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Show GENERAL. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS ICOSTIXL-ED FROM FIEST PICK. SENATE. Doreey introduced a bill to organize the lerritroy of Okolohonia and for the better protection ot the Indian tribes thereon, and lor other purposes. Withers introduced a bill appropriating appropri-ating $300,000 tor continuing the improvement of James river at and below Kichmond. Hamilton introduced a bill to secure se-cure the speedy completion of the Texas Pacific railroad from a point at , or near Marshal, Texas, to the southwest south-west boundary of California, and to authorize the Southern Pacific railroad to aid in building the same; and also to build a branch of its road to San Diego, Cala. IngalU submitted a resolution that thoecretary of tho interior by requested re-quested to report to the senate what amounts have been expended under the appropriation of $;X)J,U00 for the support ot the education of 3,000 captive Cheyenne, Arrapahoe, Kiowa Kio-wa and Comanche Indians, for what purposes the money has been spent, to whom it has been paid and whether the Indians have received the benefit of said expenditure Agreed l The chair laid before the senate various petitions from tlio citizens o! Michigan, asking congress to give a bounty of $200 iu money to each union soldier and sailor iu lieu of a homestead donation without actual settlement. The senate then proceeded to the consideration of executive business and when the doors; were opened resolutions were submitted by M-irton in regard to the president pro (em. of the senate were taken up, together 1 "! icijuii. in me cumin nice on privileges and elections. Merrimon, a member of the com mittee on privileges and elections, gave his reasons at some length for dissenting from tho report of the majority. He argued that the president presi-dent pro tern, of the Senate was not tho mere occupant of the chair by courtesy ol Hie fCnate, His official character was recognized by the constitution, us well iis by any other department of government. gov-ernment. He quoted frum the act of 17U2, and argued that the senate had no power to vacate the office. Saulsbury did not agree with the' views expressed by Mernmou. He' (Saulsbury) argued that the senate nad tne right to cluing its ollicers nt pleasure. If the president pro (cm. uf the senate should fail to discharge his duties and the senate had not tne power to remove him, there- was no remedy, because the was not an impeachable im-peachable otiieer. Ho spoke in complimentary terms of the present president pro (em., and said all were .-alielied with his fairness and impartiality. Jones (FU.) spoke at length in opposition op-position l tne power of the senate to enango the president pro tern, at will, j Tne question bcin unthe adoption ,of tne r.-wliitions submitted by ".bir-tou, ".bir-tou, Merrimon cali d fur a divi.-ion, land the yute beini; taken on the first one, it W:ia adopted unanimously yeaj, 5,.';nas, 0. Tho second was also adopted unanimously yeas, OJ; nays, 0. When the tmrd resolution w:is read Tnunnan movtd that it be laid over, so th.it tne senators miht ' hove more lime to consider it. l'end- i ing discussion tlio senate adjourned. HOISE. Bills were intrcducod by Scales (or payment for the c- urt houe building j ixi Lexington, X. C, which Wiw de-1 stnyed by tire while occupied by the1 ; Uni'ed S'.att s trjopi in lauo j Wells to place the heirt of colnrid soldiers on the same exiting mi regard te pension and bjimlies as the heirs ol o'.iier soldiers. Following is tho full report of the dincusion on the annuity bill, epito- I iinz-d in the arteruooon's reports: Kand. ill Does that side of the , bonne object to debate on the bill. Byline It does not, nor does this' sido of tne house deaire any unreasonable unreason-able time for debate, although con-gnrss con-gnrss h;is been in se-ision five weeks and as the sessions of the house have averaged omy about two days per week, it might be considered that an h'ur or two ol debate would not be too much to allow on a bill ot this kind. Randall, pershtently I want to know if anybody on that side of the house objects to debate? Hale, of Maine No, sir, but we want debate and amendment both. Garfield We want a consideration of the subject, which means debate and amendment. liandall I propose to give an hour's consideration to it. Garfield, eneeringly - Aye, consideration conside-ration without amendment! Blaine I told the gentleman (Randall) (Ran-dall) in good faith it was absolutely impossible for him to pass his bill under that kind of tactics. The vote on the previous question has revealed the fuel that considerably more than one-third of the house objects to the bill going through under a gag. Randall I do not propose to put it tnrough under a gag; on the contrary, con-trary, I propose to put it through alter debate. If that Bide of the house objects to debate it will itself ie responsible for there being no debate. de-bate. It is for that side of the house to say whether there shall be debute or not. Blaine-The gentleman from Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania knows Mr. Benton left on record the saying that "The very essence es-sence of legislative power is amendment," amend-ment," aud the gentleman from Pennsylvania confesses the weakness of his cause wbea ho attempts to deprive de-prive the minority of the house of the nariiamenlay right to ofler amendments. amend-ments. Randall, tauntingly I am glad that you see light, lor during many years you were blind to such considerations. consid-erations. (Laughter on the democratic demo-cratic side and iu the galleries.) Blaine, defiantly The gentleman wiil search the Globe for the last twelve years in vain for a case where a bill of this magnitude was attempted at-tempted to be put through without discussion and amendment. Nevtir, sir! I dfy him to give nn instance! Randall Was not this very bill passed last year under tne previous question, on a report from the committee com-mittee ou rules, of which you were a member? Blaine And to which I objected. Randall Never, either in or out of the committee, did you object to it. Biaine Bein? in the chair and unable un-able to object myself I got several gentlemen to object. I asked the ueotleman from North Carolina (Rainey) to object, but he, with a delicacy which did honor to his position posi-tion and his race, said he would be misunderstood if he did eo, although the biil ought not to go through. Randall I say this bill is almost idnlienl wirh tlio hill ronnrf (.(1 1-11 ' session from the committee on ru es, without any objection on your part. iilaine I differ from the gentleman gentle-man cn that paint. I did object to it, although the gentleman does not observe parliamentary rules when he refers to what took place in the committee. com-mittee. Randall t repeat that a Bimilar bill came last session from the committee com-mittee on rules, aud that neither as a member of the committee, nor as a member of the house, nor as a presiding pre-siding officer did you object to it. On the contrary, as far as you were abb, vou facilitated tho p-tsaage ot that bill. Garfield I make it a point of order that tne rules require the gentleman to address the chair, and not to address the gentleman from Maine as "you." Randall, contemptuously The gentleman from Ohio is getting very fastidious. Banks demanded the yeas and nays on ordering the main question, and the ye:ts and nays were ordered. B.aine I desire it to be distinctly understood that the efiect of ordering the main question is to cut oil all debate whatever. Randall And I desire it equally understood that it is not the purpose of tins side or the house to prevent debate, and ii debate is cut oh it will be the fault of the other side of the j house. ' ThLi side will accord to tne o'her side ail tho time it wants for discussion. Burchard I ask whether under the rules the minority can have that privilege? Randall It can, by unanimous consent, and objection, if it comes at all, musl come from that side. T;ie ninin question was ordered yeas, 103; nays, 02 a strict party vote. Randall I now ask unanimous consent for one hour's debate prior to a vote on final passage. Garfield - I join with the gentleman, gentle-man, and add to it the request th:it by unanimous consent amendments may bc offered. Rand ail I have not heard anybody any-body object to my suggestion. Speaker Is there any objection to the requent? Garueld With tho privilege- of ullering amendments I understand ? ' Rindali Tne Pentium. nft; understand any ouch thing. Garfi-dd Then without that privilege privi-lege I object. Blaine I dc&iro to say a single word. R indnll You may have thirty minutes if you like. Blaine The indications of the vote i:re plain. The bill, in its present shape, cannoi pasx. It it fail to pass I shall immediately move that the rules bo suspended and the bill be brought before the bouno lor consider-liou. consider-liou. I shall tiien move as a substitute substi-tute the amendment which I endeavored en-deavored to ofler, and the house can choose between U:em. It is only to I have a lair vote. '1 here ia no disposition dispo-sition on this side to dodgo the question, ques-tion, or to evade it, but we must have an opportunity to make a record on this question. The gentleman must evidently see that he would save time and piphiibly creato a better feeling and more harmony by allowing that course, because ihis Bide has power to enforce that course. Randall This bill is exactly the same, word for word almost, as the one which the List republican house pa-?ed without even the yeas and nays. Twice have republican houses pushed this hill, and twice has it been strangled in the senate. I do not know what has "come over the "pirit of the droiiu" ot tiie republican party, or of liio gentleman from Maine. Illaino The gentleman will nut allow me to state it. Rindali Inktd urn niwiniis consent con-sent ai.d ol-jeclion was made on that mite. I do not kimw why the gentleman gentle-man should want to change thin bill in any particular, from what it was I a year uj,o, wben he was speaker and j had a party majority under control. ; Blaine I want an opportunity to tell what has come over the spirit of-my of-my dream. Randall I wish unanimous consent con-sent that you may have that under the rules. Blaine I do not want to talk, except ex-cept for some practical purpose. I want to talc to an issue. I want to talk in favor ol an amendment, and 1 do not want to be confronted with the statement that that amendment can-rot can-rot have the privilege of being voted down. I suppose it would be voted down. I want it to go on the journal of this house. ' Randall I have permitted tho amendment to go on the journal of the house. Blaine Not at alt. Randall It is on the record of the house. Blaine But not in the journal. Randall The gentleman's object ia already accomplished, it he wants to go before the country as an obstructionist obstruc-tionist to amne-ty. Blaine The gentleman is obstructing obstruct-ing amnesty. He is holding down every man in the south and keeping on amnesty, because he will not allow us to vote on excluding Jefferson Davis. Randall Did you allow the minority minor-ity of the house to offer amendments to the civil rights bill ? (Murmurs of "No, no, nor to the force bill either," from the democratic side, and calls for the regular order from both sides.) . The question was then taken and mo ui:i ns lejeci-cu, yeas, it uaytt, 97, not a requisite two-thirds majority ma-jority Blaine I now move to reconsider the vole just taken, and I desire lo address the houie on the subject. The house was now restored to order, and was prepared to pay strict attention to Blaine, who proceeded to make a long, able speech, reviewing and eulogiziuir the conduct of the republican party in its treatment of the southern people since the war. |