The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-01
The. Recon struc,iou, Bin.

Tn the House OF Representatives, on the
2lst Of February, tho following proceed,
ings were had: :Tp FeYsr ss7irW
Mr.. Ashley reported substitute for tho
original bill. lie said he had given to
this subject special attention. During the
last session the Committee on tho robell-
ious,States, of which he was member, re-
ported ii bill, which passed both Houses,
but failed to meet the sanction Of tho Pres
idcnt. Since that time it had been his earn.
est desire to conclliate all gentlemen who
we're opposed TO the original bill, and il
possible. TO secure Il united v0ic. and
against his better judgement and convic-
tions, he consented To a eompromise pro-
Ividnig for the adnliasioh of LoIlsana, Ar
kans as and Tennessee.
MIR. Davis (M,i) )-Erom the present con,
dition OF affairs argued that by the 4th Of
| July mex tariped rebellion will have failed
to lift its brazen front His object as cx-
pressed in the bill was to prevent tho
States now in rebellion from coming here
next December, aud diciatorially eamoriug
for, the admission of their Representative
aud % Senator's. The President should
treat those who hold power in the South
as they deserve, strip them of their en-
blems ofauthority, and expel them from
the Executive mansion should they. there
intrude. As to Louisiana, that State was
reorganizod by the bayonets of Gen, Banks
and the secret letter OF tho President. He
wished to prevent the lseb' lss from sweep
ing in here next December aud becoming
the masters In this oonnec ton he referred
to a substitute offered by Mr.. Wilson pro-
viding that TO Senators and Representa-
,I,in hn
until law shall have been passed declar-
ing that q proper government has been es
tablished.
Mr. Wilson inquired what there was
in the pending bill to prevent the Senate
and IEouse of Representatives. from admit
ting Senatorsapd L 9presept,ltiycs from tho
| southern. States? asAB tsts
Mr. Davis replied, tho two houses are
the ultimate Judges as to Who shall be adj
mtted, being governed according to the
Constitution, by the qualifications and re-
| turns, Ito wished by this bill to stop the
raising Of the squestion in advance. Pro
visional Governors arc now appointed by
| the President without law and what he
proposed vas that tllBy should he appoint
4 cd in pursuance of law and confirmed by
the Senate. Judges were appointed IN
| Louisiana without law by the President,
-Eand his object was toTestore the. law, and
this was what sOins gentlemen objected to
doing. If this bill he not passed what was
the alternatives? Tho President with the
bayonet remains IN power without law in
tho premises ! % lie tp4vis) was attempting
TO lay down the law; bat some gentlemen
prefer arbitrary viii TO tho written law oI
the land, Ten years since, when he first
came to Congress, this was a Government
Of law, but he had hVsd to see tlIs Govern
ment degenerate 10 arbitrary Fafe. bet us
hope, he said, In the eoufEe Of events
those who have reDelled ngginss tta' Com
stitstieh and laws will like the Prodigas
return asking forgiveness on their knees.
AIR. Mallory Sauved today the biz On tha
table, and this Was agreed 10, by vote oi
81 yeas, to G3 nays.
Sfhc bill which gas'hilt upon as table
provided 70. the appointnent ofpfOyision,
al Governors in the SfAtes declared in 70
bellion, to see that the laws Of the United
States were faithfully executed. As .boa
as military resistance to the United States
shah have been suppressed, AID the peo
plo of such States sufficiently returned tC
their obedience to the Constitution and thC
laws Of the United States, the Pfoyisiona
Governors were TO tako tho necessary
measures for conyening the loyal citIzen'
in convention TO declare tho will of th'
people relative TO the re-establishment o