The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-12-28
Guaoress.
Restoration OF Reconstruction
AN IMPORTANT DEBATE IN THE SENATE
POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT.
SPEECHES ny SENATORS pooLirrLE
AND FEssrNpEN.

AND FEssrNDgN.
In the Senate, on December 10,
The rtsbliticn raising committee of
tiitten TO inquire into the con Iition
of tho States composing the late
50 callel ,nleltrat, States, and
Ir1port whether they are entitled q
be represented in either llousc OF
Congress, aud d cluins that no
membsr from any OF those States
should be received until the Com-
mitteo' hal reported and ii al ac
tion hpi been taken, Senator Doc.
Lirnr, OF Wisconsin said
In ,hy own judgment sir, all OF
these great qu" tiuns concernins
reconstruction, pac'tication, and
restoration Ufciyil government, il
the Southern States, represented
in this body, or anything which
concerns our Federal relations with
the several States, ought TO he re
ilvrred TO the Committee on Jndi'
iary. Such has been the prac
uco of this government irom The
beginning. Great questions o.
constitutional law, questions en-
fccrntus tie rcfutitins OF the Union
t. the States and the States to the
Union, and, above all, aud without
any exception, all questions re
latlng to representation in this
body, to it's membership, have al
ways been referred to the Judicia
Try Committee.
The Judiciary Committee is con
stituted for the very purpose oi
considering such questions, and
for no other purpose. From it.
very organization, the Senate dc.
signs to make the Committee its
constitutional adviser not that its
'pinions are to he conclusive oi
controlling on the vote otany mem.
Der Of this body, like the opinion
of the bench of Judges in the
House OF Lor'ls but its members
are chosen in consideration OF
lheir thigh professional ability,
their Yong experience, and well
known standing rs jurists, in or
der that thcir report upon consti
tutional qu, stions may be entitled
to the highest consideration. AnC
sir, if You look into the orsanza
tion OF the judiciary Committe,
appointed by the Senate ut til,
present session, what is it : Thcr,
is the Senator from lllinois-Mr
rrumbull-iur years Judge oI
the Supreme Court of that STATE
before he entered this bod :, who
! for ten years anf morl has been ,
faithful, laborious aud distinguish
ed mcmb,r o. that committee, an'
for the Last four years its chair
man And there sits my hon ra
bic friend from New York Mr
llarris-ior twenty years before h
came here. known IN distinguish
ID among the able jurists an
judges of that great state.
! There is NJ on that committee a
80 the honorable Senator from MI
ryland, Mr.. Juhnson.-whom
lo not now sec in Lis seat, wh'
rr Il quarter Of II century an
IN re-, has borne high natiopga
reputatiun as anoo1r ~" "o'''' :"
-. =" .Gis or any country, twlc'
Ia Senat +, rncc the Attorney Gcn
raj of the United States. AnC
there is the honorable enator from
!, V,rmont-Mr. Poland. He has
it is tru,, Just ent rcd this body
but his reputation as .inrist prcce
ded his coming, and he comes her,
+ t. fill the place in this Chamber
and is put upon the Judiciar,
Committee to fill the plac" of him
of whom will say without dis
pamgemcnt to any, that he was III
ablrst of MS all ; tho late dislin
guished Senator from Vermont
Mr. Co lamer. And there is til
Senator from New Hampshire
;. Mr.. Clark-irom the far East, m
the Senator from Nevada Nj
Stewart-iiom the Pacific coas
and the Senator from lndiana--M
/, iicndricks--lrom the central r,
giun. each of whom stands EN-
nent in the profession in the Stat
which he represents, and all OF fthel
a are recognized here rs among til
ablcst iurists in this body.
Mr.. President, there is nothin
in the history of the Senate, thej
" is nothing in the constitution
this committee, which would SCI
these great constitutional question
for advisement and considerati'
R to any other cor,rittcc than Il
Committee on Judiciary To pla
their consideration in the hands
a committee which is beyond Il
control of the Senate. is to distru
, ourselves and to vote to SCI
I. their consideration to any 9th
committee, is equivalent to q w
of want of confidence in the Jud
J ciary committee.
II !, But, sir, some gentlemen ha'
h said and urged with great pert
nacity, il not with force, that fro
courtesy, a sensc of propricty I
ward the other House in ,liis pee
. liar case, we ought to co sent
On send the considaration of this one
tiop to a joint committee OF Il
1.-Two Houses. When my 4frfent
: with whom | have associated
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