New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-02

words /" and only by their consent after the words
! welfare OF the Indians"
| Mr. POMrEOY Kansas said that was no, necessary
il could or be done by consent Of the Indians any
how.
! Fartler consideration Of the above was postponed
| Ill tomorrow
THR IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.
M SHERMAN Ohio reported from The Committee on
Agriculture the House bill 20 amend The act 10 prevent
the importation Of neat cattle The bill provides tha'
An act 10 prevent the spread OF foreign disease
among the cattle OF the United States approved Dee
IT, 1sG5 is hereby amended 10 read ss follows
he lcted by ne ScaGh and Iioase 81 hoTc'eaidtrs o.
the importation neat cattle md the hides OF neat cattle
any foreign country into the United states T. hereby promo
tcdlrodel however tha tie operation Of this act or any
part thereof shall be suspended IS To any loresn country v
countries my pat Of Inch country or countries Wnt"N'i
tie Secretary u the Treasury ban 'fhciay detfImn. snd
rive pibe notice thereof that such importation WIN no
10 the Introduction sIrchd OF conaeo1s or inecod
diseases among cattle ri the United sat'i and the Secre
tary # the Treasury Is hereby auIhoTlei s' tpo ei
il shall be biz dny 20 make M necessary orders ana r'g"
70 carry this law into effect or 70 lrnd me same
therein provided and To send copies thereof 20 me of on
,es the United Stae and 10 such officers o. agents OF ne
United States IN foreign countri's a' he a nlse n"css
SEc 2And be 1t further enacted ta. me fre, d'it IN,
United States whenever IN III. Judgment c importation o.
neat cattle and The hides OF cattle be- made without
danger the Introduction pad Of eious OF inecto
dcesos among the cattle Of the United Se@ may by proc
anaon declare the provisions Of this 'ct noperl,ve and
tho same shall be atcrwar1 uopeTa'vs. and Of 30 ce;t ro
and ,,rr DAYS from the date II the sid procismaiion
Ind be % further eEGcfed that any person convicted Of
wiul violation OF any Of the provisions OF ;hs net shan be
punished Nv fine not exceeding $50 imprisonment no;
exceeding year or by both such hue and imprisonment
IN the discretion Of the Court
The bill was passed, and when signed by the Ircsi'
den. will become o law.
TIE STEVENS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Att o'clock Tho regular order. which the House
concurrent resolution that no Senator or Representa-
tive from any sta elaiey IN Rebellion shall be acued
to either House until Congress shall have declared
such State entitled to representation was taken up
NJ SrEwAET (Nevada) took the floor m continuation
Of his speech commenced Yesterday TIC spoAc III a'0
Of Tue Reputation OF the Rebel debt and Of change IN
the basis of representa- ton. He opposed The pencihS
amendment 10 the Constitution on The subject OF repre-
sentation and advocated change basing representa-
ton upon actual voters. He concluded bls feIiIhs
with an Endorsement OF the President and his policy.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stewarts remarks Mi'
JOHNSON Md took the floor. The question. DO sau,
was what WIS the condition OF the States IN when me
Rebellion lately prevailed He supposed that al Woul1
agree that the Rebellion o. nsurrecton or IL hs IiIeu
Mr. Fessenden wonld have H. the war as coh,Tas
tlneuishod from the Rebellion or insnrIecton. ha'l
ceased There is hostile force 20 be found IN any
one of the States In which the Rebellion. or insur-
rection. or civil war existed. There Is no
opposition 10 the authority Of the Government
in these States. The paramount obhgauoh
Of that authority is practically conceded every
where and an unwiiingnessto ABIDE ~ thai autnoY ~
manifest everywhere. so far as my Information ehhus'
However il may be in relation 90 individuals or classe
OF individuals 10 be found IN those states theFc docs
not exist in any one OF them, an! purpose " Nish
the contrary far from wishing 70 resist that sutnoi
ty their ardent desire " 10 have ~ exercised Over
them and 20 be protected by all the security whlh tne
Constitution throws around the ndisIduas OF TIE otAe
In the exercise OF that authority. the fact be as stated
and repeat that know Of 30 evidence IN coItrahc
ton ~ IT, Then IL would seem that any dep1ttmeh,
should be unwilling, while extending 10 theIh th'
authorty Of the Government - inforce against them
the allegiance due by them 10 tie Government; 10
erslate 10 relation 20 them by ,tne Of that authority
and legisnte IT, every form Of legislation which Ton
gross has right 10 adopt taxing them under the TAX
ing power both by the imposition OF duties upon IN,
posts their several ports. and by the Imposition
taxes under the Internal Revenue law that You should
be unwilling 10 give them the security, the sane
guaranty that the Constitution secures 10 You and 70 al
Of and 10 our respective state, IN the 'A',u'
ton Of the same authority over us hnd our
states. With these preliminary remarks SAID
Mr. Johnson / deem IL necestary, FOR the pufpose ]
have in view very briefly 70 cal ne at.Atioh "i me
Senate TO the character Of the Government under winch
We live My friend from Maine (Alr. Fcssendcnl, aud.
70 greater extent IN that particular, Tie one nom
Massachusetts ,Mr sumner, and. even 10 greater
extent IN that particular. the Honorable senator rom
Ney ada Mr Nyc) have discussed the question which
an about 20 examine. n n We were living under one
Government. owning but ons allegiance and Govern
ment not only paramoun; within IS prescribed limits
but paramount everywhere without limitaton-oapable
OF doing everywhere what any National Government
can do within its own domain IL tbat true
when the thirteen Colonies determined 20 resist
what they considered the tyranncal usuTpation ~
England and declared themselves ifee AMI ldcpend'
cnt and succeeded m achieving nat INDEPENDENCE
il possible for any nation 10 beComethry progressed
10 have no supcIior they claimed perfect ana absolute
nationality. separate and distnct peop' cohpe''h
10 do In peace oT 10 war WHAT any people uDuVf hA'
firm OF Government is competent 90 DO m thai con
dtion. findDg II necessary, however 10 nave some
form Of General Government they adopted Tor tha ur-
noe the articles Of confederation Not only did they not
deyoye upon that Government powers inconsitent
with their absolute sovereignty bni they carefully
Guarded against the possibility Of nm Inference oil that
kind by saying that all the powers not expressly grant
'tp
we're SIN 10 be considered remaining in the several
States And they did more. The form OF govern
mcnt II government IL could be called which these
Articles created in one sense no government AZ
all II constituted but compact, which amounted 10
league and all the powers 10 be c1ericd hot upon ~
dividnal citizens anywhere, but upon indNldunIs
thr1neh the STATE Governments and the vice Of that
Government was that II was incapable Oh per
forming many Of the functions Tor "bich
eoyornpontss are created aud tie men
of that day becoming convinced Of that met recon-
mended 10 the American people the Constitution under
which We now lives which for the execution OF its own
uowers looks 10 10 State interference and no STATE
assistance but 70 the direct responsibility oi each no
dvdua citizen the Government within TIE limits oi
the powcrs conferred ON the Government II does not
mass by the States altogether. II Is not only mol
designed 10 impair them IN any manner except 10
tbc extent 81 the powers expressly delegated II did
not impair the sovereignty Of the States al all IN
tho coDtrasy in order TO place the continued existence
~ thnt sovereignty beyond AL doubt aud exempt n
from the hazard Of possible implication that there
coud be found clause Of the Constitution fea
turr which In future might be construed to impair tue
overeirnv Of the States they. by amendment soon
ofter adopted declared IN the Consultation that all the
powers not conferred were reserved to the states for
The peoplc The clause npOn which the Senator IRON
Massachusetts, (NT. summer relies az giving to Con
gress power 10 legisate as to the freedom Of the late
slaves in limited TO such laws only rs may be neoes
sory and proper TO carry out the express and
implied end. is the noteIhmell eIeHtsu W I'M NM
men of the day, when II was adopted knew
what its character was. IL was partly National aud
al.