New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-06
xxxvrurrA corGREss- .rirs' ssss'e.-
uouss OF REPRHsENTATIVlA
h"o' WAsHwGToS. Lrb. 5. 1865.
PROPOSED RECESS


Nsys IT, The Republicans vord in the negative.
TIE CCNFIsCh TON ACT.
The SIEARER announce the pending question 70 NC
M the passage Of the Joint resolution 10 amend JOINT
seecintson of the Ccntscaticn act Of July, le6| -
MIR. HOLMAN dorn. Ind) moved 10 lay the JOINT reso
tlaiOn the table
Mr.. Cox dem, Otioj moved that tic House adont,i
Mr.. ashley Un., Ohio with view 70 aecO'anoIalo
both sides proposed that, by unanimous eopsclN M
E..S .Sn, ~, smith I'm v5 follow i'm, and taen
M. Pr0yn Diem, NJ " and some other geh',en1an GU
Che Republican Size, when the question ehah be SAe'
without farther diatory motions -, .. -, .,.,oo.
MIR. SGssNCk (Un, Ohlol SuyboS'P' li't ''e Ss'!eV'
MI. CRavrSs Gcm. Ind.), and Mr.. COX of Ohio
sye e any, sss make ,n ere 1t i
Mr. STEVENS Un., PeDn.). eGeced 20 TIE arrange
u.n. They had GO, to the regular tine when t'e Ma
jmity Ftouli rule.
Mr VoogAtYs Dem, Ina), said very vellthen-Ve
S,D avail ourselves Of the rq l OF iifiouse.
vTho motion was disagreed 70 by Yeas. SO; Nays ~
Mr.. JA,n.s c. AIIrS inquired whether it would be
IN order 10 make motion 20 LAY the Joinf Resolution 0
Ahs table.
The SPEAKER rerIed in tho negative.
MIR. ALLEN moved that whoa the House adjourn AZ w
Hntii Monday next , ~, 80
Motion decided in the negative by Yeas, 81; Mays ~
Mr.. WILSON (Un. Iowa proposed that MI b,'iI oI
Missouri and Mr. Smith of Kentucky be permitted 10
address the House, when the vote on the resolution
The nropoSton was acquIesoed in with tie addition
Ehat Mr. fTuynof Nex-NorS be permitted TO ADDRESS
che House. -. -. IT,, .,
Mr. BLAIR Of Missouri expressed his qualification et
1be. general consent that the armies OF the kepnohc
must be filed up in order encounter the despaTins
efforts and that Of al parties are agreed a 70 nv
promp execution OF this duty. We should cOhsueI Tue
kost mode for the restoration OF the Union. lie was
ready TO confess that this question involved so ma!
great difficulties as 10 require INC grea'est Iol
and moderation, as IL concerned the iutuTe' Iermh
mont peace Of our country He reoiced that all schemes
and plaas for this latter purpose We're IL be tubmltei
s;nSnishsd senator from Missouri that danger the
Union from politics tn; sshty from the Peope
II he was not mistaken Slavery was substantially de-
stroyed aud this obstacle removed, our advancing
armies will rescue tie people Of the South nom tAe
presept usurpatiOn. The debate the pending resolu
on had disclosed the fact OF the determination OF the
BEADING men here either 70 compel the fIeSluenI 10
yield ground this subject Of contseaon OF 10 d.
vide the party Mr. Blair then proceeded 70 combat The
views recently advanced By Mr. Stevens of Pennsyl-
sania declaring that 1t was untrue thai ouf Severn
slent had recognized the South bell gerent power
Dor Government on the contrary has always siIl,en
against such recognition. The gentleman (NttYens)
Kss the first either side Of the Atlantic who has
Aad the hadihcod 10 say SO. The gentleman tsteyenl
had argued that the insugent States are Out Of the
Union" while the President distinctly Recognized
alem 70 be In the Union.
By the doctrine advanced by Mr. Stevens an entire
,onouest Of the South could be made, including the
seiznre Of everything to the distress Of the men,
women and children, The gentleman from Pennsyl-
sania (Stevens) would substitute military power FOR
ne constitutional authorities, while the pr sident main
ssils entirely different policy oT the reoonstTuction
81 the States He (blsr) called upon Congress TO re-
seem its pledges and compensate the loyal Border
Ea1es for the emancipation OF their slaves and 10 pro-
vide for cooniing the freedmen.
Nj SMITH (Un., Ky.) said that he was no, here a
Rspubhcan Abohtioaist, Wing, OF Democrat.
He Smith niOn man, and would do bis duty 70
she whole country Ours Is Government of one Peo-
Pc with CSnsutS h which mel defines ITS ngs'i PI w.
duty Of Congress tn provide by Law for carrying int
effect any particular section Of the Constitution. liz
ssmith) laid it down broad proposition, and os
ssrted 1t az truth, that when man becomes traitor L
Die country and resorts 10 arms 10 overthrow Tie Gov
snment he forferts everything even his hfe. III:
Smith could see no propiety IN drawing distinction
If we can take cannon and other effects we can taxi
negroes and lands. The Rebels refuse eccept Of tn
amnesty and now in resistance TO u.s. There d
secessity TO explain the Coniscaticn act OF l5G2.
as not poet Jacto a bill OF aainder. Ii proposes
70 roach the living IL said nothing about wo.De
n children We have held out the olive branch to III
Rebels and they have sSorned i. We have TOO lon
back this wicked and hesh Rebellion and externinst
she people Of the south II need be- lie wss the eBem
Of every man. North South who did stand up to
his country There was such word "coInpro
mise In his lSnlthsJ vocabulary He would stand l.,
President Lincoln II the latter had exercised e1trs
Esbs aaIy powers SAs ''0n' Ill consequence o. '4'
Mr. PRUYx Dem. n. " referred to the views which
had prevailed among SOGhreR To the doctrine OF
secession, and which had animated them from the
foundation of our GOyernment-but they had no night
30 garry ont their views. The rising Of the people
North after the first shot was fred at Fort sumter was
mag nifcent spectacle OF patriotism and tley never
would be satisfied until Sumter shall again be In our
possession. lie could speak for bis own dstIict al
I'll times and all occasions it had furnished men and
money in defense Of our institutions. While the Demo.
rratic party had been sssaed on all hsLds for views
which the great body never entertained they simply
asked the Administration to respect the Constitution,
and when the ANTS OF the Constitution
booked and broken down, they have right il their
duty 10 express their dissatisfaction in reply TO the
remarks Of Mr. Stevens he said that the OF hat
gentleman that the South have acquired the power Of
Heliigerant independent government, was cOnces-
Of the right of secession He briefly quoted In sap
port Of his views the subject Of coni-catl0n. para
graph from recent number Of Tie ~ T. Timer.
The JOINT resolution was then passed. Yeas, 81
Nays. ohows:
YxAs-hs"R Alley, Ari.on, Ames, Ander.os, Arnold,
Ashley, BALDWIN Mass Baxter, Beanan, Blaine, BoutSeA,
Boyd Brgadssee. Boomsl. hmbIose W. C.E.i Cara,
Cobb, Cole, Cr-sswel Dsvis hd Davis OK W Dawes.
Dsn1ine DonaeIy. Dhsss, Eliot F.Inswoh, feuon Franz
Garfield GcO' Gsans hsoy hGSHs hSos h.o'
:as sn h' a n' Ssa aec Hso lia
Leonard Myers, Norton, Neil pal 9th, Paterson, Per
ban, Pike POmeroy, Rice thass), Rice (alel Rollins
IN HI schencs scohed shauooD, sloan snisner, spaud
&s.hbotns lnl), %a.lLarn (ia.,l Williams WI.os
WINDOW W Woodbridge.
NArs-Mes.rs james C. Allen. Ancous, Bailey Baldwin
Nv. Va, Chamber, CAy Cofro'l Coz, CTayens Dawson,
benni,on, Eden, Eesesoa. LGfcss tnes, Carbon Gf.
fsr Harding Harrington B9c's t8d) Heries Holui'n,
Law, Lsrssl, Leblond Long biuls,y Marcy, aoDowoi
Mckinney, Middleton, Miller (Pa) horris (O), Moni.on
Nelson, Nobe, oden oNeill TO- Pendlotoa. Ffuyn. Rad
sac Ros, scot Steele L. r. Steele o. j. s' aoa
e. A. White, J. W White, Winfield, Fernando Wood Yea
Saa-Co Democrats; II Border State.
At 50clock the House 81 jourued III Moaday.
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