Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-04-12
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Civil Rights Bill.
WAsHlNGroN. April

WIN ~ 6Abs I'LL
WASHINGTON, April 4.
The discussion of the Presidents
veto message of the Civil Rights Bill
commenced in the Senate to-day.
There was the same large atten
dance as on previous occasions, in
cludipg SO many members of the
House that the latter body very soon
found itself without a quorum. Mr..
Trumbull, author of the Civil Rights
Bill, spoke two and q half hours
against the veto, when the further
consideration of the case was post
poned until to morrow. His speech
was mostly devoted to a legal review
of the veto message and bill, though
the latter portion of his remarks,
concerning his personal interview
with the President, excited consider
able surprise. In this regard, Sena-
tor Trumbull spoke as follows:
Feeling the importance of harmo
nious sction between the different
departments of the Government, and
an anxious desire to sustain the
President, for whom l had always
entertained the highest respect,
had had frequent interviews with
him during the early part of the ses,
sion. Without mentioning any thing
said by hun, l may, with perfect
safety, state that, acting from the
considerations l have stated, and
believing that the passage of q law
securing equality in civil rights,
when denied by State authorities, to
the freedmen and all other inhabi-
.ants of the United States, would do
much to relieve the anxiety in the
North, to induce the Southern States
to secure these rights by their own
action, and thereby remove many Of
tbs obstacles to an early reconstruc
ton. prepared the bill substan-
TALLY as it is now returned with the
Presidents objection. After the bill
was introduced and printed, copy
was furnished the President, and at
a subs equent period, when it was re-
ported that he was hesitating about
signing the Freedmen's Bureau Bill,
he was informed of the condition of
the Civil Rights Bill, then pending
in the House, and a hope expressed
that if he had objections to any of
its provisions he would make them
known to its friends, that they might
be remedied, if not destructive of the
measure; that there was believed to
be NJ disposition on the part of Con
gress, and certainly none on my
part, to have bills presented to him
which he could not approve. He
never indicated to me, nor, so far as
[ know, to any of its friends, the
least objection to any of the provis-
ions of the Bill, till after its passage;
and how could he, consistently with
himself? The bill was framed, as
was supposed, in entire harmony
with his views, and certainly in har
mony with what he was then, and
since been doing, in protecting the
freedmen in their civil rights, all
through the rebellious States. 1t
was strictly limited tO the protection
of the civil rights belonging to every
freedmen-the birthright Of every
citizen-carefully avoided
or interfering with politi
cal rights or privileges of any kind"
The INDIANA CoNsPIRAToRs.-The
United States Supreme Court yester-
day gave its decision In the case Of
the Indiqna conspirators. Bovles,
Milligan and Horsey, which was
argued several days ago. 1t will be
re objected that these parties were
charged with conspiracy against the
Government, were arrested on a
military order, tried by q Military |
Commission, found guilty, and
Bowles and Milligan were sentenced
tn be hung, while the sentence Of
Horsey was, if we recollect rightly, |
for life. Through the
exertions of Gov. Morton and other
Union men, however, the sentence Of
death was commuted to imprison
ment for life. Soon thereafter the
prisoners applied to the United States
District Court for q writ of ha6eGs
corpus. The Court disagreeing on
some points, the case was carried to
the Supreme Court. The decision of
this court was, as stated, awarded
yesterday by Chief Justice Chase,
and is (1) that the writ should be
and (2) that the Military |
had no legal jurisdic-
ton in the case.
This decision of the Supreme |
Court does not affect the guilt or in
nocence Of the parties concerned.
1t merely declares that the Court ty
which they were tried had no legal
jurisdiction.-Cin. Gozeae.
H~ I'm To the Sd of March. accor-