, 1865-02-21

Jcet- Further tction on the resolution was terml
aatsd b. The e. pirattou Of the morning honr.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee Of Confer
The two houses on the bill amendatory Of the se'
defining the pay and emGluments Of certain Oh
GERS Of the army, including the Marine Corps. In
his explanation he tafd thut all Office 447ere placed
on an equality, hut were rot 10 receive additional
Pay p5 ior dlscharging the dntes pertaining 10 ofe'
Mr. sCHENCK replied that be would give Colo.
ue!s acting as hreyet Brigadier Generals cores
pondiDg pay, and 60 with other breTet>.
Mr. WILSON, eaid tue House had passed the bill
n1risadie1 Generals Ei tventy-a7e pei eentan, and
TINT Gen. Sherman's Recommendations Of brevet
rank for ce1i3in OF his officers had. been in the
pigeon ho1ea Of the War Department for two
years. Tho conference report WIS di5approVed
and another Committee asked Of the Senate.
The SPEAKER 1uid before the House commu-
nicat1on from The Secretary Of War II response 70
resolution calling for copy OF Gen. Morgan 3
report relative 10 the evacuation Of oftCumbe.land
Gap. The Secsetary Of War eays It cannot for
SS e e GdHe5 Be R%sSRf'g R%,g a Ens
The House proceeded to the confederation OF
bill providing oyernlnent for the States sub
Te1ted or oIeItbEoE1 By the rebellion; go,
length. Il Was not fouLd ded on any principle COM
Monly called the var power Of tie: Government.
The sery arst section provides iot the app2lnt,
sards to lord It over the miserable, poverty
sttfckeh wretched citizens the rebellous States.
+ would afford an asylum for broken down poll
Ike the locu!ts Of Et5l-. Ia addition to theee
flla, te people wou1a pe nndc the objects Of free
plunder. PC eaid the ,bill:proposcd 70 levy ta1cs
pie were liable IRON The last year before they
vent into rebellion. The provisions Of the bill,
II carried out. instead Of winning back Tue people
He expressed aa earnest desire that he Govern
ment should be re- established By loy-l citizens,
PeS 5s Il ssea s dss sf Fl sssy + hs III 6 5
was based upon the crroLcou4> polidy that there
co9ld be NO government unless formed BY tic
i&ond 5, i 35s ont % heti
law IN their own way; he hoped that this bill,
prescribing an iron rule, would fail to become :
Mr.. sCHEEcE sent up to be read dispatch,
enclosed BY the Secretary 0: War, from GeDeral
Grant, saying that the Richmond Examiner Of TO-
as az 1es @ qes e. apsS Sn s
FESSBu x VOID % s. @ Gi tha House
epa hs oa taf at t Sa M an
The House. He congratulated the country that the
gentleman from Massachusetts, had uttered words
OF concili-hon, and had spoken Of the South SIS
fcEpect tcwn1ds them Ai1er all, It eanaot be for-
gotten that they arc American cinzens. Hereto
fore VIC have heard thrcats Of snblusation. devas-
thcy heard TINT those people arc entitled to anT
Iighta, respect OF regard whatever. This gayo
1!M more nope LOT his country than anything
which had get hausplred- He considered the
pending bill as infamous and unconztttutfonalan and
s eunanating irom:the worst species Of tanaticlsn
which ruled The majority Of TIC Honse. Because
o seeessoa @ a Il did M not asy us 1stia Il
violating the Constitution. Congress has rn
power to make conditions On which Statc may
resume its position In the Union Whenever the
people Of state should lay down their arms and
recognize the Federal Constitution and laws and
send Representatives. 70 Congress. he shon}d like
to zee the power which would prevent the retnrn
Of these States. The recent peace conference had
sn5s sSn ass 7e SanseS sne I'D shSn oe hg he9p
humtled, and impose conditions that Tat
will render II impossible for them to submix
Having regard to manhood and proper eel-re-
spcct he WIS for extending the friendly hand to
the South. and condemn the bill as o. IN pppEes-
sire and tyrarnica1 character.
MI. LIZ BOND e1presscdfhl3 views against the
confscation law as subyersion Of the Const1tu-
ton, and ulso opposed tho proposed ant!-slavery
The latter. be argued, was based On the false -as-
sumption that thu States In rebellion we're out Of
NJ. BLAIR, Of Missouri, epoke in favor Of
emancipation aud Of its beneficial effects upon the
country, but as to the question OF suffrage, hts
State must be left to settle it In her way, and
he wRs content that Louisiana and .41kansas have
III. ri EbGERTSN, of Indiana. ss1d he had alaya
been e1 an'i.slavery man, but tho bill before tho
mouss ilsa to commend i;fsf to h!s appreciation
At b:31 the House adjourned