The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1867, Page 3

ere Bd overnment locates } This bill apy more Indis;4¢ on the to supply the, Kiowas end ‘will De 80, grarce in & year or two that it will be impos- enough for their subsistence. Ccanmissioner Bogy, after @ correspondence with y = be Seeretary of War, has succeeded in having transferred to | make the officers named in it immediately responsi lee ian Department some six or seven | Congress instead of to the President. WASHINGTO The Reeonstruction Bill in the House. Morning. The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation Bill Passed im the Senate. The Contingent Fund of the State Depart- ment Reduced to $30,000. SRRIVAL OF JOHN &. SURRATT. hee he. hae ‘Wasumotos, Feb. 18, 1867, ‘the charge of the Ind! thousand Navajo Indians, now held as prisoners by the cost the government last year for food and transportation the sum of one and a half million of dollara, whereas by care of them at a cost not exceeding half a million of dollara, The wretched condition of these Indians and the continual retention of them as prisoners by the gov- ernment demand the immediate action of Congress in the | !0g of ts proceedings and journals, | A Vote to be Taken This matter, Some decisive steps should be taken to relieve | ane, lt was then bassed ea! p anaianenee ie the wants of these Indians and save the government useless expenditure of @ large amount of money an- nually, It will be seen that by the transfer of these | merce. Indians from the jurisdiction of the military to the In- dian Department the government saves at least one mil- Nop of dollars per year. Visiters at the White House. ‘The White House to-day has been thronged up to the hour for closing the doors py a large number of seekers after Presidential interviews, Very few,*however, were | was ieee uinary if successful in their desires, as the President was most of | tion the day engaged with the members of his Cabinet. 8¢0- | yil'qstot'an Sunday see that ace aciment to tne | retary of tho tenate appeared at the bar and announced | behalf of retaries McCulloch, Welles and Stanton, Postmaster Gen- | jana bill any the lesa, He thought it increased it. “the passage by the Senate of the act for the more effl- eral Randall and Attorney General Stanbery were suc- | PASSAGE OF THE SILL IN RELATION TO WRITS OF FRROR IN THB | cient government of the rebel States, with amendments ceasively in consultation with the President, and oocu- pled his attention until. after one o'clock. Mr. Johnson seemed to be in unusually good spirits to-day. J not apply to any case ia which the time Reception ef the Ladies ef the White House. ‘before rebelli im order in the morning hour on Monday, to call the ‘The ladies of the Executive Manaion held their asual ee ented ig peed goes 10 ae Bates for Dilla and joint resolutions fo NEW. YORK. HERALD, TUESD tt will be necessary | took ap carry its provisions into effect, neha ‘THE LOUIBIANA to Bee the reconstruction with food, as game | Thich was read.” An caronded by the Senate it makes |. MF. ScaKER moved to take up the Louisiana bill. and thelr restenation 10 the Usien thro n officer to be elected by the Senate, and abol- Mr. Wirson favored the m: Ho was for consider- | of joval men and by loyal means the t office of Sa) t' of Public | ing the Louisiana bil! before the bill that on Sun- | to the bill ie this—ft is fundameni the | Printing. Fhe salary is fixed at $4,000, day was taken up. The wrong of the President | ciusive that it provides, if not in terms, Mr. Wriiams inquired of Mr. Anthony ‘that there ‘The Reconstruction Bill in the House. weekly reception this afternoon. It was very largely | House. ‘There was an earnest and decidedly acrimonious de- | attended by members of the foreign legations, officers ‘The Bate in the House of Representatives to-day and to- | of the army and navy, heads of departments, Senators | yfi}ii might on the Sherman amendment to the Stevens bill to | and Representatives, accompanied by ladies. Polygamy in Utah. ‘The Legislative Assembly of Utah have petitioned provide for the more efficient government of the rebel Rates, On the motidn to non-concur made by Mr. Btevensj the party seemed much divided, ft was allegéd that to non-concur at this time was to kil! struction bill for the present session, the amendment punishment of polygamy in the Territory. In support the original bill, and with it all prospect of any reeon- | of their petition they say that there has not been a sin- yall be lated under it for the pay for the | shall be in violation of the law the Committee on Ways and iceygnconbaen Aretegath nes Fong surting south of cme ka The Committee recom Mr. Witsams, (rep.) of Pa—A joint resolution pro- mended the striking out of this proviso. ‘Mr. Fesexxper said the proviso was un! gle case tried under it, and that as the constitution of | was embodied in existing acta. was violently opposed by Messrs, Boutwell, Stokes amd | the United States prebibits any interference with | [It was stricken out Hotchkiss in support of the motion of Mr. Stevens | religion, they have the right to practice polygamy as a f© .mon-concur; but the more influential of the moderate men, including. Messrs. Wilson, of Iowa; Bingham, Schenck, Shellabarger and Garfield, | great moral influence, saving the peaple frem prostitu- @f Ohio; Thayer, of Pennsylvania; Blaine, - of | tion and kindred evils. Smuggling on the Canadian Border. The Treasury Department has received information ‘were made in opposition to the amendment by Mesers. | recently in reference to smuggling along the Canadian border. Late inspections represent that the smugglers are organizing in bands for the more systematic prose- | tion of the Portugal mission. Maine, and Fernswerth, of Ilinols, were in favor of the Sherman amendment In the evening sesmon speeches Stevens, Banks and others, when the House has to give the balance of the night's session to debate, and to take Mr. Wsison moved an amendment items is $1 for the suppression slave trade, ‘the question to-morrow « eleven o'clock in the morn- | cution of their unlawful traffic. Information was given ‘Mr. Scuxer opposed the amendment, ng ‘The opposition to the amendment appears to be on | by officers of the customs that a thrifty bumness was ‘the increase, and its fate is very probably sealed. Gen- | being carried on along the eastern frontier of Maine. House Judiciary Co: ittee. teatify upon matters connected witk the Treasury De- engaged in working up the impeachment evidence, it is ‘Bot unlikely that the members of the committee did not not know ‘arprised 1 hear loud laughter in the Presidential apart- | be Collector of Intermal Revenue for the Ninth district | would be done, but he believed it would be done at some ‘nent, where the Secretary waa probably giving his com- | Indians; Jesse J. Alexander to be Collector of Internal | faturc time 3 ‘The Tarif BM. 7 Tt te Known tat the House in Decemier last paised an Jaw, is denied. ; ‘The Amendatory Internal Revenue Bill. The new Internal fevenue bill, tt te thought, will be jaxious about the fite of the bill is evident from the ‘ection. The dill covers over forty-five pages, sud mong the changes it proposes in the present law is Mel ewe exempting from taxation $1,000 income instead of | rapt ‘Wary Yera thie evening with Jobo H. Surrett on board. & gosrd has been stationed at the wharf to prevent: eummurication with those of board, excepting by high e@ctal pormiesion. ° 4 Injurious to the New York harbor. ‘Goneral Newton. i= * eeport, says tliat the encroach. | the mente uno» wie fiats below Jorvey City should be vigor- ously fenisted by the government, if it has the power, end recommends that a line of bulkheads be drawn around the eastern shore of Bergen creek. He discloses ‘that there 1s no excuse for these encroachments. In his Jatost report, dated January 28, 1867, he suggesta that the increase of the city and (he crowded state of tbe docks and wharves at its lower portion “tay have the ‘effect of rendering the conversion of the Jorsey fate Anto docks apd basins convenient and desirable to com- mercial and business interests.’ He thinks the plan desorves carefal consideration, and that possibly such @ course might prevent the building of structures preju- dicial to the harbor of New York. The India A delogation of forty-four Tuciane, representing some twelve bande of the Yancton and Upper Missouri Sioux from Dakota Territory, arrived here to-day. They are arrayed in the full drees costume of their bunting grounds, and are objects of Ho Httle interest here on ac- want of the late hostility mamfested by some of the tainds of this tribe to the government. The delegation fe\ sceompanied by their Soperintendent, Mr. Foulk. Colne! J.B. Leavenworth, agent of the Kiowas and 4 nobes, is here jovking after the interests of bis In- Gians\ It bad been reported among them that the gov- ernment intended to locate all the Kansee Indiang ty and | guapended around tir Ianda, wbiob cover mime sixty-two thous fand rqoaregniied) A large portion of it, however, ie mathor barren) qod\vhe appor part of 1b only te used ae fuating around.’ egording to be conayione of the J the Kennebec road crosses the border, goods were Gecretary McCulloch was examined before the House | brought in and carried down the west branch of the Pe- Jediciary Committee to-day, havitg been summoned to | nobscot river. Attention has been given to both these leaks, and the profitable business of ‘dodging the du- pertment, As this commities is said to be studiously | ties” nas been materially damaged by official inter- David Turner to be Assessor of Internal Reve- Mr. Dixon, (rep. ! Er ‘maproved, and as it is 4 creasing | aity, and sell_ruch amount of ing a Choctaw and Se trust 6 goVeroment as mi D@essard to said awards, Referred to the Lomiition oy Tndan Adaira APTRALS AND WRITS OF KIMO) Mr. Manis, (rop.) of Nu» fake up the bill in rolation Mr. AxTitony, (rep.} of R. I, moved to taka up the Congressional prater, derstood that the Senase waste pre tion of the Louisiana bill @ soot .) 0 wi to & he } pater re] had some appropriat m bile which be sould ee arn! Jour expt Moenare. A rown, OI bil named by Mir. Harris was taken up and ead Brut Forter Tiengersom’ itowar Hower te, erpess | Re pusinuaiael fe ornil, Raman bill for the election ceed to the consi as what was kno Mr. Farsenpen, (1 Appeal or writ of error bas been brovae Dui Wage Wie, We Davie, Dito or rel ey had been (ald ont only $12,000 a year. y ir Fratcroan the amendment of i ) expressed the belief that due him for his services, He ai : s i E f i , practically abolish in reference to extending tbe suffrage in the ports of After further debate the question was on agree- | naif an hour left of the ¥ Santander designated for that purpose, where to the amendment to insert an appropriation for the | consamed gee ped Puktugal maton, and it was agreed toy a follows = Sroposition, which atered { i il ginis; also im the House amendment to the bill to ame.4 Mr. Sumxsr eaid there was but one the aot to prevent smuggling, and for other purposes; ‘Will be agreed to. That the commissioner i growing | siso ig the House amendment to the bill to permit the Yeas—Mesere. Brown, bhey : Conners, ashy natons beld im | conference com: of the House, whieh was to strike out the et gp Je officers {rem those who cannot be moved that he senate | she following proviso:— Yo appeals md wri of error | provided that the Séeretaries of of « the Nav#, of the Interior, and “ during the term of the F bean appolaind, and val by and with the ad of to | «greed to by the following vote:— ft , Wi - Hen. | happen to the country th ) th a itd Stata tg ary jude aia | GFicke_jotneon, MeDougal, Patterson, van Winkle and wee eee a Sel te to be racemes rendit ss on a dis! basia, there are two things that | t In secioma of rach court ‘rave ech wee ‘of the conference committee now gore to cay Fe 7 My believe curgva aya wo the ea. rection ot rebellion, etch L country shall got in any way bro. orice obail be and etertusl, not ASEAY OFFICER IN OREGON, IDAMO AND MONTANA. ible fos the Of the governmon jy, ‘opin fr aire | (A Ri aah may othe ac Gregon, | fhe mands of 4 Cora was in giving the control of the Southern States into the explained the object of the bill yee. | from had been tried, sent to the jail for a yoar and shall be appointed by the President, and be (Mr, pol arrested, oy nas " t! it tent for the Senate to | master asa defauiter, but for mentioning this Mr. Anmuony thought it compet at. ‘editor, RBOR APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The River and Harbor A\ lation bill was received wisn. Wane sald if he ever hed euch an understanding it | t8@ course to be pursued in connection with it on ite was anything looking like reconsiruc- | being reported back from the Senate to-day. Just asthe THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL. “* proprial PI co ead ica cee. 1 iacrtasetnie ein tant Academy for the ending June y by a wos te en up. Tt canhes Sere that ob ee fey of the system cadet State ever free of duty foreign iron, whether manufactured Sueur tat fect, cad te — for railroad purposes or otherwise, which was referred to ing DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR APPROPRIATION FILL Mr. Michigan Legislature asking an riation te aid im ‘The Committee on Finance recommended the regtora- of Now Battal Deliev Mr, Frnny, (rep.) of Mich.—Like resolutions ask- LB A agg ll ony ap Ing proprio for the improvement of Portage lake ment, which, by the last year's appropria- vets: Print, plies $00,000, five ‘years ago it'was | struction of the Mineral Range Railroad, which was laid Mr. Wiaon, (rep.) of Iowa—For the relief of per- Mr: SUMNER sad Kt would be remembered that it wae | ons Imprisoned fOr tebL Raferred to, the Suuiclay 4 Secretary of State N . few Mexico Legislature asking ap increase per diem for pee hs b 5, a nti f, oa $2,000" Boy ot ome members of the Legislative Assembly, and an intrease of ling and another whom he did not like might | Pay for Territorial oficers; aaking for api ions for | we exchange authorit/ for promises; we neglect ourown reonstruction, in the vain hope men who bave been tele will do that in the inte defended Mr. Harvey, aed ‘would ret be pad what was ¥1 Anthony, Davia, Dixon. Doolittle, Fessen- \bers in bis vicinity, nap —Mosare. 7, Davie, mem! y, Ki | { f F irk wood, Benn M ny ‘Ross, iEsverne’, (dom Buceman Van Winkle, Willey and Wiheres:-20. — ecmeeswy Grimes, |, Howe, Lene, Morrill, Patterson, Rameay, | ments proposed by the to House bills; and third, | whi onl; Ross, Slewart, Wade and Wilson— bills and resolutions from ¢ Navs—Mesere, ‘Anthony. Dacmanee Davie, as bay Hendricks, J . Morgan, Saulsbury, Z Shorman, Sumber, Van Winkle, Willey aud Wiliame-io. "| Shenker’ explanaiion, ‘Mr. Witttame, from the conference committee on the Mr, Sratmo, (rep.) of Obi report. The am mittee agreed to retain the amendment Mr. STRVENS having the floor, Temoved with- | Mr. Bourwent, who addressed in i ‘ont the consent of the Senate, and they agrec 10 insert | yo ine amendments T amy aware na tee Provisions ot | bac twat wosbel whose property . by the House, | contiy win fe Prosident’s pardon ‘%q an order for the the aster the Attormay General, [I~] ox offices respectively | comes from the Senate, was fraught we Coy Tithe wae | hae the control of the government for theese two years Morgan, . Sumner, Tum | and we Certainly are abie to reconstract Ubi twernment AY,” FEBRUARY 19, 1887—TRIPLY SHEET. sala a ‘Tho bill was then passed, and $75,000 appropriated to | sion, of duri Forticth Congress, the major WEs laid acide temporarily, and the Senate ’ prec hiya: Rpm es ame lrg miedo those ten States ugh the agency tbe measures wh of rebels, He had done as great a wrong in this Teapect as General Grant would have done had he sur- if he was sure | rendered to General Lee after havii defeat- this bill, | e@ him. He (Mr. Wilson) had just veertvel 8 letter the editor of the Savannah Republican, who disloyal men, and I officer ge Te he It ° known | accept vannah was wulter, wi any m of the | that the iment was now prosecuting this ex-post: davetion of disie who was e loyal man, was punished by @ rebel Sand neobe Sere He (ur, Wileony believed. that bill, modified so as to extend suffrage blacks, and made to a] to the other States, would w os setias Gs Soe conten ta Wi the bill, the on the m o up the Sonate, at ten P. M., adjourned, ¥ H country, But if that 25 8 from the House ‘the Commit Com- foreed by the President accord: “ - 5 es wages HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Le toni tila forse ‘Mr. Feseenpey moved to take up the Military academy Wasmunorom, Feb. 18, 1867, person ‘appropriation 120, The reading of the Journal of Saturday occupied | And if that beso, oved to tak the Louisiana bill, There Military bill for the war's distinct understanding that Iwas to be proceeded { Dearly half aa hour, which time was apent in earnest | stimply” from the. foot with as soon as the waar, Dill was passed. consultation by members on both sides of the House, ‘to perform in itef Beveral Senators rose and disclaimed any such under- ‘who collected in groups, discussing the Militery bill and I do not say whether he Clerk had concluded the reading of the journal the Bec- in-whieh he was directed to ask the concurrence of the Houge. The bill went to the Speaker's table, BrLis AXD RESOLUTIONS REFERRED, The Srraxsa then proceeded, as the regutar business for reference merely, under the call, and disposed of them as fol- (rep.) of Pa—TIn relation to the tariff 3 paper and of the industrial in- ‘Or subsistence | terests of the country to admit under any pretext what- an amendment to the constitution of the United necessary, and tates, declaring that for any reasonable ground which Judges of the Supreme Court and those of the in- relteving the | ferior courte of the United States shall be removable governments then? Now isthe time to cherish ard Chaplain of the Academy from academic duties, that he part of their creed, that institution being of Divine a ly his whole time to the mora! and religious | ranch Prone! Legislature, which was referred to the Ju- origin. They also assert that polygamy has had a big Shs thn ye sere Va. endl Vie ti wee “oy a ys passed, and goes to the House for concurrence in amend. | °%' ments. by the President en the address of two-thirds of each mi Hise, (dem.) of Ky.—To abolish the tax on ar, Molasses and raw cotton, Referred to the Comm‘ Committee on Commerce. ~ Upson, (rep.) of Mich.—A resolution of the the construction of the harbor io, Mich., which was laid on the table. and bed Pood of land to aid in the con- bands, will ba on the table, y Committee. By Mr. Cuaven, of New Mexico—A memorial of the ‘school penne. amand the sixteenth and thirty-sixth | doty in the work of the committee pections 0 Jand, and asking for a commission to investi. new who b said 5 Port losaes: if that Terri during the revo- | loyalty and only for the t of the Minister to Portu- of citizens o pc AL It could not be applied to Mr. Harvey, because the ton of 1647, and by Indian w of the last session led that no money should | be Committee on Territories, be for any future sorvices rendered by Mr. Harvey, By Mr. Hoo! of Utah—A memorial of the ree Le in Referred to the @n Territories, AEE ad ents for the States of how this | the ihe Sediclury Union. Referred to Mr. the Hi 3 i L ii | i I i | ues Taarvey' with the eonbbck of Mey a ‘ind com, | Come in the army. Referred vo the Committee on Military ed eter tre Mr. Faaunxoan asserted the right of Congress to with» | Sed claimed by the Bank'ef ne Gite hold epproprations to pay man who hed we | Ce “+3 tomyas J on dou iy pe} + | hammer indicated the requisites have anya ow gaa rane and Y | ee pase eae Wirt ‘Mr. MoRoen, (rep.) of ‘arose, and remarking that | sent us back armen: RaveMeare, Brown. Chandler, Conneay Gree | the session was t00 short vm expends | nba pote! than set, ace Tiloustsere Srambull sud'Winout.” Hons be laid oa dhe table’ ‘The motion was agreed ta, | racde Weas to the best . RESOLUTIONS ora’ this 5 po jor to make and - 4 Gelited ae 4 an amendment that the Envoy | The@raaxen proceeded with the call of States for reeo- amen power hae thie — and Minister Plen! oe lutiops, when resolutions were offered as follows :~- fature when the southern accredited Me tne Court of Porvepal oma all re- | By Mr. WaaLey, (rep.) of W. Va. —Directing the Commit- | certain shall adi SENATE. . ceive as compensation for such extea services $6,080 per tee on Ways and cans to, consider the propriety of thelr “rm fh or ems “--nINaToR, Feb. 18, 1867. ¥ hoped this would not be adopted, at | in the joint resolution granting additional compensation pena ~ Se Howe, CERTAIN BILL. | east until it had been considered in a committee. to certain employés in the civil service 1» Washington. The Senate concurred in the House ®.<qdments to | Mr. Foco spoke in favor of the proposition. He pro- | Adopted. ebange certain collection districts in Marviana ..4 yip. | posed to consolidate several other missions. By Mr. Larnam, (rep.) of W. Va. ,—For a recess of the to Mr. | House, daily, except Saturdays, from half-past foer till not bave so | balf-past seven. Adopted By Mr. Hexnensow, (rep.) of Orecon—Declaring that | authority of constitution authorises the Chief Executive to extend | to authorize tribunals and coavicted of the loning power to persons who have been tried by | ticular ithe ‘army. eyo because fow it ation im law and nulland vod “Referred to the Com- { and Sonprees 4 mitch at in eulogistic terme the ‘State, who he during fow years, himeetf a stateeman of wise ey) and an erdent lover and of the constitution. Mr. Gavusecry, (dem.) » Tegretted to hear hi friend from Kentucky deliver a eu! Geward. He (Mr. Seward) bad tinkled eee ee eee ene teres He (Mr. bth ma he asthe age. There been great complaints Andrew Johneon; but what could be of a man who hei William H. Seward on one Edwin M. on on on ean oarie ae ~4 ‘anty as could; but he ciuld no! 11 to provide for the more all around me, doitolly with such mon abort bi If’ he pad dis: | government of tho leeurrectionary State nore Cece | OF ee Kobe Bon he would have commamied the Mr. Raxpatt, (dem) of Pa., asked the Speaker how it | the Teepect of the otvilized world, ‘They were now dragging | happened that, althotgh when the House adjourned on | whol Bim gown and bet do | to make a compromise with the | Saturday there were &me twenty bitls on the Speaker's | and Senate and House of Representatives. He (Mr. Sanis- | table, this bill, which only came in this morning, was | us. “tha bury) the President would agree to no such thing, eee be + Is ores re dehests of the constitution The Sreaxer replied that that ‘Wan according to the yeunbm Wi and of al whom he adores. rule which required on the Speaker's table | by imponment, \by con: ‘The motion of Mr. Grimes was agreed to by the follow. | to be considered in thé following order:—First, mes. ing vote:— sages from the Pros: other Execative docu- | prothk our fi Creswell, Fogg. | ments; second, Dixon, Doolit- Mr. Raxpaii. expressed \imeelf ratisied wh the ame! ‘of the having been read, Mr. STEVENS moved that the House ron-concsr 1h the amendments, and asked for a mmittee of conference. moved that the House Inided for twenty min- hat in defiance of concur fm the exceptions of | utes to he Treasury, of | avd that I have had General and | discuseion; and if T ld’ not vellové has tins bill, ae it . ‘Wii be had, sir, more the’ One month, therenfigrrenpgectts remo” | manent danger to whe country, T woul Nottnow attoceme | Teeeeeth Je weceriaio, of ‘property. ve ivien aund consent of the Senate. to ronist further 1t8 passage, majny here, repre- | United ates, conllecated not nx rebel After debate, in which @ number of Senatore partici. | Sting the majority of the loyal pooplét the country, | enemyreproperty, has been fl traitors, Oor and more; and we have every reason to |, patare of Ci» that the ab aecttency will be proposes, th of those govdnments & oa near to us if this bill pas apy action in favor of this measare the ore of Berek to pass without ever, the restoration of the government believe that the people of this country are Perpared to of son looks to the re- introduction of disloyal men, the government Of ten States, and then into the day, Sppding here any reconstruction of this government through such agency or with any such eertain results pear and resto- nding constitutional persons: Tight to hol office, but the power ef this government and the power of States is not in the right to hold office It is in the immensely superior power of the people to elect to office. The men elected to office will represent those by whom they are elected, and thus the reorganization of tho ten States be turned over to the rebela. You give then the front seats in the work of reconstruction th ~~ f 5 shall not be sufficient ground for impeachment tbe od peateamee ae Nina for example, the Orrs, the on Ways and Means Grathe, and all those men who . we | ate ts Saree ane ep | aes oe erecnar On motion of Mr. ign the Di and ihe ippi rivi Consular Appropriation bill was taken up Among the | at the Des Moines rapids, which was referred to the 000 the African Pickens’ and the Ke- struction pe a anybody and everybody in the Soith ‘to engage in the work. The result vill be that in those several States the anctent rebel paty will resist reconstruction for a time, and when they ice on precedent, fully sati according to the letter of he law, They "wil "savethe whole Mon wkeipnoy State governments in their wn dels an them of the place, of thepower which they the passage of this bill w» exchange power to reconstuct ‘those governments in/bd interest of loyalty for paper; very curious way of performing that that would secure the protection of all persons votil the States lately im rebellion suould be to the satisfaction of the Cougress of the Unit that the Union men of the south. port the bill as it came from ideo’ mode of ing those States, not by immed! legislation, but Distant and future legislation, ‘wbion This bill presented a that upon which they went before the people last fall Then they contemplated only # State constitution, repub- ‘ican in form, and loyal Representatives and Senators, Now they extended impartial or universal suffrage, —enmieeet other reasons he would not vote for the Mr. Scuencx, (rep.) of Ohio, concurred wi N teman from Towa (Mr Wilson) that thie ym ara ee contain all b the President is to ry every other law of Con; for the ing the murder and flinging in its teeth all res. That seoms to be the the United States. Now the doctrine ie that the loyal element in all of these ing to reproduce these loyal men among composed of disioyal traitors, and we ignore, ee Te #0 ANXIOUS to fear von any nog the nation = rey may ini q yaniebing fiscati Selby sonal lence, 89% of those who have mai our children? it will be aroused in this nation and which no other nation ever ir? If there is such a danger punishment dectded by protects them. The nitat as he is able, and illegally on ese rebel traitors property ‘was cofiseated by th act of 1862; and be has Last Saturday & & Alexandri® \me to me—one of the Tudgen th tytn of Ne case of some se worn wi Wiese a tax eal treason inst govern humanity should be stamped with the stigma of unmis- takable dishonor. Third, the defeated people sould be 80 treated as to them on a train towards wltimate pet apm he or vad roment. Fourth, the goeriee y ’ of the be provided for on the ate One Calta me re. | tainable scale, and established on the broadest foundation, Fifth, ail legisiative measures took to a time, the earliest possible time companble with the Reet _ the rebel oma ay Ls a ae ql equal participation to thought this mensure botter than any other, yet propored be oy > ing out these — ir. THAYER, (rep.) 01 . him to indicate th wanda on whieh he should vote for the Senate amendment. He believed ihe people. would consider it as giving ampl obeyanoe of the South. 14 ‘cones! recommeve con Detter of loyal mmments in the ‘Stator, unless it wae 4 JeC@ReAry, “ of the Messrs ‘Boutwoll and Stevens, to reduce the mass his property; and an brought ine Seis coors and beyond!) question the farms have beon robber, have be taken from them, and whose by rr ~ he Lovidiane bil}, and, to that condition in the 3 can be framed in two hours and reported to this House free from all the objections to which this bill is lable; » bill whieb shall every loyal man in the republic eae w ieee vee are disloyal. Bot past open gates to disloyalty, and have disgraced the Congress of the United Ststes % oy judgment. Ido sir, that some effort will be made vo pase a law which ll protect the loyal men of the South without anything. ‘I wil uot now cali the q desire to say that at four on there be no I will do 80. ir. (rep.) of » Spoke in support of the absolutely in the bands of Congress, Grat inquest ‘weus to every fact and circumstance connected with the ion of constitutions in States. If, in the judgment of Congress, those constitutions should en. franchise rebels, or endanger the stability of the Stare government by letting it fall into rebel hands, Congres: would not approve them. That would be a matter for the Fortieth Congress to determine, and be was not at all afraid to trust that ponerens with it. ed of objection on the part of gentieman from nsyiva- nia (Mr, Stevens) and on the part of the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Boutwell) was a distrust of Congress itself, When the gentleman from Pennsylvania spoke of Congress being disgraced by Us mea sure, he would call his attention to the fact that the Senate of the United States did vot find one republican Senator voting inst it Af Senator entertained views similar to those of Mr. eps or Mr, Boutwell, be did not dare tostand up and a. 80, and did not dare to record himself against it, He denounced Mr. Stevens’ proposition for a committee of conference. It was very easy to talk of fixing up in two bours what they had not been able todo anything towards in twe months. The proposition to send the measure to a com- mittee of ference, was simply & proposition to do nothing whatever this session, and be therefore begged the gentlemen who demred to have any to guar- antes a republican form of government in Southerm Siates to vote for the bill as it came from the Senate, Mr. Wison, of Lows, also sustained the Senate amend- ment. Itdid not embrace all that he wisbed on the subject of reconstruction, but the last opportunity mem- bers would have at the Bt sosion wo enact any Inw on the subject, and he felt it important to, bave some affirmative action and yote on the part of Congress with which to antagonize the policy established by the Pros- ident of the United States, “He should, therefore, vote to concur in the Sevate amendment, Am) additional Teason for speedy action was, that it was to be foared that a cage might be got up and brought Defore the Su- Preme Court, and that that court might decide that the recognition by the President of the govergments of those States was binding, Me. Brxonam, (rep.) of Ohio, rose to ex: the animos with which gentlemen had assailed this bill as iteame from the Senate. There was not one principle in the bill thas ad not, at ove time or another, received the sanction of the Reconstruction Committee, and yet thore gentlemen stand here and undertake to eat their own words, and ask others to eat up theira. The maim features of the first part of this bill, and éverything in the fifth section, were voted for in that committee, by gs unanimous a vote as any measure ever before received in it This Dill, as amended, only differed from that um the fact that the original bill did not decide the mode and manner of giving the elective franchise to the whole bouy of peo- P 6 There was no member who opposed thie bill who would dare say that the principles of the amendments did not then meet their approbatiea, It was this:— “That whenever the said rebel States shalt have formed @ cunstitution of government in conformity with the Constitution of the United States in ail reapects, and shall have ratitied the proposed constitutional amend- ment known as article 14, &c , those States shail be do- olared entitled to representation ia Congress, and Senators and Representatives shall be udmitted tuerefrom on their taking the oath prescribed Vd law.”” ated in the bill now before the Hi vided for the securing of suffrage color, race or previous condition of servitude, and ex- eluding such as might be disfranchised by reason of re- bellion or felony at common inw. Would gentlemen say the Senate amendments should be re- jected? and would the republican party go to the country, and im agony, ‘“tsood God, save us from ourselves!” Could not themselves? The gentleman from Stevens) opposed the bili on the ground it proposed a general amnesty. He (Mr. Bingham) magans, Do disre- spect to the gentiewan when he challenged that asser- tion. The bill conferred neither general nor jal am- nesty payboay, atall. The ta of Didi said they wisb to protect the fre my oa bad @& a tan: or’ at ‘aay Course the. lodged anywhere else where tee eee it He (Mr. Bingham) eaten prefer that bt abould. { canning oo cleave to the of his was Mr. Farvsworta, (rop.) of Paces establishing civil will have power to review ery and vote, Platform ten steps in advance of red, but it was a bill upon which they could agree upon anything It was every motion to commit or amend it wou pm ee Bhat aon, the py 80 intended i not, prev loune coming to a direct They bad been told that in a short ume, am ue. man from Pennsylvania (Mr. im two hours they conld would reconcile all conflicting time, and the gontie. ene) bad indicated tbat a bill framed which inions. This was cx- traordinary information from that quarter. Did not gentlemen remember the history of the Reconstruction those who support this wo from their sense of duty by any suen denancial apd would say that such denunciations were unworthy of any man standing on this floor and calling bimeelf # repub- Mr. Ganrietn, of Obio, spoke in support of the Sonate Semmes, Be cbaracterized the Dill an a measure which had its bands on the throat of the rebel government, and took the very breath out of them; and Which pointed the bayonet at the heart of every rebel at the South, It placed in the paternal atterly and absoiniely, the work ot Reter- ring to the assertions of members who opposed the amendment, that tt contained the principle of universal amnesty, be denied that, and said there was not a line in it which justiled the assertion, He advo- cated the bill because it imposed daties on the ‘% of the United states. He thoaght that wome peachment hunters would have a chanoe of impeach- ing him if he did not perform those duties, At least they would have a chance of finding a new and plain and definite cause for impeachment and could go for- ward to that work. Mr, Bake, (rép.) of Ill, stated the reasone why he should vote for the Senate amendment, and thove rea- sons were as follows:—First, after the terrible struggle for existence through which the gation bad passed every reasonable man would admit that tieasures ought to be adopted which would make the tepabiic secure for the future, and promiment among those the adoption of constitutional nble- had four minutes allowed for the lovanty and Ciacetovery guareaives which condition ‘forthe an contended for by people to a ntato of slavery. Ho wae would oppor it bitlend it hie cone constituents and the citizens of the country, demanded the lows question, wr de anotton 0 concur, {is pre slows ‘question was a Ob & a ae