false. of Georgia: I was one ol hem who was wounded and crppled

Speaker Does the gentleman |-am Alaine yield any further. Blane: Ido^uot.

Cook: Then lake back what you

St~B'ane:

Yes, if that will do you any

good, or you may all over there stand and dissent. I will wait for you to do that.

Randal: \Ve are not at school now. [Roars of laughter] Blaiue: If you are, you are a most

lo t, t.

Blane* I say that the. gentleman made one speech and published auother.

Cox, contamptously: Goon with your talk. Air. Blaiue: The gentleman talks abo'it the Committee on'theConduct of War being a humbug committee. He did not always talk so. In a speech in this house, on the 1st of October, 1861, the gentleman, then from Ohio, said the resolution provided for inflicting on rebel prisoners who might be in our hands the same inhuman, barborous and horrible treatment which has been iuinflicted on our soldiers. But it doe3 not follow, the gentleman continued, that becanse th.j rebels have made brutes and fiends of themselves, we should do likewise.

Air. Cox, in an undertone: Th?-t is good reasoning. There is, he continued, a eertaiu law of retaliation, but no man wiil stand up here and f=ay, upon reflection that he could reduce these prisoners thrown in our hands to the same condition exhibited by these skeletons, these pictures brought to our attention. I will now again ask the gentleman from Georgia [Hill] if he recoilects whether he was the author of the resolution that I read the other day?

Air. Hill—I stated precisely and frankly day before yesterday that I d:d not recollect of being the author of that resolution, I bave no doubt that the resolution was introduced, and I-will state that at the time there was a belief in confederacy.

Mr.BIaine, (interrupting,) I did not yield for a speech. I just want to "know whether you were the author of that resolution.

Air. Hill—I have a right to answer the question. Air. Blaine—The gentleman has no right whatever to make a speech. If my time were extended, I would not have one objection.

Air. Hill—(Sitting down) That resolution applied to spies. Air. Blaine—(Contemptuously..) Oh nonsense! I provided that every person pretending to be a soldier or of ficer, and the gentleman says it related to spies.

Air. Hill—Yes pretended to be. Air. Blaine—(Contemptuously.) Oh my! (Laughter.) Well, the gentle* man admitted that he offered from the judiciary committee a resolution that every white person who should act as a commissioned or non-com-missioned officer of the militia regiments, should be captured and sutler death. Did that relate to spies?

Air. Hill—(Uneasily.) Will youallow me to answer? Air. BJait-e—Yes. Did tlieee relate to spies?

Air. Hill— Wi'l you allow me to answer? Alr.Blaine—No sir, I will not again: Another resolution was offered that every commissioned and non commissioned officer of the army who shall incite slaves to rebellion, &c„ shall, if captured, suffer death, and that relates to spies. Now I have searched somewhat in vain for anything in the world that rivals that, and I did find aud have among my miutes the proclamation of Valmesada, Captain -General of Cuba, ho was recalled to Spain because of his accursed covettres against the Insurgents. That Ireland and the worst thing of all the atrocities laid to his charge, was tbe proclamation that every man or boy over fifteen ears found away from his house and not being able to give# a reason therefor should suffer death. Valmasada copied it from tbe resolution from the gentleman from Georgia.

Hill in his seat: That is not true, here is no resemblance in it. Blaine: We are told that all mitigations against Jeff* Davis should be forgiven, because they are of a dead isMie.

Hill: (In his seat.) 1 am alive, put me on trial. Blaine: We are told that we should not revive them, and that there hould be nothing in the recalculated to disturb the peaceful serenity of the centennial year. His people told Air. Davis that his leniency looked Jike a mining canal.

Mr. Davis said it appears so, but the principal for which he contended is.bound to re-assert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form. I have here the Atlanta Coustitution of January 21tb, 1875, in bicb there is reported a speech made by Hon. Benjamin H. Hill, and that paper says it is the grandest speech he ever delivered.

Mr. Hill, (jestingly)—That is a misike. Mr. Blaine—I know that it is a mistake. I know that the gentleman has delivered many grand speeches, but the editor of this paper sajB it was tbe grandest of all let me quote from it: "Fellow citizens, I look to the contest of 1876 not only as tbe most important that has ever occurred in American history, but as the most important that has occurred in the histo ry of the world, for if the people of this country cannot be roused to give an unanimous vote against the Republican party, it ^viil put itself in power by precisely the same ujeans that tbe President hes taken in Louisiana, and the people are powerless to prevent it unless they go to war. [Great applause.] I hope the Northern people'have had a sufficient subsidise ce of passion to.settle this question fairly, but if wo must have war," vou i-2~ in of 111 fnr u*u see his voice is still for war.

Hill—Never, Blaino (continuing to quote)-»if we must have war, if we cannot preserve this constitutional Government through ballot, if force is to defeat the ballot-, aud if war mu=t come, God forbid that it shal' come but if folly

low me on« word? Blaine—Not a word. Hill (sneeringly)—Oh!

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who, I said, delivered one spptfoh and published another. Cox 1 do not charge anything in my speecti.

Blaine—In onother speech made by that gentleman on the 12th of May, be impressed upon the colored men of the country the truth that if the folly and wickedness ot tbe Republican party was to result in war, they,the colored people, would be the greatest suf ferors, that if peace was preserved they were safe but that "as sure as one war would free them, just so sure another war would enslave them."- That, said Blaine, was precisely the talk we had here by the folio and ream before the other rebellion. Oh, yes, you were for war tbon. The gentleman, in his speech the other day, says the Union is an unbounded blessing, that is, il' the Democratic party can rule it:

Mr. Hiil—That's a fact. Blaine—But if the Republican party is to iule it, he is lor war.

Mr. Hill—Only if they^undortake to rule it by force. Mr. Blaine—But you will call it by force.

Mr. Hill—It is by force if it is against the will of the people. Mr. Blaine—(contemptuously) That is pattering in ii double sense, what the gentleman means, if he means anything, is that the South can come back and rule this country with Northern Democracy, he is in favor of the union, but, that if the Republican party is in power, he is tor war.

Mr. Ilill—No, sir, I am for union everywhere, and against provokers of strife everywhere.

Mr. Blaine—Then you take back what you said at Atlanta. Mr. Hill—No, sir I said that if you force us into war we will tight for Union aud constitution: but it is you that is talking for war.

Mr. Blaine—It was the gentleman from Georgia who was preparing the hearts of the people for war. I have been supplied with an abundant of literature, composed of the gentleman's speech, which I have not been able to read they seem as volumenous as one of the Spanish chronicles. In one of his speeches, taiking about the removal of political disabilities, he says:

I would rather have my name recorded in the book of the Georgia penitentiary than on tbe books of removal of disabilities. [Laughter on the Republican side and a congratulation shake of the head by Mr. Hill] Do you not know, my triends, ho continued, that when you go to Congress and ask for the lemoval of Disabilities, you admit that there have been traitors?

Mr. Hill—From what do you read that? Mr. Blaiue, from the Cincinnati dailv Gazette. (Contempuous gesture from Hill,)giving an account of a great meeting, at which Howell Cobb, Robt. Toombs B. H. Hill made speeches, and thare the gent declared that'ho would rather have his naino on the list of th'e Georgia penitentiary than on the list of removals of disabilities. The gent from Ohio (Garfield) happened in bis speech yesterday to mention the word penitentiary4 and a good deal of feeling was exhibited at it by gentlemen on the other side. Now I would like to ask tho gent from Georgia a question, to which he can reply when he gets tbe fl»or

Mr. Hill—Will you allow tne to answer it now. Mr. Blaine—Not now Suppose this great war that you have to inaugerate it th'.1 Republican party gets into power, takes place, and that you join it, and those who sympathize wUh you. You join, although you have taken the oath to bear true faith and allegiance to tho constitution of tho country, what relation would your conduct be to perjury?

Mr. Hill—That would be standing up for tho constitution against you who violate it.

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wickedness and the inordinate lo'.ve of power should decree that America must tave her constitution by blood let it come! I am ready."

Hill (rising)—Will the gentleman a]

Mr. Blaine: Yes,but you are going to fight the Uniou. Mr. Hill: Oh no not going to light the Union but to fight the -enemy. (Applause on the Democratic side.) No, sir, we are in and we are going to stay in. We are not going out any more.

Blaine: The effect of this speech of tho gentleman from Georgia seems to have been very tremedous down there, for one of bis orgsns says Wo assert, without rear of contradiction, that Mr. Hill, in his bitter denunciation of scallawags and carpetbaggers, deterred thousands of them from entering the ranks of tbe radical part^. They dare not do so for fear of social ostracism, and to-day the white people of Georgia aro almost unanimously Democratic as a result of the labors of Mr. Hill.

Air. Cox: Good for Hill. Blaine: In a certain event he is for war.

Cox: (breaking in,) Oh, Blaiue dry

UIBlaine:

(not noticing Cox,s remark

The gonileman from Georgia cannot, by withholding his speech from publication, and by revising it and fixing it up for circulation among the Northern Democrat, possibly erase hi« speeches in Georgia.

Hill: (in his seat.) Aly speech is already in tbe hands of the printer. Blaine: I have quoted these Georgia speeches from the Democratic papers. There is no excuse that his reports are a prevention of his speeches on the Republican papers. The gentleman deliberately states that in a certain-con-tingency, that of the Republican party having tbe power, he is lor war.

Hill: No sir. Air.

Blaine—I

Undertake here to say

that in all the hot wrath of the Thir-ty-sixth Congress, which percipitated the rebellion in -this country, there is not one speech which breathes a more determined resistence to lawful authorjty, or to a greater readiness to resist it than the speech here which I~havo quoted not one. I said in my first speech that God forbid tHat I should lay at tbe door of tbe Southern people, as a people, these atrocities. I repeat it. I will not lay such charges at their door. I know very well, for have read in this exparte hum bag report, that there wa9 a deep movement among the Southern people about these atrocities, that there was a prolound sensibility on the subject. I kn°w that their great leading officrs protest against it. I know that many subordinate officers protested against it. I know that an bonoradle gentleman from North Carolina, now representing bis State in the Senate, ed against it, and I have searched the records in vain to find that tbe gentleman from Georgia protested against it. It was known to the Confederate Congress. It was known to the Confederate Senate, and in the corridors of its capitol. The honorable and venerable gentleman now in my eye (alluding to Henry S. Foot) brought it himself to the attention of tbe Confederate Congress. To show bow entirely these matters were-knowu here, I will read tfce\,resolutions offered in. this

House on'the 7th of January, 1864. Here Mr. Blaine quoted the resolutions, the language of w«ich showed that tho sufferings of the Uniou pris­

oners wore generally known on both sides of the line, and be added that the author of them was Samuel J. Randall, of-Pennsylvania. (Laughter at the expense of Mr. Randall.) lie also referred to the resolution offered by Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, approving of of the humane efforts ol tho administration to secure an exchange of prisoners, and he said that amongst, those who voted against it was S. S. Cox, then of Ohio. (Laughter HI the expense of Mr. Cox.

Cox (interupting)—-The honorable Maine. bvenij from Mam "Mr. Blaine—I am not to bo intern pled.

Mr. Cox (as if correcting himsell)—I say the honorable genileman from Maine interupted me five times the other day, and I let him come in.

Mr. Blaine—Yes, but the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Air. Randall has notified mo that I can't have my time extended.

Mr. Cox (ferociously)—Well, bellow away. You area hyena! Hyena!!. Mr. Blaiue not noticeing the remarks. Mr. Speaker, I have very little time lett, but I confess and say it to the gentleman from Georgia, with no personal kindness, that my very blood boiled if there was anything of tradition or memory, or feeling it fled within me when I hoard that gentleman, Hill, with bis record, friended and sustained by the gentleman from New York, (Cox,) demand here over the arraignment of Abraham Lincoln's administration, and over tho obliquy or grave oFEdwin M. Stanton, that Jefferson Davis should bo restored to full citizenship in thia country. As that is a novel spoctacle.

An eminent surgeon said to mo that the question, was not what was the conaition of prisoners when they came to us, but what it was when they were sent back. Our men were taken in full health and strength, thoy came back wasted and worn skeletons. Tbe Rebel prisoners were taken and emaciated, condition and General Grant savs, tbas at the time such "superhuman ^efforts were made on the confederates side for an exchange, there was 9,000 prisoners in our hands, who would have reentered tho rebel army in good health, and ready for fighting. That sheds a good dealofliaht on what the gentleman from Georgia said.

Blain then read a letter from Robt. Ould Confederate agent of exchange to Col. Myers directing him of exigencies that required use of trains lor transportation of companies to pay no regard to Yankee prisoners, as io was better to let them'starve than to let their soldiers suffer. -Blaine then referred to a military order issued by General Winder, to open fire of graps upon the prisioners at Ahdersonville, il the Union troops came within seven miles, which Hill intimated was a forgery, to the use of blood-hounds for bunting down escaped' prisoners.

Hill admitted that thera wero dogs kept for that purpose, but denied that they were bloodhounds.

Blaine ended by sa.viug In view of all these facts I have only to say that if tbe American Congress by a two-thirds vote shall pronounce Jeff, Davis worthy to be res^Jrcd*to the full rights of American citizenship, I can only vote against it and hang my head in silence.

Mr. Banks proposed to amend, the bill by striking out all after the first section and substituting a provision that any person now lying under political disabilities shall be fully aud forever relieved therefrom, upon appearing before a United States court ®r any court of record and taking the following oath: "I, A B, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of tnt United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, that I will bear true ftrith and allegiance to tbe same and obey all laws made in pursuance thereof, and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion whatever."

Mr. Hall, of Alaine I object to that amendment unless the amendment ol m'v colleague, Blaine, be entertained.

The Speaker, (Starkweather in the chair.) The chair does not nowconsider that the amendment is in order.

Mr. Blaine: Of course not. Mr. Randall—If the chair will permit, I will state how I can allow the amendment to be brougbt in. The gentleman from Maine, (Blaine) perhaps unwillingly, in asking yesterdky that he should be allowed to speak "today, and in taking that right, has lost the opportunity to move a consideration and engrossment of this bill so that any amendment can come in. Tbe gentleman from Maine perhaps forgot that after the second day a motion to consider the engrossment of a bill is not in order.

Mr. Blaine—Then how are you going to get your amendment in at all? Mr. Randall—I will suggest it you will all be easy. I propose to ask the unanimous vote of this House, that the gentleman from Massachusetts (Banks) may have ah opportunity of offering that amendment, and I don't expect you will object.

Mr. Blaine—I do object. Air. Randall—Then I will find some other way, and you aro only exposing the insincerity of your position here.

The chair ruled that the amendment proposed bv Banks was not in order. Alh Randall—I will manage it, I think, so as to get it in order, unless the gentleman from Alaine (Blaine) prevents. (Laughter on the Republican side.

Mr, Banks spoke, at length and with great eloquence in f«vor of the amendment, and made a stirring appeal for a full and complete amnesty and a lasting peacs. During the course of his remarks he said: I dismiss from all considerations the declarations, arguments, aspersions, criminations and recrimination, which for a few weeks past, I have heard so constantly in this chamber I do no't doubt that the soldiers of the conlederapy may have suffered in the north, nor do I doubt that the soldiers of tbe north may have sufftred terribly in the south. It was an iBcident to tbe condition of things. For tbe guilty, whoever they may be, I pray forgiveness for the suffering, whoever they may have been, I invoke the blessing of God for the crimes themselves I say. let the earth bide them, let us shut them out of-sight, [Applause on the Democratic side.]

Mr. Mooney spoke in favor of impartial amnesty. Mr. Randall closed the debate. He said that in preparing the bill be had followed, word for word, in substance, the one which the gentleman from Maine, (Blaine) as a member of the Committee on Rules, had himself concurred in fti the last session. He (Blaiae) had not -then rushed to the tront with* his venom, because perhaps he occupied at that time a different position from that which he occupies now. During the war, while the gentleman and himself were members of tbe House together, they had co operated iu every measure to prosecute the war for the restoration of the Union, and for tbe securing vf peace throu

yjt the land. It was only after the surrender at Appomaiox Court Housethat their ways had began to diverge Mr. RaniTali had began then to look 'or tho enactment of measures having in view the peace ot tho.countrvi and the restoration of harmony, while the gentleman pursued a course of legislation calculated 10 irate and keep alivo the hates and passions of civil war. To-day he (Randall) presented thia measure, and askedits nassaga in the spirit of a resulution ottered by the gentleman from Indiana, (New) for which tho gentleman from Maine voted, but from which ho had signally departed. The amnesty,to be of any value, must ba impartial. Its effectoa mere individuals was unimportant. Tho great cfleet was on the hearts aud minds of the people at large. He (Randall) wanted to have an end of war and of political rancors engendered by it. Unlike the gentlemau from M^ine, who rubbed the sore instead of applving tho plaster, bs (Randall) a'sk -d in the words of General Grant, and he eommeuded U.c'm lo ibo geutleman from Main, ("Lft us have peace.)'' It was not his proviweo to inquire into the gentlic man's (Blaines) motives but his conduct would lead to tho conclusion that hii ambi"ion prompted him lo rido into some high place, or bad leelings ought to he aroused by him to appeal to tbe bad passions of men as unworthy nt him as ho is unworthy ol hi* party. lie referred to two infamous rules passed by tlio last house, undar the h.ead of Blaine, aud said in conclusion that ho brought forward tho measure in no spiiit of partizanism' but in a spiritof patriotism, and the gentleman from Maine still understood the seutiments of the people when he interfered with this bill ot" amnesty.

Blaino inquired what two infamous rules he relerred to. Randal!: Ho alluded to rules 1GS and 167, designed out of the rights of the minority, and wi.ich the present house had repealed.

Mr. Blaine reminded him that ho himself (Randall) had the credit of voting for'the firsi- of these rnles.

The debate having closed, Air. Randall as.ied the unanimous uisent to Banks' amendment voted ».u, but Mr. Blaine objected. lie then moved to commit iho bill to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to report it back forthwith, with Banks' amendment.

Mr. Starkweather (who bad been in tbe Speaker's chair,)came down on the floor and said that as one member ot the Judiciary Committee, he desired to consider tho bill in committee.

Mr. Randall—I never considered you as an opponent of amnesty. Mr. Starkweather—I'm not on opponent of amnesty, but I am au opponent of every attempt to pass measures without an opportunity of offering amendments.

Tho bill, with Banks' amendment, was referred to tho Judiciary Committee, and a motion to consider the refdrence was made by Mr. Blaine. Liid on tho table, so that tho bill cannot bo reported back.

MOUSING SESSION.

,Washington,- Jan. 14. Bill3 were introduced as follows: by Air. White, to reduce the salaries of public officials exceeding $1500, twenty per cent, lie moved the previous question on its passage.

Air. Kasson suggested that though the motive of the oill was excelleut, and its subject admirable, it seemed to violate tue constitution, fts it involved the Supreme Judges aud President, he therefore thought it should be referred to some committee.

The previous question was not seconded and the bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations on a motion of vance of the Ohio Senate autherizing a. joint Committee on Public hunting to fix npou standards of paper for different kinds of public hunting wa3 takeu from the Speakers tabie and passed the Speakers, then called the commissoners for private bills, but there was only one private bill, a pension bill reported.

Air. Morrison from the Committee on Ways and Aleans reported the back resolution, directing the several committees to inquire into any errors, abuses or frauds that may exist iu the administration and the execution of the existing laws, the investigations to cover such periods in tbe past as the committees may deem necessary. Adopted..

The word from the committee on commerce, reported a bill providing that the hailing place of every registered, enrolled, or licensed vessel of the United States, may hereafter be the town or city where the vessel was buiit, or where the manageing owner jar owners, *-hall reside, and that the name of such a town or city shall be painted on the stern. He explained the necessity for the bili grew out of some recent construction of the Treasury department, making hailing place of vessels, the ports of entry, from which their papers were issued.

Air. Sailer, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported to correct^ au error in section 2,403 of a revised statute error being the numbering of section 2,407 as 2 401, in reference to settlements in public lands. After tbe explanation the bill was passed.

Mr. Crouse from the same committee reported a bill allow.ng preemption or homestead settlements or Fort Kearney Alilitary reservation in Nebraska, Holman moved to staike out the word preemption whereever it occurs in a bill so as to leave lands open to homestead settlers only he said preemption was exceedingly favorable to speculators against rights of Bona fide settlers. Croun&e said he had' no objection to the amendment which was adopted and tbe bill passed.

Mr. Morey from the same committee, reported the bill repealing the section 2308 of revised statutes whi.ch confines the disposition of the public lands in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkausas and Florida. He explained that in 1S66 an act had been passed restricting the disposal of puhlic land8 of the U. S. in those five States, and the object of the bili was to remove that distinction. A discussion followed in which the sentiment generally prevailed that men who tilled and cultivated the public lands should alone b«* entitled to '&c* quire them, and finally tbe measure was recommitted to the. committee reporting it.

Mr. Knott reported the baek amnesty bill, which roads as follows: That all disabilities imposed and ra­

the third section 14th article of the amendments to the constitution of rlie United States be and are hereby removed, and. each and every person is and shall be forever relieved therefrom on his appearing before a Judge of any Court of the Uqited States, or any Court Df Record in the State of which he is a resident, and taking and subserving the following oath to be duly attested and recorded.

I. A. B., do solemnly swear or affirm that 1 will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all eniinies, foreign and do-me-tic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and obey all laws made in pursuance thereof aud that I tak? this obligation freely and without any mental reservation or puepose'of evasion whatever.

Mr. Kuott moved a previous question on the pas?age of a bill. Air. McCrary a member of the Ju-, diciary Committee asked Air, Knott to yield him the floor for a moment.

Mr. Tyre, also a member of the_ Judiciary Committee asked M\ Knott to permit him to ask a single question several Democrats objected and Cox said ''we bave bad enough of talk.'!

Mr.' Blaino—Will the gentleman (Knott)llow mo without, one word ot debate to have a letter read, Cox, Raudal! and several other Democrats objected.

Mr. Knott—1 cannot consent to open debate at all, 1 iusist on previous questions.

Mr. Blaino—I w.mt a distinct understanding. More cries of order from tbe Democratic side, the previous queswas seconded, .vud the main question was ordered: yeas 183, nays, 92.

Frve—I simply desire to ask whether the Republican mwjorit-y on the Judiciary Commmittee, was concurred in the i-eporl?

Mr. Cox—[vociferously,] I call the gentlemen to order. Maine is always out of order. [Laughter.]

Mr. Blaine—Do I understand that the gentleman from Kentucky declines either to admit the- amendment or allow debate? [Loud calls of o*der," on the Kemocratic side

Mr. Randall, (in a tone of remonstrance)—You kuow better than to do this, Col., (somewnat mora angerly) yon have been in the chair yoursel and ought to know better. [Laughter.]

Mr. Seelya called attention to the faulty grammar in tho construction of the bill, the phrase "each and every person being treated as if in the plural instead of iu the singular number. The error was orderod corracted.

Tho House then voted on the passage of the oill, and the vote resulted yeas, 182 nays nays, 97 The requisite two--thirds not voting in favor of the bill, itwas rejected.

Tuere was intense interest manifested as the call of tho roll proceeded. The repnblicans brought their influence to bear on some of the members of their party who had voted aye on the proceeding vote, either to vote in the negative or to refrain from voting. Mr. Raising ol' South Carolina, was conspicuously the object of such attentions. He did not answer when his name was called.

Mr. Haralson, of Alabama, v/ho was in the same position also withheld his vote at first, but Anally rose answered "aye," amidst tbh applaudits of thl Democrats.

Geo. A. Cagley, of New York, who had voted in the affirmative, changed his vote to the negative, at which the Republicans rejoiced.

Mr. Wells, of Mississippi tried to explain why, although be was in favor of general amnesty including Jefferson Davis, he voted no, but tbe Democrats shouted him down.

Mr. Lynch of Miss., however managed to get the chance ef saying that though he was in favor of the bill he voted no with a view of letting Blaine offer his amendment although he would vote against the amendment.

Mr. Purraan, of Florida who had also withheld vote when his name was first called and afterward voled no.

MARINE.

Wreck of the Harvest Queers

SINKS IN THE IRISH ClIAXNET.

Hejivy Ii»s» of Lifeatt«l Deslmcilon of frojii-rly.

London, Jan. 14, 0 a. in.— Ihe Post says it is feared that, the ships Harvest Queen and Cape Comorcu, the loss of which have already been reported, came in collision of! Tusker last Friday, and ail on board lost.

New York, Jan. 14.—From information received here it is detormiuod beyond doubt that ti-ie Harvest Queen, a full rigged ship of tho Black Bull line, was sunk by a collision in the Irish Channel and that her crew numbering thirty men was lost. It is further believed from statements made by sailors of the steamship Adri -tic, that it was that vessel which came in collision with the Harvest Queen. There is no record of the collision on the logbook of the Adriatic and Cipt. Jennings explained to the agent of the line that tbe collision was so slight that he did not thins is worth while to say anything to about it. It happened a ltttle before 8 o'clock'on the morning of Dec. 31st.. Tho executive officer had charge of the steamer. He saw a ship approaching in a z'g z«g course so-that he deemed it,unsafe to keep theadriatic iniier regular course. He accordingly stopped the steamer ringing the bells to reverse the engine, and sent below for me but tbe ship kept approaching and the steamer bad backed so far that while tho water was just about even with the funnels when suddenly the ship turned about, crossed over bows and struck'her jib boom on our anchor stock.* I myself was on deck by this time and understanding that crie3 for help had been heard from the water I ordered the boats to be lowered thinkingthat perhaps some sailors had been at work on the jib at the time of tbe collision and had been swept overboard. The ship itself sailed off as though nothing had happened and after piping, the steamer hove to about three hours without finding anything. I ordered the bells to ring to go ahead. Subsequently I heard some talk-among tho men that we had sunk avyessel, hut that was, of course too. absurd to be listened -to.- The collision was of no account whatever.

A teaman gives the following version: Thursday, Dec. oOtb, the Adriatic sailed from Liverpool. About half-past two I nqay mor,

look out sighted tb° vessel on the starboard tack, and gftve tho alarm, and the steamer changed her course. In about ten miuutes the lookout again gave the alarm, for tho vessels were closii fast upon each other. It was a a starry night a momemt passed, and then tho Adriatic *shed into t|ie bow of the fctranger. Tho en^mo was at once reversed, and the steamer backed a mile or two. Boats werelowe-ed, and as they wero rowed away thn lights of the strange vos^i s.uik lower an- lower, until they reaolu-.i ihe water ed^e, and then the hull, masls and all sank ont of sight. Cries of drownim: uien could be distinctly -heard, and thoy gave directions as they floated for a moment, which course to take to find them. No one, however, was rescued. It would seem that the collision was not violent enough to disturb the pass-, engers, and they only knew of it from tho talk of the crew.

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Queen arrived at Queenstown Dec. --Hh from San Francisco, and on the .il»^u sailed for Liverpool.

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AID WANT F.I) roil THK CiRAND JJbOV OUT. Harrishurg, «»an. 13-—The Senate aud House passed a resolution this morning requesting the Senators and members of Congress from Pennsylvania to vote lor a 51(500,000 Centennian appropriation.

THE BUCKEYES.

Columbus, Jan. 13—In the House this afternoon bills were were introduced to restore to the municipal authorities the right to re-enact tlw McConnellsviile ordinance, relative to tbe ale, wine aud porter houses for the protection of wool grower? ti.e confiscation of dogs to consolidate the two exemption laws, aud to reduce the poll tax from 3 00 to 2 00.

THE LOUISIANA MUDDLE. New Orleans, Jan 13.—This morning the Legislative committee of White, Robertson, Kidd and Young, unofficially waited on Governor Kellogg in relation to the furnishing credentials to Eustis. They were given to understand by the Governor that he was willing to certify to what had occurred in the house. The Republicans are very indignant with Senators Blackburn, Alexander and Green, and a threat is made that they will be compelled to leave the party.

A MESSAGE.

Milwaukee, Wis,, Jan. 13.—Governor Ludington delivered his annual message this afternoon before^ the two houses of the Legislature in joint convention. It shows that the gross receipts of the Treasury during the past'pear were $2,127,151.46, and the gros3 disbursements $1,851,740.02. The total debt of the State is $5,252,057. Referring to the Fox and Wisconsin river improvement, the Governor says: It is srreatly to be hoped that the National Government will not pause in the prosecution of a work in which the interests of the northwest are so vitally involved. The condition of the railway interests of tbe State are discussed at some length. He says that except one short line, no railways are being buiit within the State, and that none of the companies owning or operating lines within the State have paid dividends for the past two years, lie thinks the existing legislation has either justly or unjustly impaired the credit of the State and of its individual citizens. He therefore recommends the repeal of the Potter law, and the substitution of a law prohibitng unjust discrimination and extortionate rates, and making a provision for continued supervisory coutrol over these corporations simj ilar to that which has been found satisfactory in Massachusetts aud Minnesota. A liberal appropriation is recommended for the representation of Wisconsin at tbe centennial exposition. The message is- brief, and confined entirely to State affairs.-

Indian Appropriation?.

Washington, Jau. 14.—The answer to the Senate resolution ottered by lugalls, calling for information on the appropriation of three hundred thousand dollars for the support, education aud civilization of three thousand Captive, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa and Comanche Indians, shows that $77,478 have been expended and that claims to the amount of $21,829 are pending the action by the Treasury Department to to much iuquiry whether any Indiaus have received the benefit of such expenditures. Commissiouer Smith replies: I have to say this office has no rea« son to supoose that these expenditures have been made without bene* fit to the Indians for whom the appropriations were made.

The Gliurch gnetfoa in Germany. London, Jan 14.—A Berlin special says it would seem that an armistice has oertainly been agreed upon between the Church and State. Soman correspondent-of Germania Litramontane Organ states rhatundoubtly Bismark is .seeking a modus vivenui with Vaticau. The State semi-official Roman newspaper says the vaticau has charged certain German prelates to report the conditions under which the Prussian Bishops shall be allowed to submit to back laws. Rev. Henry. Varley the revivalist, ia reported hopelessly ill. It is rumored that Queen Victoria's coming visit to Caburg, has reference to the bethrothment of Prin6ess Beatrice with the German Prince.

Stock Sales,

New York, Jan. 14.—'To-day about 4 000 shares in the Lake Shore, Union PucificMail, Erie & Ohio, were bought in under the rule and 1,300 shares the Missouri Pacific aold out under the rule for account of Messrs. Dickinson, Brokers, who announced their suspension beside private settlement.

Per Day at home. Term*