Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-01-18
XXXIXth Congress--1st Session

--F HOUSE. E'
Washington, January S..-Mr. Stevens, of
Pennsylvania, introduced a bill authorizing
the building of a military and postal railroad
from Washington to New York. .,..ts..
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, also introduced
bill for the establishment of railroad between
Washington and New York, and to constitute
! the same u military highway and postal route
They were referred to the select committee
on that subject. .t,a ,itaoa
Mr. O'Neal, Of Pa introduced bill, which
was referred, granting bounty and additional
bounty to soldiers, seamen anf marines in
the war>of 1861, or their heirs, providing that
those who entered the service on OF after the
18th dav of April, 1861, i. and before the 9th
OF April, 1868, to serve for one year or more
shall have bounty of, $500, deducting the
amount already received; those who entered
previous to the 18th day of April, 1861, and
the 9Th day Of April, 1865, for less than one
year, 800; those who re-enlisted not to have
charged against them the amount Of their
first bonnty; those who have been promoted
from the ranks 10 be comissione officers to
have the bounty; and in case Of the death of
a soldier, seamen or marine, the bounty to be
payable, first, TO his widow; second, if no
widow, to the children, and if they are minors,
to their guardian; third, if no widow or chill
dren, then to the father; if no father, then TO
the mother; if neither father or mother, then
to the brother Or sister.
| The House passed the bill heretofore offer
ed by Mr.. Ward, Of New York, denouncing
polygamy, and declaring that like its twiu-
sister, slavery, it should be expelled from the
Territories of the Republic, if it should re,
quire the whole power of the Government to
do so; and directing an inquiry into the con,
duct of certain Government officials in Utah
Mr., Shellaoarger, of Ohio, proposed to de-
bate the. question, whether o thing, which
could not commence to be state until it ac-
quired all constitutional qualities, could con.
time to be one after it had lost them all
He showed by constitutional authority that
| the Constitution recognized the states in two
distinct characters, one was the geographical
state, with its Inhabitants In this sense a
state may have republican government civ
en- It by the United States. III this sense
parts of it may be taken to make Q new state
In another important constitutional sense a
state is an organised body 1nthislast sense
as body polite il could be dissolved by re
belion. Twas then the sole, power. Of the
| United States to determine when o new re
publican government was: established by its
I 1Peeple. Mr.. Shellabhrger quoted tile report
ed decisions Of the United Smtes Supreme
Court repadiating The doctrine that all the
individuals Of D state can cease as individuals
to have any political, tights, and yet when
united and called state hold the right and
I power Of making Senators, choosing Presi
/ dental electors, and amending Constitutions
i Mr. Shellabarger quoted the Constitution
the decisions of the Supreme Court and Q
!, large number of legal authorities, ITO show
that where state has overthrown Its loya
Republican Government, and lost its power
as such, it was the exclusive province Of the
United States, acting through its legislation
to. determine when new loyal republican