The New York herald., 1865-02-23

claims and exercises the right 10 IA the pensty
attack interfere with the rsest action OF is
In your case the offence seems more neAcusable be
cause you yourself were Claimant Of seat this oor
WAS one OF tar more than ordinary Importance 10 tn,
nation ana your ssate. The representative whs
was not member OF the committee before
which the issue was pending, and whose report WA
necessary to bring II before the Horse He had himse
joined in the unanimous yote by which YOU wers
authorized to occupy seat upon this hoo pending il
when the question should come beor, this body for IL
action Yet, without provocaiion, without any pre-
,imnsry personal controversy you nrst nslted him al
with an open knife, niictng painful wound upon his
person. and with threats that you shoot b before
YOU went to bod You must rejoice that your assault ala
n termnate In graver results than those for which Won
are now ARA gned II Is but Just you 10 state that .c
testm Of your friends before The commttee
YOU to gentleman OF correct depormen,' Kind and
amiabIo In Your intercourse viii others and
tonsble in meanor except on occasions of nduscn
in conviviaIi.v and the unpleasant position you
ton q the esi,,ug value Of tbse warning voice
when il givsth its co In the cup fos al last il Liie.h
like . serpent and stingeth like sddst" Inviting
esso hs that is slow 70 e. e b.ss shan
the mighty, and he that ruleh his spirit tan he that
taketh city" Il only remains for to drec. these
Mr.. Field was accordingly discharged.
TEE MISSISSIPPI At ~ sscA
~ the National Mississippi Bridge Company which mo-
posed the erection Of bridge near Sc Iouis
JUDICIARY MATrERs
number Of bills reported from the Judiciary Com
m'tfee were passed embracing the following PRO
vidng for she publication Of the opinions Of the attorney
generals or the United States since March, 1851 regu
ating tho appropriation Of private properly to public
aesisnaiins the mode Of selecting jurors in the
United States Circuit and District Courts and regulating
wHas ssssL STATES SHALL Be RSPRWnyrD m CoNoaE&
IadcAry reported b. providing that neither the peo
Pr nor tho Legislature Of any State declared In nsuroc
nsrssf.s sises Senators ana to he Con-
gress VI The United States until the President has do
cared BY proclamation that armed hoses within such
STATE have ceased nor until the people Of such State
have adopted republican government repugnant
the constitution and laws, and not until by law Of Con-
gross such state entitled in Congress-
Nj WsOs sad the principle on which the bill rested
wss hst provision 0f the constitution which authorized
slscioas ior Senators and Representatives.. '''
NJ hALLoKx opp OF Ky, saw no propriety In enact
ordiRancs did not carry States out Of the Union. The
measure under consideration restricted the rights Of the
people and placed their action under the control Of tho
President.
Mr. KEENAN,, (opp) OF Y. denied that under the
clause Of the const tuition quoted by the gentleman they
the power TO prohibit elections under any regulations II
the State Of Georgia should dsavOw the ord
any Union man cay they should not Be admitted We
should deal with each State its case was presented
and lay down general rules In relation 70 the sdms
sion Of representatives but Judge 10 the fact whether
such representatives came from loyal constituents.
Mr. PoxERoY, (rep) OF N Y, said the bill fixed no time
for holding elections but that certain things should
before election held He believed that all the
constitutions Of the rebel States had been subyerted and
that lifo must be breahed into them by tho same
instrumentaty by which they overthrown. He
desired 10 state Of things; and this would
whom slavery was wiped away from heu The initiative
OF the reconstruction Of the States with the people
thereof, and not with Congress- When members pre-
sened themselves here gentlemen would be called upon
70 decide rs to their qualifications He would not
anticipate what the action Of the House should be In
such cases He would be governed by the factas to
whether the representatives came fnOm . loyal and
Uni0n. abiding constituency
Mr. Coz (opp) OF Ohio gave his reasons for opposing
the bill. II was prohibition against elections being held
Mr.. HoBY, (rep) Of Cal said that without act OF
Congress the contrary the House would be obliged to
readnt the same number Of members from the south as
came hither previous 70 the rebellion To this ho was
not disposed to assent
made to the bill The object to nx the conditions Of
election by law and act the admission Of representa-
tives when they should present themselves In the
course Of his remarks he said he would never vote 70
condition that African slavery !. forever prohibited
The perured ira tors in South Carona for instance
subject to our ursdicon although they hsve destroyed
their local government
Mr. ASHLEY (rep) OF Ohio. submitted substitute for
the bill similar 70 the Reconstruction bill laid on the
table yesterday He said would tho civil rights
OF every who had served in the military and naval
service and give him the right 70 vote for delegates FOR
State conventions proposed and whether he would accept
the constitution when formed
Mr. Coz understood personally his colleague was
In favor Of the negrc but as acommtteeman be was in
dsSVI s % o. sae rns md ssng S ~ sae0 not
Mr.. ASHLEY explained that although the gentleman
from Pennsylvania thr Keleyl moved TO strike out
the word whte the Speaker decided that the motion
could not be entertained for the reason that amend
ment was already pending
ect be laid upon the table, and this was agreed 70 BY
vote OF 10 against 6S.
Mr WILSON reported from the Committee the Judi
cary tho Senate resolution to promote enstments In the
army by declaring the wives and children o. such oorod
to the country Notwithstanding, and declaring married
such men and women as have lived together In that
character.
Mr. HARRIS, (opp) Of Md said the House was getting
wild on the subject OF the negro.
ting their senses
M. HARMS tresuming, remarked that ahe gentlemen
the other side had negro the brain The
illegal and unconstitutional because II proposed TO
abolish an institution maintained and legakzed In certain
states In this connection alusion was made to the
decision Of the Supreme Court In the Drcd Scott
Mr.. WILSON thought the gentleman himself had de-
velped the disease OF the BRAIN for no seemed
passing away when any would rise here and quote
the Drcd Scott decision. There hundreds and
ing everything for the salvation Of the republic in the
neids once cursed by slavery and this measure would
ch%ren he 10 rSeS tbey arc an anu
Mr.. MALLORY said II the necessary number Of States
ratified the constitutional amendment slavery would be
swept away, and " should NOT be ratified tho
Presidents emancipation proclamation would remain In
farce He therefore failed TO the proprety Of pass
ing the measure under consideration.
Mr. wnsoS did not wonder that the gentleman failed
to perceive the utility OF the measure he had too long
been connected with slavery to appreciate It, The
sttu,iona amendment might not for two years
70 come and IN the meantime he did not wish any
sponsibty Of these women and children remaining In
bondage and the continuance Of this great wrong
upon himself
Mr.. MALLORY moved that the bin be laid on the table
This was disagreed to-66 against IL
The resolution then passed by strictly party
votc-74 against a.
NoS.MmnARY INTERFERENCE IN xLEcrroSs
Mr. WILSON reported from the Judiciary Committee the
Senate bill to prevent officers Of the army and navy and
others engaged In the military and naval service, from.
interfering In the state elections
The bill passed without dcbate-ysas 1l3 nays
1e-the lattcr being Messrs. Ashley, Beaman, Boyd,
Cobb Cole, Davis Of Md. Davis Of N. Y; Garfield,
Kelley, Knox, Rice OF Me- Shannon, sShenck, sloan,
Smithers, Stevens, Upson, Wilder and Wofthngton.
coURrs ERIE,
The House passed bin directing circuit and. dis
trct court to be held atErie, Pa
BROOKLYN
Tho House concurred the Senate snduasnts to
the bill creating judicial district in the State OF
New York, the court to be ked ~ Braoklyn-
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