Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-04-13
Congress-.
VETO OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL-Irs
PASSAGE OVER THE VETO.

II hights Bill, win MS onJecuohs ulere'o,
the bill was finally passed in the Senate
by a two-thirds vote over the veto, ON
Friday last, by vote Of 33 to Is.
We give the proceedings of the Senate
of that day, commencing with resolution
introduced by Mr.. Lane, OF Kansas, as
follows -
Resolced, That Senators and Representatives
from either of the States recently in instruction
shall be admitted to Congress when 1t shall salts
facorily appear that such State has in accordance
with the advice of the President of the United
States, passed laws multiplying its Ordinance Of
Secession; ratifying the amendment of tho Con-
stitution OF the United States abolishing Slavery
repudiating all rebel debts recognizing the debts
OF the United States and extending the elective
franchise to all male persons of color residing in
said State over twenty-one years of age, who can
read the Constitution Of the United States in the
English language and write their names, and also
to all male persons of color Of like age and resi-
dence who own real estate valued at not less than
$3.50 and pay taxes thereon; provided, that such
Senators and Representatives shall possess all
the. qualifications required by the Constitution
! and laws OF the United States.
Mr.. LANE said the above contained the
terms upon which Mr.. johnson was willing
to reconstruct the Southern States.
Mr.. BROWN inquired whether Mr.. Lane
had any assurance that the President was
still in favor of the proposition above
enumerated.
| Mr.. LANE--I have no assurance from
the President of the United States on that
or on any other subject. But this / do
know: that the Republican party, of which
/ am a member, is crumbling TO pieces,
and that every day we postpone the recep-
ton of these States insures the destruction
of that party. know further, Mr.. Pres
ident, that if both branches of the Con-
gress of the United States pass that joint
resolution, ard the President does sign it,
that it brings the Republican party and
the President of the Republican party
again into harmony. 1t will continue the
political power of this country in the hands
of that party. Mr.. President, have been
laboring for months to harmonic the Pres
ident Of the Unite d States with the ma
jority on the floor of Congress. thought
yesterday that there was hope of secur-
ing such harmony. 1t did seem that
some OF the members of this body were
disposed to harmonic with the President
of the United States. proposed to go
very far to secure that harmony yesterday.
While pursuing this course we are
awakened by one of the most vindictive
assaults that ever was made upon any Of
fetal by either friend or opponent from
the Senator from Ohio mr. Wade). He
charged my personal friend, man who
sat beside me for two years and whom
learned to respect and admire for his pluck,
his ability and his integrity, and to love
for his manly virtue; man whom l be.
Ieved / originated as the candidate of the
Republican party for the second office
within the gift of the party; man whom
/ urged upon the Republican Convention
at Baltimore as their candidate; man
whose election did my utmost to secure
against the friends of the Senator from
Ohio. In the most critical moment of our
political campaign | was called upon to
defend the candidates of the Republican
party against an assault similar to that
made by the Senator from Ohio (Wade)
/ yesterday. / defended the candidate of
the Republican party against that assault,
and defend the President of the Repub-
lican party against similar assault
from the Senator from Ohio to-day A
despot! A dictator In what? Seek
ing to reconstruct the rebelious States he
says In violation of the wishes OF the
Congress of the United States, when Mr..
johnson took his seat in the Presidential
chair, ask, Mr.. President, what had Con-
gress done? They had done this; Mr..
Lincoln had marked out the policy of re-
construction, adopted by Mr.. johnson and
pursued by him since, and the people of
the United States, and the party TO which
the Senator from Ohio and myself belong
ed, had Endorsed, by triumphant MAORI
ties, that form of a reconstructed policy.
In violating the wishes of the Congress of
!, the United States, he was a despot for pro-
posing 10 reconstruct the insurrectonary
e States upon the theory expressed in that
: joint resolution, annulling the ordinances
of secession, ratfying the amendment to
: the Constitution, abolishing Slavery, repu-
), dating the Rebel debt or Confederate
: debt and indorsing the National debt, and
r extending the right of suffrage to all col
ored men who could read the Constitution
: of the United states and sign their names,
n and to all colored men who paid taxes up
g on $3.50 worth of real estate. Mr.. Presi-
dent, am not SO conversant with the con-
stituents of the Senator fiom Ohio as he
is, but / win venture the assertion that out
= side of New England there is not State
:. in this Union, not one State but will by a
majority vote indorse the policy of recon
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